The Pierce County Sheriff's Department had a busy weekend responding to a series of incidents ranging from an alleged assault with a BB gun to a DUI collision involving a small child. According to a report on the Sheriff's Department blog, deputies arrested a 48-year-old suspect in the Summit area after he supposedly shot a victim in the arm with a BB gun. The confrontation took place on Canyon Rd E, with officers later locating a slingshot and metal pellets in the alleged assailant's vehicle.
In Spanaway, a hit-and-run left a Chevy Traverse significantly damaged, and the suspect was found at a nearby residence, having fled on foot from the crash scene. The man, a 25-year-old father, was medically cleared at a hospital before being booked for his escape. Meanwhile, a DUI incident turned combative in Buckley, where a 52-year-old had to be forcibly removed from a truck driven into a resident's yard. The man was then arrested for DUI and resisting arrest.
Another DUI-related crash on Forest Canyon Rd E saw a 28-year-old man allegedly crashing into a propane filling station with his 2-year-old son in the car. "Deputies located the 28-year-old suspect nearby and arrested him for DUI, hit and run, and reckless endangerment," according to the Sheriff's Department blog. The child was safely released to family members.
Lastly, involved in an alleged residential burglary were three suspects caught stealing tools and equipment from a home under construction in Fife Heights. The culprits, aged 40, 43, and 49, tried to make an escape in a green Subaru before being apprehended and booked for residential burglary, with police recovering the stolen items in their vehicle. The weekend's tally of incidents underscores the Sheriff's Department's continued efforts to quickly be ensuring the safety of Pierce County residents.
