Another Sammamish couple falls victim to 'grandparent' phone scam | Police blotter

Another Sammamish couple falls victim to ‘grandparent’ phone scam | Police blotter

An elderly Sammamish couple called police Sept. 27 after falling victim to the increasingly popular "grandparent" phone scam.

By Kevin Endejan • October 11, 2012 3:18 pm

An elderly Sammamish couple called police Sept. 27 after falling victim to the increasingly popular “grandparent” phone scam.

The couple received a call from a girl stating that she was arrested in Mexico and found with narcotics in the car. They said the girl greeted them just as their granddaughter would have done. Believing she was in trouble and needed bail, the couple sent $2,400 via Western Union to Mexico City.

The girl called back later saying her friends were still in jail and that she needed more money. The couple became suspicious and reported the incident.

The scam is similar to others in the area. Police are investigating the incident.

EXPLOSIVES

A woman brought a bag of various types of ammunition, fireworks and seven unidentified red cylinders into the Sammamish Police Station on Oct. 3.

The woman, whose husband recently passed away, said that she found the items when going through her husband’s belongings. She said he was former military. Police identified the items as high explosive oil well perforators.

The items were secured in the department’s explosive bin.

KNIFE ON CAMPUS

Police were called to Margaret Mead Elementary School on Oct. 1 after a 9-year-old student brought a knife to school.

When asked by police where he found the small pocket knife, the boy said he found it outside near his bus stop. He later confessed to taking it from his home and that he just wanted to show it to friends.

GAS THEFT

A Sammamish woman called police Oct. 1 to report someone stole a quarter of a tank of diesel from her vehicle parked in the 2000 block of 218th Place Northeast.

There was no access gained to the interior of the vehicle, but someone pried the gas tank door open. The woman estimated that thieves stole about 10 gallons.

DUI

A 22-year-old Sammamish woman was arrested for DUI on Sept. 30 after driving her vehicle erratically on Northeast Eighth Street.

While driving through the roundabout on 244th Avenue Northeast, the woman collided with the curb drawing police attention.

She blew a .160, double the legal limit.

SUSPICIOUS MAN

A Sammamish woman called police Oct. 4 after seeing a man in the back yard of her home in the 2800 block of 226th Avenue Southeast.

The woman said the man was running around where she keeps her horses and saw him attempt to hide behind a tree. He then leapt over two fences. Police were unable to find anyone upon arrival.

The man was described as white and in his mid 30s, wearing a baseball cap, blue jeans and a navy blue jacket.

SMASH & GRAB

A witness said they saw two males break into a car in Pine Lake Park during the early morning Oct. 2. Thieves smashed out the passenger side window, taking $1,000 worth of gift cards from various stores, $600 in cash and an iPhone.