All individuals in the police blotter are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.

Jan. 16

SEEMED LEGIT: An officer contacted a man in reference to a report that he had been “scammed,” according to the report, in the purchase of electronic equipment. The man advised he had purchased a projector, projection screen and speakers for $1,200 from subjects in a black Lincoln Town Car.

BACKSEAT BLOWOUT SALE: An officer received two reports of televisions being sold out the back of a van — one at Gilman Village and another at Home Depot. In both instances, the suspect car was a gray Dodge Caravan with out-of-state plates. The officer did not find the van at either location.

IT HAPPENS: An officer responded to the 500 block of East Sunset Way, where a caller had reported her vehicle stolen. She said the car was paid off and she verified it hadn’t been towed. It eventually came to light that she had forgotten the car was in the shop for repair.

Jan. 17

GTA: A black 1997 Subaru SVX, valued at $2,500, was reported stolen from the 4400 block of West Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast.

VEHICLE PROWL: Approximately $700 worth of tools were reported stolen from a pickup truck parked on the 18500 block of Southeast Newport Way.

IMPRACTICAL MAGIC: An officer contacted a citizen at her residence on the 300 block of Shangri-La Way Northwest. The woman told the officer her son had a disagreement with a female visitor on the subject of witchcraft. The visitor was asked to leave, at which time she claimed she would put a spell on the home and advised the residents “not to push her.” The officer took the report for information purposes only.

Jan. 18

SPOOKY: An officer was summoned to a residence on the 23100 block of Southeast Black Nugget Road, where suspicious circumstances were reported in a bedroom. The reporting party had found her attic access door ajar for no apparent reason. The officer investigated the attic but found nothing.

DOMESTIC: A 30-year-old Seattle man was arrested for domestic assault at an address on the 1600 block of 25th Place Northeast.

POST-WEDDING CRASHERS: Pickering Barn staff reported four wedding guests who were refusing to leave the premises after the event had ended. The guests left as police arrived.

Jan. 19

SLASHED: An officer contacted a woman on the 800 block of Front Street South. She advised someone had slashed the rear tire of her car. She believed her ex-husband had done it.

PARAPHERNALIA: A 23-year-old Issaquah woman was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia.

FALSE ALARM: Police and firefighters responded to a 911 hangup and fire alarm at a location on the 200 block of Southeast Andrews Street. An officer found that a fire alarm had been pulled. There was no smell of smoke or signs of fire. Police left the scene in firefighters’ care.

Jan. 20

SHATTERED: A resident of an address off the 4200 block of 228th Avenue Southeast reported a damaged window, at a loss of $200.

MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: A complainant reported their car was damaged on the 1600 block of 25th Avenue Northeast in relation to a civil problem, at a total loss of $500.

NO JOKE: A 47-year-old Renton man was arrested on an outstanding warrant during the course of a police intervention into suspicious circumstances. An employee of the Joker Pub had called police to report a “homeless looking” man and woman, pushing a baby stroller and accompanied by a dog, looking inside cars in the bar’s parking lot.

Jan. 21

A HEALTHY HEIST: Several packs of cigarettes and a lighter, altogether valued at $47, were reported stolen from a location off the 100 block of Northwest Gilman Boulevard.

SLEEPING PORCH: At approximately 6:47 a.m., an officer was dispatched to the 2400 block of Northeast Larchmount Street, where a caller had reported a transient male sleeping in front of a nearby residence. The officer found the man — known to local law enforcement — asleep on the front patio of the home, smelling of alcohol.

THEFT: A 66-year-old Issaquah man was arrested during the commission of a theft from a business on the 1500 block of Northwest Gilman Boulevard. More than $65 of food items were recovered.

Jan. 22

HARASSMENT: An officer contacted a woman on the 700 block of Northwest Gilman Boulevard in reference to harassment from an ex-boyfriend’s ex-girlfriend.

A/V THUG: More than $2,000 of audio-visual equipment and other items were reported stolen from a car parked on the 1200 block of Oakwood Place Northwest.

SMOOTH(IE) CRIMINAL: More than $200 of aloe vera juice and vitamins were reported stolen from a business on the 1800 block of 12th Avenue Northwest.