Kent Police arrested a man for investigation of second-degree robbery after he allegedly stole a wallet with more than $1,000 cash in it from a man in the 1400 block of West Smith Street.
A man told officers he was walking outside of an apartment complex at about 12:55 a.m. on Nov. 9 when another man shoved him to the ground, ripped his wallet out of his back jeans pocket and took his cellphone, according to the police report.
Witnesses saw the man running through the parking lot. A witness then saw the man hiding in bushes near the apartment complex. An officer ordered the man to the ground and handcuffed him after other officers arrived.
Police found $1,007 in cash in the man’s pockets, similar to the amount the attacked man had reported stolen. He said he had just recently cashed a check for more than $1,000. Officers returned the cash to the man and transported the other man to the city jail.
Assault
Officers arrested a woman for investigation of fourth-degree assault and malicious mischief after she reportedly punched and slapped her husband as well as threw and broke several items during a dispute at about 5:39 p.m. on Nov. 10 at a home in the 27100 block of 36th Lane South.
The wife accused her husband of not wanting to work to fix their relationship, started to punch him in the back and later slapped him 15 to 20 times in the face as she called him, “A little boy,” according to the police report.
The woman also threw a ceramic vase at her husband and later threw several drinking glasses at her husband’s motorcycle after he told her he wanted to end the relationship. She said she wanted half of everything. The husband called 911 after she threw the glasses at the motorcycle.
The wife admitted to police that she hit her husband, broke items and threw glasses at the motorcycle. An officer noted he could smell the odor of intoxicants when the woman spoke. The husband found his wife sleeping on the couch when he came home from work. She woke up a couple of hours later and the dispute started.
Reckless driving
Police arrested a man for investigation of reckless driving after he allegedly hit speeds of 80 mph in a 45 mph zone at about 2:08 a.m. on Nov. 8 in the 21200 block of 84th Avenue South.
An officer spotted two vehicles at a high rate of speed going northbound along 84th Avenue South followed by a pack of about 30 other vehicles, according to the police report.
The officer noted that North Kent often attracts illegal street racers on weekends. The officer pulled out his vehicle to pursue the two cars and saw a Honda Civic with no rear lights. He eventually pulled over the Civic in the 19600 block of 84th Avenue South.
The driver told police he was driving fast to keep up with his friend in another car. He then told the officer he didn’t want to say anything else until he contacted his lawyer.
Obstructing
Officers arrested a man for obstructing police and possession of drug paraphernalia on Nov. 8 outside of the EZ Smoke shop, 26022 Pacific Highway S.
Officers responded to a call about unwanted subjects who were bothering customers outside of the store, according to the police report. Police found two men standing outside the store.
One of the men initially gave police a false name. Officers identified him by using a mobile fingerprinting device. The man also had a glass pipe in his jeans.
Police let the other man go. Both men were banned for life from the store.
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