Antique Ice Cream Scooter Struck In Puyallup Hit-And-Run: Police

Note: the Cusham Ice Cream Scooter pictured above is an example, not the vehicle that was hit in Puyallup

PUYALLUP, WA - A vintage Cushman Ice Cream Scooter was rear-ended in a hit-and-run crash on Saturday. The driver and scooter were stopped in traffic Saturday along West Pioneer near Maplewood Elementary. That's when another driver hit him from behind. The suspect driver left the scene, but was later caught by police.

Cushman was founded in 1903, and was famous for its scooters sold up until about 1965. The company still manufactures products today, including scooters like those used by local parking enforcement officers.

Here are the other incidents from the Puyallup police blotter from Saturday:

Stolen Vehicle
1500 blk East Main
Occurred overnight. Taken was silver 2000 Ford F250 and a 2005 Cargo trailer.

Theft from Vehicle
600 blk River Rd
Between 1845 and 2000 hours someone broke out the window to the victim’s vehicle and stole her purse. Inside the purse was the victim’s firearm. She did not have a serial number. Crime Prevention Tip # 1 & 2......Any guesses.

Theft
1200 blk W Pioneer
Victim had an alarm installed in his home and believes that the workers stole his pain medication.

Burglary
3500 blk 14th St Pl SW
Five storage units were broken into. The manager refused to respond and contact the victims, so unknown what was taken. Not very helpful for us by the manager.

DUI
East Pioneer and SR512
A female was stopped for a non-moving violation. BAC was .068 and .070. Unknown drinking location.

DUI
300 blk 3rd St SE
A male was stopped for moving violations. He refused the BAC. A search warrant was applied for, granted and served. Unknown drinking location. He was booked.

DUI
East Main and S Meridian
A female was stopped for a moving violation. BAC was .073 and .071. She was drinking at Charlies. She was booked.

Image via Creative Commons/Chuck Schultz