This byline was sent to me by a friend. It’s a stark reminder for me as the perpetrators in our neighborhood incursion were discovered and arrested in Orting!
This byline was sent to me by a friend. It’s a stark reminder for me as the perpetrators in our neighborhood incursion were discovered and arrested in Orting!
Below are comments from Washington Fish and Wildlife. Please check out the PDF mentioned as it has a lot of good information on Black Bears. Here are some of the pictures from my cameras.
It will be important that the neighborhood tries to keep as many attractants secured as possible.. Even if only one house has something available the bear will come to your area.. You can send out the PDF on our website here: http://wdfw.wa.gov/living/bear.pdf that tells you what they are most attracted too. Fruit trees are some of their favorite things.. but garbage is by far the biggest attractant.
The Orting Police stopped the Dark Green SUV License Number ASY7390 and arrested the individuals inside. They were identified as Whittier, Kristofer Floyd and Patrick, Casey Neil. As of this writing they were transferred to Pierce County Jail and released pending receipt of changes from Orting and any action by the Pierce County Prosecutor. It is believed their vehicle is still in the possession of the Orting Police.
I was given a link http://dw.courts.wa.gov/index.cfm?fa=home.namelist which allows people to search for Names, case numbers etc. Check out the names Whittier, Kristofer Floyd and Patrick, Casey. You will find quite a bit on their criminal history.
Contact the Pierce County Prosecutor’s Office http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/index.aspx?nid=118 Address: 930 Tacoma Ave S #946, Tacoma, WA 98402 Phone: (253) 798-7400 Fax: 798-6636 and ask about these people. Contact the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/index.aspx?nid=121 Phone: 798-7530 and ask why Whittier, Kristofer Floyd and Patrick, Casey Neil Case Numbers Sherriff 1618901173 and 1620201467 have not been sent to the Pierce County Prosecutor’s Office. Contact the Orting Police http://cityoforting.org/services/police-department/ Address: 401 Washington Avenue Southeast, Orting, WA 98360 Phone: (360) 893.3111 Fax: (360) 893-3129 and ask when Orting 16-674 will be sent to the Pierce County Prosecutor’s Office.
I was sent these two pictures with this comment: “I believe these are the two guys, these are the guys that pop up on Facebook. The bald one is Kristofer Whittier the really bad guy. They are both 23 almost 24.”
In addition to the Dark Green SUV (ASY7390) at least one of them came into the Neighborhood riding a motorcycle at 0413hrs, 7 July 2016 to do a little more stealing.