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The week of New Year’s Day is the time Th e Re-porter editorial staff looks back at the stories that defi ne the past 12 months. Th e stories of 2015

were a mix of joy and sadness, election battles won and lost, graduations and a state championship. Here are the top 10 for 2015, and a few more.

No. 1 Teen drowns in Lake WildernessTh e top story

of 2015 is also the saddest. A 14-year-old Tahoma Junior High student drowned in Lake Wilderness June 23. Th e boy was with a group of friends swimming near a private beach on the east side of the lake when he went under the water.

An off -duty Kent police offi cer, who was nearby with his family, called 911 and then jumped into the water in an attempt to rescue the teen.

Dive teams from the Renton Police Department and King County Sheriff ’s Offi ce arrived and pulled the teen out of the water, approximately 40 minutes aft er he had gone under the surface of the water.

Once he was out of the water, paramedics were able to get a heartbeat aft er CPR was performed.

Th e teen was then airlift ed to Harborview Medical Center where he later died due to anoxic encephalopa-thy, or lack of oxygen to the brain.

No. 2 Russell Ridge closesIn March a letter was sent to parents announcing

Russell Ridge, an alternative learning experience pro-gram in the Tahoma School District, was being closed. For several months it was a controversial subject in the Letters to the Editor and at the school board meet-ings.

Aft er considerable discussion and consideration, the board members unanimously voted to close Russell Ridge.

“Rather than focusing on a program that was already in place, we want to start from scratch and design an AL program that meets needs of students here and is in line with state AL standards,” Kevin Patterson said, spokesperson for the district.

No. 3 Cmdr. Greg Goral dies

Black Diamond police Cmdr. Greg Goral died Aug. 16 aft er a three year bat-tle with appendiceal cancer, or a cancer of the appendix, an extremely rare cancer

that accounts for less than 1 percent of all cancer cases.Th e Black Diamond and Enumclaw communities

gathered to support Goral at the annual Boots and Badges basketball game on April 12, but they weren’t the only ones – Goral’s story resounded all around the state as donations came in from as far as Ocean Shores and Yakima to support his fi ght.

No. 4 Black Diamond incumbents lose elections

Aft er a fi ery campaign season, incumbents in the Black Diamond City Council lost their re-election bids in November.

In Black Diamond, challenger Brian Weber took Council Position 4 from Craig Goodwin with 68 percent of the vote, and challenger Pat Pepper unseated Ron Taylor with similar numbers.

In Maple Valley incumbent council members Noel Gerken, Position 5, and Layne Barnes, Position 3, chose not to seek re-election. Les Burberry , Position 3, and Megan Sheridan, Position 5, will join the council in January.

No. 5 Covington mayor retires gavelMayor Margaret Harto presided over her fi nal

Covington City Council meeting Dec. 8 when she

announced she would not be serving another term as mayor. Harto served 10 years as mayor. She was ap-pointed to the council in 2002 and was fi rst elected in 2003.

At the meeting announcing her retirement Harto said, “It certainly has been my privilege and honor these last 10 year to serve and be the leader of this council, but it is time for a change. Each one of you, and all I have served with, have left a very signifi cant footprint on my heart. Tonight I am telling you it is time for this mayor to retire…. Th e guy you call the mayor’s chauf-feur, we’ve been together 54 years; I have decided he is the most important person in my life.”

No. 6. Washington’s smoke signals

Citizens of the state voted to legalize marijuana in 2012 and 2015 was the year retail shops opened in or around many communities. Th e Reporter published a in a four part series analyzing the history and politics marijuana.

Th e series won fi rst place in the “Compre-hensive Coverage of a Single Issue or Series” category of the annual Washington Newspaper Publisher’s Better Newspapers Contest.

Reporter Rebecca Gourley wrote on the continuing evolution of politics surrounding marijuana, focusing specially on the reconsid-eration of drug convictions, and the history of hemp in the United States.

Reporter Ray Still focused on the science behind cannabis and how it aff ects the body, and examined some myths and misconcep-tions about marijuana.

No. 7 Bears win state crown

May 31 the Tahoma Bears fastpitch team lift ed high the state 4A fastpitch

trophy at Merkel Sports Complex in Spokane aft er going on a four-game winning tear through the tournament.

Aft er winning three and losing one during districts, the Bears entered the state tourney as the No. 3 seed.

