On Monday, at 2:30 p.m., an undercover deputy spotted a possibly stolen Kia in a grocery store parking lot in the 11200 block of Canyon Rd E. The Kia had a broken window and a temporary license plate.
The deputy ran a records check and found out that the temporary plate belongs on a Toyota Tacoma. As he kept an eye on the vehicle and the woman driving it, he dug a little deeper. He learned that the vehicle had been stolen at gunpoint by a female suspect on Aug. 11. He also learned that, just a few days prior, a female driving the vehicle had fled from Lakewood officers, who couldn’t pursue her due to state law.
As the undercover deputy called for marked patrol cars to assist him, the suspect got into the car and drove away southbound on Canyon Rd E. Several deputies got behind her and she pulled into a RV storage lot at 144th St E. She got out of the Kia and ran up to a building. At the same time, a man pulled into the lot and got out of his car. Deputies were attempting to take the suspect into custody while also protecting the innocent bystander. The suspect jumped into the bystander’s vehicle and started it up. Even though the owner still had his keys, he was still close enough to his car that the key fob allowed the car to start using the push button. Deputies opened the driver and passenger doors to try to get to the suspect. As they did this, she put the car in reverse and backed up with the deputies trapped between the doors and the car. Neither deputy was seriously injured.
The suspect sped away northbound on Canyon Rd E. Since they had probable cause for assault, deputies pursued the suspect. She swerved around one set of stop sticks and then turned onto a dead-end road. She pulled into a restaurant parking lot, opened her door, and rolled out of the car, which crashed into a tree.
The 27-year-old suspect was arrested and booked into jail.
Deputies located a gun in the second stolen vehicle.
Prosecutors charged the suspect with two counts of assault in the second degree, theft of a motor vehicle, attempting to elude a police vehicle, and unlawful possession of a stolen vehicle. She pleaded not guilty at her arraignment yesterday and was released on her personal recognizance.
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No bail. Released. Assaulted two officers. Stole two cars. Evaded and eludes once and attempted a second time. And again I say , RELEASED. NO BAIL. Ugghhhhh
So this behavior is acceptable?
She had GTA since August 11, now added additional charges, including a weapon, and she walks? Last tome I checked, grand theft auto was a felony. I thought that felonies required mandatory bail.
That’s sending a real positive sign. No punishment.
A court day for a day in the future.
She is laughing at the whole system, and the system should be grateful she hasn’t killed anyone yet.
If judges and law enforcement in this situation are hamstrung by idiotic state laws, then those laws should be changed. The laws barring pursuit should also be reviewed.
I for one would like to hear the judge’s explanation. But, if the judge believes she is being paid to coddle criminals and can’t do her job, she should quit so someone else can do it.
Who the hell was the judge who released her? We need to get her off the bench.
The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office released this story. The impact on the morale of our law enforcement professionals related to no bail adjudications on felony allegations cannot be overlooked. Recruitment is down. Retirements have accelerated. Small cities have been hit the hardest because they cannot offer the same recruiting incentive bonuses as the larger cities.
To end the crime epidemic we must incarcerate those who put our safety at risk. We must seek help and treatment for those who commit crimes to support substance abuse. The “no cash bail” rally cry has only exasperated our violent crime rates across the nation. (There was a weapon found in one of the above listed stolen vehicles.) Judges work for us. Reach out and let them know how you feel.
Well said!
Remember this kind of thing when it’s time to vote, and make sure to vote. I’m voting for the candidate who has a plan to crack down on crime, even if it’s a automaton from the planet Zoltar. This wild West garbage has got to stop. The only wild West behavior we should accept is maybe treating car thieves to the same consequences that used to befall horse thieves.
Criminals need to be put in their place, and kept there…JAIL!!
After all these years it’s getting clear, woke judges are the problem. The damage they create to society is criminal, I pray every day for sharia law, only law and order will save Tacoma!
It is unacceptable that no bail was required. Being released on her personal recognizance means she will likely be right back to criminal behavior, endangering the public. I would like to know which judge made this decision and the reasoning, if any, for it. We need to know who the judges are and whether their decisions comprise a pattern that compromises public safety. Voters need to be informed.