Gig Harbor police blotter: The dog food was hot; so was the guy beaten to a parking space

Somewhere, a pampered pooch

Feb. 29 – A suspect entered a store and was seen taking very expensive bags of dog food and dog accessories, amounting to $260.

Police were dispatched at 5:47 p.m. to the 5100 block of Borgen Boulevard where a man was filming the suspect, who got into the back seat of a car with the stolen items. The recording male asked the suspect if he paid for the items, and the suspect did not answer, slamming the door. The driver then backed up and sped off, almost hitting the man recording the video.

The officer ran the license plate and identified the driver. He is known to be couch surfing in the Kitsap Peninsula area.

Parking spot rage

March 1 – After a man parked in a parking stall that another driver was waiting for, the motorist got out and keyed the man’s car while he was shopping.

Police were dispatched at 1:23 p.m. to the 10900 block of Harbor Hill Drive, where the suspect was caught on video doing the damage. The man denied the vandalism, but was given a citation and a court date.

This story was originally published March 11, 2020 at 12:00 AM.