Blotter | Pokemon Go players mistaken for prowlers; dogs rescued from burning home
Published 8:30 am Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Snoqualmie-North Bend Police
Tuesday, July 5
Fireworks: At 8:11 p.m., police received a report of children setting off fireworks in a playground in the area of S.W. 11th Place, North Bend. An officer spoke with four youth about the city’s rules against fireworks.
Wednesday, July 6
No dumping: At 2:33 p.m., police received a report from a business in the 700 block of S.W. Mount Si Boulevard, North Bend, that garbage was dumped on the sidewalk. An officer contacted North Bend Public Works to clear the mess.
Egging: At 1:21 p.m., a resident on S.E. Douglas Street, Snoqualmie, reported to police that his home had been egged over the holiday weekend.
Suspicious: At 10:55 a.m., a caller reported three men and a woman were panhandling on a business’s property in the 46600 block of S.E. North Bend Way, North Bend. Police contacted the subjects, who had a dog with them, and advised them to leave the area or stay on the sidewalk, off the property. They said they were leaving soon.
Friday, July 8
Suspicious: At 7 p.m., a caller complained to police that a man on the lower beach in Sandy Cove Park, Snoqualmie, appeared to be under the influence of drugs and had taken his clothes off. Police contacted the man, who had his clothes on.
Saturday, July 9
Car prowl: At 11:33 a.m., police received a car prowl report from Rhododendron Drive, S.E., Snoqualmie. The caller reported a pink iPod Mini and a pair of sunglasses had been taken from the parked, unlocked vehicle.
Sunday, July 10
Just playing: At 10:31 p.m., a caller on Silent Creek, Avenue S.E., Snoqualmie, reported a suspicious vehicle with four or five people inside, driving the neighborhood, possibly casing houses. The caller also said he saw flashlights in a back yard and someone left open a gate that had been closed. Police located the described vehicle at Community Park, where parents were playing Pokemon Go with their children.
Monday, July 11
Car prowl: At 9:28 a.m., a caller on S.E. Carmichael Street, Snoqualmie, said someone had rifled through his unlocked vehicle overnight, but nothing was taken.
Tuesday, July 12
Suspicious: At 1:02 p.m., a caller on Rhododendron Drive. S.E., Snoqualmie, reported a suspicious man loitering in the neighborhood for the past few days. The man claimed to be soliciting for a pest control company, the caller said. Police did not locate the subject, but he did leave behind flyers.
Thursday, July 14
Suspicious: At 9:54 a.m., a caller reported seeing a suspicious vehicle in a cul de sac on 456th Place S.E., North Bend. The vehicle left as soon as the caller was seen but returned later and a person got out and went into a wooded area. Police were unable to locate the subjects or anyone else who saw anything suspicious. The subject may have taken a trail in the area.
Bonfire: At 8:41 p.m., a caller complained that a group of people at an apartment complex on S.E. Newton Street, Snoqualmie, had a large bonfire going. Police contacted the subjects, who had a small fire, and they promised to keep the fire controlled.
Fall City Fire Department
Friday, July 8
Kitchen accident: At 11:11 a.m., Fall City firefighters were called to the 4200 block of Preston-Fall City Road S.E. for a 43-year-old woman who had suffered second-degree burns on her legs in a kitchen accident. She was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
Sunday, July 10
Irregular heartbeat: At 12:32 a.m., the department assisted an 89-year-old woman who was experiencing an irregular heartbeat. They evaluated her on scene and took her to a local hospital for treatment.
Seizure: At 7:23 a.m., firefighters were called to assist a 2-year-old girl who was experiencing an extended seizure. She was also evaluated by medics from Bellevue and was taken to a hospital.
Carbon monoxide: At 3:18 p.m., firefighters were called for a 44-year-old man who was suspected to have carbon monoxide poisoning. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
Monday, July 11
Committal: At 5:14 a.m., Fall City firefighters were called by the King County Sheriff’s Office to assist with the involuntary committal of a 57-year-old man for psychological evaluation. He was found near the fire station acting erratically and was taken to a local hospital.
Tuesday, July 12
Cardiac arrest: At 8:11 p.m., Fall City, Snoqualmie and Bellevue firefighters were called to a Fall City home for a woman in her 50s who was in cardiac arrest. Crew members used a defibrillator to restore her pulse, then transported her to a local hospital.
Wednesday, July 13
Garage fire: At 12:37 p.m., Fall City firefighters were called to North Bend to assist Eastside and Snoqualmie units with a fire in a private home. A fire in the garage had filled the house with smoke. They rescued two dogs from the house and extinguished the fire.
Snoqualmie Fire Dept.
Friday, July 8
Alarm: At 11:08 a.m., Snoqualmie firefighters were dispatched to a fire alarm in a retail building on Center Boulevard S.E. They found that kitchen staff had accidentally set off the alarm and reset the system.
Saturday, July 9
Transformer fire: At 8:57 p.m., the department got a report of a transformer blown in the area of Snoqualmie Parkway and Orchard Street. A caller said the transformer was smoking, then produced a large arc‐flash, knocking out power to the Snoqualmie Ridge area. The crew arrived to find an odor of burnt electrical equipment, and multiple people reporting the problem. They notified Puget Sound Energy, cleared the area, determined there was no fire and turned the scene over to PSE staff.
Water main: At 9:51 p.m., firefighters responded to a report of a broken water main on 382nd Avenue S.E. Water was bubbling up about 12 inches above the ground, undermining the roadway and several driveways. Snoqualmie Public Works staff located the valves to isolate the problem, while firefighters went door‐to‐door, letting residents know about the water problem.
Sunday, July 10
Carbon monoxide: At 4:05 p.m., the department was called to a daycare facility to assist in ventilating the building of carbon monoxide. The problem was caused by a liquid-propane floor buffer being used in an enclosed space. Firefighters helped clear the gas from the building and tested the air quality while the tenant set up blowers to clear the air. The carbon monoxide levels had dropped from a high of 500 parts per million to 20 parts per million when firefighters left. The tenant planned to run the blowers overnight. At 6 a.m., Monday, firefighters returned to the facility to confirm the air quality was good and the business could re-open.
Tuesday, July 12
Alarms: At 3:36 a.m., Snoqualmie firefighters were dispatched to the Salish Lodge for an automatic fire alarm. They spoke with the hotel manager, who reported the alarm was caused by a power outage. The manager said the electrical panel showed the dry system had gone wet. Firefighters advised the staff to call a technician and to post a fire watch until the electrical panel problem was resolved. They returned two hours later for a fire alarm, caused by a leak in the dry system’s piping. Both wet and dry systems were shut down and another service technician was called in to assist in repairs.
Wednesday, July 13
Garage fire: At 12:37 p.m., Snoqualmie firefighters were dispatched to a house fire at 469th Place S.E., along with crews from North Bend and Fall City. Smoke was showing from all eaves of the roof when the crew arrived. They forced open a door to the garage and extinguished a pile of debris, burning on the floor, next to a water heater. They checked for extension of the fire but found none. No one was home, but the department found and rescued a dog from the home.
Medical aid: In addition, EMTs responded to 16 medical aid incidents, bringing the total number of calls to date to 580.
