Sheriff’s Report Oct. 19 – 31, 2002

compiled by Penny Chambers

Theft/Larceny – Oct. 19: A 52-year-old Eatonville male put $720 cash in his checkbook register, placing it in a drawer at his home, to use on an upcoming vacation. The next day the victim left his home on 53rd Ave. E. for approximately four hours, leaving his brother in law and his brother in law’s girlfriend, a Bellingham woman, alone in his home. Two days later the victim discovered his cash was missing. The man suspected that his brother in law’s girlfriend had taken the cash, who denied doing so to sheriff’s deputies.

Destruction/Vandalism of Property – Oct. 27: A female resident of 64th Ave. E. in Eatonville heard an impact to the south bedroom wall of her house while in the adjacent bathroom. Deputies found a bullet hole in the wall seven feet above floor level and a bullet fragment on the 50-year-old woman’s bedroom floor. Deputies later contacted a neighbor who said a hunter had fired two shots at a deer in the pasture, about 200 yards southwest of the home. It appeared to deputies that the line from the point where the deer had been taken was consistent to the point where the bullet entered the house and that the bullet fragment found in the bedroom had been deflected prior to hitting the residence.

Neighborhood Dispute – Oct. 27: A property dispute between two residents of 366th St. E. in Eatonville erupted when one neighbor pulled another neighbor’s mailbox out of the ground. The sheriff’s deputy found the mailbox not to be damaged, but its owner asserted that pulling it out of the ground was a federal offense. Upon questioning the suspect neighbor, he admitted to the deputy that he had pulled it from the ground, explaining that he was careful not to damage the mailbox. He removed it as it he believes the box is on his property and is in the way of his fence line. The deputy told both men that not being a surveyor, he was unable to make a judgment about their property lines and that if it was determined that the mailbox was pulled from the ground for malicious reasons the incident could be considered vandalism.

Violation of Court Order (Protection) – Oct. 28: A 44-year-old woman living on Jensen Rd. E. in Eatonville had petitioned for a restraining order against her neighbor, a 29-year-old woman.  The protection order was made mutual between the two women, prohibiting either party from surveilling the other. The 44-year-old alleges that the 29-year-old is surveilling her, using a video camera placed in a travel trailer on the 29-year-old’s property. The 29-year-old maintains that the camera is pointed at the common driveway they both share. The investigating officer found that the camera was not visible from the 44-year-old’s living room; he had to go out into the driveway in order to see the window from which the camera records and it did appear to be pointed at the driveway. The case has been referred to Pierce County prosecutors.

Motor Vehicle Theft – Oct. 28: Unknown suspect(s) attempted to steal two trucks from a residence on SR 161 E. in Eatonville. Gaining entrance by breaking the passenger side door lock, the suspects attempted to start a green 1992 Chevy truck, breaking the ignition cylinder. A stereo and speakers were stolen, causing extensive damage to the dashboard. The suspects also attempted to steal a red, 1991 Mazda truck from the property, damaging the truck’s ignition cylinder and column. There was no evidence left behind other than potentially recoverable fingerprints found on the first truck.

Motor Vehicle Theft – Oct. 29: A 65-year-old male living on Lebor Devor Rd. E. in Eatonville received a phone call from the Yelm Police Dept. inquiring about the man’s wife’s car being involved in a “gas run-out” in Yelm. The victim went out to his garage and found his 1986 dark blue, two door, Chevy Camero missing. The vehicle still has not been recovered.

Burglary/Forced Entry – Oct. 31: A sheriff’s deputies responded to a burglar alarm at a home on 271st St. Ct. E. in Graham. They found that the rear garage door had been kicked open. The deputies entered the living part of the residence through the garage door and found no one in the house. They then were informed by dispatch that the resident was on his way home, being alerted that his alarm system had gone off. Upon his arrival, the resident didn’t immediately notice any property missing. There were smudged shoe prints on the garage door and a canvas duffle bag had been left outside of the garage, which was placed into evidence. The case is inactive pending further leads.

Mail Box Theft – Oct. 31: Mail, including tickets from Ticket Master and three pair of men’s black cotton pants, was taken from a box on 71st Ave. Ct. E. in Eatonville. Also on that day mail was stolen from a box on 85th Ave. S. (near 336th) and from a box on 337th St. S. (near 94th).


 

  

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