Blotter | Potato gun vandals on the loose; Men owe cabbie $200
Published 6:23 pm Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Snoqualmie Police Dept. (covering North Bend)
Saturday, Feb. 28
Noise Complaint: At 11:06 p.m., police received a noise complaint about loud music in the 7200 block of Saint Andrews Lane, Snoqualmie. Police advised the party-goers to turn their music down.
Suspicious: At 11:34 p.m., an employee called police after a customer was standing outside of the business for two hours in the 100 block of East North Bend Way, North Bend. The police officer picked up the suspect, bought him some fast food and gave him bus fare for the morning.
Sunday, March 1
Theft: At 12:36 p.m., a business reported a grab-and-dash of an iPhone 6 in the 200 block of Main Avenue South, North Bend. The thief, a white man in his 20s, grabbed the phone out of the business and ran toward the railroad tracks.
Juvenile Problem: At 4:40 p.m., police responded to a call that four, 14-year-olds were launching a potato gun near the soccer fields at Southeast Ridge Street, Snoqualmie. The kids were gone on arrival.
DUI: At 8:07 p.m., police stopped a vehicle for reckless driving at Kimball Creek Bridge, North Bend. They took the suspect in to custody for a DUI and their vehicle was towed and impounded.
Monday, March 2
Theft: At 4:56 p.m., a caller reported a theft of 18 boxes of Girl Scout cookies, worth $72, in the 35000 block of Rhododendron Drive, Snoqualmie.
Tuesday, March 3
Suspicious: At 5:18 a.m., police received a third-party report that two men were refusing to pay a taxi-cab driver their more than $200 fare in the 460 block of Southwest Mount Si Boulevard, North Bend. They were in the cab for four hours driving around and one passenger allegedly had a knife, but he did not use it or threaten the driver. Police are investigating for charges of theft of services.
Theft: At 4:43 p.m., a caller reported he caught a thief stealing a mug and energy drinks during his shift at a business in the 46600 block of Southeast North Bend Way, North Bend. The suspect was cooperative and banned from Truck Town for a year. They entered into a civil agreement for payment in lieu of prosecution.
Wednesday, March 4
Trespass: At 8:53 p.m., police received a call that a woman was trespassing after she was already asked to leave a business in the 400 block of Southwest Mount Si Boulevard, North Bend. Police found her nearby with a man; they discovered a warrant for his arrest and booked him in the King County Jail. The woman was arrested for trespassing and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Thursday, March 5
Suspicious: At 7:42 a.m., a caller reported seeing a man walking along Railroad Avenue Southeast, Snoqualmie, with what looked like a sword. Police didn’t see anything suspicious after an area check and suspected the item was just an umbrealla.
Friday, March 6
Theft: At 6:36 p.m., a caller reported a subject attempted to shoplift at a business in the 400 block of South Fork Avenue Southwest, North Bend. The caller approached the suspect, who was pregnant and drinking, outside and she handed over the stolen items from her purse. Police found a warrant for her arrest from Monroe, but police would not confirm the charges, so she was given a courtesy ride to Snoqualmie.
Snoqualmie Fire Dept.
Friday, March 6
Alarm: At 6:32 p.m., Snoqualmie firefighters responded to the Snoqualmie Ridge Golf Course for an automatic fire alarm. The crew investigated and determined that it was a false alarm set off by a malfunctioning detector. They reset the system.
Saturday, March 7
Alarm: At 6:15 p.m., Snoqualmie firefighters responded to the Snoqualmie Ridge Golf Course for an automatic fire alarm. This was also a false alarm caused by a malfunctioning detector.
Sunday, March 8
Dust: At 6:20 a.m., Snoqualmie firefighters responded to the Kendal Lake building for a fire alarm. Upon arrival, they found that workers set off the alarm with construction dust.
Medical aid: In addition, Snoqualmie EMTs responded to seven medical aid calls, bringing the 2014 incident call number to 218.
