Drunk Man Seen Waving AR-15 At Puyallup Bar: Police

PUYALLUP, WA - A powerful assault rifle, a handgun, and two drunk men. What could go wrong?

Two men were arrested recently after they were seen brandishing guns at the Big Whisky Saloon. One of the men was holding an AR-15 (but it could've been an AK-47) and pointing it carelessly at bar patrons. Another man decided to confront him about his firearm faux pas.

Luckily, police arrived to break up the confrontation. Both men were taken to jail.

Here are other incidents from the Puyallup police blotter for Oct. 27 - 30:

Burglary 1829900677
600 Block of 7th St SW
Between 6:30 am and 10:30 am someone cut the lock to the victim’s storage shed and stole miscellaneous tools. One of the tools taken was a chainsaw. The owner did not have any serial numbers. There are no suspects or evidence.

Theft from Vehicle 1829901083
400 Block of Valley Ave NE
Sometime overnight someone stole the front and rear license plates off the victim’s Ford F150. The plates were entered as stolen. There are no suspects or evidence.

Telephone Harassment 1829900544
400 Block of Valley Ave NE
A 49-year old female has been repeatedly sending a 27-year old male and a another 49-year old female text messages. None of the messages are threatening. The 49-year old female is the other female’s ex-boyfriend’s counselor. There is a prior PPD report.

Burglary 1829901308
300 Block of 37th Ave SE
Sometime over the past few days someone entered the old Lowes, that is under construction, and stole welding equipment. The victim did not have any serial numbers. There are no suspects or evidence.

Robbery, Assault, Obstructing 1829901320
3500 S Meridian
An 18-year old male stole shirts from Macy's and then assaulted LP by biting his ear while attempting to flee. A 16-year old male assisted him by also assaulting LP. The 18-year old male fled and was located by a detective. The male was a missing person out of Tacoma. One was booked into county and the other was booked into Remann Hall. CDO Notified.

Disorderly Conduct / Harassment 1829902060
410 Block of 5TH Ave Sw
A female was upset her neighbors cut a tree on her property the previous week. Tonight, she became very intoxicated and retaliated by smashing a pumpkin against their door, then berating the victim, by cursing at her and challenging her to fight. When police arrived, it appeared the altercation was resolved. However, the female returned to the residence while police were still on scene, calling her names and again dared her to fight. She was booked.

Malicious Mischief 1830000458
700 Block of 33rd St SE
A male drove his vehicle through the city park to steal pumpkins. He got his vehicle stuck and buried it to the doors causing damage to the park. He was booked.

Theft from Vehicle 1830000892
1700 Block of 12th Ave SW
On Friday between 11:00 am and 6:00 pm someone broke into the victim’s unlocked vehicle and stole his credit card. The victim canceled the credit card. There are no suspects or evidence.

Motor Vehicle Theft (attempted) 1830000703
3000 Block of E Main
Sometime within the last week someone tried to steal the victim’s Toyota truck. The victim found shaved keys near her vehicle. There are no suspects.

Burglary (shoplifting) 1830001244
303 35TH Ave Se – Home Depot
Loss prevention called to report a known subject had entered the store and took merchandise totaling approximately $380. He left in a silver, unknown license silver BMW sedan. He had been trespassed from Home Depots in the area, including Puyallup, due to prolific thefts. Pending surveillance video from loss prevention.

Vehicle Theft 1830001662
100 Block of 23RD Ave SW
A 2000 light green Honda Civic was stolen from the Meridian Heights Apartments sometime between 11:00 am on 10/26/2018 and 12:00 pm on 10/27/2018. There is no suspect information. The vehicle was entered as stolen.

Vehicle Theft 1830001768
1100 N Meridian – Fred Meyer
A 1994 black Nissan Pickup (South Carolina plates) was stolen from the Fred Meyer parking lot between 8:40 pm & 9:10 pm. The vehicle was parked in the south portion of the parking lot. There is no suspect information. The vehicle was entered as stolen.

Theft (Shoplifting) 1830001404
310 31st Ave SE – Walmart
A female was detained by Walmart loss prevention after she failed to pay for merchandise totaling $163.99. She admitted to the theft, however because of limited jail space for females, she was cited and released.

Residential Burglary 1830100196
200 Block of 27TH Ave Se
Homeowner was asleep in her living room and was woken to an unknown male within her apartment. The exterior screen was found to have been removed from the bedroom window and entry made within the bedroom. Area check for male subject conducted with negative results. The suspect was later described as an unknown race male, wearing a blue coat.

Warrant Arrest / Paraphernalia 1830100012
100 Block of 31ST Ave SW
A male was stopped for a helmet violation while riding his Schwinn near Walmart. Upon contact, he was found to have multiple warrants for his arrest, which later revealed a small amount of heroin. The amount of heroin unfortunately, did not meet charging standards. He was also found to be in possession of drug paraphernalia. He was booked within the Puyallup jail.

Burglary 1830100649
500 Block of 2nd St SW
Sometime overnight someone broke into the church by removing a screen on the window. Nothing was taken. There are no suspects or evidence.

Burglary 1830100681
1100 Block of River Rd
Between 10:30 pm and 11:00 pm a male and female had cut the locks to several storage containers. Both suspects stole several houseware items and fled in a gold color minivan. This was caught on surveillance footage. Report to SIU.

