Old Warrants, Shoplifting At Macy's, And A Car Full Of Criminals

PUYALLUP, WA — Puyallup police this past week caught a man who'd been living in California and avoiding a felony warrant since 1997. Officers also responded to a plethora of shoplifting calls from the South Hill Mall Macy's, arrested a handful of extremely drunk drivers, and celebrated Independence Day with community neighbors.

See their stories in this Puyallup police blotter, covering select incidents reported from June 27 to July 5.

Theft from Vehicle

400-block of 23rd Avenue Southeast

Sometime between 12 and 4 a.m. June 27, someone got into a resident's unlocked 2011 Ford F-150 pickup and stole earbuds, sunglasses, and a charging cable.

Vehicle Prowl

1300-block of 37th Place Southeast

Another car prowl victim told police someone entered her unlocked vehicle, which was in her driveway, and stole her Coach backpack and a laptop.

UPCS Heroin, Theft 3rd-Shoplifting

3500 S. Meridian - Macy’s

During her second shoplifting attempt on the same day, a woman was detained while attempting to steal women's undergarments. Two people associated with the thief during the first shoplifting incident did not return for the second, though store employees were apparently familiar with them.

When the woman was caught, she admitted to taking the merchandise. Additionally, during a search of the woman's person, officers found 10 grams of heroin. She was subsequently arrested.

Theft 3rd, False Statements to Police

310 31st Ave. S.E. - Walmart

Two juveniles were being disorderly inside the store and filled their stomachs with deli food and soda pop, discarded the trash on the floor, then walked out without paying.

Both developed a severe case of name amnesia and gave incorrect ones to officers. To their unfortunate luck, a responding officer was quite familiar with one of the males and identified him almost immediately.

Both were booked into Remann Hall and Trespassed from the store after parent phone calls.

Stolen Vehicle Recovery

303 35th Ave. S.E. - The Home Depot

An unoccupied 2017 Toyota Camry, stolen from Renton, was located in the Home Depot parking lot when it pinged an officer's automatic license plate reader. The car was towed.

Theft 3rd/Trespassing

3500 S. Meridian - Macy’s

A woman who was previously trespassed from all Macy's stores on March 20, 2018, was detained by the mall store's Loss Prevention staff in the act of stealing a $55 Nike zip-up hoodie. She was arrested.

Collision/DWLS

400 Third St. S.E.

A driver who was attempting to cross Third Street Southeast on Fourth Avenue Southeast failed to yield to a northbound driver, causing a collision. The at-fault driver reportedly was not carrying insurance, had a suspended license and a warrant for a previous Driving While Suspended offense. He was arrested.

DUI

1100-block of North Meridian

A drunk driver provided breath samples of nearly double the legal limit after an officer stopped him for driving without his headlights on in the dark. He was arrested.

MVTR

509 Valley Ave. N.E. - Valley Townhomes

As he went to leave for work, a man saw his 2015 Dodge Challenger, white with black stripes, had been stolen. He reportedly told police he'd left the car unlocked with the key fob still inside.

Theft from Vehicle

2500-block of South Meridian

Sometime overnight someone broke into the victim’s locked vehicle by prying off the door handle. The victim’s stereo, speakers and diagnostic tool were stolen. The diagnostic tool was entered as stolen.

PSP, Warrant, Trespassing, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

1100 N. Meridian

An officer contacted a female who is trespassed from Fred Meyer and had a warrant for her arrest. She was in possession of drug paraphernalia and a stolen credit card. She was booked in county.

Criminal Trespass

121 E. Stewart - 7-Eleven

While on patrol an officer saw a male in a tug of war with the 7-11 clerk over a sausage stick. The officer detained the male and determined that the clerk only wanted him trespassed.

A record check revealed that he was already trespassed from 7-Eleven, so he was arrested and booked.

MIP/Warrant

1500 Third St. S.E.

A juvenile was called in as being in the traffic roundabout, exposing himself and consuming alcohol. When contacted by officers he began cussing and yelling at officers, challenging them to fight. The subject was very intoxicated.

He was detained, and an officer used his exceptional de-escalation skills to build a rapport with him. He was found to have a warrant through Remann Hall. He was booked for MIP and the warrant.

