Blotter | Water fight triggers circuit breaker; annoying bell-ringer turns out to be visiting friend
Published 8:30 am Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Police and fire agencies in the Snoqualmie Valley responded to the following calls:
Snoqualmie-North Bend Police Dept.
Monday, March 14
Harassment: At 2:29 p.m., police received a report from a Snoqualmie citizen receiving phone calls from a person making sexually explicit comments. Police called the suspect back, but the line didn’t go to a working number.
Suspicious: At 3:21 p.m., police were called to the 7000 block of Raven Avenue S.E., Snoqualmie to address a constantly ringing doorbell. The caller told police that the doorbell had been ringing for 10 minutes, but they couldn’t see who was ringing it. When police arrived they found the resident’s friend ringing the doorbell.
Tuesday, March 15
Suspicious: At 9:30 a.m., police received a report of a suspicious blue backpack outside of the caller’s house on the 700 block of S.W. Mount Si Boulevard, North Bend. The caller was afraid to move it and requested an officer. When police arrived they found the backpack was full of trash and disposed of it.
911 problem: At 2:47 p.m., 911 was called from the 30000 block of S.E. Swenson Drive, Snoqualmie, but nothing was heard over the phone. The 911 dispatcher called the number back and spoke with an employee at an apartment building, who said someone had been sleeping in the model apartment and the management has changed the lock.
Thursday, March 17
Alarm: At 1:16 a.m., Police were dispatched to an alarm at the Falls Pharmacy on the 8000 block of Railroad Avenue S. in Snoqualmie. When police arrived they found the front window shattered. Police found a baseball-sized rock in the store, just past the window and found the refrigerator open. Only two blue prescription bottles that held syringes filled with Vitamin B-12 were taken. Vanilla extract was also taken as it could be consumed in high amounts as if it were alcohol.
Snoqualmie Fire Dept.
Thursday, March 17
False alarm: At 3:37 p.m., Snoqualmie firefighters responded to Bracken Place S.E. for an automatic fire alarm, reported with sprinklers activated. The crew found no signs of fire or water flow when they arrived. The spoke with a technician on site, who said they were testing the system and must have accidentally caused the alarm.
Alarm: At 8:19 p.m., the department was dispatched to a residential automatic fire alarm on S.E. Fury Street. They contacted the homeowner, who said he hit the wrong button on the system while resetting the clock for Daylight Savings Time.
Friday, March 18
Faulty detector: At 10:11 a.m., firefighters responded to an automatic fire alarm in a multi‐family home on Fairway Avenue S.E. The crew met with the owner who said a smoke detector had malfunctioned. The crew received another alarm notification at the building at 11:22 a.m. They advised the building owner to have a technician examine the alarm system.
Smoke: At 7:30 p.m., Snoqualmie firefighters responded to a complaint of smoke in the area of Autumn Avenue S.E. The found no fire on arrival. They walked down a path behind the homes to find the location of the burning material, at another home. They spoke with the homeowner, who was not monitoring the fire, but sitting inside. Firefighters told him that the fire must be attended because of the high winds. He said he’d put the fire out.
Sunday, March 20
Water fight: At 3:48 p.m., Snoqualmie firefighters were dispatched to Snoqualmie Ridge to a fire alarm. They found no signs of fire at the home, where two boys had met them at the front door. The boys were home alone and had been playing with water balloons in the bathroom. A burst balloon had sprayed water onto the counter, triggering a GFI circuit on an appliance. They determined the water shorted out the appliance, and called the boys’ mother to notify her of the incident.
Medical aid: In addition to the above calls, Snoqualmie EMTs responded to 11 medical aid incidents bringing the total number of calls to date to 224.
Fall City Fire Department
Friday, March 18
Smoke: At 12:24 p.m., firefighters responded to the 2700 block of the Neal Road for a commercial fire alarm. They investigated and determined the alarm was activated by smoke from a fireplace blown in by the wind.
Intoxicated: At 2:52 p.m., the department was called to the 29200 block of the Issaquah-Fall City Road for a King County Sheriff’s report of a 49-year-old intoxicated man. They evaluated the patient and transported him to a local hospital.
Saturday, March 19
Abdominal pain: At 9:20 p.m., firefighters assisted a 42-year-old woman experiencing abdominal pain. She was evaluated and transported to a local hospital.
Sunday, March 20
Chest pain: At 12:57 p.m., the department was called to the 3900 block of the Fall City-Carnation Road to assist a 59-year-old man who was experiencing chest pain. They evaluated the patient and determined that his pain was not cardiac related and released him to take private transportation to a hospital.
Chest pain: At 1:23 p.m., firefighters responded to the 29600 block of the Issaquah-Fall City Road to assist a 58-year-old man who reported chest pain. He was evaluated and transported to an area hospital for further evaluation and treatment.
Tuesday, March 22
Breathing trouble: At 3:45 p.m., firefighters assisted a 94-year-old woman who reported shortness of breath. She was evaluated and transported to a local hospital for further evaluation and treatment.
Wednesday, March 23
Smoke: At 9:09 a.m., firefighters responded to a report of a large column of smoke north of 308th Avenue S.E. and the Redmond-Fall City Road. They located a large illegal fire and extinguished it, citing the responsible party.
Overdose: At 12:47 a.m., firefighters responded to a report of a 30-year-old woman who had ingested a large amount of prescription medications. She was evaluated and transported to a local hospital for further evaluation and treatment.
