The Blotter is a summary of recent crimes and other law enforcement incidents in the city of Issaquah. All arrestees in the police blotter are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
Feb. 6
FRAUD: A resident of 4th Avenue Northwest reported receiving several calls from a Jamaican number advising he had won a sweepstakes.
SOMETHING TO SWEAT: A gym bag was reported stolen from an unlocked vehicle on the 23400 block of Southeast 49th Street at a total loss of $300.
FINE CRIME: A 45-year-old Bellevue man was arrested for stealing two bottles of wine, valued at $489, from an address on the 1800 block of 10th Avenue Northwest. In a separate incident, a 40-year-old Mercer Island woman was arrested for stealing $50 worth of wine from an address on the 1800 block of 12th Avenue Northwest.
TIMBER: An officer was called to the 4600 block of West Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast, where a falling tree struck a car driving down the road. The tree owner and the driver exchanged insurance information.
Feb. 7
BAREFOOT: An officer searched for two males reported soliciting for socks on the 1900 block of 16th Court Northeast. They were not found.
KNOCK DOWN: A citizen reported a hit and run on a wooden fence on East Sunset Way, resulting in $400 of damage.
PARAPHERNALIA: A 36-year-old woman was arrested for possessing drug paraphernalia on the 1700 block of Northwest Maple Street. She was also found to have an outstanding arrest warrant issued out of Auburn.
Feb. 8
PROWL: A caller reported their car parked on the 4300 block of West Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast had been robbed. The window had been broken and baseball gear and glasses were taken, at a total loss of $2,300.
SHAKE IT OFF: An officer was dispatched to Timberlake Park where a caller reported seeing someone she had a dispute with after the fact— the person was not found. She said two weeks earlier, she was walking her dog when they were attacked and bitten by another dog. After she was bitten, the dog’s owner told her to “shake it off.”
CAMP: An officer on bike patrol spotted a small transient camp on the north side of the Northwest Juniper Street bridge, west of the Issaquah Coffee Company.
Feb. 9
GTA: A car was reported stolen from the 1000 block of Lake Drive.
Feb. 10
YA BUM!: An officer spoke with a man who said he was coming out of the Burger King on the 1700 block of Northwest Gilman Boulevard when a man began yelling at him, calling him “bum” and telling him to go back to work. He said he didn’t know why the person had a problem with him.
NO GAS FOR YOU: A woman was trespassed from the Jackson’s Shell station on East Sunset Way for three years after a dispute with the owner.
DRUNK AND LOST: An officer contacted a very intoxicated man at the Krispy Kreme on the 6200 block of East Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast. He had been wandering around, become lost and wound up at the donut shop with no idea how to get home. The officer gave him a ride home.
Feb. 11
COUNTERFEIT: A teenager attempted to purchase an iced tea from a business on the 100 block of Northwest Gilman Boulevard with a $100 bill, which was found to be fake. When confronted about it, he apologized and said he had found it on the ground outside.
Feb. 12
SUSPICIOUS: An officer searched for a 16-year-old girl, reported missing to Bellevue police, who was believed to be in Issaquah with her ex-boyfriend. The girl was not found.
SMASH AND GRAB: A vehicle window was reported broken and a backpack stolen, at a total loss of $280. The incident took place on the 1000 block of Northwest Gilman Boulevard.