There were no willing witnesses for the lewd behavior charge.

Theft 3rd

3500 S. Meridian - Macy’s

A man told police he stole $100 in Nike merchandise from Macy's because he didn't have any money. He was arrested.

DUI

500 S. Meridian

A man who was spotted committing multiple driving infractions was pulled over. After performing poorly on his field sobriety tests, the man provided breath samples of 0.222 and 0.227 — nearly triple the legal limit. He was arrested.

DUI Drugs/Paraphernalia

3107 E. Main Ave. - Riverside Park Apartments

An officer found a man passed out in the driver's seat of his truck, which was running with the gear shift in the drive position, while also blocking the mail boxes to the apartment complex. Next to the man, the officer spotted a square of tinfoil commonly associated with heroin use.

After rousing the driver and having him exit the car, the officer watched a baggy of methamphetamine fall from the man's lap. He was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs. Afterward, during a search of the vehicle, the officer found heroin as well.

Hit and Run

400 River Rd.

A vehicle being driven by a 22-year-old female collided with another vehicle and fled. She was located and cited.

Trespassing

400-block of West Main

A male was trespassing on the victim’s property. The victim asked him three times to leave and he refused. He was booked.

Shoplifting, Trespassing, UPCS with Intent

310 31st Ave. S.E.

A 16-year-old female was observed selling methamphetamine to a male that fled upon police arrival. She admitted to selling methamphetamine and stated a male drove her to Walmart and set up the deal.

While speaking with the juvenile, the adult male was inside Walmart shoplifting. He is also trespassed from Walmart. Both were booked.

Trespassing

1100 N. Meridian - Fred Meyer

A female was observed by Loss Prevention shopping in the store. She was recognized and known to have been previously trespassed. She was arrested and booked.

Theft 3rd

3310 S. Meridian - Target

A male was detained for theft by loss prevention. Post Miranda he admitted to the theft to support his drug habit. He also had warrants for theft. He was booked.

Assault 4 - DV

400-block of Fourth Avenue Southeast

A male reported that he was slapped by his brother during an argument. He had a red hand print on his neck when officers arrived. The brothers were arguing over the way he was speaking to their mother. The suspect was arrested and booked.

DUI

700 S. Meridian

A male driver was stopped for running a red light. The officer believed he was driving impaired and asked the driver to perform SFSTs. He agreed, performed poorly, and was arrested. His breath sample readings were 0.143 & 0.145. He was booked.

Theft from Vehicle, Fraud

100-block of 35th Avenue Southeast

Between 1:45-2:15pm someone broke out the window to the victim’s vehicle and stole her purse which contained credit cards. The suspect ended up withdrawing money out of the victim’s account at an ATM inside Walmart. Report to detectives.

Theft, Trespassing

3300-block of 13th Street Southwest

Homeowner observed a mid-forties white female in his yard attempting to steal an extension cord. The homeowner was able to get his extension cord back.

Trespassing

103 35th Ave. S.E. - Ram Restaurant

A male was very intoxicated when he showed up at the Ram. He was told to leave — and did — but returned later. He was then trespassed due to his harassing customers. He again left the restaurant but returned yet again. This time he was arrested and booked.

Warrant Arrest

1617 E. Main - River Trail Apartments

A couple were called in as suspicious persons near a storage unit. An officer located the two subjects and the male left in a hurry on foot. He was stopped by an officer and found to have multiple warrants. The female had a Puyallup warrant. The male was turned over to Enumclaw PD for his warrants and the female was booked.

Perfect example of If you see something, say something!

Vehicle Prowl / Fraud

200-block of East Main

The victim’s driver side window was smashed out and the vehicle was prowled. A MacBook Air computer, purse, and clothing were stolen. Fraudulent charges were made using a stolen credit card. Report to ISU.

Theft / Trespass / Warrant

310 31st Ave. S.E. - Walmart

A female was arrested for shoplifting and was found to have been previously trespassed from Walmart. She also had a warrant. Booked.

Vehicle Prowl

1500-block of 12th Street Southwest

The victim’s unlocked vehicle was prowled. The suspect(s) made “a mess” in the vehicle, but unknown if anything was stolen.

