COVINGTON
April 18
DISPUTE: 24200 block of 183rd Avenue Southeast. After getting into an argument with her mother and step-father a woman returned to her home on their property to find her step-father locked her out. She kicked in the door to her home causing damage in the process.
CAR THEFT: 25800 block of 179th Place Southeast. A man’s SUV was stolen from his driveway after he had locked it up the night before.
STOLEN OXY: 18700 block of Southeast 268th Street. A man reported that his prescription for oxycontin, which he has taken for seven years for back pain, was missing. He said he kept it in an unlocked medicine cabinet that is accessible to guests.
April 17
LOST THIEF: 17400 block of 274th Place. Someone stole a GPS unit from an unlocked car in the Walmart parking lot.
April 16
DRUNK IN PUBLIC: A drunk man used the bathroom in Walmart. He became angry when employees asked him to leave the store. He threw a tantrum before being trespassed and was warned to cease hurling obscenities in public. He was then arrested for failing to comply and was booked into the Regional Justice Center in Kent where he was extracted from the car by a welcoming committee.
April 15
DOMESTIC DISPUTE: 26800 block of 171st Place Southeast. A woman threw a set of keys at her husband during an argument causing an injury to his head.
THEFT: 17400 block of Southeast 272nd Street. A man stole a bundle of wood from a stack outside the AM/PM. An employee who witnessed the theft described the man as white, in his 30s, and about 6 feet tall with a medium build. The employee described the suspect’s car as a tan four door but the plate number given came back to a different car.
April 13
SHOPLIFTER: 17400 block of Southeast 272nd Street. A man stole a pair of shorts and a T-shirt by going into the Walmart bathroom and stuffing the items down his own shorts.
MAPLE VALLEY
April 17
DRIVEN WITHOUT PERMISSION: 22200 block of Southeast 273rd Street. A 1991 Honda Accord was driven off by a suspect known by the victim who said the car was taken without his permission.
SUSPICIOUS MAIL: 24500 block of 230th Court Southeast. Someone put a letter in a resident’s mailbox regarding an article written in the paper.
April 16
MAIL THEFT: 19600 block of Southeast 260th Street. A man reported that over the course of several days his incoming mail had been taken, opened, then returned to his mail box.
April 15
BURGLARY: 27400 block of 220th Place Southeast. A trio of suspects forced their way into a victim’s home through a sliding glass door and stole electronics.
April 13
26900 block of Maple Valley Highway. Someone stole a stack of wooden pallets from behind Safeway at Four Corners. It was reported to the manager by a witness who described the thief as a white male, about 6 feet tall, wearing a checkered shirt.
