Blotter | Bears; bar brawls

Police and fire agencies in the Snoqualmie Valley responded to the following calls:

Snoqualmie Police Dept. (covering North Bend)

Friday, April 10

Theft: At 6:33 p.m., a caller reported someone had stolen the cushions from her patio furniture in the 200 block of Southeast 10th Street, North Bend.  Two of her neighbors reported similar thefts in the last week or so; there are no suspects.

Saturday, April 11

Animal Problem: At 1:55 p.m., a caller reported seeing a loose female sheep with her lamb on the roadway around the Snoqualmie Place and Northeast 8th Street, North Bend intersection. The owners are unknown, and the sheep ran off into a wooded area.

Malicious Mischief: At 5:05 p.m., a woman reported someone put her garden hose in her black, 2013 Toyota and turned on the water in the 300 block of Bendigo Boulevard North, North Bend. The front seats were soaked; the water was flooded up to the top of the floor boards and was spilling from the drive door. There were no suspects, but the reporting person said she thinks she knows who did it.

Disturbance: At 11:21 p.m., a caller reported a bartender threw a beer can in his face before kicking him out of a business in the 300 block of West North Bend Way, North Bend. The caller and employee were fighting over a beer that each had a hold of, then the patron claimed he struck him in the face with the beer. The case is up for investigatory review and the caller was removed from the property and business.

Monday, April 13

Animal Problem: At 8:31 p.m., a caller reported a black bear was rummaging through trash in their backyard in the 37000 block of Southeast Fury Street, Snoqualmie. The bear ran off.

Tuesday, April 14

Panhandling: At 1:16 p.m., a caller asked police to remove a transient man, sitting on the sidewalk near the Bendigo Boulevard South and West Park Street, North Bend intersection, because of his aggressive dog. Since the panhandler was on a public sidewalk, police had no cause to approach him.

Friday, April 17

Theft: At 2:54 p.m., an employee in the 500 block of South Fork Avenue Southwest, North Bend reported two women hid items in their bags and left in a grey Toyota with tinted windows.

Snoqualmie Fire Dept.

Saturday, April 18

Alarm: At 10:36 a.m., Snoqualmie firefighters responded to the Salish Lodge for an automatic fire alarm. Upon arrival, it was determined that the alarm was set off by a pump that had gone bad on a fire sprinkler system. Building engineers were notified and the system was put on fire watch.

Injury: At 3:20 p.m., Snoqualmie and Duvall firefighters responded to the Hancock timber area near Griffin Creek Road for a report of a woman who had fallen off of a horse and was injured. The patient was located approximately five miles out of Tokul, and transported to the hospital to be evaluated.

Monday, April 20

Faulty Furnace: At 6:36 a.m., Snoqualmie firefighters responded to the area of Muir and Augusta Place for the smell of smoke in a residence. Upon investigation, the problem was found to be a faulty furnace. The homeowner was advised to call for repairs.

Alarm: At 7:57 a.m., Snoqualmie firefighters were dispatched to the Snoqualmie Ridge area for an automatic fire alarm.  After investigation, it was determined that it was a false alarm set off by workers on site.

Medical Aid: In addition, Snoqualmie EMTs responded to three medical incidents bringing the total number of calls to date to 357.