Pair of tenders stolen from Gig Harbor marinas recently, according to police

Second inflatable boat stolen in harbor

An 11-foot inflatable tender was stolen from a yacht at Arabella’s Landing Marina, 8217 Dorotich St. sometime before Oct. 15, police reported.

Officers said the small craft had been tied to a larger vessel, the Sea Eagle, but someone had cut the bowline. The inflatable was described as a 2009 Western Marine model with a two-cycle Yamaha outboard. It was valued at about $4,500, according to the owner.

It was the second such theft of a boat tender from a Gig Harbor marina within a month. On Sept. 17, an 8-foot Western Marine inflatable was stolen from Peninsula Yacht Basin, 8913 N. Harborview Dr. Surveillance video showed a man arriving at the marina on a mountain bike and later rowing away with the dinghy.

Stolen car crashed in UP

A car stolen from Gig Harbor was recovered in University Place after a hit-and-run accident there, police said.

The vehicle, owned by an Everett man, was stolen from the 11400 block of Glacier Place in Gig Harbor sometime overnight Oct. 13, according to police. It had been left with the keys inside.

University Place police said the car was involved in a hit-and-run accident in the 2400 block of Mildred Street West later the same day. The occupants fled and the vehicle was recovered.

Shoplifter apologizes as he steals shoes

An apologetic shoplifter stole two pairs of shoes from Famous Footwear at 5151 Borgen Blvd. on Oct. 14, police reported.

Store employees told police the man, in his 50s, appeared very nervous and balked at the door several times before finally apologizing to employees as he fled with two pairs of shoes — one Nike and one Addidas — valued at $80 each.

Tacoma woman accused of shoplifting

A 41-year-old Tacoma woman was arrested on suspicion of shoplifting after leaving the Ross Dress for Less store, 5500 Olympic Dr. with several items of clothing, police said.

Officers had noted a gold Cadillac sedan previously parked in front of Kohl’s Department Store, 4939 Point Fosdick Dr., and suspected a shoplift had occurred there. When the Cadillac turned up later at Ross, an officer watched the woman get in and the car drive away. When the car was stopped, the woman admitted taking some underwear, socks and a jacket, and agreed to return them. She also returned two boxes of perfume and cologne taken from Kohl’s.

Police said the woman had numerous warrants, but none were bookable because of COVID restrictions at the jail. She was cited for theft and released. The driver of the car and another passenger were released without charges.

Heroin, paraphernalia confiscated

Officers confiscated a syringe full of heroin and other drug paraphernalia from a car parked in a shopping center at 5500 Olympic Drive on Oct. 15, police reported.

A 32-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman, both of Enumclaw, were given a warning and a referral for drug treatment and released. The drugs were tested, confirmed as heroin, and destroyed.

Police said the parked car had attracted attention because it was in a handicapped zone and had heavily tinted windows.

Burglars cut chain, take paint sprayers

Thieves broke a window in the early morning of Oct. 13 to gain access to the Miller Paint Store, 6876 Kimball Dr., in Gig Harbor and used bolt cutters to cut the chain securing two paint-sprayer pumps, police reported. An alarm sounded, but officers arrived too late to prevent the burglary, police said.