Blotter | Police tail suspected package thief; woman yells at restaurant guests

Published 1:06 pm Thursday, January 8, 2015

Police and fire agencies in the Snoqualmie Valley responded to the following calls:

Snoqualmie Police Department (covering North Bend)

Friday, Dec. 26

Shoplift: At 5:02 p.m., a business in the 600 block of South Fork Avenue Southwest, North Bend, called police about a theft that had just occurred. A store employee said two minutes earlier, a white man in his 20s, about five feet, eight inches tall, grabbed three bags on display and ran out the door. He was seen getting into a white van that exited the mall parking lot in the direction of the freeway.

Wednesday, Dec. 24

No fire: At 2:31 a.m., a caller reported seeing a large bonfire along the river, in the 100 block of Southeast 10th Street, North Bend. Police investigated, but the weather was cold and rainy, and they did not see any fire or evidence of a recent fire.

Tuesday, Dec. 23

Suspicious: At 5:02 p.m., police got a report of a suspicious maroon van in the area of Southeast Burrows Way and Thompson Avenue Southeast, Snoqualmie. A caller said they’d heard that a maroon van was seen following delivery trucks and the driver might be stealing packages. Police located the vehicle and talked to the occupant, who was a local resident, not a package thief.

Monday, Dec. 22

Suspended license: At 9:26 p.m., an officer patrolling in the 8000 block of Meadowbrook Way Southeast, Snoqualmie, stopped a vehicle for a traffic infraction. The driver had a suspended license, and was cited.

Yelling: At 11:24 p.m., a restaurant in the 700 block of Southwest Mount Si Boulevard called police about a woman causing a disturbance. The woman was reportedly standing in the lobby, and just outside the building, yelling at customers as they came in. When police arrived, she was in the bathroom. The officers spoke with the woman, and gave her a ride to the Issaquah Park and Ride.

Siphoning: At 8:13 a.m., a caller in the 1100 block of East North Bend Way, North Bend, reported an overnight theft. Someone siphoned gas from several vehicles at the location.

Carnation Police Department

Wednesday, Dec. 10

Cyberstalking: At 10:50 a.m., a resident in the 4000 block of Regal Street reported that her ex-boyfriend had used her computer login that morning, and was stalking her online. They broke up two years ago, she said, but still have contact because they have shared custody of their two children.

Thursday, Dec. 11

Vehicle recovered: At 12:53 a.m., police recovered a vehicle reported stolen in Kirkland, in the 32400 block of East Entwistle Street. The vehicle had been left in a park parking lot.

Wednesday, Dec. 17

Empty break-in: At 10 a.m., the manager of the the city’s market shelter building reported a burglary at the building. The market season is over, but someone punched open the door of the storage area to gain access to it.

Sunday, Dec. 21

Welfare check: At 11:33 a.m., police contacted an intoxicated and distraught woman attempting to get into the Snoqualmie River at Tolt-MacDonald Park. She said she wanted hypothermia, but police held her back from the water.