Organized retail theft group strikes again | Auburn police blotter
Published 8:55 pm Thursday, March 18, 2021
The Auburn Police Department responded to the following calls for service, among many others, between March 10 and March 15.
March 10
Felonious harassment. 7:34 p.m., 1232 A St. NE. Somebody threatened a male and female with a gun after he’d stolen items from a business.
March 11
Trespassing: 4:53 p.m., 1307 Auburn Way N. A fellow’s spate of undisclosed bad behavior rendered him incompatible with Sally Beauty Supply for five years.
March 13
Residential burglary: 8:12 a.m., 300 block of 15th Street Southeast. Police arrested someone for residential burglary and violation of a protection order.
Trespassing: 12:05 p.m., 1103 E. Main St. 5 Star Laundry told a man to get clean out for dirty dealings undisclosed.
Residential burglary: 2:27 p.m., 900 block of West Valley Highway S. Burglars practiced their avocation on a vacant house.
Assault: 4:29 p.m., 400 block of E Street Northeast. Police busted a kid for domestic violence assault.
Shoplifting: 5:14 p.m., 1425 Outlet Collection Way SW. An unknown male tried to steal two expensive power tools, but could only get away with one of them.
Trespassing: 5:20 p.m., 1101 Outlet Collection Way SW. A female, no age given, was caught stealing at the Outlet Collection Mall and booted.
Assault: 11:09 p.m., 200 block of R Street Northeast. A male assaulted his girlfriend two days previous and many previous times over the last two years.
Shoplifting: 6:40 p.m., 1001 Outlet Collection SW. A male and female stole more than $3,000 worth of items from Ulta Beauty at the Outlet Collection Mall, apparently as part of an organized retail theft group.
March 14
Strong arm robbery of business: 8:26 p.m., 101 Auburn Way S. Police arrested a female, approximate age not given, for robbing Safeway of an unspecified amount of money.
Theft from motor vehicle: 1 a.m., 2402 Auburn Way S. A man reported that someone had stolen a banking card from his wallet while he was at the Muckleshoot Casino and then used the card at various locations in various cities, unspecified.
Commercial burglary: 9:44 p.m., 4502 B St. NW. A person or persons unknown burglarized a business and swiped two bicycles.
March 15
Street robbery with firearm: 5:45 p.m., 31600 block of 124th Avenue Southeast. An attempted robbery with a gun went down involving an unspecified number of persons and the loss of unspecified items.
