Police Blotter
May 17, 2012
Identity theft
A Sammamish resident discovered May 1 that someone had opened up a cable television account in their name late last year. The resident discovered the fraud after being denied credit due to something on their credit report. Read more
Police Blotter May 9
May 10, 2012
Paying for company
Police cited a 31-year-old Auburn woman for driving with a suspended license April 22 and discovered that she was a professional escort who was visiting a client in Sammamish. Police pulled the woman over on the 4400 block of Issaquah-Pine Lake Road for driving without headlights at around 4 a.m. April 22. Read more
Police Blotter May 2
May 2, 2012
Open door
Police found an open garage door at a home on the 23500 block of Northeast 22nd Street just after 1 a.m. April 22. The resident did not answer the door, so an officer left a door hanger reminding them to close their doors at night.
Police blotter April 25
April 25, 2012
Burglaries
A resident on the 100 block of Louis Thompson Road Northeast had two computers stolen from their home during an April 13 burglary. The resident left the home at around 8:30 a.m. and returned at around 4:45 p.m. to find the back door to the garage pried open and the computers missing. Read more
Police Blotter April 18
April 17, 2012
Star gazing
Two Sammamish teens were removed from the Knolls at Inglewood Apartments after being found loitering in the parking lot the evening of April 5. An officer on patrol found the two teens parked in a vehicle at around 9:45 p.m.
Neither lived at the complex and told the officer they were there to watch the moon. The officer found this curious, as the vehicle was parked facing a 15-foot-high retaining wall and the moon was at the rear of the vehicle. Read more
Blotter April 11
April 11, 2012
Found bike
A resident on the 2600 block of 226th Place Northeast reported March 30 that a blue Redline-brand bicycle had been left in bushes near their home. The bike, which had a disabled chain, had been left there for five days. Police could find no reports of the bike being stolen and took the bike to City Hall in case anyone claims it. Read more
Police Blotter April 4
April 4, 2012
Suspended license
A 23-year-old Spokane man was cited for driving with a suspended license just before midnight March 20.
An officer pulled the driver over on the 3000 block of Issaquah-Pine Lake Road after a search of the man’s license plate revealed that his license had been suspended for not paying a previous ticket. He was advised not to drive until the matter was resolved. Read more
Police blotter
March 14, 2012
Driving under the influence
A 39-year-old Sammamish woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI after being pulled over near the corner of East Lake Sammamish Parkway and Southeast 22nd Street at around 1:40 a.m. March 3. Read more
Police Blotter March 7
March 6, 2012
Stolen license plate
A resident on the 2000 block of 222nd Avenue Northeast reported Feb. 22 that someone had stolen the front license plate off their vehicle in the last two months.
Broken mailbox
Someone vandalized a community mailbox in the Hampton Woods neighborhood overnight Feb. 21.
The president of the homeowners association heard a loud noise between 10 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. that night, but assumed it was related to the high winds that were occurring that night.
The next morning they discovered the mailbox dislodged from its cement foundation and on its side. No mail appeared to have been taken from the individual boxes. Police have no suspects.
Credit fraud
A Sammamish resident reported Feb. 21 that someone had opened up a Citibank credit card in her name. The resident received a pin number for the card in the mail, though she had never applied for the card.
It appears the suspects had access to her Social Security number, full name and address, though she is unsure how her information may have been compromised.
Domestic violence
A 69-year-old Sammamish man was arrested on suspicion of fourth-degree assault after allegedly injuring his wife during an altercation Feb. 20.
Police were called to the couple’s home in the early morning hours after the wife reported that the man had woken her up asking where his laptop was.
The man allegedly grabbed the woman and aggressively shook her, injuring her finger during the process.
The woman reported that this was one of many times her husband had assaulted her. Police arrested the man, who denied any wrong doing, and booked him into Issaquah Jail.
Party central
A resident on the 19900 block of Northeast 39th Street reported Feb. 20 that teenagers had been driving onto a vacant wooded property near his home and having parties.
Police went to the property to investigate and found the embers of a campfire and beer bottles strewn about. Police plan to patrol the area more in the future.
Vehicle prowl
A resident on the 1100 block of 222nd Place Northeast reported that someone had stolen his vehicle registration and insurance information from his unlocked vehicle overnight Feb. 18.
Euthanasia call
An officer was called to the corner of Northeast 19th Street and 244th Avenue Northeast at around 7 p.m. Feb. 23 to dispatch an injured deer.
A Sammamish resident called police after accidentally striking the deer with her car.
The deer was badly injured but still breathing. The officer put the deer out of its misery and moved the carcass to the side of the road for Sammamish Public Works crews to retrieve.
Suspicious circumstances
An officer found several suspicious people in a van that had run out of gas on the 300 block of East Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast at around 6 a.m. Feb. 23. The officer recognized two of the occupants from earlier interactions – both had a criminal history of burglary.
