Auburn police responded to the following calls for service, among many others, between, July 14 and 23:
July 14
Trespassing: 1320 Auburn Way S. Grace Community Church let a woman whom it held responsible for some undisclosed infraction know that she wouldn’t be welcome back at the church for five years.
Theft: 2:40 p.m., 5000 block of Auburn Way S. Somebody broke into a car and stole a medical bag with equipment and a biohazard bag.
Booze offense: 7 p.m., 2400 block of Stuck River Drive SE. Two young persons got their mitts on alcohol before achieving the age at which such would have been allowed, so police criminally cited the duo.
Auto theft: 11:45 p.m., 7100 block of Lindsey Avenue Southeast. A business person told police that she suspected a client with a history of car thefts of stealing her car while it was parked in front of her residence.
Robbery by firearm: 11:35 a.m., 4100 block of D Street Southeast. Masked gunmen robbed a male of his back pack before they slipped away in their light metallic blue late-’90s Ford Taurus. Nobody was hurt. The bad guys are still out there.
July 15
Vandalism: 9:29 a.m., 601 Oravetz Road SE. Somebody perhaps with a grudge against port-a-potties removed the roof of one and burned the John to the ground at Roegner Park.
July 16
Disorderly conduct: 5:59 p.m., 802 45th St. NE. A fellow challenged rival gang members to a fight, got beat up, and called police.
Assault: 9:11 p.m., 12722 SE. 312th St. A woman allowed a boy to enter her apartment, but when she decided maybe the kid had better go he assaulted and tried to strangle her.
July 17
Arson: 3:50 p.m., 31800 108th Ave. SE. Somebody set a wooden park bench ablaze.
July 19
Marijuana: 8:26 a.m., 435 D St. NE. What started out as a stop for a seatbelt violation turned into a bust for possessing marijuana.
Burglary: Overnight, 815 Auburn Way S. Somebody stole a cash register with several hundred dollars inside from the King of Pho’ restaurant.
Assault with hands and fists: 7:12 p.m., 29000 block of Green River Road. One, or several persons, beat up a transient.
July 21
Theft: 3 p.m., 2117 Auburn Way S. To get at a backpack inside, a thief shattered the back window of a white Honda Civic parked at the Muckleshoot Bingo Hall. A witness spotted the bad guy driving away in a black Honda Civic. The Casino handed surveillance pictures of the thief to police.
Assault with hands and fists: 1:45 a.m., 2802 Auburn Way N. Somebody assaulted a man at the Sports Page Bar, knocking him out.
July 22
Burglary: Overnight, 106 11th St. SE. Burglars broke a double-pane window to get into Tiki Tails Dog Salon, stuck their paws into some drawers but stole nothing, and left behind $300 worth of damage from vandalism.
Controlled substance: 12:28 p.m., 200 Auburn Way S. Police arrested a male and female – kids, teens, or adults, police offered no clues – he for obstructing a police officer, she for having heroin.
Shoplifting: 7:33 p.m., 762 Supermall Drive SW. Police arrested two youngsters for shoplifting $88.18 worth of undisclosed merchandise from Walmart. The store got its stuff back.
July 23
Obstructing justice: 12:36 a.m., 2100 block of R Street Southeast. A man stopped for a traffic violation learned one of life’s major lessons: that running from a police officer is perhaps not the brightest of ideas, as the officer caught up and arrested him, compounding his legal woes.