Once at state, the Bears found the championship formula and went on 4-0 run for the crown.

No. 8 Covington ends school impact fees agreement

A legal battle between the city of Covington and the Kent School District triggered the nuclear option Oct. 27 when the Covington City Council unanimously approved an ordinance terminating the collection of school impact fees.

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Directions:Season the roast generously with salt and pepper. Next hand rub salted butter mixed with chopped garlic cloves, chopped parsley,

rosemary and thyme. Drizzle olive oil over the top right before placing in the oven.Cook for 20 minutes at 450 degrees.Then turn down the oven to 325 for an additional three hours.Forty fi ve minutes prior to the roast being down, lay a half pound of bacon on top and continuing cooking.

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Directions:Add tomatillos, poblano and jalapeño peppers to a pot and

fi ll halfway with water. Cover and cook for 8 minutes on medium high heat, or until soft. Blend the cooked vegetables with the onion, garlic, spinach, sugar and one cup of water. You may blend in two batches if it doesn’t all fi t in the blender. Melt two tablespoons of butter and a tablespoon of olive oil in a large pan and add the sauce. Rinse out the blender with enough water to get out the last bit of the sauce. Add salt to taste. Stir and bring to boil. Toss with spaghetti and enjoy!

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Th e city of Maple Valley was notifi ed by the State Transportation Improvement Board the 216th Avenue Southeast roadway improve-ments was awarded grant funding from the Urban Arterial Program for $1,614,888.

Th is grant agreement will implement eligible construction funding as identifi ed in the State Transportation Improvement Board Urban Ar-terial Program for the 216th Avenue Southeast roadway improvements. Th e agreement to ac-cept the grant funding was graciously accepted by the Maple Valley City Council at the Dec. 14 council meeting.

Th e transportation board typically issues a call for projects each June for the following year’s funding program. Th e recipients of proj-ect awards were announced on Nov. 20 at the regularly scheduled board meeting. Th is was one of 35 projects statewide that were selected from an applicant pool of 81 applications to be funded by the Urban Arterial Program by the board. Th is grant will provide the needed construction funding necessary to construct roadway improvements for this gateway street beginning in the spring of 2016 with expected completion in the fall of 2016.

Th is grant will fund approximately 65 percent of the total cost of construction for this

project, which was estimated to be $2,486,044. In addition, Puget Sound Energy will contribute 60 percent of the cost of under ground electrical facilities, per Schedule 74 requirements.

Th e 216th Avenue Southeast roadway improvements project will construct missing sidewalks along both sides of the corridor; provide designated bicycle lanes, landscaped medians and left turn pockets where applicable. Th e improvements will extend from Southeasat 272nd, Kent-Kangley Road-SR 516, to the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad crossing. Th is project is currently included in the city’s approved six year transportation improvement program.

Th e dispute began more than a year ago and culmi-nated in the ordinance that severed the interlocal agree-ment between the district and the city for the collection of impact fees that dates back to 1997.

Th e dispute began around May 2014 when Inland group requested a partial exemp-tion from the school impact fees of $700,000 for a Town Center development for low-income families.

Th e city staff determined an 80 percent exemption was necessary for the develop-ment to be built. Th e city’s point was a developer cannot pass the cost of the impact fees onto a buyer because the price of low-income housing is determined by state law.

In October of 2014 the city offi cially granted the developer an 80 percent exemption.

Th e district fi led a request for a declaratory judgment with the King County Supe-rior Court on June 5. Th e city fi led a motion to dismiss the district’s request.

According to the city docu-ments the action to repeal the school impact fee ordinance and end the interlocal agreement was to stop the litigation, make the request for a declaratory judgment “moot” and halt the spending of public money.

No. 9 New chief of police in Covington

Andrew McCurdy took over as Covington chief of Police July 1 aft er former chief Kevin Klason retired June 30.

McCurdy is originally from the San Francisco Bay Area but has been living in the Puget Sound area since 1996.

McCurdy still works for the King County Sheriff ’s Offi ce but has been assigned as the chief of Cov-ington

under a contract between the sheriff ’s offi ce and the city, McCurdy wrote in an email.

McCurdy is originally from the San Francisco Bay Area but has been living in the Puget Sound area since 1996.

He comes from a family of police.

McCurdy said both his fa-ther and mother were police offi cers in California and his brother is a sergeant with the

King County Sheriff ’s Offi ce.His career in law enforce-

ment started in 1991 where he was a community service offi cer in San Francisco.

