Police rescue chickens dumped near Snoqualmie Point Park, cold but alive: Snoqualmie Valley Police, Fire Calls

Chicken run: On December 2, a Snoqualmie officer located two chickens that had apparently been dumped on the road near Snoqualmie Point Park, Snoqualmie. The chickens were cold, but alive, and a Police Explorer called his parents to collect them. After a 15-minute chase through the woods, they captured both chickens, and the animals are now doing fine.

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

Carnation Police (KCSO)

Thursday, Dec. 4

No license: At 3:50 p.m., an officer on patrol stopped a vehicle in the 33000 block of East Entwistle Street, after seeing it swerving across the center line several times. The driver had a suspended license, due to an arrest in January for driving under the influence.

Sunday, Nov. 30

Abandoned car: At 2:28 p.m., police received a report of a vehicle that had been in the same location for five days.

Snoqualmie Police Department (serving North Bend)

Monday, Dec. 1

Keypad damage: At 2:25 p.m., a Snoqualmie resident reported that he and two neighbors discovered their garage door keypads stopped working. He was concerned about vandalism and possible criminal activity in the area, and whether it was related to the vandalism. Police advised him to remain vigilant and call if anything suspicious happens.

Siphon: At 4:59 p.m., a caller in the 1500 block of Boalch Avenue, North Bend, reported someone had siphoned gasoline from his vehicle. He estimated the thief stole $70 worth of fuel.

Tuesday, Dec. 2

Disturbance: At 11:58 p.m., a woman in the 700 block of East North Bend Way, North Bend, complained that her estranged husband was driving back and forth in front of her house, yelling profanities. She said he was in a red Thunderbird. He was gone when police arrived.

Chicken run: At 7:18 p.m., an officer located two chickens that had apparently been dumped on the road near Snoqualmie Point Park, Snoqualmie. The chickens were cold, but alive, and a Police Explorer called his parents to collect them. After a 15-minute chase through the woods, they captured both chickens, and the animals are now doing fine.

Lost and stolen: At 11:53 a.m., a woman who’d been shopping in the 400 block of Southwest Mount Si Boulevard, North Bend, called police about her purse, which had been stolen. She’d left it in a shopping cart, in the store parking lot, and when she went back for it, a man in the parking lot said he’d turned it in at the customer service desk. The staff said someone already claimed the purse, but they had video. Police arrested the subjects from the video.

Wednesday, Dec. 3

Car nap: At 9:33 a.m., a caller in the 300 block of West North Bend Way, North Bend, told police he’d just driven by a grey pickup truck, and the driver was passed out. Police investigated, and recognized the man as an area transient, asleep in his vehicle.

Friday, Dec. 5

Found: At 9:26 a.m., a caller in the 7200 block of Autumn Avenue Southeast, Snoqualmie, said she found a water bottle and some papers on her front steps  when she’d come home the previous night.  Also, she said things had been moved around outside her home. She asked for extra patrols.

Open door: At 9:40 a.m., a woman in the 33000 block of Southeast McCullough Street, Snoqualmie, called police after finding the back door of her house open and a wet footprint outside. Police investigated and found that a child in the home had left the door open.

Snoqualmie Fire Department

Friday, Dec. 5

Alarm: At 1:30 p.m., Snoqualmie firefighters responded to the Snoqualmie TPC Clubhouse for a fire alarm. Smoke coming from the kitchen had set off the alarm.

Saturday, Dec. 6

Alarm: At 9:49 p.m., Snoqualmie firefighters responded to a residential automatic fire alarm. The call was cancelled at the scene by the alarm company.

Sunday, Dec. 7

Alarm: At 5:02 p.m., Snoqualmie firefighters responded to Southeast Swenson Drive for an automatic fire alarm. Upon arrival, the crew found that the alarm had been set off by a child playing with the pull station. They reset the  system.

Wednesday, Dec. 10

Rollover accident: At 12:52 a.m., Snoqualmie firefighters responded with Eastside Fire & Rescue for a rollover motor vehicle accident near milepost 31 on westbound I-90. The vehicle had rolled twice, landing on its roof. The driver had minor injuries.

Medical calls: In addition, EMTs responded to 15 medical aid calls, bringing the total incidents to date to 1,105.

Fall City Fire Department

Thursday, Dec. 4

Pain: At 6:42 p.m., Fall City firefighters responded to the 3500 block of 359th Avenue Southeast for a 90-year-old woman with abdominal pain. She was taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation.

Friday, Dec. 5

Accident: At 11:24 a.m., Fall City and Eastside Fire and Rescue firefighters responded to a motor-vehicle accident on the 37900 block of Southeast North Bend Way. The patient’s car was towed to his home.

Help: At 11:30 a.m., EMTs responded to the 7500 block of 337th Place Southeast for an 80-year-old man who needed assistance getting up.

Fall: At 6:40 p.m., EMTs responded to help a 92-year-old woman who had fallen at the 32900 block of Southeast 42nd Street. She was evaluated for injuries, and left in the care of family members.

Panic:  At 6:50 a.m., EMTs responded to the intersection of State Route 202 and 203 for a patient experiencing a panic attack. One patient was evaluated by Snoqualmie Fire Department as Fall City was on a different call.