One of the occupants said they were visiting his aunt in Issaquah and had run out of gas. Another of the occupants had an outstanding warrant out of California, but the officer was not able take them into custody because the warrant could not be processed across state lines.
The officer documented the incident and let the group continue to wait for friends that had gone to get more gas.
Lying gets you nowhere
A 19-year-old Seattle woman may face charges of obstructing a police officer after allegedly giving a Sammamish officer a fake name during a traffic stop Feb. 18.
The officer pulled a vehicle over for expired tabs near the corner of Southeast Klahanie Boulevard and Issaquah-Pine Lake Road just before 11 p.m.
The driver, who was with a North Bend man and former Sammamish resident that the officer knew to use heroin in the past, told the officer that her driver’s license had been stolen.
She provided a name and birth date to the officer, but said she could not recall her address or Social Security number. The officer cited the woman for several traffic violations and let her proceed.
Suspicious of the woman’s story, the officer did more research and found booking photos and Facebook photos that indicated that the woman had given the name of one of her childhood friends during the traffic stop.
The officer determined the woman’s real identity and discovered the woman had an outstanding warrant out of the city of Shoreline for theft. The case has been forwarded on to prosecutors.
Bank fraud
A Sammamish resident reported Feb. 21 that someone had applied for two credit cards under her name in the last week. The resident received emails about the new cards, though she hadn’t applied for them.
She informed the two credit companies and changed the security settings on her email.
Driving under the influence
A 19-year-old Sammamish man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after being pulled over in the Safeway parking lot at around 2:45 a.m. Feb. 18. An officer watched as the man drove 49 mph in a 40 zone and drifted in between the two lanes on 228th.
The officer could smell alcohol and marijuana on the man, who had bloodshot and watery eyes. A breath test revealed a blood alcohol level of .14, over the .08 legal limit for driving. The man was released to his parents.
Burglary
A vacant residence on the 22800 block of Southeast First Street was burglarized sometime between Sept. 30, 2011 and Feb. 25.
The daughter of the home’s owner reported that she had recently moved her elderly mother into as assisted living facility and that the home had been mostly vacant since September.
In January a neighbor called the daughter to report that a back kitchen window was open, but the daughter did not think to call police because nothing looked suspicious and there were no items of value in the home.
The daughter went to check her mother’s bank account later in the month and found that several checks had been bounced, though the mother had not been using the account.
A check of the home revealed that gold jewelry and a beanie baby collection were among the items taken. The case remains under investigation.
Munchies
An employee at Taco Time reported that someone at the restaurant had dropped a small baggie containing less than half a gram of marijuana Feb. 24. The pot was turned over to police for disposal.
Graffiti
A resident on the 100 block of 241st Place Southeast reported that someone had spray-painted graffiti on a fence near his home Feb. 8 or Feb. 9. The tags appeared to be juvenile in nature. Police documented the incident and advised the resident to contact the neighborhood’s homeowners association.
Credit fraud
A Sammamish resident reported more than $850 in fraudulent charges on her credit card between Feb. 17 and Feb. 21. The resident reported that she was suspicious of a clerk at a store in Bellevue that had manually entered her credit card information after the card could not be swiped. The case remains under investigation.
Not the season
A Sammamish resident confiscated a box full of fireworks from a group of teens that were shooting the fireworks from a moving vehicle in the Beaver Lake area the evening of Feb. 21.
The resident reported that he followed the teens after watching them shoot fireworks at his vehicle. The resident gave the fireworks to police for disposal.
Items in the Police Blotter come from Sammamish Police reports.
Police Blotter Feb. 29
February 29, 2012
Custodial interference
On Feb. 18, police made contact with a divorced couple in a dispute over who was to have custody of their children during mid-winter break.
Police consulted a court-ordered parenting plan that said that the father should have the children for mid-winter break during even years and advised the mother, a Sammamish resident, to arrange to have them dropped off.
The case was documented for the courts.
Stolen lock box
A real estate lock box went missing from a home on the 20700 block of Northeast 38th Street between Feb. 12 and Feb. 17. There were no signs that anyone had accessed the home.
Vehicle prowl
A stereo was stolen out of a vehicle in the parking lot at The Knolls Apartments overnight Feb. 14.
The suspect somehow forced open a locked door and took the stereo. Police have no suspects.
Boot theft
A pair of tan Sorel boots were stolen from the front porch of a home on the 2900 block of 204th Lane Northeast Feb. 11 or Feb. 12.
Mental health issue
Police trespassed a North Dakota man from a Sammamish home in which he used to live Feb. 12.
The owner of the home called police after finding the man in her back yard. The man, who suffers from schizophrenia, told police that he used to live at the home and was returning to “check on the house.”
The owner found the back door of the home unlocked though it had been locked when she left.
The man was trespassed from the property.
Vehicle prowl
A GPS unit and a laptop were stolen from two unlocked vehicles at a home on the 18700 block of Northeast 55th Street overnight Feb. 9.
