Fife Police Department
Press Release
On
November 6th at approximately 02:00 AM, a Fife Officer was conducting patrols in the
city parks when he came upon a vehicle backed up to the entrance of a park in
the 800 block of 62nd Ave E.
The officer could see that there were two people inside the vehicle, but
both were in the rear seat. The officer
observed that what appeared to be a lighter flickering off and on. The officer contacted the vehicle and both
occupants said they had just come from the casino and were waiting for a
friend. The officer could see drug
paraphernalia inside the vehicle but both passengers denied any knowledge of
drugs inside the vehicle. A search
warrant was obtained and detectives found multiple items of drug paraphernalia
and a large quantity of methamphetamine inside the vehicle. Both suspects were booked into Pierce County
Jail for unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
On
November 9th at approximately 6:00 PM, Fife Officers were dispatched
to a report of a large group of people in a heated argument in the parking lot
of a hotel in the 5100 block of Pacific Hwy E.
Officers arrived and found that during the argument, one of the male
patrons threatened another patron with a knife.
The suspect was located a short distance away and placed under
arrest. Another female suspect lied
about her name and was also arrested.
While sitting in the rear of a patrol car, the female became lethargic
and told officers that she had swallowed a bindle of heroin. She was transported to the hospital then
later booked into jail.
On
November 9th at approximately 11:50 AM, Officers were conducting a
security check of an abandoned house on the south side of the city. The owners of the house had complained that
someone had been breaking into the house and causing damage. The officers located a male suspect inside
the residence who claimed he lived there.
The suspect had been previously trespassed from the property. He was found to have multiple warrants for
his arrest out of Orting and Bonney Lake.
He was arrested and officers found methamphetamine in his pocket. He was booked into jail for possession of a
controlled substance and trespassing.
On
November 9th at approximately 2:00 PM, a Fife Officer was on patrol
and was conducting a security check at a hotel in the 3500 block of Pacific Hwy
E. He observed a vehicle occupied by a
female and could see that the female had what he recognized was a drug smoking
device in her mouth. When the officer
contacted the female, he found that she had other items of drug paraphernalia
on her lap. The female was arrested for
possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of heroin, and possession of a
schedule 3 narcotic without a prescription.
She was booked into the county jail.
On
November 16th at approximately 4:00 PM, Fife Officers were
dispatched to a report of a fight between two females in the parking lot of a
fast food restaurant in the 3400 block of Pacific Hwy E. The officers found that the two females were
in a dating relationship and had been staying at the hotel across the
street. One of the females discovered
that the other had been engaging in prostitution activity in their room while
the other was away. A fight ensued and
ended up at the restaurant. One of the
females was arrested for DV assault and booked into jail.
On
November 17th at approximately 8:30 AM, A Fife Officer was on patrol
and conducting a traffic stop on a vehicle in the 5500 block of Pacific Hwy
E. As the officer approached the
vehicle, he could see that the three occupants of the vehicle were moving
around in the front and back seats and appeared to be trying to hide
something. The officer asked for
additional police officers to help him and other officers soon arrived. The driver of the vehicle was known to
officers from prior cases where he was in possession of a firearm and
possession of methamphetamine. All three
occupants were convicted felons. As the
officers were speaking to the occupants, one of the officers saw a handgun
tucked between the front seat and the center consol. The suspects were detained and the vehicle
was seized for a search warrant.
Detectives located 2 hand guns, 1 shot gun, $4000 in cash, and over a
pound of methamphetamine. All three
suspects were booked into Pierce County Jail.
For
Immediate Release
Fife
Police Department
3737
Pacific Hwy. E.
Fife,
WA 98424
(253)
896-8287
(253)
922-6633 (Dispatch)
(253)
922-1220 fax
Sergeant
T. Thompson #253
11/19/2014
Today, the Auto Crimes Enforcement (ACE) auto
theft task force of Pierce County concluded a mission called "Operation
Cancel Christmas." Their task was to identify the region's most
prolific auto thieves and arrest them for outstanding bench warrants in order
to preclude them from committing their crimes over the holiday season.
ACE detectives arrested 7 of the targeted 17 suspects, and today arrested
a male subject in Tacoma. With the Tacoma Police SWAT team serving 2
warrants in the City of Tacoma, the male subject, who was considered the "ACE of
Spade" suspect for the warrant sweep, was finally apprehended. He
was wanted for 2 felony warrants for eluding area police in stolen vehicles, a
recent car jacking in Tacoma, and a home-invasion robbery.
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