The blotter consists of Sammamish police officers’ accounts of crimes and other incidents in the city. Persons arrested are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
Nov. 24
DOMESTIC: Sammamish police responded to a call for aid on 223rd Avenue Southeast around 9:30 p.m. After arriving and making contact with a couple, officers determined the situation was a domestic violence incident and arrested the husband for fourth degree assault. He was booked into the Issaquah Jail.
MISSED TURN: Around 3 a.m., Sammamish police arrested a 23-year-old Sammamish woman for driving while intoxicated after she abandoned her vehicle about 30 feet south of the Southeast Duthie Hill Road and Trossachs Boulevard Southeast intersection. The woman told officers when they contacted her that she missed her turn. She admitted to having some alcohol. When taken to the station, she recorded a 0.223 and 0.218 blood alcohol level. She was booked into the Issaquah Jail.
Nov. 27
SMASH AND GRAB: An unknown person broke the passenger window of a vehicle parked in the 3000 block of 230th Place Northeast around 6:30 p.m. and stole a purse inside.
SMASHED AGAIN: An unknown person broke into a driver side window on the 23000 block of Northeast 29th Street around 7 p.m. and removed a speaker box.
Nov. 29
KNIFE: A caller reported a customer at the Moore Brothers Music store located at 22820 N.E. Eighth St. took out a knife in the store. The caller did not want to prosecute.
Nov. 30
PURSE: A shopper at the QFC off of 228th Avenue Southeast reported that someone had taken her purse from her shopping cart while she was not looking.
DOMESTIC: Sammamish police arrested a reportedly heavily intoxicated man on 230th Lane Southeast for assault in the fourth degree in a domestic violence incident.
Dec. 1
BULLETS AT SCHOOL: A caller found two .22 caliber bullets on the floor between two classrooms at Creekside Elementary School around 4 p.m. It’s unclear how the bullets got there; police responded and disposed of them.
RANSACKED: Someone punched their way into a home in the 500 block of 208th Avenue Northeast, which shattered both panes of glass to enter through the sliding door. The intruder ransacked the basement and stole cosmetic jewelry.
Dec. 2
TOO EASY: Someone stole an unlocked vehicle in the 300 block of 227th Place Southeast. The keys had been left in the ignition.
GAMBLIN’: A customer at the 7-Eleven store at 3302 East Lake Sammamish Parkway reportedly distracted a 7-Eleven employee while another person took scratch lottery tickets from behind the counter.
Dec. 5
NEEDED A FIX: Parents in the 22300 block of Northeast 17th Court reported their 26-year-old son, who is reportedly addicted to drugs, stole a firearm and jewelry to pawn for drug money. The .22 caliber Ruger is still missing.