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.
Dec. 16
MAIL THEFT: At 2:16 p.m., a resident at the 2100 block of NE 14 St. reported finding a large amount of mail from different locations throughout King County in their trash can.
Dec. 17
JEWELRY THIEF: At 2:45 p.m., police responded to a reported larceny at the QFC located at the 4500 block of Klahanie Drive SE. The victim had traveled from a jewelry store in Issaquah to the Klahanie QFC, where their vehicle was broken into and the jewelry was stolen.
Dec. 20
STOLEN CAR: At 6:06 a.m., a vehicle was reported stolen from a driveway at the 3300 block of Sahalee Way NE. The keys were left inside the vehicle, which was parked in a gated community.
MAIL THEFT: At 10:18 a.m., a resident at the 1300 block of 216 Ave. NE reported finding mail for five other people in their mailbox.
Dec. 21
FOUND WALLET: At 4:37 p.m., a citizen found a wallet while walking a trail in unincorporated King County and turned it into the Sammamish Police Department.
Dec. 22
NATIVITY THEFT: At 3:43 p.m., part of a Nativity set was taken from the front yard of a home at the 3300 block of 203 Place NE.
Dec. 23
DOMESTIC ASSAULT: At 1:21 a.m., police responded to a reported assault at the Knolls Apartments, located at the 22600 block of NE Inglewood. A husband and wife got into a physical altercation after she threw a glass of water in his face. The altercation resulted in cuts and scrapes to the husband’s arm. The wife grabbed a knife and followed him into bed with it, but did not attempt to assault him with it.
SUSPICIOUS PERSONS: At 2:23 a.m., two suspicious persons at the Highland Gardens Apartments, located at the 4500 block of Klahanie Drive SE, were confronted by a resident of the complex. They fled prior to police arrival.
LOTS OF LIQUOR: At 7:53 a.m., a man stole $759.18 worth of liquor from the Safeway located at the 600 block of 228 Ave. NE.
YMCA CAR PROWLS: At 10:23 a.m., several cars were broken into at the underground YMCA parking garage, located at the 800 block of 228 Ave. SE.
UNLOCKED CAR PROWL: At 11:57 a.m., an unlocked car prowl was reported at the 4500 246 Ct. SE.
SUSPENDED LICENSE: At 3:30 p.m., a vehicle was stopped for having no center brake light and expired tabs at the 22900 block of NE 8 St. The driver was arrested for driving with a suspended license.
Dec. 24
DUI: At 12:15 a.m., a driver was stopped at the 600 block of E. Lake Sammamish Parkway SE for driving over 65 mph in a 35 mph zone. A blood draw showed the driver was under the influence of alcohol and marijuana.
CAR PROWLS: At 3:10 a.m., an unknown suspect smashed windows on multiple vehicles to gain access at the Anytime Fitness, located at the 4500 block of Klahanie Drive SE.