Five years later, in 1996, McCurdy was hired as a po-lice offi cer in Washington.

No. 10 New city manager in Covington

Regan Bolli began a trifecta of leadership change in Cov-ington when he took over the city manager position Jan 12. He replaced Derek Matheson who took the chief adminis-trative offi cer in Kent.

Th e 36-year-old Bolli came from Ephraim, Utah. Bolli earned his bachelor’s degree from BYU in American stud-ies and a law degree from the University of Denver. He and his wife, Erin, have six chil-dren, whose ages range from 12 to less than a month.

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good deed Sergeants Brian Martinez

and Brian Lynch of the Black Diamond Police Depart-ment went above and beyond the call of duty when they

responded to a domestic vio-lence call in late September.

Th e victim, a woman from outside of town, did not have any of her belongings or any money, and all of the nearby shelters were full for the night.

So the offi cers called the Enumclaw Cedar Inn and booked her a room for the night, with the Inn kicking in half the cost.

Th e story was sent to the Courier-Herald through Facebook by a reader.

“I can tell you that as the chief this is the stuff that makes you most proud,” Black Diamond Police Chief Jamey Kiblinger said. “It’s what our offi cers do when nobody is looking that you can see their character and selfl essness.”

Roads and sidewalks proposition fails

For the second time in less than two years Cov-ington voters voted down a transportation benefi t district proposition or street and sidewalk maintenance and improvements.

Th e city proposition would authorize a 10 year 0.002 sales tax increase or 20 cents for every $100.

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Resolutions are for people with goals, a plan and a purpose in life. Like the kid in the front row in third grade who always raised his hand because he knew the answer, and Mrs. Mar-supial with her bride of Frankenstein mop would crack a scary smile and all the brats in the back would pretend to gag (not me of course — I never got in trouble).

Resolutions are for the mature, the type of hu-manoids who are always on time and know how much money is in their checking accounts, and it’s not because the bank just sent a “you’re going to jail you bum” mes-sage. Th ey make to-do lists and do things.

My to-do list plan is to scribble a list with such poor penmanship that an hour later I will have no idea what any of the jobs and goals could possibly be. Th e only part of a to-do list that is important is making the list and bragging that you did it.

I am sure the little dweeb in the front row, who is now a multigagillionaire with lots of dark socks, makes a New Year’s to-do resolution list at 6:35 a.m. Jan. 1 – a legible one.

Every year I make a New Year’s resolution to never make resolutions. R words like resolution, responsibility and reality make me limp.

Th is year my plan is on New Year’s Day to make our traditional stuff ed mushrooms, Swedish meatballs with homemade pasta, three-cheese bread, brown-butter and roasted garlic asparagus and a fudge swirl trifl e dessert. I will watch “Th e Searchers”, a football game, go to sleep for two hours, wake up and it will be March.

Th at Einstein was good at math.

Since it is going to be 2016, I decided for no logical reason to toss out my resolution to make no resolution and make some resolutions.

Here are a some of my top to-dos or not to dos.

I am going to be less cheery and more mature. No more Mr. Sunshine with intoxicated dancing cows singing, “My Little Buckaroo.”

I am going to be more honest with myself and others about my hair, and their apparent hair. I realize I have been blessed with a fl eecy, follicu-lar noggin and I won’t make fun of the apparent hair wanna-be-like-me(s) who spray hirsute reincarnation on their shiny heads.

I can keep this resolution. Here is an example: “Sure that green spray will work. Don’t worry about the burning and skin peeling. Soon you will look just like me.”

When I hear a political leader use the term, “We’re just going to move forward,” I resolve not to become a third grader and fall down on the fl oor giggling. I promise to take those statements as seriously as I do the sultry voice whisper-ing from the grocery store check-out machine,

“Welcome valued customer.”I resolve to be nicer to Ms. Vegan and I will

try to refrain from calling her Ms. Vegan. I will stipulate Ms. Vegan knows the name of two cows, which is material to the matter of a double bacon-cheese burger, despite the overriding fact Ms. Vegan does not know the name of Old McDonald’s piggies, E-I-E-I-Oooo (and Ms. Vegan is the fi nest humor writer an editor could hope for).

