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

An 81-year-old Sammamish man called police April 9 after wiring $45,000 to someone claiming to be his granddaughter.

The caller said she had been in an accident in Florida that severely injured another driver and her 11-year-old daughter.

The man said it sounded like his granddaughter so he had no reason to believe it wasn’t her.

HOME INVASION

A 16-year-old babysitter got a scare April 8 when she awoke to the site of flashlights in the home where she was working.

The girl, who initially pretended to be asleep, went downstairs to find two teenage boys near the back sliding glass doors of the home in the 2000 block of Southeast 34th Street. One of the boys allegedly screamed like a monkey, then they both ran away to a car.

The boys stole an Xbox 360 and $130 from the girl’s wallet.

Police later arrested two suspects.

EXTORTION

A Sammamish man called police April 12 after he suspected he was being extorted.

The man received a call saying he failed to pay taxes and owed the state $3,500.

The man went to the store under the advisement of the caller and purchased “Green Dot” cards to pay the alleged fine. After doing so, the caller told the man he paid for his wife, now he must pay more than $4,000 for himself. That’s when he became suspicious and contacted authorities.

VANDALIZED TRAPS

A number of Pine Lake residents contacted police April 7 after four crawfish traps were vandalized.

The victims, said two were damaged beyond repair. They also found notes and broken eggs in freezer bags inside the traps, saying “You Mad.”

The victims believe the suspects to be local middle school students due to the handwriting associated with the notes.

MYSTERY BULLET

A Sammamish woman contacted police April 11 after finding a used bullet outside her home in the 2100 block of 277th Avenue Southeast.

Police were unable to determine what the bullet might have hit. The woman said she heard some really loud gunshots nearby about a week ago, but never called about it.

ROAD RAGE

A 32-year-old Kirkland man called police April 10 after another driver threw something at his vehicle denting the door.

The man said he was driving on State Route 202, headed towards Sammamish, when the SUV in front of him threw a lit cigarette out the window that hit his car. The caller then sped in front of the man in the SUV trying to get him to slow down.

When the two later pulled up to a stoplight at the intersection of Sahalee Way and Inglewood Hill Road, the man threw the item at his car and said something similar to “haha, got ya.”

FOOTSTEPS

An Issaquah woman contacted police April 11 after hearing what sounded like footsteps outside her home in the 100 block of Aires Place Northwest.

The woman advised officers there was recently a black bear in the area. Police were unable to locate anything suspicious.

VIGILANTE JUSTICE

Police responded to a complaint April 9 of someone lifting up the windshield wipers of cars parked illegally along the road. One man said his wife’s car had the rubber separated from the blade because of it.

LOUD WALKERS

An Issaquah man called police April 8 after becoming frustrated at his downstairs neighbor tapping on her ceiling during all hours of the day.

Police contacted the woman, who lives in the 23000 block of Southeast Black Nugget Road, telling her just because her upstairs neighbors walk loudly doesn’t mean she should tap on the ceiling in retaliation.

PERMANENT PARKING

Issaquah police responded to a call April 11 of two vehicles parked near Northeast Eagle Way and 4th Avenue that hadn’t moved in approximately one month.

Police contacted the owner of one of the vehicles, who said he was going to move the car over the weekend and had been having battery issues.

NASTY NOTE

A Sammamish woman called Issaquah police April 5 after someone left a note on her car accusing her of fraudulently parking in a handicapped spot in front of a fitness center on East Lake Sammamish Parkway.

The woman was concerned because she has approved disabled license plates.