Auburn police responded to the following calls for service, among many others, between July 27 and Aug. 1:
July 27
Caffeine limit?: 6:51 a.m., 801 Auburn Way N. Just as the world was stirring and the wheels of commerce were turning, a man got booted from Starbucks.
Burglary: 9:18 a.m., 1101 D St. S.E. An unknown suspect broke into and entered a local business. Police didn’t disclose whether the intruder actually took anything or was content merely to be there.
Theft from motor vehicle: Overnight, 5500 block of 51st Street Southeast. Somebody broke into a person’s vehicle and stole a Wild Waves season pass and other paperwork.
Theft: 9 p.m., 1101 Supermall Way. A bad person stole several credit cards from another person while that person was at the SuperMall.
Shoplifting: 7:45 p.m., 1101 Supermall Way SW. A girl stole a ring from Icings by Claire at the SuperMall. Police didn’t disclose a value for the ring.
Bad driver: 10 p.m., 30800 block of 116th Avenue Southeast. A driver tried to make a U-turn at a high rate of speed but failed, causing his vehicle to leave the roadway before coming to rest partially on a sidewalk, partially in a bush. Police arrested and hauled him off to jail.
Theft: 11 p.m., 2402 Auburn Way S. Somebody turned a lost wallet into the into the security podium at the Muckleshoot Casino. Unfortunately, its owner discovered that the contents were missing.
July 28
Obstructing justice: 3:46 a.m., 1500 block of Auburn Way S. A man fleeing police scampered across the 1500 block of Auburn Way South in front of traffic before Myk, the police K9, caught up and bit him, putting a toothy end to the man’s wild spree of warrant-fleeing, trespassing and disorderly conduct.
July 29
Theft: 11:30 a.m., 2802 Auburn Way N. Somebody stole a woman’s cell phone from her table while she was at The Sports Page. The woman later told police she had been sitting at that table, but with numerous people around her throughout the night she had no idea who had taken her phone.
July 30
Vehicle theft: 11 p.m., 2300 block of I Street Northeast. Somebody stole a man’s cargo trailer while he was away from home. Police did not disclose a value for the missing trailer.
July 31
Trespassing: 7:15 a.m., 2402 Auburn Way S. Three years earlier the Muckleshoot Casino had told a man never to come back, but the word “never” apparently had lost its zip with the man because he showed up again and got himself arrested.
Controlled substance: 4:49 p.m., 2402 Auburn Way S. Muckleshoot security detained a man who had tried to cash a $100 check from a frozen bank account. After a search of his pockets, lo, a bindle of methamphetamine.
Fugitive from justice: 8:30 p.m., 25 W. Main St. Police arrested a man for DUI, then positively identified him as a wanted felon from the great state of California. Police charged him with being a fugitive from justice and transferred him to the King County Jail to await extradition.
Aug. 1
Commercial burglary: Overnight, 3602 A St. SE. Persons unknown broke into Budget Truck Rental and refunded $1,000 onto a Visa card.
Theft: 12:55 p.m., 1400 block of 30th Street Southeast. A young woman told police that during a party last week with friends, her camera, Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS up and walked away.
ID theft: 12 a.m., 31600 block of 130th Avenue Southeast. A man came into the Auburn Police Station to report that an unknown person had been posing as him in California, causing a collection agency to begin a campaign of irritating phone calls. The man had not suffered any losses and no bogus activity has shown up on his credit.
