Estranged Facebook friend asks user to lie to police | Issaquah Police Blotter Nov. 14-21

All persons in the police blotter are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.

Nov. 14

FIEND REQUEST: A 16th Lane Northeast man advised police he received a Facebook message from a person he had not spoken to in seven years. The person wanted him to lie to police if they contacted him about a recent incident.

HOT MERCHANDISE: A welder was reported stolen from a Newport Way Northwest address at a total loss of $15,000.

Nov. 15

BURGLED: $6,300 of various items were reported stolen from an address on the 100 block of Aires Place Northwest.

DON’T DRIVE: An officer responded to an intoxicated male looking for his vehicle at the 700 block of Northwest Gilman Boulevard. The officer gave the man a courtesy ride to his home.

Nov. 16

TOTEM: A citizen reported finding an old totem pole on the northeast bank of Issaquah Creek near the 500 block of Northwest Holly Street. An officer found the pole after accessing the creek through Confluence Park.

THEFT: A 33-year-old Kenmore man was arrested for attempting to steal a $150 cell phone from a business at the 700 block of Northwest Gilman Boulevard.

Nov. 17

WIRE: More than $1,000 worth of wire was reported stolen from an address on Highlands Drive Northeast.

MEDS: Medication was reported stolen from an address on the 3600 block of 228th Avenue Southeast.

ADULT NEGLIGENCE: An employee at the food bank reported to police that a client left their 102-year-old mother in a vehicle, unattended, for several hours on a cold day.

Nov. 18

MAILICIOUS: Mailboxes were damaged on the 5000 block of Northwest Village Park Drive at a total loss of $7,500.

EERIE: A caller reported an unknown person pounding on her bedroom window on the 300 block of Shangri-la Way Northwest. She had neither seen anyone nor heard voices. She suspected her ex-boyfriend.

Nov. 19

GTA: A 1993 Nissan Pathfinder was reported stolen from the 18500 block of Southeast Newport Way at a total loss of $3,000.

Nov. 20

STALKING: A caller from the 100 block of 5th Avenue Southeast reported her ex-boyfriend had been stalking her at her condo. She said another tenant had told her she had seen him around the complex on multiple occasions.

Nov. 21

STOP DROP: A stop sign was knocked over on the intersection of 1st Place Northwest and Northwest Dogwood Street. The officer was able to stand the sign up but he was concerned it could fall into the street and damage a vehicle.