Sheriff’s Report Oct. 4 – 13, 2002

compiled by Penny Chambers

Burglary – Oct. 4: A resident of Kapowsin Hwy. East returned from vacation to find approximately $20,335.00 worth of computer and electronic equipment, cash and paychecks missing from his home. The resident suspects his estranged wife who did have a key to the home, as there were no signs of forced entry and items that “meant something” to him were taken. All the persons who had access to the home denied having entered it while the resident was away.

Burglary/Forced Entry – Oct. 7: A Sears/Roebuck rider mower/tiller was stolen from The Church Of The Nazarene on 224th St. East in Graham after unknown person(s) pried a shielded padlock from the church’s rear outbuilding which housed the mower.

Burglary – Oct. 11: Unknown suspect(s) entered a home on 66th Ave. East in Eatonville through an unlocked bathroom window, taking a home computer. The house had an advertised alarm system, which wasn’t turned on; when the residents returned home they found their front door had been left wide open.

Burglary - Oct. 12: $35,000 worth of merchandise was stolen from a home on 363rd St. Court East in Eatonville. The house was left unsecured as the door lock had been damaged during a burglary just several days prior. Taken were a VCR, DVD player, a surround-sound stereo system and miscellaneous sound equipment used for the home business. The resident suspects her 20-year-old son, whom she says has a methamphetamine problem.

Assault – Oct. 12: A resident of 240th St. East in Graham was driving home from the store with his two-year-old son when he noticed a white van following very close in his rear view mirror. The 25-year-old victim pulled into his driveway, followed by the van. Two other cars, a red 1992 Toyota Celica and a yellow 1988 Volkswagen Rabbit, which had been behind the van, stopped in the street in front of the victim’s home. The persons in the cars and van, all approximately ages 18-20, got out of their vehicles and began yelling and swearing at the victim, who yelled at them to get off of his property. The suspects continued yelling at the victim who began to walk towards them, prompting the suspects to get in their vehicles and leave. The suspects returned about five minutes later with six more vehicles. Approximately thirty people were in front of the victim’s home yelling at him while he was in the house. As the suspects began to destroy the victim’s wooden fence, he came out of his home yelling and asking what they were doing. The victim was going back into the house to ask his 19-year-old wife to call the police when the suspect who had been driving the white van assaulted him and they began fighting. Others, who weren’t destroying the fence, joined in the fight. One suspect threw a piece of the fence through the victim’s front window, landing within inches of the two-year-old boy who was inside lying on the floor. The wife ran outside and was struck by the suspect who had been driving the van; the wife returned a blow and was assaulted by a female suspect, believed to be 16 years old, claiming to be the suspect’s girlfriend. Several of the male suspects grabbed the woman under her shirt and attempted to pull her pants off. The victim realized his son was in the house alone and ran in to get him. The suspect in the van then threatened that he was going kill the boy. The suspects all fled the scene before the deputies arrived, but left behind a ring and fingerprints on the mailbox as evidence. The next day the victim spotted two cars which he was sure had been at his home the night before, a blue 1986 Honda Prelude and a black, 4 door Honda Civic. He contacted sheriffs at the Mountain Detachment, providing the license plate numbers for the vehicles. The victim again contacted sheriffs later when two persons came forward and said they would talk to the deputies, although in fear of their lives due to the extreme violent nature of the suspects. The two hadn’t been at the victim’s home, but had heard of the incident and heard the prime suspect, who had been driving the van, say he was going to go back to the home with a gun and shoot it up.

Assault/Burglary – Oct. 12: A resident of 254th St. East in Graham was hosting a small gathering of six people, when several cars with approximately 15 – 20 young people showed up wanting to crash the “party.” The resident told them there was no party going on and they couldn’t come in. The large group of suspects became hostile and said they wouldn’t leave. Entering the home, one of the suspects began fighting; hitting the resident in the face, breaking his nose, then hit him over the head with a beer bottle. A second male victim was hit several times by multiple people, sustaining a cut above his eye. When the suspects left, the second victim went into the bathroom to rinse the blood from his face when a large rock came flying through the bathroom window, nearly hitting him. Deputies found blood splattered on the kitchen walls and floor, the first victim bleeding from the mouth and nose, the other from just above his eye. The resident told the deputies that he thought he recognized the prime suspect from high school, got out his year book and found a photo identifying the suspect.

Vandalism of Property – Oct. 12: A home on 249th St. Court East in Graham was shot multiple times with paintballs. The suspect, a 19-year-old male from Tacoma, was the former boyfriend of the homeowner’s daughter and had been harassing the family. Earlier that day the suspect had called and told the girl’s brother he would be by later that evening.

Theft/Mail – Oct. 13: Mail was stolen from a box on 240th St. East in Graham.


 

  

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