The Issaquah Reporter is experimenting with GoogleMaps, an online interactive mapping resource supported by Google, to support the newspaper’s weekly police blotter.

Instead of a simple listing the selection of calls, the interactive map also allows the information relating to the call to be placed on the map itself.

The blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical round-up of calls to the Issaquah Police Department. All calls listed, which run from Monday through Sunday, are dispatched to on-duty police officers. The Issaquah Reporter Police Blotter is not intended to be representative of all police calls. In addition, the names of individuals arrested are not released because those arrested are not yet charged with a crime.

Between Oct. 12-18, the Issaquah Police Department reported 255 calls including 28 car accidents, 18 suspicious events, 13 thefts, 11 public drunkenness incidents, 10 false alarms and eight acts of fraud. At least 13 people were arrested.

View Issaquah Police Blotter Oct. 12-18 in a larger map

Oct. 12

Suspicious: 4:44 p.m., 300 block of Rainier Blvd. South. Two police officers contacted several juveniles in the area and determined none were involved in suspected drug activity.

Found Property: 5:38 p.m, 100 block of E. Sunset Way. A good Samaritan turned in a wallet to the police station. Police ran the owner’s name through a database, called and left a message that his wallet was in their possession.

Car Theft: 11:18 p.m., 2400 block of N.E. Park Drive. The owner of a gray 2006 Acura MDX reported the vehicle stolen from this location.

Oct. 13

Suspended License: 1:52 a.m.: Intersection of E. Lake Sammamish Pkwy. & S.E. Black Nugget Road. A 22-year-old Sammamish resident was arrested on suspicion for driving without a valid license.

Salmon Violation: 12:29 p.m., Newport Way S.W. & Front St. South. Police issued a warning for individuals allegedly attempting to spear salmon in Issaquah Creek.

Counterfeit Cash: 1:55 p.m., 1600 block of N.W. Gilman Boulevard. A local business alleged an unidentified customer attempted to pass a fraudulent $100 bill in payment. Several other businesses reported counterfeit money in the following days.

Theft: 3:56 p.m., 6100 block of E. Lake Sammamish Pkwy. Southeast. Police arrested a 43-year-old Lynnwood woman on suspicion of shoplifting a vacuum and a knife, valued at $379.98.

Oct. 14

Car Accident: 7:34 a.m., N.W. Sammamish Rd & 10th Ave. Northwest. The driver of a maroon Ford Explorer rear-ended a vehicle at an intersection, which caused the victim to crash into the car in front of her. No injuries were reported.

Indecent Exposure: 4:52 p.m., 100 block of N.E. Gilman Boulevard. A 37-year-old Sammamish man was arrested for allegedly exposing himself in a public place.

Oct. 15

Welfare Check: 2:24 p.m., Timberlake Park. Police were called to check on a couple walking through the park who appeared to be in some sort of distress. Officers were unable to locate them.

Alcohol Offense: 5:23 p.m., 100 block of E. Sunset Way. A 42-year-old male resident was arrested for drinking from an alcoholic beverage in public.

Oct. 16

Theft: 9:40 a.m., 500 block of Front St. South. Investigators are looking into the disappearance of a suitcase and its contents, valued at $2,400.

Car Accident: 6:18 p.m., 400 block of Newport Way Northwest. A traffic accident sent a car careening into a nearby ditch, causing minor damage to the vehicle’s bumper, but no injuries.

Traffic Hazard: 6:59 p.m., Front St. S. & S.E. Bush Street. Heavy rains caused a storm drain to back up into the intersection. Public Works later cleared the blockage.

Citizen Assist: 7:13 p.m., 300 block of Third Place Northwest. A resident requested advice on what to do about an individual contacting his daughter via an Internet chat room.

Oct. 17

Domestic Violence: 3:43 a.m., 100 block of Mt. Olympus Dr. Northwest. Officers responded to a domestic dispute at the reported location and contacted the residents, who were engaged in a verbal dispute. A 25-year-old male resident was later arrested on suspicion of assault.

Vandalism: 9:57 a.m., 6400 block of E. Lake Sammamish Pkwy. Southeast. Business owners at the Loving Dentistry building reported unspecified vandalism incurred on the east side of the property.

Oct. 18

Theft: 1:20 p.m., 2300 block of Black Squak Mountain Loop Southwest. A resident reported the theft of a chainsaw, valued at $150.

Vehicle Prowl: 1:48 p.m., 400 block of Rainier Blvd. North. A resident reported a 2001 Lexus RX300 was broken into overnight. An iPod, cell phone and several theater tickets, valued at $877, were reported stolen.