Kent Police arrested a 19-year-old man for investigation of reckless driving after he reportedly raced another vehicle at speeds of up to 85 mph in a 40 mph zone along the East Valley Highway.
An officer on patrol near South 212th Street and the highway saw two cars racing at about 12:30 a.m. on Aug. 1, according to the police report.
The cars were side by side as they raced northbound along the highway, also known as 84th Avenue South. The officer activated the overhead lights on his vehicle and chased after the cars. He pulled over one driver in the 19800 block of East Valley Highway. He told the driver to stay put until he came back so he could pursue the other driver.
In the 18800 block of East Valley Highway, the officer caught up to the second car. Another officer went to check on the first car, but the driver had left. The officer didn’t get a license plate number for the vehicle.
The officer told the second driver, “You know better than to be racing. Why were you doing that?”
The driver replied, “I know. I was just being stupid.”
Woman throws chair at boyfriend
Officers arrested a 51-year-old woman for investigation of fourth-degree assault after she allegedly threw a chair at her boyfriend during a dispute and hit him in the face on Aug. 2 at a home in the 27200 block of 120th Avenue Southeast.
The woman fled from the home but an officer found her sitting nearby by the side of the road, according to the police report.
According to the boyfriend, the two were in an argument when the girlfriend went outside to call a cab to take her to the store to get something to eat. The boyfriend made some comment to her about being drunk, so she ran back inside the house and started to chase him. She then threw a chair at him from about 3 or 4 feet away.
The two have been in a relationship for more than 30 years.
Man tosses girlfriend’s items out of vehicle
Police responded to a domestic dispute between a man and a woman at about 4:43 p.m. on Aug. 2 outside a vehicle near South 228th Street and Fourth Avenue North.
The woman told officers she and her boyfriend live in the vehicle, a 1998 Mitsubishi Montero, according to the police report.
She told police her boyfriend became upset after she had knocked on the door of a friend’s place. They got in their car, argued and then the boyfriend started to throw her things, including a cellphone, out of the vehicle.
The boyfriend told her to get out of the vehicle. When she refused, he reportedly grabbed her and threw her onto the ground, scraping her elbow and knee.
Officers arrested the boyfriend for investigation of fourth-degree assault and third-degree malicious mischief. The boyfriend said he accidentally threw her items out of the vehicle.
Man steals car, parks it
Officers arrested a man for investigation of possession of a stolen vehicle at about 3:54 a.m. on Aug. 3 in a car repair shop parking lot in the 8400 block of South 200th Street.
Officers responded to a suspicious vehicle call in connection with a black Toyota Celica, according to the police report.
Police found a woman sleeping in the passenger seat of the Celica, the car’s ignition had been removed and someone hot wired the car to start it. Officers discovered the car had been stolen out of Auburn. They found a man in the backseat of a nearby car who allegedly had stolen the Celica.
Police arrested the woman for investigation of possession of drug paraphernalia after they found two needles and a spoon in a jacket pocket.
Illegal camping
Police broke up a small homeless camp on July 31 in the 24900 block of Frager Road.
An officer saw two vehicles parked illegally along the side of the road and then followed a short path into the woods where he found an encampment with ropes tied to trees with blankets hanging from the ropes, according to the police report.
Police also found a blue tent and a man and a woman living inside the tent. The officers told them they needed to clean up their camp and leave because camping isn’t allowed in that area. Officers cited the man for illegal camping.
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