Kent Police arrested a man for investigation of illegal dumping after he reportedly dumped about 30 tires on the side of a West Hill dead end street.
Video surveillance from the nearby Highline Water District showed the man unloading tires out of the back of his red truck on Jan. 12 in the 3100 block of South 240th Street, according to the police report.
The video shows the man backing up the truck into an open area, getting into the bed of the truck and tossing each tire onto the ground. A witness reported the incident and helped police track down the video. A city of Kent crew picked up the old tires.
An officer watched the video and recognized the truck from previous illegal dumping incidents. In fact, police arrested the same man in 2015 for illegal dumping.
Police discovered the man would collect bad, used tires from local tire shops at a fee of $1 per tire and then dispose of them illegally. Tire shop employees told police after those incidents that they thought the man would legally dispose of the tires.
Man slaps girlfriend inside vehicle
Officers arrested a man for investigation of fourth-degree assault after he allegedly hit his girlfriend in the face with an open hand during a dispute inside a vehicle.
The woman told officers the incident occurred at about 5:23 p.m. on Jan. 15 in a restaurant parking lot in the 300 block of Central Avenue North, according to the police report.
Police noticed redness on the woman’s face and she complained of pain. She told officers she’s been in a long-term relationship with the man but they have had a lot of issues lately.
The boyfriend told officers his girlfriend had been cheating on him and took money from him. He denied the assault. He said he hit her in self-defense with an open hand after she had pulled on his shirt.
Customer threatens store employee
Police arrested a man for investigation of harassment after he reportedly threatened an employee at about 8:16 p.m. on Jan. 18 at the Fred Meyer store, 10201 S.E. 240th St.
The employee had watch the man pay for several items but not the liquor bottles he had put in a backpack, according to the police report.
After going through self-checkout, the man reportedly went over to the pharmacy area and noticed the employee had been watching him. He yelled at the employee that he was going to “smack him down.”
The man denied that he threatened the employee. He said he was accused of stealing and decided to return the items he paid for and wanted his money back.
Woman punches boyfriend
Officers arrested a woman for investigation of fourth-degree assault after she allegedly punched her boyfriend in the face during a dispute at about 10:37 p.m. on Jan. 15 in a parking lot at the Bend of the River Apartments, 8721 S. 259th St.
The boyfriend had a small cut on his chin but told officers he cut it while shaving, according to the police report.
A witness saw the couple reportedly exchange punches inside a car. The girlfriend apparently became upset when she learned her boyfriend had been with another woman.
A video from a dash cam on a security patrol car reportedly showed the woman punching her boyfriend. The girlfriend told police they just wrestled inside the car and no punches were thrown.
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