Man sees stolen tractor on Facebook Marketplace

A 45-year-old Port Orchard man was in Kitsap County Superior Court March 3 after stealing a tractor.

Bail was $50,000. He faces charges of trafficking in stolen property and possession of a stolen vehicle (10 years in prison, $20,00o fine maximum each).

Court records show Kitsap deputies responded Feb. 21 at 10:27 a.m. to the 14900 block of Bethel Burley Road SE in Port Orchard. The victim said his $25,000 tractor was stolen in Snohomish County sometime between Dec. 28, 2024 and Jan. 4 of this year.

He said his partner had seen it for sale in Facebook Marketplace out of Tacoma. They pretended to be interested in buying it, and planned to meet in Olalla. When they talked the victim said the tractor had three unique features of the one he had stolen. The bucket and backhoe are black and the roof white-gray, along with a rebar welded step.

Pepsi, ice cream and a gun called ‘Peace Maker’

A 49-year-old Bremerton man was in Superior Court Feb. 27 charged with stealing Wild Cherry Pepsi and Tillamook ice cream from a Safeway.

He was also charged with unlawful possession of a firearm. He faces six years in prison and $15,000 in fines. Bail was $57,000.

Court papers say Kitsap deputies responded to the 2800 block of NW Bucklin Hill Road in Silverdale Feb. 26 at 1:54 p.m. A loss prevention officer stopped a man with various food products totaling $16.98. The items included soda pop, ice cream and a chicken crispito.

His fanny pack included a gun and meth. The suspect, who was “sweating profusely,” is a convicted felon not allowed to have weapons. Engraved on the gun were the words, “Peace Maker.”

Woman stole items from parked vehicle

A 26-year-old Kingston woman was in Superior Court March 3 facing charges of theft and possession of stolen property.

She faces five years in prison and $10,000 in fines on each charge.

Court documents show Bremerton police responded Feb. 28 at 8:04 a.m. to the 2000 block of 11th Street regarding a vehicle prowl. The reporting party, the daughter of the victim, said she took a photo of the suspect’s vehicle and license plate as it left. They reviewed security footage and saw a woman about 35 with puffy blonde hair take items from the vehicle. She pulled a hood up over her head to avoid detection.

The suspect vehicle’s owner told officers the name of the woman, who was staying at a nearby Airbnb. She said the vehicle’s owner asked her to get the items out of his sister’s car. She said he wasn’t man enough to do it himself. He said, however, that he doesn’t have a sister and he was just looking after the woman for a friend who was in prison.