Police and fire agencies in the Snoqualmie Valley responded to the following calls:
North Bend Sheriff’s Substation
Wednesday, July 3
Threats: At 11:50 a.m., workers at the Mount Si Food Bank and North Bend Community Church contacted police about a man who’d come onto the property. He’d told staff he was going to lie down, and would shoot anyone who woke him up. Wednesdays are distribution days at the food bank. Officers contacted the man and told him to leave the property.
Tuesday, July 2
Indecent exposure: At 1:50 p.m., a caller who was working for the city of North Bend in the 400 block of North Bend Way, reported seeing a man urinating in public. He just wanted police to know. Officers later contacted the subject about the incident.
Monday, July 1
Overdose: At 4:07 p.m., officers were called to a business in the 200 block of East North Bend Way to deal with a drug overdose victim. They found the victim, passed out, on the restaurant’s bathroom floor.
Sunday, June 30
No tunes: At 3:23 p.m., a caller in the 1400 block of Forster Boulevard South reported seeing a man steal from two unlocked cars parked in a nearby driveway. The man stole an iPod from each vehicle.
Snoqualmie Police Department
Thursday, July 4
Fireworks: At 9:29 p.m., police received one of many fireworks complaints, this one from the 7100 block of Autumn Avenue Southeast, where teens were setting off fireworks in the park. Officers escorted two men from Bellevue out of the park. An hour later, they told a group, reportedly drinking and shooting off fireworks in the 7300 block of Heather Avenue Southeast, to clean up their mess and leave. And at 12:25 a.m., they contacted a group in the 3600 block of Southeast Gravenstein Court and advised them that they’d celebrated enough.
Fireworks hazard: At 9:14 p.m., police were called to a small brush fire in the 8800 block of Meadowbrook Way Southeast. They determined the fire was caused by fireworks.
Sunday, June 30
No license: At 9:45 a.m., an officer patrolling Railroad Avenue Southeast saw a man he knew did not have a valid driver’s license, driving northbound on Railroad Avenue. He stopped the vehicle and the driver, whom he’d contacted the previous day sitting in a parked car at Snoqualmie Point Park, again said he had no license or ID. He did not own the vehicle, and the registered owner was unavailable so the officer had the car towed. The driver was also found to have a shaved key, which he said wasn’t his, but belonged to the car owner.
Friday, June 28
Milk run: At 11:35 p.m., an officer patrolling Railroad Avenue saw a vehicle pull out in front of him, then accelerate toward Snoqualmie Parkway, swerving erratically. The vehicle turned onto the Parkway and continued swerving and speeding, so the officer stopped it. The driver appeared intoxicated, but said he was rushing to the gas station to buy gas and milk for his 3-month-old child, and that’s probably why he was driving badly. He was cited for driving under the influence.
Carnation Police Department
Sunday, July 7
Aggressive driver: At 3:30 p.m., a caller in the 4900 block of 327th Avenue Northeast reported an incident he’d just had with an aggressive driver. He said he’d confronted the woman about driving aggressively in a residential neighborhood, with children present. The woman threatened him and then left. Officers did not locate the woman, but are continuing to investigate.
Friday, July 5
Trailer gone: At 12:22 p.m., a caller in the 31800 block of East Blanche Street reported a theft. The victim said his travel trailer was stolen from a locked storage facility. Police are investigating.
Thursday, July 4
Loud parade: At 10:45 a.m., a caller in the 4600 block of Tolt Avenue began repeatedly calling police to complain about the Carnation 4th of July parade being too loud. An officer told the person to stop calling the police department for non-emergencies.
Monday, July 1
Playground fall: At 7:45 p.m., police responded with fire to the 33400 block of Northeast 42nd Street, for a report of an injured child. The youngster fell off a playground swing, was treated at the scene and then transported to a hospital.
Eastside Fire and Rescue (North Bend’s Station 87)
Monday, June 24
Vehicle fire: At 5:04 a.m., one EFR engine responded to a vehicle fire at the 12800 block of 412th Avenue Southeast.
Illegal fire: At 6:45 p.m., two engines responded to an unauthorized burn fire at the 16000 block of Southeast Edgewick Road.
Sunday, June 23
Illegal fire: At 12:37 p.m., firefighters responded to an unauthorized fire at the 44300 block of Southeast 151st Street. Two engines responded.
Medical calls: The station responded to 12 other calls for emergency medical aid calls and two false alarms.
Snoqualmie Fire Dept.
Wednesday, June 26
Alarm: Snoqualmie firefighters responded to the NW Railway Museum for an automatic fire alarm. They found a broken detector. An employee was advised to contact the alarm technician to replace the detector.
Monoxide alarm: Crews responding to a carbon monoxide detector activation found owners painting and staining the first floor of the residence. No one was hurt, so they opened windows to allow for ventilation.
Medical calls: In addition to the above calls, Snoqualmie firefighters responded to eight medical aid calls, bringing the annual call number to 541.
Tuesday, June 25
Trash can fire: Snoqualmie firefighters responded to a trash can fire at a residence. Fire was started by rags contaminated with wood stain that were thrown into the garbage.
Sunday, June 23
Alam pulled: Crews responded to a fire alarm at Finaghty’s Irish Pub in Snoqualmie, reported to be a pull station alarm. There was no problem and no one knew who pulled the alarm.
Friday, June 21
Burned food: Snoqualmie firefighters responded to the Snoqualmie Ridge area for food left on the stove. The home owner was locked out of the house. Snoqualmie Police made entry into the house and removed food from stove. The house was ventilated to remove smoke from the house.
Thursday, June 20
Alarm: Snoqualmie firefighters responded to an automatic fire alarm at Snoqualmie Ridge Veterinary Clinic. They arrived to find slight smell of smoke in the building caused by an overheated piece of equipment. The alarm was reset and the employees were advised not to use the equipment until it was repaired.
Truck fire: Snoqualmie firefighters responded to a report of a fire in the bed of a dump truck on Snoqualmie Parkway. Arrived to find a dump truck on the side of the road. Driver stated the smoke seen was caused by a blown turbo hose on the engine and that a mechanic was on the way to assist him. Crews returned to service.
