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A Beaverton police patrol car outside of City Hall.

(Everton Bailey Jr./The Oregonian)

Maria Meracle

A police officer stopped Maria Patricia Meracle and her associate outside the Beaverton Town Square Fred Meyer Dec. 3 and asked her if she recently wrote on a car with lipstick.

Officers were called about 4:35 p.m. after the 26-year-old female driver of a Mercedes-Benz C230 reported Meracle smeared the cosmetic on the car during a parking dispute, according to a Beaverton police report.

When asked about the lipstick, Meracle, 53, told the officer that the Mercedes driver had parked inappropriately next to her Porsche hatchback, the report said. Meracle later admitted that the Mercedes had been parked first, according to the report.

The Mercedes driver told officers that she was leaving Fred Meyer when she saw the Porsche parked very close to her driver's side door, the report said. The Porsche was backed into one space and had its left rear tire at least one foot into another space, according to the report.

The Mercedes driver reported that when she mentioned the parking job to Meracle, the 53-year-old began yelling and cursing about how the Mercedes was parked, the report said.

Meracle then wrote on the Mercedes' driver side window with red lipstick, the report said. Officers found part of the lipstick-written message smeared on the window and another part "talked about parking."

The other driver got into the Mercedes as Meracle continued yelling and cursing, the report said.

The Mercedes driver threatened to call police. Meracle yelled back that "she was rich and the police couldn't do anything," the report said.

Meracle was booked into the Washington County Jail on charges of harassment, disorderly conduct and criminal mischief.

She told officers that she went to the Fred Meyer to buy a big screen TV and parked where she did because she wanted to get a spot close to the store, the report said. She said she no longer had the lipstick she used to write on the other car.

Other police calls included:

A 32-year-old woman was arrested Dec. 2 on suspicion of theft in the 11400 block of Southwest Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway. She was allegedly shoplifting from a business in the area.

A 60-year-old woman was arrested Dec. 2 near Southwest Walker Road and Murray Boulevard on suspicion of driving under the influence of intoxicants and possession of a controlled substance.

Someone reported a vehicle with a soft roof in the 4100 block of Southwest Hocken Avenue was ransacked Dec. 2. A traveling game set was taken from the vehicle.

Someone broke out the window of a vehicle in the 6600 block of Southwest Griffin Drive and stole two toolboxes Dec. 2.

A 30-year-old man was arrested Dec. 2 at Beaverton City Hall on suspicion of failure to register as a sex offender. He was attempting to register at City Hall but was already out of compliance.

Someone reported on Dec. 2 that about $10,000 in jewelry taken from a home in the 13900 block of Southwest Berthold Street.

A 39-year-old woman was arrested Dec. 3 near Oregon 217 and Southwest Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway on suspicion of driving under the influence of intoxicants. Her blood alcohol content was .09 percent.

A 42-year-old man was arrested Dec. 3 in the 17400 block of Southwest Arbutus Drive on an outstanding warrant in connection with a

Someone reported two slashes in the soft top of a convertible in the 16400 block of Southwest Estuary Drive on Dec. 3.

Someone reported finding a large stainless steel butcher knife in bushes near Southwest 170th Avenue and Baseline Road on Dec. 3.

The police log is a list of recent calls for service and crime provided by the Beaverton Police Department. This is a partial list of incidents officers responded to on Dec. 2 and Dec. 3.