The blotter consists of officers’ accounts of crimes and incidents in the city of Issaquah. Anyone arrested is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
Jan. 15
GONE: At 1:02 p.m., a manager at the Office Depot on 12th Avenue Northwest reported a theft. The manager reported the suspect, a blonde white female in her early 30s, had left the store and was walking toward Costco.
THEFT: At 4:56 p.m. on the 5700 block of E. Lake Sammamish Parkway SE, a complainant reported theft in the third degree. Cellphone, cash and padlock were stolen at a loss of $570.
Jan. 16
LOSING ARGUMENT: At 5:22 a.m. on the 6300 block of E. Lake Sammamish Parkway SE, an officer was dispatched to a store in reference to two females arguing with the manager. They were trespassed from the location.
THEFT: At 8:38 a.m., a theft was reported on the 2900 block of NE Dayton Court. A briefcase, iPad, hard drive, calculator, architectural scales and computer were reported stolen at a loss of $2,245.
VEHICLE PROWL: At 9:34 a.m., a theft was reported from a vehicle on the 1900 block of NE Kenyon Court. A window was damaged to extract cash and tools, resulting in $1,100 of damage.
SMASH: At 9:53 a.m., a window was reported damaged on a 2002 Toyota Highlander parked on the 1800 block of NE Kenyon Court.
DE-BUSSED: At 5:50 p.m. on the 5700 block of E. Lake Sammamish Parkway SE, cash and ORCA card were reported stolen at a loss of $90.
Jan. 17
SHH, IT’S SUNDAY: After receiving a complaint sometime before 11:37 a.m., an officer advised construction workers on Southeast 48th Street that they did not have permits to work on a Sunday.
IN THE DOGHOUSE: Shortly after noon, an officer was dispatched to a man reported to be sleeping in his vehicle on the 5300 block of 236th Place Southeast. The man advised he and his wife had been arguing and he left their residence.
RECKLESS: At 1:08 p.m., an officer contacted a reported reckless driver at the intersection of First Place Northwest and Northwest Alder Place. The man had allegedly been seen striking two light poles with his Toyota Camry before traveling southbound on First Place Northwest.
DOMESTIC: At 1:21 p.m., officers arrested a 26-year-old Puyallup woman in response to a reported verbal domestic dispute on the corner of Northwest Gilman Boulevard and Fourth Avenue Northwest.
WEREWOLVES, NOT SWEARWOLVES: At 4:27 p.m. on the 100 block of Front St. N., an officer contacted two patrons of a business at the manager’s request about their use of foul language in the store.
Jan. 18
SQUATTER’S RIGHTS: At 7:51 a.m. an officer contacted a man reported sleeping on a sidewalk behind a building on the 1400 block of NW Gilman Blvd. The man said he had been there all night and didn’t think it was a problem since the building was vacant. He was asked to leave.
MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: A window was reported damaged on a Ford F-150 parked on the 1100 block of NE High St.
EW-EW-EW: A resident of the 1500 block of NE Hawthorne Square reported he had returned home at 2 p.m. to find about six condoms and wrappers on his front porch, along with a large quantity of off-white liquid on the porch and his front door. An officer observed that the liquid appeared to be soap.
Jan. 19
VIOLATOR: At 12:54 p.m. on the 100 block of East Sunset Way, a 28-year-old Puyallup man was arrested for violating a court order.
DRUGS: At 3:47 p.m., an officer responded to the Highlands Safeway, where the manager reported a white male had been using intravenous drugs in the bathroom. The suspect left the area on foot.
CLEAN AS A WHISTLE: At 6:08 p.m. an officer responded to a theft at a store on the 700 block of NW Gilman Blvd. The store reported nearly $1,450 of electric razors and electric toothbrushes had been stolen.
Jan. 20
THE MAD DUMPER: At 10:41 a.m., an officer responded to a complaint that a man dumped garbage into the parking lot of Malarkey’s on the 1000 block of NW Gilman Blvd. The officer found the man and had him pick up his trash.
BURGLARY: At 11 a.m. on the 3000 block of Quinalt Court SW, a resident reported a burglary. A wallet and money were stolen at a loss of $175.
STICKY FINGERS: At 6:41 p.m. on the 6100 block of E. Lake Sammamish Parkway SE, police arrested a 49-year-old North Bend woman for theft in the third degree.
Jan. 21
BURGLARY: At 8:12 a.m. on the 2200 block of Newport Way NW, $10,000 of construction tools were reported stolen from the Gateway Apartments project site.
A GLARING LOSS: A pair of $400 sunglasses were reported stolen from a BMW parked on the 2100 block of NW Boulder Way Drive.
TMI, LOL: At 1:36 p.m. an officer responded to the Medical Clinic of Issaquah on 450 NW Gilman Blvd., where a possible impaired driver had been reported. The officer contacted the man, who did not appear intoxicated. He told the officer he had been texting.
