Auburn police responded to the following calls for service between May 24 and 27, among many others:
May 24
Don’t want you! 5:40 a.m., 101 Auburn Way S. Safeway gave a certain author of undisclosed troublemaking the bum’s rush and a warning not to poke his snout into the store again.
Burglary: Overnight, 3624 Auburn Way N. A burglar, or several burglars, hit several local rental storage units at Public Storage.
Trespassing: 3:50 p.m., 207 D St. SE. The Bob and Dawn apartments gave a problematic man the heave ho.
Burglary: 5:15 a.m., 1407 Auburn Way S. Somebody took advantage of the small hours of the morning to burglarize a business of undisclosed goods.
Shoplifting: 4:05 p.m., 801 Auburn Way N. Store security at Fred Meyer caught a perp trying to pilfer products, and police busted her.
Tree puller upper: 11:25 p.m., 1500 block of Hemlock Drive Southeast. A man unleashed his temper on his girlfriend’s front yard, pulling up innocent trees, wreaking undescribed damage and earning himself accommodations in the SCORE jail.
May 26
Disorderly conduct: 2:19 p.m., 500 Auburn Way S. Aggressive begging earned a panhandler an arrest and a spot in jail.
DUI: 12:22 a.m., 1502 66th St. SE. A man under the influence of something or other drove his car onto a lawn, and police arrested him.
Theft: 2 p.m., 2600 block of 24th Street Southeast. Somebody stole a boat motor.
May 27
Burglary: Overnight, 620 A St. SE. Burglars struck a coffee stand overnight.
Theft: 11:30 p.m., 3902 A St. SE. Thieves stole two propane tanks from a caged display in front of Bartell Drugs.
Stiffed: 5:38 p.m., 9 16th St. NW. A woman got a cab ride from Tukwila to Auburn but declined to pay her fare.
Robbery with firearm: 5:58 p.m., 1500 block of A Street Northeast. Somebody robbed a male person of valuables undisclosed during a transaction set up by an acquaintance in which he was selling undisclosed items to somebody.