Auburn police responded to the following calls for service between March 3 and 8:

March 3

Shoplifting: 9:10 a.m., 1509 Auburn Way S. Somebody snatched up three bottles of booze from Rite Aid then bolted without paying.

March 4

Attempted burglary: Overnight, 1808 B Street Northwest. Burglars pried off a business’ back door but could not get inside to steal anything.

Weapons offense: 9:15 a.m., 620 37th St. SE. Police arrested a student with a knife at Mt. Baker Middle School.

Shoplifting: 11:50 a.m., 1101 Outlet Collection Way SW. A thief’s attempt to liberate shoes from a business came to zip when somebody found the shoes, stashed in bushes behind another business.

March 5

Having drugs: 8 a.m., 620 37th St. SE. A boy at Mt. Baker Middle School had drugs on his person, so police busted him.

Theft: 3:15 p.m., 717 A St. SE. A previously unreported theft stirred up a brawl between a man and a woman

Trespassing: 6:29 p.m., 140 15th St. NE. Having had enough of a misbehaving man and woman, Arby’s told them to get their beef out of there.

Uttering untruths: 1 a.m., 610 Auburn Way S. Police arrested a male person for fibbing about something or other to an officer.

Metal theft: 12:45 p.m., 3611 I St. NE. Thieves stole an undisclosed quantity of copper wire, worth an undisclosed amount of money.

March 8

Git out!: Overnight, 5550 Auburn Way S. Brown’s Corner Short Stop booted out several trespassers.

Trespassing: 6:30 a.m., 225 6th St. SE. Despite several requests hotel employees made to a man to render La Quinta Inn absent of his presence, he refused to do so.

so police busted him for criminal trespassing.