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.
March 31
RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT: At 8:23 a.m., police responded to a report of a possible DUI driver from Rachel Carson Elementary, located in the 200 block of 243rd Ave. SE. A woman reportedly had dropped her child off at school and nearly ran over a crossing guard.
April 1
GRAND THEFT AUTO: At approximately 10:50 a.m., a vehicle was reported stolen at the Summerwalk Apartments, located in the 3800 block of Klahanie Drive SE. Police reported there were no signs of forced entry to the vehicle.
SHOE SWITCHEROO: At 4:30 p.m., a resident of the 500 block of 239th Ave. SE reported a pair of men’s flip-flop sandals had been taken from their front porch and replaced with two pairs of boys’ basketball shoes and one pair of boys’ flip-flop sandals.
April 7
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: At 7:10 a.m., a resident of the 200 block of E. Lake Sammamish Parkway SE reported a strange male subject knocked on her door moments after her husband left for work. She reported noticing a vehicle parked across the street while her husband was leaving. A couple minutes later, her doorbell rang and the vehicle was in her driveway. The man mentioned landscaping and asked if she’d like her lawn mowed. He took off after she declined.
April 9
ROCKING SPREE: At 7:18 a.m., police were notified of a reported case of vandalism in the 22500 block of NE 19th St. A baseball-sized rock was thrown through the rear windshield of an SUV. No items were taken. At 10:29 a.m., a vehicle in the 22600 block of NE 23rd Place was reported to have had its back window broken out by a large rock. At 11 a.m., another vehicle reportedly had a baseball-sized rock thrown through its rear window, striking the center console and breaking off the control panel. No items were stolen.
MORE VANDALISIM: At 3:33 p.m., the front windshield of a vehicle parked at the Knolls Apartments, located at 22626 NE Inglewood Hill Road, was reported to have been broken out by an unknown object.
April 10
BAD TRIP: At 1:43 a.m., a resident of the Highland Gardens Apartments, located in the 4500 block of Klahanie Drive SE, was transported to Swedish Hospital in Issaquah after taking two tabs of LSD and having an adverse reaction.
ROCKING CONTINUED: At 11:20 a.m., a resident of the 22400 block of NE 20th St. reported a baseball-sized rock was thrown through the rear window of their Toyota Sienna, which had been parked in their driveway.
April 12
BURGLARY: At 2:01 a.m., a burglary was reported in the 26800 block of SE 22nd Court. The unknown suspect entered the victim’s garage and prowled their vehicle. The suspect then entered the bottom floor of the two-story home and burglarized the first floor of the residence.
April 13
RUNNING ON EMPTY: At 7:16 p.m., a full-size treadmill was reportedly stolen from an empty apartment at the Summerwalk Apartments, located in the 3800 block of Klahanie Drive SE. The apartment was reportedly unlocked at the time of the theft.
April 15
BURGLARY: At 10:15 a.m., police responded to a reported burglary in the 1200 block of 209th Ave. NE. French doors on the south entrance of the residence had been kicked in. An unknown suspect stole two firearms along with miscellaneous items. The estimated loss came out to about $1,670.
SMASH AND GRAB: At 1:15 p.m., a car prowl was reported in the 2600 block of 228th Ave. SE. The victim reported her vehicle’s front passenger window had been smashed and her purse was stolen, which had been left inside on the floorboard.
BIKE STOLEN: At 4:30 p.m., a child’s BMX bicycle was reportedly stolen from the front porch of a home in the 2600 block of 230th Ave. SE.
CAUGHT DEALIN’: At 7:13 p.m., a juvenile was caught selling marijuana out of his vehicle outside of the AT&T store located in the 600 block of 228th Ave. NE.
