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by Police Chief Jim Lewis January 1 – A 61-year-old Eatonville man was arrested for DUI. The suspect was stopped for driving 30-33MPH in a posted 50MPH zone and for crossing over the double yellow center line twice while negotiating the curves on SR161. The driver, when contacted, smelled of intoxicants and admitted to having a couple of drinks. The suspect agreed to take a field sobriety test and failed. He was arrested for DUI and transported to the police station for a BAC test. The results of the BAC were .94. The suspect was cited and transported to his residence where he was released. The suspect’s vehicle was impounded. January 1 – An 18-year-old Eatonville man was arrested for possession of marijuana with intent to deliver. Officer’s acting on information received from an officer from another agency, that the suspect was in possession of marijuana that he planned on selling. The suspect was stopped and admitted that he did have marijuana. The suspect pulled the marijuana out of his pants pocket and handed it to the officer who promptly arrested him. The suspect was searched and a pot pipe was also found on him. The suspect was transported and booked into PC Jail. His vehicle was impounded. January 4 – A 52-year-old Eatonville man reported someone had broken into his mothers house. The suspect(s) reportedly took a 16-gauge shotgun and other jewelry and tools. A fingerprint expert from PCSO was contacted and will be fingerprinting the house. January 5 – A juvenile girl was picked up as a runaway. She was transported to the South Hill Mall where she was released to the custody of her father. January 6 – An abandoned vehicle was impounded. The vehicle had been abandoned in the 200 block of Washington Ave S for quite some time. January 9 – Officers were dispatched to a one-vehicle accident on the Alder Cut-off Rd. The motorist was traveling eastbound and he hit a patch of black ice. He ended up in the ditch. January 6 – A 29-year-old McKenna woman reported someone stole $225.00 worth of SubWay stamps from the SubWay store. The stamps were reportedly left on the counter and unknown person(s) took them. January 7 – Someone either ran or walked across the tops of seven new vehicles parked at the Baydo’s Chevrolet Dealership. Damages were about $2000. January 8
– An 83-year-old Eatonville man reported someone stole his metal garbage
can from his driveway. January 9 – An
Eatonville officer was dispatched to the 44000 block of Alder Cut-Off on a
reported vehicle accident. The accident was caused by icy road conditions.
January 10 – Eatonville Officers assisted PCSO deputies involved in a pursuit that came through town. Deputies in the area of 304th and SR161 arrested the suspect. January 11 – A
25-year-old and a 23-year-old man were arrested for warrants. The older man
was arrested for a felony warrant for a weapons violation and the other man
was arrested for a Eatonville Municipal Court warrant for a drug violation
and one for DWLS. Both men were transported and booked into PC jail. A
juvenile boy was with the two men and was found to be in possession of beer.
He was cited for MPI and released to his parents. January 11 – A
juvenile boy was arrested for assaulting his mother. The suspect was
transported and booked into Remann Hall.
January 12
– A 22-year-old Tacoma man was arrested
for DWLS. The suspect was stopped for an equipment violation. A records
check disclosed that his license was suspended. The suspect was arrested
cited and later released. January 13 – A
juvenile girl reported someone had stolen her purse from her locker at the
high school.
January 13 – Officers
are investigating a sexual assault that occurred at the high school.
January 14 – There was
a bomb threat at the high school. At about 1:50 p.m. a student reported
someone had written a bomb threat on the wall in the boy’s restroom in the
South Hall. The suspect had written “THERS A BOMB IN SCHOOL”. The school
was evacuated in accordance with school procedures. The school was later
cleared and students were allowed to return to their classes.
January 16 – A
juvenile boy struck another boy’s car while backing out of the student
parking lot at the high school.
January 16 – A
19-year-old Eatonville man is wanted for questioning after he attempted to
cash a counterfeit $100 bill at a local bank. The suspect is well known to
law enforcement personnel and was even caught on the banks video camera
system. The US Secret Service has been contacted and advised of the
counterfeit bill. Investigation will continue by both the Eatonville Police
and the US Treasury Department.
