Issaquah
July 11
Vehicle Prowl: A pocketbook, cell phone, wallet, cash and damage to a window resulted in a $770 loss from a 2008 Ford Escape in the 2000 block of Northwest Sammamish Road.
Vehicle Prowl II: A Microsoft tablet was stolen from a 2003 Mercedes, in the 18700 block of Southeast Newport Way. The tablet was worth $1,600.
July 12
Not driving: An officer was called to the H&H because an intoxicated female wanted her keys. She took a taxi.
Vomiting out the window: State Patrol reported a possible intoxicated driver in the area of I-90 and West Lake Sammamish Parkway. The caller said that a passenger was vomiting out the window.
July 13
Eavesdropping: An officer was called to the 900 block of 12th Avenue Northwest on report of a male who was speaking to two juvenile females over walkie-talkie and it sounded like the male was following them. It appeared the two juvenile females walkie-talkie’s were on the same frequency as the male’s.
Vehicle prowl: A computer and backpack were stolen in the 500 block of Front Street South. Total loss $2,920.
July 16
Disturbance: Officers responded to a disturbance at the Shell Station at 15 East Sunset Way. Upon arrival they contacted an intoxicated subject outside. No crime had occurred and the employee at the Shell did not want to charge the man with trespassing. A cab was called for him.
July 17
Dumpster diving: A caller in the 100 block of Northwest Dogwood Street reported someone digging through his garbage can outside his residence. When the caller and IPD confronted the subject, he fled west on Northwest Dogwood Street.
Disgusting: The facilities coordinator at the train depot, in the 100 block of 1st Avenue Northeast reported that in the past few weeks, person(s) unknown have spread human waste on the trains and spray painted some of the building.
More hot dogs: An officer was flagged down in reference to a vehicle being parked with two dogs inside a hot car, in the 1100 block of Northwest Gilman Boulevard. The air temperature was 79 degrees. The owner was located and said he would be more cautious.
Sammamish
June 19
Vandalism, Part I: Police were dispatched to East Lake Sammamish Park in the early morning after park workers noticed vandalism. There was toilet paper draped over trees and orange spray paint outside the bathroom. The spray paint said “ZION” with a slash through it as well as another symbol police were unfamiliar with. A shed had also been spray painted with “ZION” and an anti-Christ symbol, and the sidewalks were spray painted orange as well. A toilet paper holder in the men’s bathroom had been broken and will cost about $200 to fix. There are no suspects at this time.
Vandalism, Part II: An officer also responded to reports of vandalism at Blackwell Elementary School. The school’s reader board was smashed and broken. A school staff member saw the sign broken and noticed the letters had been rearranged to something offensive. The staff member removed the letters but left the broken sign as she had found it. While police were at the school, staff members also discovered that a piece of playground equipment had been destroyed, of which the estimated replacement cost is approximately $400. The school’s facility supervisor was contacted who said it would take about $1,500 to fix the sign. No suspects at this time.
Country Club CPR: A Sammamish resident was golfing at the Sahalee Country Club with longtime associate and former Komo News anchorman, Dan Lewis, when he collapsed. The man seemed to be having a cardiac arrest and Lewis immediately began CPR. The Sahalee Golf Club manager and Membership Supervisor responded to the victim’s side with an AED which was applied. EMTs from Eastside Fire station 82 as well Redmond Fire station 16 responded, along with paramedics, all of whom continued life saving efforts for approximately 45 minutes. At 1:45 p.m., efforts were ceased and the victim was pronounced dead. The victim’s wife arrived on scene and provided medical examiner’s with her husband’s medical history. A thorough and complete examination of the scene combined with information provided by witnesses revealed there were no indications of anything other than a natural death.
July 18
Impersonating an officer: A Sammamish homeowner said she received a call from someone claiming to be a Deputy with the King County Sheriff’s Office. The man told the woman that her husband had multiple charges against him and that the police would be at their house in 45 minutes to arrest him. He asked for her financial information to take care of the charges. The woman said she was going to record him while he read the charges, to which the man responded “Alright baby.” The man then proceeded to talk “dirty” to her. She said the caller had a hispanic accent. The police called the number that was retrieved from the caller ID and were told they had reached a non-working number. This is the first time the homeowners have received a call of this nature.
July 19
Domestic dispute: Police responded to Southeast 11th Place for a domestic violence case. A man threw a computer mouse at his girlfriend’s face, causing her to bleed. She said it was “extremely painful.” She said her and her boyfriend’s relationship had been declining over the last couple of months and that they had been fighting a lot. Police arrested the man who is being charged with fourth degree assault, pending an investigation.
