Duffel bag with rifle found in bushes | Auburn police blotter

Auburn Police responded to the following calls for service, among many others, between Jan. 17 and Jan. 20:

Jan. 16

Theft from motor vehicle: 9 p.m., 2806 Auburn Way North. A brazen act of thievery went down at the Ray of Hope.

Jan. 17

Shoplifting: 12:42 p.m., 1101 Outlet Collection Way SW. A female, general age unspecified, stole a wallet from the Coach store inside the Outlet Collection Mall.

Shoplifting: 8:30 p.m., 4010 A St. SE. Unknown males boosted beer from Albertsons.

Traffic offense: 11:53 p.m., 2500 block of B Street Northwest. Police busted four people for unlawfully attending a street race.

Jan. 18

Misdemeanor vandalism: Overnight, 1100 block of A St. Somebody broke a vehicle window.

Residential burglary: 12:22 p.m., 5100 block of Olive Avenue Southeast. A person or persons unknown stole stuff from a person’s garage while said person was away at work between Jan. 16 and Jan. 18.

Miscellaneous non-criminal: 7:56 p.m., 5500 block of Kersey Way SE. Two youngsters occasioned a custody dispute.

Trespass: 12:55 a.m., 12400 Southeast 312th St. A man got the 24/7 boot from a 7-Eleven until 2026.

Theft: 10 a.m., 2500 block of 19th Place Southeast. A man claimed his estranged wife had entered his home days earlier and stole his wallet, keys, cell phone and cash.

Highly suspicious: 10 a.m., 2500 block of 19th Place Southeast. Somebody found a duffel bag containing a .22 rifle with the butt stock cut into a pistol grip hidden in bushes outside of a townhome.

Disorderly conduct: 1:09 p.m., 2300 block of F Street Southeast. Police arrested a person of the feminine gender for deliberately blocking traffic.

Assault: 3:08 p.m., 4010 A St. SE. A man was assaulted in a grocery store.

Misdemeanor harassment: 4:30 p.m., 111 3rd St. NW. A disgruntled employee made threats to damage his or her former place of employment.

Jan. 20

Highly suspicious: 802 Pike St. NE. A suspicious circumstance involving a pistol and crossbow occurred near the 800 block of Pike Street NE.