Auburn Police blotter | Sept. 4
Published 2:57 pm Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Auburn Police responded to the following calls for service, among many others, between Aug. 25 and 30:
Aug. 25
Animal problem: 2:59 p.m., 2800 block of R Street Southeast. The owner of a pit bull reported it missing, and Auburn’s Animal Control Officer got said pooch to him or her.
Theft: 3 p.m., 1216 A St. SE. A male gave a ripped $5 bill that was taped to a $1 bill to a clerk at Cowgirl’s Espresso and asked for five $1 bills back. The clerk complied before she realized that Honest Abe was not all there.
Warrant arrest: 8:46 p.m., 100 block of West Valley Highway. The days of freedom for somebody with multiple warrants out for his or her arrest came to an end for now in a field where police caught up with him or her.
Aug. 26
Burglary: Overnight, 4510 Frontage Road. News of a commercial burglary that had gone down five days earlier in a business’ fenced storage yard reached police ears.
CPS referral: 12:28 p.m., 5015 Auburn Way N. A woman tried to use her 2-year old son to gin up sympathy and get free stuff from stores.
Weapons offense: 12:34 p.m., 31200 112th Avenue SE. Police busted a man for having a firearm without a permit.
Theft: 6:53 p.m., 762 Outlet Collection Drive SW. A female hid stuff on her person, left a store, came back, tried to return the items for money but it was a no go.
Aug. 27
Traffic offense: 1:25 p.m., 1800 B St. NW. Police arrested a man for reckless driving.
Thievery: 3:30 p.m., 525 C St. NW. A man was working when a thief got into his car through the driver’s side window and stole items.
Aug. 28
Assault: 1:30 a.m., 100 A St. SE. Somebody beat a man and stole his backpack.
Aug. 30
Vandalism: Overnight, 116th St. NE. While a car that had been rented to a Colorado man who was in Auburn on business was in the parking lot of the Comfort Inn, somebody broke one of the windows. The damage was estimated at $250.
Theft: 1:30 p.m., 801 Auburn Way N. A woman dropped her wallet containing $220, her concealed pistol license and her driver’s license in the Fred Meyer parking lot. A Fred Meyer employee found the wallet and asked a woman who was parked close to where he had found it if it was hers. She said it was. Without checking for identification, the employee gave it to the woman, and she drove off. The woman had shoulder length blonde hair and appeared to be in her mid 30s.