Burglary
A laptop was stolen from a home on the 20600 block of Northeast 34th Place overnight Feb. 10.
The resident told police that they had heard their dog barking at around 3:30 a.m. Feb. 11 but thought nothing of it.
When the resident got up the next morning, the door to their vehicle, which was parked in the garage, was ajar and the laptop was missing from the trunk.
Police are unsure how the suspect entered the garage, as there were no signs of forced entry and the garage door was locked.
The case remains under investigation.
Driving high
A 17-year-old Sammamish resident may face a driving under the influence charge after being pulled over near the corner of Northeast 16th Street and 216th Avenue Northeast at around 3 a.m. Feb. 11.
The officer pulled the teen over after clocking him driving 38 mph in a 25 zone and failing to use a blinker when turning.
The teen exhibited signs of intoxication and performed poorly on field sobriety tests.
A search of the vehicle revealed two small pill bottles containing marijuana.
The teen, who admitted to smoking the marijuana earlier in the evening, was transported to the hospital for a blood draw to determine his level of intoxication.
He was released to his father.
Stolen lock box
A real estate lock box was stolen from a home on the 3600 block of 211th Place Northeast between Feb. 4 and Feb. 9.
There were no signs that anyone had accessed the home.
Suicide attempt
A Sammamish woman in her 30s was transported to the hospital after attempting suicide Feb. 18.
The woman’s boyfriend called police after finding her unresponsive after swallowing prescription medication and alcohol.
Police stood by as she was rushed to the hospital for medical attention and a mental health evaluation.
Stolen car
A Sammamish resident reported that someone had stolen his car at around 12:40 a.m. Feb. 18.
The resident left the vehicle running in the parking lot of the Madison Apartments and went to QFC.
When he returned “two or three minutes later,” the gray 2000 Mitsubishi Galant was gone.
Driving is a privilege
An 84-year-old Sammamish man was arrested for driving with a suspended license the afternoon of Feb. 17.
The officer pulled the man’s vehicle over on the 4400 block of Issaquah-Pine Lake Road because the vehicle did not have functioning brake lights.
A check of the man’s license revealed that it had been suspended the day before because he refused a court order to retake the driver’s exam.
He was released at the scene.
Copper theft
A resident on the 500 block of 207th Avenue Northeast reported that someone had stolen two copper light pillars from the front of his driveway between Feb. 7 and Feb. 10.
The pillars, which cost around $2,000 to replace, were likely stolen to be sold as scrap metal.
Vandalism
A resident on the 700 block of 218th Avenue Southeast reported that someone had thrown a softball-sized rock through one of his windows at around 12:50 a.m. Feb. 15.
The resident told police he suspected it had been two males in their 30s that he had confronted earlier in the evening.
The resident said he had seen the two males walking down the street with a wheelbarrow full of fertilizer and with a bicycle stacked on top.
Thinking that the items were stolen, the resident confronted the men and “words were exchanged.”
A neighbor on the 21700 block of Southeast Eighth Street reported that someone had slashed the tires of their vehicle and a horse trailer overnight that same night. The case remains under investigation.
Domestic violence
A 28-year-old Sammamish man was arrested on suspicion of fourth-degree assault after allegedly holding his girlfriend against the wall by her neck Feb. 14.
The girlfriend told police that the man had come home intoxicated and argumentative.
The two got into an altercation while giving their son a bath, during which time he allegedly held her against the wall, causing noticeable redness around the neck.
The man, who had scratches and cuts on his face from the woman, told police that she had thrown the first punch.
The man was booked into Issaquah Jail on suspicion of domestic violence.
Beauty king
Police responded to the home of a 28-year-old Sammamish man who had sent his ex-girlfriend a text message threatening to cut himself Feb. 14.
Police called the man, who told police it was a big misunderstanding and that he had only sent the message to gain attention from the ex-girlfriend.
Police met the man at his parents’ house to confirm that he was not a danger to himself. The man, who was drinking from a tequila bottle, appeared intoxicated but showed no signs of having cut himself and did not appear suicidal.
According to the police report, the man told police that he was not going to harm himself because he was “too pretty for that.” The man’s father agreed to keep an eye on his son.
Lunch break
Two high school students were found in possession of marijuana paraphernalia near the corner of Beaver Lake Way and 259th Place Southeast at around noon Feb. 13. An officer stopped the teens after seeing them stopped at a dead end acting suspiciously.
The inside of the car smelled of burnt marijuana and the teens turned over a glass pipe and an empty jar with marijuana residue.
The officer called the parents of the driver and advised them of the situation. They were escorted back to school to attend their afternoon classes.
Vandalism
A vacant home on the 27200 block of Southeast 13th Place was spray painted overnight Feb. 11. The suspect or suspects spray-painted several curse words on the home and a nearby bulldozer. The vandalism caused around $1,400 in damage.
The case remains under investigation.
Items in the police blotter come from Sammamish Police reports.
