Boy, 4, found wandering through Sammamish neighborhood | Police blotter

A Sammamish man called police March 22 after finding a young boy wandering down the roadway at Southeast Fourth Street and 220th Avenue Southeast by himself.

The following information was compiled from city of Issaquah and Sammamish police reports:

A Sammamish man called police March 22 after finding a young boy wandering down the roadway at Southeast Fourth Street and 220th Avenue Southeast by himself.

The boy, who had Downs Syndrome, was unable to communicate where he lived. Shortly after, a man ran up and identified himself as the boy’s father.

The father said the 4-year-old had never been able to open the front door himself and he must have slipped out when his mother or sister left within the previous hour.

Police suggested the man get a an alert bracelet or necklace in case something like this happens again.

FORCED ENTRY

A Sammamish man called police March 20 to report the front door of his home had been forced open.

Thieves made off with an $800 camera and rifled through a jewelry box. The man was unsure if any other valuables were taken from the home in the 200 block of Northeast 25th Way.

FOREIGN DUI

A 28-year-old Korean national was arrested for DUI on March 22 after getting pulled over at the intersection of Southeast 24th Street and 228th Avenue Southeast in Sammamish.

The man, who was in the area on business and spoke limited English, was traveling 55 mph in a 40. He blew a .091.

The man asked officers if they would forgive him for what he did and asked if he would be deported because of the incident. He was returned to his Bellevue hotel and the case was turned over to the city prosecutor.

RUSSIAN MAFIA

A Sammamish woman contacted police March 22 to inform officers her husband received a threat from his business partner.

The woman said her husband, who recently met with the other man about their insurance business closing, later received a text message from the partner stating he “knew a guy in the Russian mafia.”

There was no physical threat, but the woman wanted the message documented in case something else happened.

DONUTS

Sammamish police discovered a 17-year-old boy driving recklessly behind a gas station in the 2900 block of 228th Avenue Southeast.

Officers heard screeching tires shortly after 11 p.m. and found the boy driving in circles, doing donuts.

When police contacted the driver, he called himself an “idiot” and apologized. Police called the boy’s mother and cited him with a warning.

HACKY-SACKED

Police responded to a call of two males playing hacky-sack in the Issaquah Community Center parking lot around 11 p.m., March 20. They were asked to move along.

STEAMY WINDOWS

An Issaquah resident called police March 17 after witnessing a running vehicle in the area turn its head lights on and off.

Police arrived to the 900 block of 3rd Avenue Northeast to find an unoccupied white sedan with fogged up windows.

MISCHIEF

Issaquah police responded to a call March 16 of four juveniles drinking behind a pizza joint on Front Street. Officers were unable to locate anyone on the premisses.

‘DISRESPECT’

An Issaquah man called police March 18 after someone’s car door caught a gust of wind and hit his vehicle in a parking lot in the 700 block of Northwest Gilman Boulevard.

The man didn’t want to exchange information with the other driver, but called authorities because he felt “disrespected” when the other driver cursed at him.

There was reportedly a small dent with paint transfer. Both parties settled on scene.

ROCKS IN ROADWAY

An Issaquah police officer removed a potential traffic hazard in the 100 block of Skyridge Road Northwest March 20, picking up 15 small rocks from the roadway.

FOLLOWED?

A 51-year-old Issaquah woman called police March 20 reporting that she was being followed by numerous young males in their 20s.

She said they were driving different vehicles and parking outside her residence in the 5000 block of 231st Avenue Southeast.

She believes she’s being followed to the gym, work, the store and everywhere she goes because she “turned in” unauthorized renters to her landlord when she lived in another location.

THREATS

A 24-year-old Issaquah man called police March 20 after hearing a man say he was going to “shoot his neighbor the next time he beat his dog.”

The accused man said he wouldn’t do such a thing and he didn’t own a gun. He also said he hears his neighbors beating their dog all the time, but the police and animal control won’t do anything about it.

Police observed the dog, which appeared happy and healthy and had no obvious marks or scars on him.