January
17 – A
juvenile boy threatened a juvenile girl at the high school. The suspect was
charged with harassment and the case was forwarded to Remann Hall for review
and possible criminal charging.
January 17 – Two
juvenile boys were involved in a fight. They were both charged with assault.
The report was sent to Remann Hall for review and possible criminal
charging.
January 18 – A
41-year-old Eatonville man was arrested on two felony warrants for contempt
of court. The suspect was observed by officers walking northbound on
Washington Ave. The arresting officers knew that he had the warrants and
verified them through L.E.S.A. Records. The suspect was contacted and placed
under arrest. He was then transported and booked into PC Jail.
January 19 – A
23-year-old Eatonville man was arrested for DWLS and for possession of
marijuana. The suspect was observed eastbound on Eatonville Highway. The
suspect is well known to law enforcement and a records check showed his
license was suspended. The suspect was stopped and arrested for DWLS. During
a search incident to arrest, a baggy of marijuana was found in his coat
pocket. He was cited and released.
January 21 – A juvenile boy reported he had caught another boy trying to open the door to his car while it was parked at a local church. The suspect who is known by the victim has not been contacted at this point. Investigation continues.January 21 – A 32-year-old Puyallup man reported someone stole his 1992 Kawasaki 175cc motorcycle from his girlfriend’s house on Airport Road. The victim said someone took the bike out of the back of his pickup truck while he was inside the house with his girlfriend. He values the motorcycle at $1000.00. January 18 – A 68-year-old Eatonville man called to complain about the loud music at the Eagles Club. The manager was contacted and asked to have the band turn down their amps. When the complainant called again to report the music had been turned back up, the manager was cited for a nuisance violation under the Eatonville Municipal Code. January 22 – Eatonville
Towing recovered a stolen 2002 Honda TRX250. The owner of the towing company
said his son found the ATV upside down in a ditch outside the business. He
impounded the ATV and contacted the owner who said it was stolen in Tacoma.
January 24 –
Someone scratched, “There is a bomb in the school, everyone will die on
1-24-03, may god be with you!” in the girls restroom in North Hall of the
high school. School staff searched the school and nothing was found.
by Police Chief Jim Lewis December
9 – A
town employee reported seeing two males on private property in the 100 block
of Weyerhaeuser Road S. The suspects parked their car at a locked gate and
were seen standing in a clearing near the gate. When they noticed they were
being watched they ran to a wooded area. They later returned to their car
and told the employee they were looking for their lost dog. The suspects
left prior to police being contacted. A check of the area by the property
owner disclosed that someone had broken into a storage trailer and took a
wall furnace. The furnace was later found near the gate. One of the suspects
was later arrested for felony possession of drugs and will be charged with
criminal trespass. The other suspect is known to police but has not been
located. December
9 – A
49-year-old Eatonville man was arrested for DWLS and two District Court 3
warrants for his arrest. An officer ran the suspects vehicle license on his
in-car computer. It disclosed the registered owner only had an instruction
permit. The vehicle was stopped and the driver advised the reason for the
stop. The driver said the car belonged to his son. A records check of the
suspect disclosed his license had expired in1993 and it was currently
suspended for unpaid tickets. The records check also disclosed he had two
warrants for his arrest. Both were for violations of a no contact order. The
suspect was arrested and later booked into PC Jail. December
9 – Police
were dispatched to a residence on Rainier Ave. after a man left a message on
a family member’s answering machine, which they felt meant he was going to
hurt himself. When contacted the man said he had fleeting thoughts of
hurting himself. The man agreed to voluntarily go to a hospital for a mental
evaluation. He was later transported by ambulance. December
10 - A 23-year-old
Lakewood man was arrested on a District Court 3 warrant for drug possession
and he was also charged with unlawful carrying a concealed weapon. The
suspect was observed in the parking lot of the Mill Village Grocery using
the phone. An officer knowing he had a warrant verified the warrant was
still valid. The suspect when contacted would not stop when told to and
continued walking toward a parked car. The suspect got into the car and
attempted to leave. The officer ordered the driver to stop the vehicle,
which he did. The suspect was told to get out of the car and he would not do
so. He then put his hand inside his coat and appeared to be moving something
under his arm. The officer ordered him to show his hands. The suspect did
not comply and continued to keep his hands inside his coat. The officer
pulled his handgun and ordered him to remove his hands from his coat and
step out of the car. When the suspect got out of the car a loaded .380