MVTR 1830100862
2700 Block of 5th Ave NE
Sometime overnight the victim had her 1998 Honda Civic stolen. The vehicle was entered as stolen. There are no suspects or evidence.

Trespassing 1830100979
1100 N Meridian
A 40-year old male was observed inside Fred Meyer. He is permanently trespassed from the location. He was cited.

Residential Burglary 1830101262
2220 Block of 27th Pl SE
Between 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm someone broke into the victim’s residence and stole miscellaneous jewelry. The victim forgot to set her house alarm. There are no suspects or evidence.

Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance, Theft 1830101216
300 Block of 35th Ave SE
An officer observed a 60-year old male run out of Home Depot with a Dewalt power tool with the security webbing still on it. The Officer detained him. He admitted to the theft. He was in possession of Methamphetamine. He was booked into county.

Theft CSS1806391
1110 Block of 17th St SW
A citizen discovered that their trailer batteries had been stolen from the trailer in front of their house at an unknown time. No suspect information.

Warrant/Trespass/Weapon Violation 1830101769
Walmart – 310 31st Ave SE
An officer was aware that a suspect had a felony warrant, and he located the suspect at Walmart (where he had previously been indefinitely trespassed). In his backpack, he was found to be in possession of a very real looking handgun. The gun was apparently a “display gun” and it was unclear if the weapon fires projectiles. He was booked and follow up to MCU for possible UPOF charge.

Theft/Obstructing/Order Violation/Warrant/UPDP 1830200081
Shari’s – 107 37th Ave SE
A male and female walked out without paying for their meal. An officer spotted the male in the area, and he fled on foot. He was last seen jumping the fence into the old Lowe’s construction area. Another Officer located the female nearby, and she was arrested after providing a false name (and found to have warrants). Drug paraphernalia was located on the female with an incident to arrest, and she was booked. It was discovered that there was a No Contact Order between the two in which the male was the respondent. He also had a DV Assault 4 warrant, but he was not located after an extensive area search. Montages were completed. PC for Theft and Order Violation if he is located.

Theft/Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance 1830101847
Walmart – 310 31st Ave SE
While officers were on an unrelated call at Walmart, they on-viewed LP struggling with a female shoplifter. She was arrested for theft and booked into our jail. As a more thorough search was being completed by jail staff, paraphernalia and methamphetamine were located on her. She was booked into PCJ.

Vehicle Theft 1830200231
2592 S Meridian
Sometime overnight, a white 1996 Honda Civic was stolen from the parking lot. Some property from the vehicle was located in the Target parking lot next to a different unoccupied stolen vehicle that was recovered by an Officer. Report to SIU.

Recovery 1830200236
3310 S Meridian
An officer recovered a Tukwila stolen Honda Civic. The vehicle was removed from the system and released to the owner. There are no suspects or evidence.

Possession of Stolen Property (Firearm) 1830200574
1500 Block of 39th St SE
An officer contacted the residence looking for a 60-year old male who has a DOC warrant for his arrest. The homeowner 30-year old female, allowed us to look inside the residence. He was not located, but a Puyallup stolen shotgun was. The female told us that the home is in foreclosure. She stated that the male has people coming and going from the home at all hours. Report to SIU.

Fraud 1830200801
810 Block of River Rd
Northwest Motorsports reported that a “Jenny Diaz” fraudulently cashed a fake payroll check for over two thousand dollars. An Officer was not able to locate Diaz in any database.

Malicious Mischief 1830200353
210 Block of 43rd Ave SE
Sometime over the weekend a mid-twenties male threw a rock breaking the front window to Les Schwab. The incident was caught on their surveillance camera.

Theft from Vehicle 1830200564
400 Block of Valley Ave NW
On Saturday night a mid-twenties white male broke into one of the work vehicle’s and stole scrap wire. The suspect then fled in a light-colored Honda. This was caught on their surveillance camera.

Recovery 1830200231
SR512 and Canyon Rd
An Officer recovered a Puyallup stolen 1996 Honda. The vehicle was released to the owner and removed from the system. There are no suspects or evidence.

Trespassing 1830201191
2600 Block of East Pioneer
A 58-year old male was called in again by the security company wanting him removed from the property. This time he refused to leave, so he was booked.

Theft 1830201379
500 Block of 10th Ave SE
Sometime over the last three months the victim (patient) has had thirty-four dollars stolen from her. The facility has reimbursed her the money. There are no suspects or evidence.

Identity Theft 1830201569
400 Block of 5th St NW
The victim received a phone call stating that the checks she had written to Money Tree were NSF. The victim stated that she has never written checks to Money Tree and does not know the possible suspect(s). Report to SIU.

Theft 1830201952
Safeway – 1405 E Main
A male stole multiple bottles of Jack Daniels and fled in a silver Mitsubishi Galant with a female driver. The suspects were not located, and store will provide surveillance footage when it’s available.

Warrant 1830300032
1400 S Meridian
An Officer contacted a male who was found to have a $25,000 Puyallup DV warrant. He was arrested and booked.

Theft CSS1806422
Life Care Center – 511 10th Ave SE
$40 came up missing in a resident’s room. Staff is aware and will be replacing the money. No suspect information.

UPCS/Warrant 1830300048
Walmart – 310 31st Ave SE
An officer made contact with two subjects in a suspicious vehicle while on a security check. A female was found to have multiple warrants, including a felony DOC warrant. She was arrested and found to have heroin and methamphetamine on her person. She was booked into PCJ.

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