Blotter | Taking donations out, not putting them in; naked man removed from restroom

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 Department (covering North Bend)

Saturday, Jan. 2

Suspicious: At 12:26 p.m., police got a call about a suspicious vehicle with a broken back window driving erratically through a parking lot on the 300 block of S.W. Mount Si Boulevard, North Bend. Police took the suspect into custody.

Sunday, Jan. 3

Prowling: At 12:57 p.m., a suspicious man dressed all in black with a face mask at the 200 block of East McClellan Street, North Bend was reported to police. The man was walking between cars and looking inside the windows. Police advised the man that his behavior was unacceptable.

Tuesday, Jan. 5

Disturbance: At 6:32 p.m., police got a call from the 40000 block of S.E. North Bend Way, North Bend, reporting that truck drivers were taking up parking spaces without paying. Police asked the drivers to move the trucks that were taking up spaces they didn’t pay for.

Wednesday, Jan. 6

Suspicious: At 12:59 p.m., a man pulling items out of a donation bin and putting them into his duffle bag on S.E. King Street, Snoqualmie was reported to police. The subject claimed he was putting items in the box.

Friday, Jan. 8

Suspicious: At 4:28 a.m., police received a call claiming that a gunshot was heard from Curtis Drive Southeast, Snoqualmie. The caller couldn’t see or hear anything else.

Suspicious: At 12:36 p.m., three unwanted subjects in a men’s restroom on the 400 block of Main Avenue, North, North Bend, were reported to police. One of them was not wearing any clothes. Police removed the subjects from the restroom.

Snoqualmie Fire Department

Monday, Jan. 11

Transformer fire: At 1:48 p.m., Snoqualmie firefighters were dispatched to a report of a possible transformer fire. On scene, the crew spoke with a witness who said he saw a power line fall, and the transformer started popping and smoking. The department notified Puget Sound Energy and stayed on site until their technicians arrived.

Tuesday, Jan. 12

Alarm: At 12:50 p.m., the department responded to an alarm at the Mount Si High School Freshman Campus. An automatic fire sounded after a beam detector was hit. A technician was called to repair the system.

Drying out: At 12:58 p.m., firefighters responded to a report of a gas smell in a home that was being remodeled. Inside, the crew found two propane heaters were being used to dry out the interior. There was no unusual smell.

Medical aid: In addition, Snoqualmie EMTs responded to five medical incidents, bringing the total number of responses to date to 31.