DUI

300 Sixth St. N.W.

An officer stopped a male driver for several moving violations. He performed voluntary field sobriety tests and was ultimately arrested for DUI. He provided breath samples ranging from .085 to .089 and was administratively booked. He had been drinking at a local bar.

DWLS / UPDP / Warrant

600 Third St. S.E.

An officer stopped a male driver for expired registration. He was cited for DWLS and trip permit violation. A female passenger was identified and found to have three extraditable felony warrants out of Oregon. Search incident to arrest she was found to have drug paraphernalia as well. She was booked into PCJ.

Warrant

700 W. Pioneer

In what may be a record for oldest warrant in the system, an officer arrested a male for a 1997 Chehalis felony warrant. The male said that he just moved back from California after 22 years and had no idea he had a warrant. He was booked into PCJ.

Everything catches up to you eventually.

Trespassing 2nd, Possession drug w/o prescription

1100 N. Meridian - Fred Meyer

A known male stated he was just “cutting through” the parking lot despite knowing he’d been previously trespassed since 2018 in a signed document. Search incident to the arrest located several prescription pills loose in a baggy that required prescriptions. He was booked.

Not sure that the short cut was worth it!

Arrest warrant, Drug paraphernalia x 2

301 Second St. N.E. - KFC

Two females were both riding bicycles with no helmets. When stopped, one female hid into a bush with only her feet sticking out and thought she would go undetected. This failed, and also did not conceal her Felony DOC warrant. Both females had pipes, baggies and needles on their person from meth and heroin use. Both were booked.

She will have some time to think about her hide-and-go-seek skills while in jail.

Trespassing 1st degree, Felony DV Order violation

310 31st Ave. S.E. - Walmart

Walmart Loss Prevention recognized a woman as a "frequent flyer" who was previously trespassed from the property for shoplifting. When she was stopped, the woman was with her boyfriend, who himself had three previous convictions for violating a Domestic Violence-related no contact order with the woman — for one of which he'd just been released from prison.

Both individuals were arrested again.

Trespass / UPDP

304 Second St. N.E. - McDonalds

A man at McDonald's was recognized by an officer as someone the officer had indefinitely trespassed from the restaurant in 2015. After arresting the man, the officer seized a small amount of meth

Fraud

700-block of 26th Avenue Southwest

The victim discovered over $4,000 in fraudulent charges on his line of credit. Report to ISU.

Theft

700-block of 43rd Avenue Southeast

The victim had a package stolen from her front porch. The package had contained a clothing dresser.

Theft / False Statement / Warrant

3500 S. Meridian – Macy’s

A female was arrested for shoplifting clothing items. She lied about her name in an attempt to conceal a felony DOC warrant. She could not fool the officer though, and she was booked.

DUI Collision

400 W. Stewart

After jumping a curb and causing a one-car crash in his 1969 Mustang, a man was arrested for drunk driving. He failed field sobriety tests and provided breath samples just over the legal limit.

Organized Retail Theft

3500 S. Meridian - South Hill Mall

Four juveniles were contacted after committing thefts at Macy’s, JC Penney, Old Navy, Claire’s, Bath and Body Works, Dick’s Sporting Goods, and Victoria’s Secret. The officer recovered over $1,600 worth of stolen merchandise and located all suspects. Report to Juvenile Prosecutor.

Felony DV Order Violation / DWLS / Warrant x 3

500-block 37th Avenue Southeast

An officer stopped a male driver for expired registration, trip permit violation, and cancelled title. The driver was also found to be DWLS with multiple warrants, and he was also the respondent in a DV No Contact Order with one of his female passengers (who also had several PPD warrants).

A backseat passenger said that he had a good license and would drive the car so it wasn’t impounded, but he was found to have multiple Seattle warrants for VUCSA, Reckless Driving, and Controlled Substance with No Prescription. Everyone was booked.

Can’t make this stuff up. Great stop!

DV Order Violation

2800 S. Meridian

An officer stopped a male driver for improper lane usage and found that he was in violation of a DV No Contact Order with his female passenger. He was arrested and booked.

