Blotter | Vandals celebrate with fire in park; neighbor is protective of rockery;

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

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

Snoqualmie Police Department

(covering North Bend)

Monday, Jan. 19

Vandalism: At 9:59 a.m., police discovered the remains of a small fire that was probably started over the weekend in a park at Douglas Avenue Southeast and Azalea Way Southeast, Snoqualmie. The fire was started in the women’s public restroom. Police found an empty champagne bottle, and minor damage to the floor. In the public men’s room, they also smelled smoke, but did not see signs of a fire.

Tuesday, Jan. 20

Prowler: At 6:33 p.m., a caller in the 1600 block of Stone Creek Circle Southwest, North Bend, reported seeing someone with a flashlight in the entrance area of an apartment complex, looking inside vehicles. Police did not locate anyone suspicious, and no car prowls were reported.

Drugs: At 9:25 p.m., police were called to an apartment complex on Rock Creek Ridge Boulevard Southwest, North Bend, where a man was seen trying to rip the stereo out of a black pickup truck. A caller said the subject was a very large man with a shaved head, and a car parked behind the truck was probably his get-away car. Police responded and removed  the first subject. They contacted the second subject in the car, who turned out to be the registered owner. The man did have drug paraphernalia, though, and was arrested.

Wednesday, Jan. 21

No trespassing: At 1:34 p.m., a caller in the 7200 block of Hoff Avenue Southeast complained about an ongoing problem with his neighbors backing onto his property. Police contacted a woman, who said she had been backing her car out of her boyfriend’s driveway when the neighbor became very aggressive and started yelling at her, accusing her of trying to hit his rockery. There was no damage.

Friday, Jan. 23

Warrant: At 10:02 p.m., police stopped a driver for a traffic offense at Exit 34 of I-90 in North Bend, and found that he had a warrant. As they arrested the man, they also found drug paraphernalia on him.

Disturbance: At 4:04 p.m., a caller in the 38000 block of Southeast Newton Street, Snoqualmie, called police about two men nearby yelling and threatening each other. The caller heard one of them refer to a gun. One was aready gone when police arrived. The other said they had gotten into an argument, and the first man left, after yelling a lot.

Suspicious: At 8:15 p.m., police got a report of a suspicious man in his early 20s, walking and checking car door handles in the 300 block of Merritt Place Northeast. Police did not locate the subject.

Saturday, Jan. 24

Prowler interrupted: At 12:39 a.m., a caller in the 8500 block of Falls Avenue Southeast, Snoqualmie, called police about a man who attempted to break into her parked car. She said she saw him walk up to the driver’s side of her car, so she yelled at him and he ran off. Police were unable to locate the subject.

Fall City Fire Department

Friday, Jan. 23

Back pain: At 12:30 a.m., Fall City firefighters responded to the 4700 block of 334nd Avenue Southeast to assist a 25-year-old man who complained of back pain. The patient was evaluated and transported to an area hospital for further evaluation and treatment.

Cardiac arrest: At 6:12 p.m., Fall City Fire assisted Eastside Fire units in Carnation with a patient in cardiac arrest.