Now for a late breaking special report.I found some two pocket stripy shirts Sunday,

which I am certain is an omen similar to a buck-et of rocks falling out of the sky whacking me on the brainpan. Allow me to leak a little secret; I won’t be the only one wearing stripy two pockets in 2016. It’s going to be a fashion trend. Let’s try to keep a lid on the fad excitement for now.

When New Year’s Day arrives let’s raise our glasses and toast the town with a few guzzles of out-of-date buttermilk. Th at will lift the fun ball as high as it goes.

Happy New Year to all.

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness….” Th ese words make up the heart of who and what America is as a nation. But what is this pursuit of happiness? What does it mean?

Originally, Th omas Jeff erson, the chief writer of the Declaration of Independence, had gotten the idea of these natural, unalienable rights from the English philosopher, John Locke. But instead of using the pursuit of happiness, Locke described those natural rights as being life, liberty, and property. So why did Jeff erson change property into pursuit of happiness?

While “Life, liberty and prop-erty” are all tangible, based upon qualities that are easily measured,

pursuit of happiness is more intangible and diffi cult to defi ne.

According to a footnote in Edward S. Corwin’s book, “Th e ‘Higher Law’ Back-ground of American Constitutional Law”,

“Th e phrase ‘pursuit of happi-ness’ was probably suggested by [eminent the 18th English jurist, Sir William] Blackstone’s statement that the law of nature boils down to ‘one paternal precept, that mans should pursue his own true and substantial happiness.’”

It should be clear that Jeff erson thought very carefully about this use of words when he made the change to Locke’s original thoughts.

But what is happiness? It’s an emotion tied to many things. As Mary Pipher PhD noted in her book “Reviving Ophelia”, “Happi-ness is largely a matter of contrasts.” We may be healthy, wealthy and

wise, but unless we see ourselves better off than others or to our lives in the past, it’s a feeling we rapidly lose under stress. Dr. Pipher also noted that, “Happiness comes not from using others, but from being useful.”

It seems that happiness depends on how we compare our mental states to things outside ourselves. It also comes from fi nding ways to serve others rather than just serving our own wants and needs. It seems there are two words to describe these precepts: gratitude and caring (for the needs of others).

One of the things that struck me as paradoxical is, that when asked what would make the super rich—the .1% – happy, their answer was “20-30% more income.” Obviously, these super wealthy who were sur-veyed were both unable to look to their pasts to see how far they had come, nor, were they able to turn their focus to the needs of others.

Th is time of the year, when we give and receive presents, and ex-pect ourselves to be happy “because everyone else is,” is also oft en a time for many when their expectations of happiness do not match reality.

Th at contrast is depressing. Th ere’s a wistful desire for something more, just beyond our reach.

Th ere are two thoughts I will leave you to consider. Rather than pursuing happiness, perhaps we should, as the Apostle Paul noted in his letter to the Philippians (4:11), to seek contentment: “I am not say-ing this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content what-ever the circumstances.”

To lower our expectations a notch from pursuit of happiness to contentment could help relieve our dissatisfaction and depression.

Th e fi nal thought is that should we continue to follow Jeff erson’s goal of the pursuit of happiness, we should see how far we’ve grown, and where we were in the past com-pared to now. Th en we should get out of our self-centered boxes, and look to the needs of others. Serving others and being useful is a lot surer road to attaining happiness.

Th omas Jeff erson set the tone for the nation when he craft ed the ringing words of the Declaration of Independence. Perhaps we can obtain his goal by expanding our defi nition of “pursuit of happiness.”


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Eight lawmakers entrusted with draft -ing a school funding plan in line with the tenets of the state constitution and dictates of the Supreme Court won’t complete their task this year.

Th e contingent of Demo-cratic and Republican lawmakers met for a fi nal time in 2015 on Monday, adjourning without agreement on the contours or content of a proposal to put forth in the 2016 session.

Th ey plan to gather again Jan. 4 — one week before the session begins — with hope but uncertainty of reaching an ac-cord.

“We’re still negotiating. We’re taking our task very seriously,” said Rep. Norma Smith, R-Clinton, who is one of the lawmakers involved in the work group. “What we’re trying to do is craft some-thing that can be well-received in the Legislature.”

What this means is the Legislature will begin 2016 just as it did in 2015: in con-tempt of a Supreme Court order demand-ing a blueprint for amply funding public schools by the 2018 deadline set in the McCleary case.

In addition, a $100,000-a-day fi ne levied by justices in August continues to pile up. Th ursday will mark the 127th

day of sanctions which amounts to $12.7 million.

