A man was arrested Monday on suspicion of vandalizing the Tacoma Police Department’s (TPD) headquarters signage and attempting to damage the front gate.
At approximately 2 a.m., TPD officers were notified of a person damaging the headquarters entry gate by pushing large pieces of concrete into the structure, which would break it if forced open, according to the arrest affidavit obtained by The Tacoma News Tribune.
Suspect allegedly told officer to open the gate, knew it would break if he did
An officer arrived at 3701 S. Pine Street and found a 45-year-old man allegedly holding a piece of concrete above his head and throwing it toward the gate into TPD’s property.
As the officer approached the man and said he was not free to leave, the man replied, “I can’t put rocks in dirt?” according to documents…