Blotter | Homeowner burned in kitchen fire; Someone steals truck, crashes it

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, Nov. 22

Alarm: At 1:40 a.m., police received a report of people inside Two Rivers school in North Bend. Police arrested three boys for breaking into the school and released them to their parents. Charges are pending.

No theft: At 1:55 a.m., a caller reported seeing an unknown person getting into a friend’s vehicle and driving off, in the 45000 block of S.E. North Bend Way, North Bend. Police investigated and found that the subject was the vehicle owner, picking up his car, which had been loaned to the caller’s friend.

Stolen truck: At 9:53 a.m., Police got a report of a blue Dodge Ram stolen from a driveway on S.E. 11th Place, North Bend. Police later found the vehicle without any plates on it and towed it to an impound lot.

Noise: At 7:54 a.m., police received a noise complaint from S.E. Curtis Drive, Snoqualmie. Police contacted the source of the complaint and he explained that he was loading snowmobiles onto a truck and did not mean to be loud.

Vehicle prowl: At 8:11 a.m., police received a report of unknown suspects looking through the caller’s unlocked vehicle on Pinnacle Place S.E., Snoqualmie.

Vehicle prowl: At 9:58 a.m., a theft from the caller’s vehicle on Southeast Woody Creek Lane, Snoqualmie was reported to police. Suspects stole an iPod, $50 and sunglasses from the vehicle, which was left unlocked.

Suspicious: At 12:49 p.m., police received a report of suspicious activity in a bank-owned house on S.E. Kinsey Street, Snoqualmie. They investigated and found a clean-up crew, collecting their things and cleaning out the trash.

Monday, Nov. 23

Vehicle prowl: At 4:45 p.m., police received a report of a laptop stolen from the caller’s unlocked car on S.E. Seventh Street, North Bend.

Citizen assist: At 6:01 p.m., police helped a motorist get to a gas station to refuel his car.

Vehicle prowl: At 7:19 p.m., police received a report of a break-in of the caller’s rental car on the 400 block of S.W. Mount Si Boulevard, North Bend. A tablet, suit, backpack, passport, bag, and $340 worth of clothes were reported stolen.

Vehicle prowl: At 7:26 p.m., police got a call reporting two vehicle break-ins on the 400 block of South Fork Avenue S.W., North Bend. Bags of clothes were reported stolen.

Tuesday, Nov. 24

Goat: At 4:26 p.m., police got a call reporting a child yelling for help on S.E. Cedar Street and Southeast Fir Street, Snoqualmie. Police found that it was a goat in a yard, not a child.

Thursday, Nov. 26

DUI: At 4:30 a.m., police received reports of subjects urinating in a drive-through in the 700 block of S.W. Mount Si Boulevard, North Bend. They were intoxicated and driving. Police put one of the subjects in custody and towed the car.

Suspicious: At 3:26 p.m., police received calls about a one-car collision on Stone Quarry Road, Snoqualmie. The vehicle rolled several times. When the police arrived the driver could not be found. The vehicle had been reported stolen.

Carnation Police Dept.

Thursday, Nov. 19

Burglary: At 4:28 a.m., police were called to a home in the 32000 block of E. Reitze Street, for a burglary report. A thief apparently crawled through an open window to gain access to the home.

Friday, Nov. 20

Sleeping: At 8:15 a.m., an officer contacted two men who were sleeping in a car parked in a business lot in the 4000 block of Tolt Avenue, and told them to move on.

Saturday, Nov. 28

Car prowls: At 1:55 p.m., police received a report of multiple car prowls and a burglary in the 32200 block of E. Bird Street. Someone had entered the unlocked cars, where they were parked in driveways, then forced open a trailer door.

Snoqualmie Fire Dept.

Sunday, Nov. 29

Broken faucet: At 5:28 p.m., Snoqualmie firefighters received a report of a possible water line break in a bathroom in a home on Nye Avenue S.E. They contacted the homeowner, who said the bathtub faucet wouldn’t shut off, but the tub was draining normally. The crew turned off the water to the house via the valve in the garage, and advised the homeowner to call a plumber for repairs.

Monday, Nov. 30

Grease fire: At 7:36 p.m., Snoqualmie firefighters were dispatched to an unconfirmed house fire on Ash Avenue S.E. Dispatch reported that the home had been evacuated after a grease fire in the kitchen. The fire was believed to be out. Firefighters found the home filled with smoke. They treated the homeowner for burns on his hand and checked the two-story home for signs that the fire had extended into the rest of the building. It hadn’t, and damage was limited to the kitchen area. The fire appeared to have started on the cooktop of a gas range, then spread to the range hood, charring the  cabinets and the tile backsplash.