Over the past weekend, Pierce County saw a string of criminal activity ranging from a traffic stop that unearthed ammunition and drug paraphernalia to a commercial burglary at a construction site. According to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department Blog, a patrol deputy initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle with expired registration and no front license plate. The 41-year-old driver, a convicted felon, was detained and later arrested for unlawful possession of a firearm in the second degree after deputies discovered multiple rounds of ammunition and brass knuckles on his person.
In Parkland, a 40-year-old woman was taken into custody following a residential burglary call to a house under renovation. Allegedly having damaged the property by trying to move the refrigerator and soil the bed, the suspect was described as speaking incoherently when she was apprehended by deputies, as the Pierce County Sheriff's Department Blog reported. She was later booked for residential burglary.
The weekend's incidents continued with a burglary at a commercial construction site in McMillin, where thieves made off with chainsaws, a cut-off saw, a generator, and a portable band saw. The total loss amounted to roughly $2,750. Surveillance captured the suspects arriving and departing on an ATV and dirt bike, as detailed by the sheriff's department blog.
Meanwhile, a shooting erupted in the parking lot of a Parkland bar, where deputies, upon arrival, found the scene already clearing. No shooter or victim could be located, but a shell casing collection and a report from a security guard suggested an exchange of gunfire following a verbal altercation inside the bar, as per the sheriff's department blog. A bystander's vehicle was damaged during the incident.
Finally, a dangerous high-speed chase ensued late at night in Buckley. A deputy spotted a vehicle speeding and crossing the center line; after a failed attempt at a traffic the driver accelerated to nearly 100mph, prompting a pursuit. With aid from Buckley Police Department officers and deployed stop sticks, the chase concluded. The 20-year-old driver, suspected of DUI (drugs) and eluding, underwent a blood draw before booking, according to the same source.
