Burglar scared off by alarm after kicking in the back door | Police Blotter

Police blotter for Covington and Maple Valley through May 8.

COVINGTON

May 8

INSIDE JOB: 27500 block of Covington Way. A woman described as a vendor/distributor attempted to steal shirts and jeans from a warehouse store by hiding them in her purse. The retail outlet did not want to prosecute and requested the woman simply be trespassed from the property.

May 6

THREATS: 19400 block of Southeast 266th Street. A man pointed a gun at people walking on the green belt in front of his home and threatened to shoot them.

THE ALARM WORKED: 20600 block of Southeast 264th Street. Someone kicked in the rear door of a home but was scared off by the burglar alarm and left without stealing anything.

May 5

ON A DIET: 16700 block of Southeast 270th Place. A woman stuffed diet fat burning pills into her black purse and attempted to leave Walmart without paying for them.

DRUNK AND HUNGRY: 17400 block of Southeast 272nd Street. An intoxicated driver crashed into another car while in the drive through at a fast food restaurant.

May 4

FAILED BEER RUN: 17000 block of Southeast 272nd Street. A suspect attempted to run out of a grocery store with two 18 packs of beer.

April 28

PROSTITUTION: 17400 block of Southeast 270th Place. A woman agreed to perform sex acts for money in a retail parking lot.

MAPLE VALLEY

May 9

ASSAULT: 22400 block of Southeast 240th Street. A man was arrested after he head butted his wife, injuring her, during an argument. He was booked into jail on fourth degree assault.

May 6

SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE: 26800 block of state Route 169. A customer of the UPS store left a package that employees thought smelled like marijuana.

May 5

ORDER VIOLATED: 23900 block of Southeast Kent Kangley Road. A car was stopped for speeding and it was found the driver had a No Contact Order for the passenger. The passenger was arrested and booked into jail on confirmation the NCO had been violated.

May 4

DRUGS: 23200 block of Maple Valley Highway. A bloody syringe and needle were found in the men’s bathroom of a fast food restaurant. A pair of male suspects were described to the police.

May 3

ATTEMPTED BREAK-IN: 21900 block of Southeast Wax Road. A resident of an apartment complex believes someone has been trying to get into her garage as well as break into her apartment.