Any notion those sanctions will push lawmakers toward a more rapid conciliation hasn’t occurred as some lawmakers, in-cluding a couple members of the McCleary 8, think the Supreme Court exceeded its authority. Th ere is resistance to any action

perceived as placating justices.“Our focus has been on doing the right

thing for the education system not on responding to the Supreme Court,” said Rep. Chad Magendanz, R-Issaquah. “Th e fi nes are not really a fi ne. No one will drop a bill to pay the fi ne.”

Th ough the group is not “fi xated on the fi ne issue, there are members, and I am one of them, that would like us to be out of contempt,” said Sen. Christine Rolfes, D-Bainbridge Island.

To recap, the McCleary decision dealt with the entire tab for the basic education of a million students.

Lawmakers and Gov. Jay Inslee fi gured out how to spend billions of additional dollars on things like supplies, all-day kindergarten, smaller class sizes and buses in the last two state budgets.

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landscape and garden holds the promise of a perfect growing season. Th is January resolve to add these monthly reminders to your calendar – you’ll enjoy less work and more beauty if your resolutions for 2016 are to do at least one nice thing for your garden each month.

January - Save these tips. Order seeds, especially heirloom seed if you want to grow varieties that you won’t fi nd at a local nurseries. Tip: Even if you don’t end up planting all the seeds you buy you’ll still be helping out a small business that is trying to save our supply of heirloom seeds.

February – Cut back the brown tops of ornamental grasses this month. Prune roses. Attend the NWFG show that runs Feb 17 – 21. Order tickets online at www.gardenshow.com. My talk this year at the show will be on “Weed Wars – how to win the battle without harming Mother Nature” (Saturday, Feb 20 at 5:30pm)

March – Invest some time in weed control now for big dividends later. Divide day lilies, feed the lawn, sharpen the blades and tune up your mower.

April – Plant cool season crops like peas, lettuce, kale and cabbage. Add spring bloom-ers like primroses, pansies and alyssum. Add organic matter to enrich all soils now, so you’ll need less water this summer.

May – Plant something new and in bloom for our pollinators. New David Austin roses are out this year, new annuals like calibro-choas, add a new perennial plant that you’ve never tried. A variety of fl owering plants in the landscape will keep the birds and bees hum-ming along. Accept that it is up to gardeners to save the world.

June – Feed the soil and seal in moisture with a mulch. Cut back any early fl owering clematis aft er they bloom for an encore of fl owers later in the summer. Plant tomatoes, beans, corn and other warmth loving crops this month.

July – Invest in a rain barrel, drip irriga-tion or soaker hose. Cut back perennials like lavender and delphiniums and they will fl ower again. Fertilize your potted plants. Cut back leggy petunias, dead head geraniums.

August – Harvest beans, broccoli and leafy crops to keep your vegetables producing. Water less oft en but water deeply.

September – Have no mercy on ugly plants. Replace dried up and overgrown shrubs, trees, perennials and annuals with bet-ter behaved versions on sale at nurseries this month. Fertilize Western Washington lawns in late September. Reseed new lawns in early September.

October – Move tender potted plants close to the house, bring tender succulents like echiverias indoors. Cut back frost damaged plants and collect fallen leaves. Make this the month you start a compost pile by piling leaves and debris in a corner of the garden.

November – Plant spring blooming bulbs such as tulips and daff odils. Dig or cover tender bulbs of dahlias, cannas and tuberous begonias. Use up the gas and drain the oil from your mower before winter storage. Give thanks that you live in such a beautiful, green place.

December – Harvest your evergreens and berried branches to decorate from nature this month. Fill planters, window boxes and hang-ing baskets with the pruning crumbs from your evergreens and make jolly with holly.

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I don’t spend a lot of time contemplating my Christmas decorations, either. To be honest, I don’t like the eff ort of decorat-ing - removing the boxes from the attic, taking down our everyday items, placing the decorations, only to have to reverse it in a few weeks.

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Simple really is better, even when it comes to Christmas.

Gretchen Leigh is a stay-at-home mom who lives in Covington. You can read more of her writing and her daily blog on her website livingwithgleigh.com, on Facebook at “Living with Gleigh”or follow her on Twitter @livewithgleigh. Her column is available ev-ery week at maplevalleyreporter.com under the Lifestyles section.

