Police and fire agencies in the Snoqualmie Valley responded to the following calls:
Snoqualmie Police Dept. (covering North Bend)
Sunday, July 5
Hot dog: At 11:46 a.m., police were called to the 400 block of South Fork Avenue S.W., North Bend, for a report of a dog left inside a vehicle in the parking lot. Two windows were partly open, but the temperature outside was 80 degrees and rising. The officer noted in his report that the interior of the vehicle could be up to 15 degrees warmer than outside. The officer observed the dog, which didn’t seem to be in distress, and left a note about the complaint for the driver of the car, which was registered in Richland.
Monday, July 6
Egged: At 8:22 a.m., police were called to the 600 block of East North Bend Way, North Bend, for a report of unknown suspects throwing eggs at a parked car. Damage to the vehicle from the egging or the removal of the eggs is unknown.
Open container: At 6:26 p.m., police contacted three subjects in a car with open containers of beer, in the 400 block of S.W. Mount Si Boulevard, North Bend. Police had them dump out the beer and had a non drinking passenger drive.
Purse snatched: At 10:26 p.m., police responded to a report of a stolen purse at the 400 block of S.W. Mount Si Boulevard, North Bend. The victim said she left her purse in a shopping cart and when she returned to get it, the bag was gone. It was not turned in to the store. The following day, the items in the purse were returned to the store from which they were taken. The items were returned to the owner but the purse remains missing.
Friday, July 10
Sleeping on the road: At 6:54 a.m., police found two people sleeping in the back seat of a car on Bendigo Boulevard and N.W. Eighth Street, North Bend. They told police they had run out of gas so the officer took one of them to the gas station, then sent them on their way.
Soliciting: At 2:50 p.m., police responded to a report of a woman walking up and down N.E. Eighth Street, North Bend, ringing doorbells and asking for contributions to her scholarship. She had no credentials. The officer warned the subject to get a solicitor license.
Snoqualmie Fire Dept.
Saturday, July 11
Burn: At 7:56 p.m., Snoqualmie firefighters responded to a phoned-in report of an illegal burn in the back yard of a house, causing nuisance smoke to the surrounding neighborhood. The caller wanted to remain anonymous but expressed concern about the fire danger, as well as smoke inside his home. Firefighters responded and found a three-foot campfire burning in an open pit and attended by the homeowner. Firefighters noted that the resident had taken the necessary precautions, but since there was a countywide burn ban in effect, they advised him to put out the fire, which he did.
Tuesday, July 14
Assistance: At 11:54 a.m., the fire department was called to the Lake Alice area for a reported medical alarm. When firefighters arrived, they contacted a woman working outside in her driveway. She said she must have dropped the alarm button, causing it to go off. She didn’t need medical assistance, but firefighters helped her locate the alarm button, and then stayed on to help her finish up her chores.
Medical aid: In addition to the above calls, Snoqualmie EMTs responded to 11 medical aid calls bringing the total number of calls to date to 676.
