The blotter consists of officers’ accounts of crimes and other incidents in the city of Issaquah. Persons arrested are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
Dec. 9
IT’S VIRUS SEASON: A woman living in the 4600 block of W. Lake Sammamish Parkway SE called police at 12:35 p.m. to say that she paid a company $200 to clean viruses from her computer. She believes that the company is a scam.
CONSISTENT COMPLAINANT: A person who has a history of calling police called once again at 2:01 p.m. to complain about men who work at the Ford dealership in the 1500 block of 18th Ave. NW. The caller was gone when police arrived. Police did speak with two males and a female in an automobile, who said that they work at the Ford dealership in the 1500 block of 18th Ave. NW. They said that the complainant followed them to the parking lot. No crimes were committed.
LAGERS IN THE LOO: Police were dispatched at 9:35 p.m. to the 900 block of NE Park Drive, where it was reported that two males were drinking beer in the bathroom of a business.
Dec. 10
CANDY CRIMES: Police responded at 2:26 p.m. to Boehm’s Candies in the 200 block of NE Gilman Blvd., where a stolen check had been used. The caller said that she had a video of the suspect but needs to put it on a flash drive before submitting it to police.
Dec. 12
GUNS, ALCOHOL AND ESCAPING THE CITY: Police responded to a report of two females at 9:43 a.m. in the 500 block of SE Andrews St. The females were intoxicated and said that they were just trying to get out of the city. Neither one knew anything about a firearm.
Dec. 14
FEELING CABBY: Police went to the Shell Station in the 1600 block of NW Gilman Blvd. at 12:44 p.m. to iron out a dispute between a cab driver and his customer. The cab driver wanted his money, but did not have a machine to accept a credit card. The two came to an agreement and the customer got a ride with a passerby.
COYOTE STRIKES AGAIN: A woman living in the 23200 block of SE 58th Street called police at 1:05 p.m. to ask about how she can protect her animals from coyotes. Police also got the Department of Fish and Wildlife in on the conversation.
IT WAS THE GRINCH: A dispute occurred at the post office in the 400 block of NW Gilman Blvd. at 12:14 p.m. Police spoke with a post office employee and the subject. The issue was that a package that was delivered to Colorado had been repacked empty, along with a note that stated this.
Dec. 15
CAT BURGLAR: A resident of the 200 block of NW Cherry Place called at 8:37 concerned that someone might be in the backyard. She said that the motion light in the backyard had come on. Police went to the scene and found that the dangerous culprit was … a cat.