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But they are still wrestling with how to end the reliance on local property tax dollars to pay teachers, principals and staff. It will require a new method of compensating school employees with state funds. That will cost money and could see some residents paying new or higher taxes.

The Democrat-controlled House and Republican-run Senate couldn’t find a solution in this year’s record-set-ting 176 days of session. And their leaders don’t plan on finding one in 2016 — an election year session — either.

Since September, the work group, with help from two of Inslee’s top aides, is deciding what information must be gathered next year so lawmakers are able to take some

tough votes in 2017.They are not negotiating levy rates and salaries but a

timeline for collecting data, explained House Majority Leader Pat Sullivan, D-Covington, who is in the group.

“If we could agree on a plan we could act early in ses-sion,” he predicted. “It shouldn’t be that hard.”

But it has been so far.

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Top photos of 20151. The front page

photo of July 1 was heart-wrench-ing. A 14-year-old Tahoma Junior High student died on June 23. His brother bows his head during a group prayer at the gathering for the victim, photo by Rebecca Gourley.

2. A hot air bal-loon floated its

way to the front page of July 17. The Black Diamond Miner’s

Day hot air balloon was enjoyed by Tatum and Indiana Atwood who were celebrating their birthday, photo by Ray Still.

3. Kentwood junior run-

ning back, Chavez Kalua-Fuimaono, No.33, rushed for 238 yards landing on the front page of Oct. 9. He scored four touchdowns during the Conks’

win over Tahoma at French Field, photo by Sarah Brenden.

4. The Greater Maple Valley

Unincorporated Area Council put on a train show in Ravesndale on Oct. 17. Jason Warner Jr., from Maple Valley, conducted his way to the front page when looking at the train display, photo by Dennis Box.

5. Xakary the Magician magi-

cally appeared on the front page on April 17 after performing at the Maple Valley Library, photo by Rebecca Gourley.

6. The Tahoma boys cross

country team ran their way to the front page of Nov. 13 for winning the 4A state meet in Pasco, courtesy photo.

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All subjects in the police blotter are presumed inno-cent until proven guilty in a court of law.

VANDALISM• On Dec. 19 it was

reported that an intoxicated husband punched a hole through a closet.

• On Dec. 20 it was reported that an unknown suspect punctured all four

tires of the victim’s vehicle. The victim believes her ex-boyfriend may have done it.

• On Dec. 21 officers responded to reports that an unknown subject had thrown rocks at a school bus. According to the police report, they hit the win-dows and broke the glass.LARCENY

• On Dec. 16 it was reported that a package was stolen from the victim’s front porch. The item was taken from inside and the empty box was left in the driveway.

• On Dec. 19 officers observed a male subject leaving Safeway with a

basket full of food. Accord-ing to the police report, he admitted to shoplifting the items.BURGLARY

• On Dec. 21 it was reported to officers that the reporting party arrived home to find their upstairs bedroom window open and the TV on the floor.CHILD ABUSE

• On Dec. 20 officers were notified about the possible abuse of a 4 year old boy by his father. The mother told officers the boy had small scratches on his neck.LOST PERSON

• On Dec. 15 it was re-

ported that a mom was late to pick her child up from the school bus stop. Ac-cording to the police report, the child ended up missing but was later found.ASSAULT

• On Dec. 16 officers responded to reports of a boyfriend repeatedly chok-ing his girlfriend.

• On Dec. 19 it was reported that two days prior, someone had slapped a female subject. It was also reported that a tray was thrown at her and it hit her son.CRIMINAL WARRANT

• On Dec. 17 officers responded to Safeway to

reports that a male subject who had stolen a beer can earlier in the day was back and wandering around the store.SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE

• On Dec. 20 it was reported that a vehicle had been left on the side of the road sometime during the night. According to the po-lice report, it appeared the vehicle had hit something.THEFT

• On Dec. 20 officers were contacted regarding reports that the victim’s ve-hicle was missing. Accord-ing to the police report, this was the second time in four months this had happened.

CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE• On Dec. 21 multiple

people in their vehicle parked at the entrance to Jenkins Creek Park after hours were contacted by officers. The report stated a small amount of marijuana and paraphernalia was confiscated.VIOLATION OF COURT ORDER

• On Dec. 22 officers were contacted at the Maple Valley Police Department because the reporting party’s ex-husband had violated his restraining order by sending packages to their son in the mail.


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