The Issaquah Police Blotter is a collection of officers’ accounts of crimes and dispatches in Issaquah. Persons arrested are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
March 27
BURGLARY: Tools and a padlock were reported stolen from an address on the 200 block of Southeast Andrews Street, at a total loss of $165.
RAW DEAL: A 23-year-old Montesano man was arrested for the theft of sushi from a business on the 1800 block of 10th Avenue Northwest.
FRAUD: An officer contacted a business owner who had reported fraud. The person told the officer another member of their LLC attempted to set up a bank account and transfer company funds into it. The officer cleared the call as a civil matter.
NAILED: A 30-year-old Kent man was arrested for the theft of a nail gun from a business on the 6200 block of East Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast.
March 28
SUPER ISSAQUAH KART: Two juveniles were reported riding go karts in the street. An officer found them stopped on the 1700 block of Harrison Court Northeast.
HOME: An officer followed up with a father who had reported his son as a runaway the day before. The son had returned home that evening.
SUSPENDED: An officer stopped a 41-year-old Redmond woman driving in the vicinity of Renton-Issaquah Road Southeast and Northwest Talus Drive. She was arrested for driving while license suspended in the third degree.
March 29
DISORIENTED: An officer on patrol on the 100 block of Front Street South observed an elderly man leaning on a fire hydrant in front of the Front Street Market. He appeared to be having a medical problem. When the officer contacted him, he said he didn’t know where he was and that he lived on Mine Hill Road. The officer assisted Eastside Fire and Rescue personnel as they aided the man.
AUTO THEFT: A Subaru Impreza valued at $16,000 was reported stolen from the 22500 block of Southeast 56th Street.
ONCE BITTEN: Eastside Fire and Rescue personnel summoned police to assist at a home on the 100 block of Newport Way Southwest, where a man had been bitten by his girlfriend’s dog.
March 30
WARRANT: An officer served an arrest warrant for third-degree theft at a residence on the 200 block of Southwest Clark Street. The subject of the warrant, a 25-year-old Issaquah man, was contacted and taken into custody.
SMASH AND GRAB: A Buick Lacrosse was reportedly broken into on the 1500 block of Northeast Jonquil Lane. A window had been damaged and a duffel bag, cellphone charger and change had been stolen.
March 31
SLEEP: An officer contacted a juvenile sleeping outside the library on West Sunset Way while he waited for it to open. The officer advised him to wait on a nearby bench instead of sleeping in the book return area.
April 1
SCHOOLYARD: An officer was contacted in regard to a juvenile assault at Issaquah Middle School, but the matter was able to be handled at the school level.
DROWSY: An officer contacted a possible DUI driver on the 500 block of Front Street South, but the man did not display signs of intoxication. The man said he was tired and he called for someone to pick him up.
THEFT: Fifteen pocketbooks were reported stolen from an address on the 1400 block of 10th Way Northeast, at a total loss of $3,000.
April 2
FRAUD: A caller from the 200 block of Northwest Dogwood Street reported receiving suspicious calls from persons claiming to represent banks for the past three days.
MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: A mailbox was reported damaged on the 18800 block of Southeast 46th Way.
WELL, YOU FOUND IT: Officers were dispatched to Home Depot, where a car was reported having driven recklessly on the road before moving into the lot and parking in front of the store, but not in a parking stall. When contacted, the driver told officers she had been looking for the store.
