An Issaquah woman scared she wouldn’t get her clothes to the dry cleaner in time escaped a potential explosive situation Feb. 2.
The woman, who thought she might be 1 minute late, pulled into a parking spot at 6100 East Lake Sammamish Parkway and accidentally stepped on the gas instead of the brake. Her car crashed into a metal rack full of 20-pound propane bottles.
The rack was heavily damaged, but Eastside Fire and Rescue determined no propane was leaking.
The driver reported pain to her face, which was hit by a deployed air bag. She was also found to have a driver’s license which expired one month previously.
DOG DOOED
A Sammamish man called police Feb. 13 to report that his neighbor just dumped dog feces all over his front yard, then threatened to smear the waste on the caller’s house and the caller himself.
The caller said he had a confrontation with neighbor in July of 2012 after he approached the man’s son about not picking up his dog’s waste. The neighbor didn’t like the caller telling his son to pick up the mess and made threats to dump dog poo in his yard and smear it on his home in the 23000 block of Northeast 22nd Street. Nothing happened for six months and the caller was concerned the man held a grudge for so long. Police advised the caller seek a protection order.
YOUNG LOGGERS?
Issaquah police responded to a call of a juvenile cutting down a tree in the early afternoon Jan. 31. Police located a small tree, approximately 3 inches in diameter that had been cut. A witness reported he saw several young males cutting down trees, but as he approached they fled on foot.
TRAILER STOLEN
An Issaquah business owner called police Jan. 31 to report someone stole a trailer valued at $7,500 from his property in the 900 block of Fifth Avenue Northwest.
Thieves used a padlock cutter to remove locks at three different locations on the trailer.
WIRE THEFTS
Thieves made off with three big copper wire hauls Jan. 31 in Issaquah. Police received two reports of wire theft in new construction sites, one in the 3000 block of Northeast Harrison Drive valued at $5,000 and two in the 1600 block of 14th Place Northeast, valued at $15,000.
ON BLOCKS
Issaquah police responded to two calls of a suspicious vehicle on blocks with no wheels Feb. 7. The registered owner of the car, found in the 100 block of Sky Ridge Road Northwest, told police someone had stolen his wheels and that he had ordered new tires set to arrive within the next couple of days. Police agreed to not put a 24-hour impound sticker on the vehicle.
ATTEMPTED FRAUD
A Sammamish woman called police Feb. 11 to report a man in West Africa requesting $700 to rent a home in Redmond. The woman, who was in contact with the man through emails, said she became concerned it was a scam and stopped communicating with the man.
DUI ACCIDENT
A 22-year-old Redmond man was arrested for suspected DUI Feb. 10 after crashing his truck into three landscaping strips and through “bicycle only” advisory sign while headed north on East Lake Sammamish Parkway near Inglewood Hill Road.
Police didn’t see any skid marks leading up to the accident. The man admitted to drinking two beers at a bar in Issaquah. He blew a .109.
LIQUOR THEFT
Employees at the Sammamish QFC called police Feb. 14 after a man and a woman allegedly stole $400 in liquor and drove off in two separate vehicles. Employees said they witnessed the suspects hide the liquor under their clothes and leave the store without paying.
MAIL THEFT
A Sammamish woman called police Feb. 13 to report someone stole mail from her home, including a pre-paid card to an Issaquah hardware store valued at nearly $2,000.
She would have never known the card was gone, but inquired about it while in the store. She was told it had been mailed out and charges were already made on the card.