Identity Theft

600-block of East Pioneer Avenue

While walking into a shop to get a haircut, a man dropped his keys onto the sidewalk. After quickly picking them up, the man continued on into the business. Shortly after, the man realized he didn't have his wallet and must have dropped it earlier along with his keys.

The man then learned several charges were quickly made on two different credit cards, one of which belonged to a business account. All told, police said the charges included $20 at the downtown Shell station, $800 from a nearby fireworks stand, $200 from a smoke shop, and $400 from Pyro Land Fireworks.

The man was eventually able to lock up his affected accounts.

DV Assault 4th, Warrant arrest

1800-block of West Pioneer Avenue

A male argued with his girlfriend and attempted to prevent her from leaving the area after she walked across the street. He grabbed the victim by the arm and took one of her shoes, then pulled up a storm sewer grate and was going to throw her shoe in there to prevent her from leaving. He was booked.

DV Malicious Mischief 3rd degree, Exposing minor to DV

2400-block of 26th Avenue Southeast

A man who was "extremely intoxicated" and upset about an argument regarding the end of his marriage decided to throws rocks and a brick through the windows of his son's car, denting the vehicle as well, all while the 17-year-old boy watched helplessly. The man was arrested.

Motor Vehicle Theft

701 43rd Ave. S.E. - Glenbrooke Apartments

Sometime between 8 p.m. and 7:45 a.m., the victim’s maroon 2003 Yukon was stolen.

Vehicle Prowl

1100 Seventh Ave. S.E.

Sometime overnight the victim’s 2004 Chevrolet Impala was entered. The registration and the victim’s coat were stolen.

DUI

300 S. Meridian

An officer stopped a female for lane travel. She performed field sobriety tests and was ultimately arrested for DUI. She provided breath samples ranging from 0.105 to 0.111 She was admin booked.

Trespass / False Statements

Bradley Lake Park

While on patrol in the park in the ORV, a male was contacted and lied about his name. The fingerprint scanner revealed his identity. He had a warrant out of Wenatchee. He appeared to be suffering from mental health issues and was transported to RRC. He was cited.

Burglary / MVTR

407 Valley Ave. N.E.

The victim reported that his red 1986 Nissan pickup truck had been stolen from his detached garage between 6/19 – 7/4. It was entered as stolen in system.

DV Assault / Resisting / Obstructing

1027 N. Meridian - Crossroads Apartments

A witness at the apartment complex told police he could see a man punching and kicking a woman in another apartment. When officers arrived, the woman answered the door, but the man attempted to close the door on the officers. After a struggle with the officers, the man was taken to the ground where he was eventually subdued and arrested.

UPCS / Theft / Warrant

310 31st Ave. S.E. - Walmart

A female was arrested for shoplifting and was found to have felony Pierce County warrants for UPCS and Theft 2nd. She asked that her boyfriend be contacted to pick up her purse. Upon arrival, the boyfriend was arrested for a felony Olympia warrant for UPCS. He was also found to have a small amount of heroin in his possession. Both were booked into PCJ.

UPCS / UPDP / Warrant

1300 N. Meridian

An officer contacted a male, who was sleeping on the ground. The male was woken and found to have a felony DOC warrant as well as PPD warrants. He was arrested, and heroin and drug paraphernalia were located on his person. He was booked into PCJ.

Vehicle Prowl / Fraud

1600-block of East Main

The victim’s vehicle was prowled and a purse was stolen. The victim’s bank cards were used at the nearby Puyallup Rite Aid and Safeway.

A note from Puyallup PD on the city's Fourth of July events:

The 4th of July festivities in Pioneer Park were well-attended.

Manorwood Park also had a great 4th of July community parade! The squad assisted with this grand event once again this year. The neighborhood kids followed officers driving the new ORV! All the kids had a terrific time. Lots of PPD stickers/tattoos were distributed, root-beer floats, food, and mostly fun were had by all.

Thanks for our Fire Marshals that were out last night handling fireworks calls late into the evening. We are grateful for this partnership with fire as it allows patrol to focus on the PD calls. PPD did, however, thwart Barbie’s bottle rocket mission to the moon.

Sorry Barbie, maybe next time.