caliber semi automatic handgun fell from his coat onto the seat. The suspect
was handcuffed and placed inside the police car. A search of the car
disclosed several baggies of methamphetamine and other items of drug
paraphernalia under the driver’s seat. The driver, a 33-year-old
Eatonville man, was arrested for felony possession of methamphetamine and
possession of drug paraphernalia. Both suspects were transported and booked
into PC Jail. The suspect’s vehicle was impounded. December
10 – A
teenage boy was charged with assaulting a girl at the high school. The
suspect reportedly grabbed the girl by her breast and again grabbed her on
the buttocks. The boy was arrested and the case was forwarded to Remann
Hall. December
13 – A
25-year-old Eatonville woman reported she was receiving harassing phone
calls from her 25-year-old ex brother-in-law. Case to prosecutor for
criminal charging. December
18 – A
teenage high school boy was charged with harassment after reportedly
threatening to burn his teacher’s house down. Case to Remann Hall for
review and criminal charging. December
18 – An
officer investigated a traffic accident in which two people were backing up
at the same time and hit each other. December
21 – A
juvenile boy reported someone had stolen his skateboard. December
21 – A
juvenile boy was picked up for being a runaway and was later turned over to
Pierce County Sheriff’s deputies who arrested him for theft of firearms.
He was booked into Remann Hall. December
22 – A
22-year-old Eatonville woman reported someone stole her black and white
Samoyed husky from her yard. December
23 – A
43-year-old Eatonville man was arrested on a drug possession warrant for his
arrest. An officer checking license numbers on his in-car computer noted the
registered owner of a Toyota pickup had a drug possession warrant for his
arrest out of District Court #1. The suspect was contacted and arrested on
the warrant. He was transported and booked into PC Jail. December
24 – A
21-year-old Milton man was arrested for DWLS. The suspect was stopped after
he failed to stop at a posted stop sign. The suspect was contacted and
placed under arrest. He was cited and later released. December
25 – A
24-year-old Eatonville man was arrested for possession of drug
paraphernalia. The suspect was observed driving erratically. When contacted
the interior of the car smell of burnt marijuana. The suspect was asked if
he been smoking marijuana? He admitted to smoking a bowl in the car earlier.
He then pulled out a pot pipe front the center console and handed it to the
officer. The suspect was arrested cited and later released. December
25 – A
44-year-old Kent man was arrested for felony eluding, resisting arrest,
unlawful possession of a firearm and later charged with theft of a motor
vehicle. The suspect’s vehicle was stopped for speeding 65-MPH in a posted
50-MPH zone. When the driver started playing the name game the arresting
officer requested a backup officer. As the second officer pulled up and was
approaching the passenger side of the suspect’s car, the driver suddenly
spun his tires and started to pull off. As both officers watched the driver
leaned over, opened the passenger door, and shoved the passenger out of the
moving car. The passenger hit the side of the road and rolled into the
ditch. The arresting officer started pursuing the suspect while the backup
officer checked on the passenger. After getting the passengers name and
address and making sure he was not injured the backup officer went to back
up his partner who was still pursuing the suspect. Apparently in the area of
418th St. and SR161 the suspect threw out a loaded 9mm pistol
which was recovered by a passerby who turned it over to a Tacoma police
officer who was passing through town on his way to work. The suspect
continued northbound on SR161 to 381st Street where he crashed
through several gates before crashing next to a pond. The suspect got out of
his vehicle and started running through pastures. After about a mile foot
chase he was caught and placed in custody. Because the suspect said he had
been “Hot shooting” methamphetamine, and his obvious drug high he was
transported to a local hospital for observation. He was later released and
while being transported to PC Jail he admitted he did throw the pistol out
of the car. On December 27th the son of the registered owner
called the police department to report the vehicle the suspect had been
driving belonged to his mother and it had been stolen from a storage area in
Orting. An additional charge of possession of a stolen property (vehicle)
will be filed against the suspect who is still in PC Jail. The passenger it
turns out gave a false name and address. A records check by a PC deputy
disclosed the passenger was really a local transient who has an escape
warrant issued for his arrest out of Shelton. December
27 – A
26-year-old Eatonville man reported someone had gotten his checking account
number and had used it to take money from his checking account. December 27 – A juvenile boy was arrested for NVOL. The suspect was clocked on radar at 40-MPH in a 30-MPH zone. The suspect was stopped and admitted he did not have a license. The driver was cited and released. His vehicle was impounded.
