Blotter| False alarm on shoplifters; tree knocks down power lines

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

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

Snoqualmie Police Dept. (covering North Bend)

Sunday, Dec. 13

Dispute: At 7:29 p.m., police got a call about a truck driver refusing to move his vehicle from a reserved spot at the truck stop on the 40000 block of S.E. North Bend Way, North Bend. The driver was advised to park across the street.

Monday, Dec. 14

Theft report: At 8:26 p.m., police received a report of the theft of two hub caps from a vehicle on Autumn Avenue S.E., Snoqualmie.

Tuesday, Dec. 15

Disturbance: At 3:18 p.m., police removed a man in his late 40s from the Mount Si Senior Center in North Bend. He reportedly got disorderly when he’d been asked to leave.

Thursday, Dec. 17

Suspicious: At 2:20 p.m., two possible shoplifters on the 200 block of Bendigo Boulevard, North Bend were reported. Police contacted  the two subjects and found that they had purchased their food and nothing was taken from the store.

Vehicle prowl: At 9:37 p.m.,  police got a call reporting a vehicle prowl on the 400 block of South Fork Avenue S.W., North Bend. Sunglasses and a GPS were stolen from the vehicle.

Saturday, Dec. 19

Suspicious: At 12:38 p.m., police received a call reporting a subject that had a duffle bag walking towards the fence line of the swamp on S.E. 86th Place, Snoqualmie. Police contacted the man, who had an arrest warrant. He was booked into King County Jail.

Fall City Fire Department

Friday, Dec. 18

Pain: At 11:26 a.m., firefighters assisted a 61-year-old woman who was experiencing pain. They evaluated her, then transported her to a local hospital.

Chest pain: At 11:45 a.m. firefighters assisted a 68-year-old man who reported chest pain. Medics from Bellevue Fire evaluated the man, then took him to a local hospital for treatment.

Saturday, Dec. 19

Dizziness: At 12:41 p.m., the department received a report that a 77-year-old woman was experiencing dizziness. She was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

Sunday, Dec. 20

Asthma attack: At 1:07 p.m., firefighters saw a 49-year-old man who came to the fire station complaining of breathing difficulty due to asthma. Bellevue medics treated the man.

Tuesday, Dec. 22

Accident: At 2:38 p.m., firefighters were called to a one-car accident at in the 1500 block of West Snoqualmie River Road S.E. A vehicle side-swiped a power pole and the driver had minor injuries.

Snoqualmie Fire Dept.

Thursday, Dec. 17

Lines down: At 7:31 a.m., Snoqualmie firefighters responded to a home where an alarm was sounding for power lines down. They arrived and saw that a large tree had fallen onto the roof of the home, knocking down power lines. The power company was called and firefighters spoke with the home owner, who said no one was in the house.

Friday, Dec. 18

Electrical odor: At 7:33 p.m., firefighters investigated a report of an electrical odor coming from a home’s built-in oven. The resident said she’d been warming up the oven, when it made a popping sound and started smoking. She said she couldn’t turn off or unplug the oven and so called the fire department. Firefighters saw no visible signs of fire, but saw the oven had an error code that indicated a problem with the circuit board and overheating. They advised the resident to call a repair technician and cut power to the oven.

Saturday, Dec. 19

Broken pipe: At 5:25 p.m., the department responded to an automatic fire alarm at the Woodman Lodge. No alarm was sounding when the crew arrived. They met with the manager, who said the alarm was set off accidentally when she opened the drain to the sprinkler system, instead of to a pipe that had broken.

Tuesday, Dec. 22

Alarm: At 12:14 p.m., Snoqualmie firefighters responded to a carbon monoxide detector alarm that had gone off in a home’s garage. They were unable to determine a source for the carbon monoxide they had detected, but then spoke with the resident and learned that a car had been running outside in the driveway, with the garage door open. Firefighters also advised the resident to have the water heater in the garage checked, in case it was a source of the gas.

Medical aid: In addition, Snoqualmie EMTs responded to 12 medical aid calls, bringing the total numbers of incidents in 2015 to 1,312.