Sammamish dog walker discovers dead neighbor | Police blotter

A Sammamish woman walking her dog in the early afternoon of Feb. 26 discovered the body of a 56-year-old neighbor in his front yard.

The following information was compiled from city of Issaquah and Sammamish police reports:

BODY FOUND

A Sammamish woman walking her dog in the early afternoon of Feb. 26 discovered the body of a 56-year-old neighbor in his front yard.

The woman, walking in the 1200 block of 211th Avenue Northeast, noticed the man was not moving from the sidewalk and contacted police.

Police called the man’s good friend who said he was last at the victim’s house eight days earlier. He said the victim refused to answer the door, but spoke to him on the phone. The friend told police he estimated the victim was spending $150 on alcohol per week.

The death is under investigation.

LESSON LEARNED

An alleged tailgating incident on Northwest Newport Way turned into a verbal altercation between all involved Feb. 20 in front of the Issaquah Police Station.

All parties were separated by police and counseled about how to handle anger in a more civil fashion. All involved acknowledged their errors and moved on without further incident.

SIGN WAR

Issaquah police responded to a call Feb. 18 of two transients arguing in the 4000 block of Klahanie Drive Southeast.

One man said he was “flying his sign” and was approached by an unknown male who said it was his turn to display his sign. Police were unable to find the instigator.

FACEBOOK THREAT

A 24-year-old Sammamish man contacted police Feb. 24 after receiving a threat from a former childhood neighbor via Facebook.

The victim said the person making the threat used to ride the bus with him when they were younger and later moved to North Dakota. The message contained a large portion of nonsensical context with threats stating “kill you” intertwined.

The text also talked about mortgage fraud, Russians, fall of the Soviet Union, Canada, churches and illegal aliens. The caller was concerned, stating the man was caught trespassing at his former residence only a year earlier.

LOCKED OUT

Residents at an Issaquah apartment home called police Feb. 15 saying they had locked themselves out on the balcony. Police found the front door unlocked and let the residents back in.

SUSPICIOUS VAN

Issaquah police responded to a call Feb. 19 of a suspicious man in a white van looking at kids in the 400 block of Forest Place. Police were unable to locate any man matching the description.

PINT-SIZED CRIME

Two juveniles stole a pint of ice cream and $2 in tips Feb. 19 from an ice cream shop in the Issaquah Highlands. They were spotted nearby, laughing and eating the goods.

REPEAT OFFENDER

Police were called Feb. 27 after employees at the Sammamish Safeway witnessed someone steal more than $450 in alcohol.

Store employees said they believed the man had stolen from the store previously and the last time he was in he accidentally dropped his drivers license. Police viewed video and agreed the man looked similar. The incident is under investigation.

GAME THIEF

A woman called police Feb. 27 to reporting someone broke into her home and stole her son’s XBox 360 gaming system, along with two controllers and four games.

Thieves didn’t take anything else from the home in the 20700 block of Northeast 8th Street.

LOOSE DIRT

A dump truck reportedly lost dirt out of the back Feb. 21, hitting another vehicle. When the truck driver wouldn’t stop to give insurance information, the other driver called police.

POT BREAK

Police found an 18-year-old Eastlake High School student filling the bowl of his bong in the Saffron Shopping Center parking lot Feb. 28 during his lunch break.

The student was asked to dispose of the green vegetable matter. The bong was taken into evidence for disposal.

DRUGS FOUND

A backpack containing marijuana and drug paraphernalia was turned into police Feb. 24 after someone discovered it in a wooded area near McAuliffe Elementary.

The bag contained .8 grams of marijuana, a clear glass bong, and a multicolored pipe shaped like an elephant.

BREAK IN

A Fall City woman called police Feb. 24 after someone broke into her car during church and stole a laptop. The incident took place at Good Samaritan Church in Sammamish.

The vehicle also had two kenneled dogs inside. The owner believed the dogs’ barking spooked the thief from taking more.

KNOCK & RUN

An Issaquah woman called police Feb. 15 to report numerous juveniles ringing doorbells and running away in the 1900 block of 15th Avenue Northeast. No suspects were found.