by Police Chief Jim Lewis December
1 – An
Eatonville man reported someone stole his son’s scooter from his or her
front yard. December
1 – An
18-year-old Eatonville man was arrested for possession of drug
paraphernalia. An officer ran the license number of the suspect’s vehicle
on his in-car computer. The inquiry disclosed that the registered owner had
a suspended license. The suspect was stopped and advised the reason for the
stop. While talking to the suspect another officer arrived and saw in plain
view a pot pipe inside the vehicle. The suspect was arrested, cited and
later released. December
2 – A
44-year-old Packwood woman was arrested for theft. The woman was observed in
the basement of the Eatonville Town Hall looking through the cabinets in the
employee lunchroom. When a town employee confronted her she told her that
she was looking for the District Court 3 secretary. A police officer was
contacted and confronted the woman. While talking to the suspect the officer
saw a box containing an Xstamper two-color-date stamp which is normally used
in the Town Hall, or courts, to stamp/ date documents and a black marker
inside her sweater pocket. When asked where she got the stamp she said she
found in on the floor at the bottom of the steps. The suspect, after being
advised of her rights, admitted she found the stamp in a box and thought no
one needed them so she took them. The suspect was cited and later released. December
4 – A
juvenile boy was charged with truancy. Two boys were observed in the alley
behind Baydo’s Chevrolet Dealership. When they saw the officer they ran
and tried to hide behind some truck camper shells. The officer drove around
the block, came in from the backside and caught both boys. One boy said he
was out of school because he was sick. The other boy said he had been
suspended from school. The boys were sent home and told that the officer
would be checking at the Middle School to see if their story was true.
School officials said the one boy had been out sick the day prior, but had
no record on the other boy. When the officer went to the boy’s residence
one boy ran out the back door. It later turned out
he had given a false name and in fact was skipping school. His father
who had been notified, later caught the suspect. A copy of the report was
forwarded to the school district. December
4 – A
33-year-old Eatonville woman reported someone had entered her unsecured car
and stole all her flagging gear and $125.00 in cash. She said that suspect(s)
however did not take a digital camera, an expensive cell phone or her
checkbook. She said the keys to
the car were still in the ignition. When asked why someone would take
flagging equipment, which is useless to anyone but a flagger, and not take
the camera or cell phone. She said someone might have known she needed this
equipment for her work or someone wanted a job as a flagger and needed the
equipment. December
4 – A
19-year-old Puyallup woman reported her ex-boyfriend’s girlfriend, a
19-year-old Eatonville woman, had assaulted her. The victim said she was
assaulted after she went to the woman’s apartment to see her daughter who
is in the custody of her ex-boyfriend. She said she and the man got into an
argument over visitation and the suspect began pushing her. The suspect was
contacted and did not want to answer questions. This case is still under
investigation. December
5 – The
police department is investigating a reported assault on an infant child. A
29-year-old Eatonville man has been arrested and is currently in Pierce
County Jail. Investigation is continuing by police, CPS and the PC
Prosecutors Office. |
"Once I
came home late, about 8 o'clock, and there was a
police officer waiting in my driveway. There in his
open trunk was my injured cat. Now, how many [city]
police would actually spend the time to do
that?"
"It
always amazes me to think that ~Glenn Close
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Eatonville
Police Report (Jan. 1 - 24, 2003) 