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.
April 3
WARRANT: A 31-year-old Issaquah man was arrested for an outstanding felony warrant on the 1100 block of Northwest Sammamish Road.
TOOL TIME: $300 of tools were stolen from a location on the 400 block of 1st Avenue Northwest, a residential area.
NICE MUG SHOT: A 55-year-old Issaquah woman was arrested for stealing more than $110 of makeup from a location in Pickering Place, near the 1800 block of 10th Avenue Northwest.
WIRELESS PARADISE LOST: A vehicle was reported broken into on the 27000 block of Southeast 79th Street, resulting in a $5,500 loss in personal property and damage. Items stolen included an iPad, Internet hot spot and telecom equipment.
April 4
ONE OF THOSE FACES: An officer on routine patrol stopped into the library and recognized a passing 25-year-old man he knew from previous encounters. The officer also knew the man had an outstanding felony arrest warrant issued by the Department of Corrections. The man was arrested.
ENJOY THE SILENCE: Responding to a noise complaint shortly before 11 p.m., an officer met with subjects having a birthday party at a location on the 2500 block of Northeast Park Drive. The DJ turned the music down and said he would be stopping after the song finished.
April 5
VIOLATION: A 56-year-old man was arrested near the 200 block of Mountain Park Boulevard for a court order violation.
RATTLING CAGES: A 28-year-old Snoqualmie man was arrested for disorderly conduct in the Issaquah Jail, located on the 100 block of East Sunset Way.
RUNNING MAN: A caller reported a man staring at an open garage who ran away when contacted. The call was made 40 minutes after the man fled. An officer checked the area, but found no one matching the description.
April 6
HIT AND RUN: A driver reported a hit and run on their vehicle while it was unoccupied at a location on the 1800 block of 10th Avenue Northwest. The driver sustained a broken tail light, valued at $500.
NOT A CARDIO DAY: An elliptical trainer valued at $400 was reported stolen from a location on the 100 block of 6th Avenue Southeast.
THEFT AND FRAUD: A citizen reported the theft of their pocketbook and $900 of contents from their car on the 1800 block of 10th Avenue Northwest. Later that day, the victim’s son-in-law reported someone had attempted to make a purchase at a Walmart in Bellevue with a stolen credit card but was declined. The officer asked him to contact the store and find out if they had video footage of the transaction. On April 7, the victim’s daughter reported the store would only provide the footage to law enforcement.
April 7
IT’S ELECTRIC: Two subjects in the Issaquah Jail reportedly opened an electrical panel and tried to spark the wires by touching them to each other.
April 8
WORTH PAYING FOR: A 56-year-old North Bend man was arrested for the theft of a little more than $2 of beer from a location on the 100 block of Front Street South.
LOST AND FOUND: An officer assisted another law enforcement agency with a lost child case near the 1900 block of Northeast Park Drive. A 7-year-old girl had become separated from a group hiking in the woods. She was reunited without incident.
WARDROBE MALFEASANCE: A 38-year-old Renton woman was arrested for the theft of $408 of clothing from a store on the 900 block of Northeast Park Drive in the Highlands. The clothing was recovered.
April 9
OUCH: An officer responded to a vehicle that had driven into a ditch on the 4400 block of West Lake Sammamish Parkway. No one was injured and there was no damage. A tow truck was called to assist.
CATALYTIC CONVERTERS: In separate incidents, three catalytic converters were reported stolen from a location on the 1000 block of 17th Avenue Northwest, where the Issaquah Transit Center is located. The parts were valued at $150, $150 and $300, respectively.
