"Thanks For Turning My Life Around": PPD Blotter 7/29-8/7

July 29, 2013

Burglary: A woman left her garage door open during the day, and some wheels and stereo equipment were stolen. She believes neighborhood juveniles are responsible.

Threat To Self: A man got heavily intoxicated and threatened to shoot himself with his .22 rifle. Police arrived on scene to find his wife restraining him and a weapon nearby. Three guns were secured in property and the man went via aid rig due to other health conditions. 

DUI: A man was stopped on South Meridian for bad driving and blew a .298/.303 on the Breathalyzer.

July 30, 2013

Malicious Mischief: Between midnight and 5 a.m., unknown suspect(s) cut the fuel line on an Xpress Box Truck which was parked in front of Insulation Northwest.

Meth Pills: A suspicious vehicle seen leaving the parking garage at Good Samaritan Hospital stopped at the AM/PM. Two officers saw that there was a significant amount of items in the backseat of the car. A stop was made on the vehicle and the driver initially lied about his name. He returned DWLS 1 with an Ignition Interlock requirement and had a DOC Escape Community Custody warrant reference identity theft charges. He was also in possession of 1.1 grams of methamphetamine and 21 “meth pills.”

Aug. 1, 2013:

Malicious Mischief: Between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m., unknown suspect(s) damaged plants on the property of a retired PPD officer. Damage consisted of a broken 10’ tree in the front yard and three rose bushes on the west side of the residence. It is unknown as of this time if the incident is related in any way to the officer's prior employment with PPD.

Domestic Violence: A woman assaulted her boyfriend by hitting and scratching him as well as ripping his shirt after the two were arguing about folding clothes and cleaning the apartment. She was located driving down S. Meridian, arrested, and booked.

Shoplifting: A man stole $169 worth of merchandise from the store and was detained by loss prevention. Another man was with Qualls but was not implicated in the shoplift; however, he made obvious attempts to avoid the police officer once he saw him arrive. When contacted in the parking lot at his truck the officer could clearly see numerous brand new fishing lures inside. The second man lied about his name initially but eventually came clean where it was learned he had a felony DOC Escape Community Custody warrant reference a Trafficking Stolen Property conviction. The first man also had a Pierce County warrant for Attempted Trafficking Stolen Property.

Identity Theft: A man stole his girlfriend’s brother’s credit card and paid for a room at the Best Western hotel. He also withdrew $200 and paid a Virgin Mobile bill with the card. A disabled parking placard was discovered on his search incident to arrest that had been stolen in Pierce County on July 29.

Aug. 2, 2013

Assault: A woman alleged that she was just arriving at the Meeker Fellowship for her AA meeting when an unknown male approached her and held a pocket knife to her back demanded her money. When she had none, he demanded she drive to a coffee shop in Sumner and apparently held a knife to the back of her throat. Once in Sumner the alleged robbery he demanded she perform also fell through and he later jumped out of the car in Sumner. The victim had a lump on the back of her head.

Suspicious Person: A man showed up in the police department parking lot and contacted officers. He wanted to contact two officers and “thank[ed] them for turning his life around.” The subject claimed he was a member of the Special Forces, belonged to the VA and said he had been seeking assistance through a counselor.

Commercial Burglary: An officer located a pickup parked behind the warehouses near Blue Sky Landscaping. There were burglary tools indicative of what was going on. Two suspects scooted back towards their truck but the officers intercepted them. One was taken into custody. The other fled and has not been found.

Vehicle Prowls: At the mall, one vehicle had a smashed window and several Apple products stolen. A second one had a smashed window and a set of Navy dress blues stolen.

Aug. 3, 2013

Trespass: A neighbor across the street called in a suspicious male dressed in black inside his neighbor’s garage with a flashlight. Officers descended upon the residence. The man was located just outside the garage behind a big trailer parked in the drive way. He had no good reason for being there except to roll a cigarette. There was nothing missing according to the homeowner, but the door was open and the man was not known to the homeowner. He had a “shank” in his pocket, a pair of pliers, a flashlight and screwdriver. He was arrested for trespass, possession of burglary tools, possession of a dangerous weapon and carrying prescriptions not in their container.

Involuntary Commit: A man was reported as taking a gun from the Hampton’s apartments and leaving on foot. But the gun was never stolen and found later in the apartment. The man was unable due to his intoxication level to care of himself and was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital for assistance.