Snoqualmie Police Department (covering North Bend)

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

Monday, Aug. 10

Suspicious circumstances: At 2:43 p.m., police responded to reports of a man wearing nothing but white underwear walking in the 300 block of Ballarat Avenue in North Bend while angrily talking to someone on the phone. Police gave the man a ride to his home.

Welfare check: At 2:31 p.m., police assisted a man walking on the Snoqualmie Parkway looking for an iPad that fell off the roof of his car.

Tuesday, Aug. 11

Animal problem: At 6:01 p.m., police checked on two dogs locked in a car at Maple Avenue and King Street in Snoqualmie. The windows were open and the dogs appeared to be fine.

Reckless driving: At 8:15 p.m., several reports of 20 motorcycles exceeding speeds of more than 100 m.p.h. on Fall City-Snoqualmie Road and 361st Avenue were made to police. The group was driving into oncoming lanes and forcing some vehicles off  the roadway to avoid them, callers said. Police contacted the motorcyclists and made it clear what was expected of them while they were in Snoqualmie.

Wednesday, Aug. 12

Traffic offense: At 7:55 a.m., police stopped a vehicle that had expired license tabs on Southeast Park Street and Mountain Avenue South in Snoqualmie. The driver turned out to have two warrants, for two charges of driving with a suspended license. Police arrested him.

Suspicious circumstances: At 9:37 a.m., police responded to reports of a man digging in the bark with a knife near the 400 block of Southeast Orchard Drive, North Bend. They contacted the subject, who was a man in his 60s, using a metal detector and using a knife to dig up what it found.

Thursday, Aug. 13

Littering: At 3:58 p.m., police received a report of a woman who flicked a lit cigarette on her property on Olmsted Avenue S.E. The litterer picked up the cigarette and apologized to the responding officers.

Friday, Aug. 14

Theft in-progress: At 10:49 a.m., police responded to a shoplifting report from the 400 block of Southwest Mount Si Boulevard, North Bend. Police viewed the store’s security footage which showed the subject stealing a bottle of Smirnoff vodka valued at $20. Police were unable to locate the subject after he left, but recognized him from previous contact and cited him for the theft.