The following information was compiled from City of Sammamish police reports:
A 21-year-old Sammamish man was arrested for DUI Nov. 15 after crashing through a front yard and into a tree.
The owner of the home in the 2600 block of Southeast 22nd Way called police after he heard the collision shortly after 4 a.m.
Police asked the man, who blew a .301 – nearly four times the legal limit – if he knew what that meant. He responded with, “Yeah, it means my car crashed into a tree.”
DARK SIDE?
A 90-year-old Sammamish woman called police Nov. 23 concerned about someone in the street with a flashlight in front of her home.
When police arrived they didn’t find anyone suspicious, just neighbors talking in the driveway getting ready to leave.
The caller said she was concerned about her neighbor, saying he was from the “dark side” and is a bad guy.
EXCAVATOR FOUND
A 30-year-old Issaquah man was arrested Nov. 20 for possessing a stolen excavator.
The man was spotted pulling into a parking lot near a Sammamish fast food restaurant by the owner of the excavator.
The owner, a Mount Vernon man, began following the truck pulling the equipment when he recognized his machine on the road. The excavator, valued at $50,000, was reported missing on July 11.
BROKEN WINDOW
A person driving in the 2100 block of Northeast 42nd Street in Sammamish called police Nov. 20 to report a vehicle parked alongside the road with a broken window and papers tossed all over.
Police contacted the owner upon arrival, who said nothing was taken and he had no idea how the rear drivers-side window had been broken.
SUSPICIOUS YOUTHS
A Sammamish man called police Nov. 13 after watching a vehicle drop a young man off in a cul de sac in the 24000 block of Northeast 27th Place, then leave.
The man said he saw the 17-year-old acting suspicious around mailboxes and asked him what he was doing. The boy said that his friend dropped him off in the wrong neighborhood and immediately called his friend, allegedly saying, “you need to come pick me up quick, this guy is questioning me.”
The witness called police because there had been a number of mail thefts in the neighborhood. The owner of the vehicle was contacted and said he would speak to his son about the incident.
STOLEN JEWELRY
An elderly Sammamish woman called police Nov. 24 concerned that a caretaker stole $1,800 in jewelry from her home.
The woman said she was missing three items, including a 18-inch gold necklace with a pearl and diamond valued at $1,200.
Police found a possible lead on the items at a pawn shop in Burien. The incident is still under investigation.
CHAIRS NABBED
A Sammamish woman called police Nov. 20 to report someone stole four chairs off her dock in the 2700 block of 222nd Avenue Northeast. The adirondack-style chairs were valued at $450.
DAMAGED POLES
A City of Sammamish employee called police Nov. 19 to report damage to nine light poles in the Lower Commons Park.
All of the poles had the electrical covers knocked off. One of the poles also had a light bulb broken out with what looked like a rock.
In all, damage was estimated at $900.
PIZZA TOSS
Two Sammamish residents called police Nov. 17 to report someone used slices of pizza to vandalize their homes located in the 2000 block of 211th Place Southeast.
Pieces of pie were smeared across the front doors and the garage doors of the homes, and a Costco pizza box was found in one of the driveways.
The sauce was washed off and no permanent damage was done.
DAMAGED SIGN
Police were contacted Nov. 25 after a group of men walking on Beaver Lake Road reportedly tried to rip down a “Welcome to Sammamish” sign.
Police found the sign down on the ground, still attached to one of two poles. A group of five possible suspects were found nearby, but the witness said he was unable to identify the men, who denied partaking in the activity.
The men, who appeared to have been drinking, were sent on their way.
