Police and fire agencies in the Snoqualmie Valley responded to the following calls:
Snoqualmie-North Bend Police Dept.
Sunday, Oct. 2
Suspicious: At 3:12 a.m., police contacted two drunk subjects having sex in the upper Salish parking lot. The woman was given a courtesy transport and the man was arrested on a Snoqualmie warrant.
Disturbance: At 6:16 p.m., police were called to Torguson Park in North Bend to address three men fighting in the parking lot. The caller’s husband broke up the fight and the three men got into a car and left. Police identified the subjects at Red Oak Residence and arrested two of the men for disorderly conduct.
Agency assist: At 10:24 p.m., a man drove into a ditch in a driveway on S.E. 151st Place, North Bend. Police called the King County Sheriff’s Office for a possible DUI, but discovered the man had followed his GPS directions into the ditch.
Monday, Oct. 3
Mischief: At 11:15 p.m., police were called to report a brick thrown through a window on Euclid Avenue S.E., Snoqualmie. Attached to the brick was a note demanding money from a man named Mike. The caller told police that no one named Mike lived at that address and none of the previous tenants were named Mike.
Tuesday, Oct. 4
Disturbance: At 9:09 a.m., police were called to the 8000 block of Railroad Avenue, S.E., Snoqualmie to address a verbal dispute over coffee refills. The subject was arguing with the manager of the business about how many coffee refills he could have. The customer was banned for one year at the manager’s request.
Thursday, Oct. 6
Suspicious: At 9:17 a.m., police were called to report a campsite on S.E. Reinig Road and 396th Drive S.E., Snoqualmie. Officers will contact the site during the next trail patrol enforcement.
Snoqualmie Fire Department
Thursday, Sept. 29
Furnace trouble: At 5:26 a.m., Snoqualmie, Fall City and Eastside Fire & Rescue firefighters, responded to a report of a residential structure fire on Pinehurst Avenue S.E. The house was evacuated when firefighters arrived. The homeowner said he was awakened by smoke detectors sounding in the house, and he could smell smoke inside. The crew investigated and also noticed an electrical odor, but no increase in smoke. They checked the home and found no other signs of trouble, and determined the smell had probably come from the furnace. They turned off the furnace and advised the homeowner to call for a technician before turning it back on.
False alarm: At 11:47 a.m., Snoqualmie firefighters were dispatched for an automatic fire alarm at Technical Glass on Bracken Place S.E. While the crew was enroute, they were advised that it was a false alarm. A beam detector, which had been disabled on the production floor for construction, had been tripped, causing the alarm. The building staff was advised to call an alarm technician.
Friday, Sept. 30
Low battery: At 9:13 p.m., Snoqualmie firefighters were dispatched to a residential fire alarm on Saint Andrews Lane S.E. They contacted the homeowner, who said the alarm panel had sounded, indicating a heat source in the garage, but none was found. Firefighters assisted the homeowner in changing the batteries in the heat detector.
Saturday, Oct. 1
Power pole fire: At 12:17 p.m., Snoqualmie firefighters responded to Meadowbrook Way S.E. for a report of smoking wires and arcing coming from a pole at the north end of the bridge. The crew arrived to find flames and arcing at the top of the pole, but no immediate threat to the public. They advised PSE of the problem and closed the roadway near the pole. PSE arrived and shut down power to the area, then disconnected the circuit.
Monday, Oct. 3
Alarm: At 6:26 p.m., Snoqualmie firefighters responded to Sword Fern Ave S.E. for a residential automatic fire alarm. They arrived and found no fire. The homeowner said an alarm technician had been there and accidentally set off the alarm.
Medical aid: In addition to the above calls, Snoqualmie EMTs responded to 12 medical aid incidents, bringing the total number of calls to date to 870.
