Mail thefts reported | Covington & Maple Valley Police Blotter

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All subjects in the police blotter are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

LARCENY

• On April 21 two suspects were caught attempting to steal items from Costco. One suspect was caught stealing Blu-ray disks and the report did not state what the other suspect was attempting to steal. According to the police report, the suspects were working together.

• On April 22 officers responded to a local bike shop to the report that the same subject stole two different items on two separate trips to the store. The report stated that both times the subject concealed the items and left the store without paying for them.

• On April 22 at 5:15 p.m. officers responded to Walmart to the report of fraudulent returns in exchange for gift cards.

• On April 24 officers contacted the reporting party who told them her purse was stolen from her vehicle. She informed officers that she left her vehicle unlocked while parked in her driveway and that her purse was left inside.

MENTAL COMPLAINTS

• On April 22 officers responded to reports of a male subject pounding on homeowner’s door and looking into their windows. The report also stated he was attempting to push his way past homeowners. He was later committed for evaluation.

THEFT

• On April around 10:15 a.m. officers responded to Lake Wilderness Park to the reports that an all-terrain forklift was taken from the construction site near the boat launch. The forklift was found dumped near by. The report also stated that the company vehicle was broken into and some tools were stolen.

• On April 25 it was reported that unknown subjects attempted to steal mail from residential mailboxes. The report stated that the mailboxes appeared to have been pried open.