Blotter | False alarms; parking problems

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

Snoqualmie Police Dept.

(covering North Bend)

Saturday, May 23

Malicious Mischief: At 10:29 a.m., a caller reported someone stole the travel hitch off their 2008 Jeep Commander and a bag of items from outside their home in the 1400 block of 468th Avenue Southeast, North Bend. There were no suspects.

Sunday, May 24

Suspicious: At 1:30 a.m., an employee from a business in the 9800 block of Frontier Avenue Southeast, Snoqualmie, reported there was man sleeping in a vehicle parked behind the building. Police told him to move on.

Suspicious: At 6:32 a.m., a caller reported a possible transient camp at a park in the 39900 block of Southeast Park Street, Snoqualmie. The subjects were cross country bicyclists, taking a break before moving on.

Monday, May 25

Parking Problem: At 1:36 a.m., a caller reported someone had taken his parking spot on private property in the 45000 block of Southeast North Bend Way, North Bend. Police said they can’t enforce parking on private property and suggested he contact the apartment manager.

Warrants: At 8:57 p.m., an employee from a business in the 400 block of South Fork Avenue Southwest, North Bend, reported a known shoplifter in the store. Police contacted two subjects; one was detained and another taken into custody for an outstanding warrant.

Wednesday, May 27

Traffic Offense: At 3:59 p.m., a caller reported four girls in a PT Cruiser were circling the area and yelling at the caller at Southeast Park Street and Meadowbrook Way Southeast, Snoqualmie. Police spoke with both parties, and deemed the situation potential harassment.

Snoqualmie Fire Dept.

Thursday, May 28

Alarm: At 10:05 a.m., Snoqualmie firefighters responded to a fire alarm at the Snoqualmie TPC Clubhouse. Workers onsite who were working on the system set off the alarm.

Sauna Alarm: At 2:30 p.m., firefighters responded to an alarm at the Salish Lodge. It was caused by a faulty detector in the sauna room.

Friday, May 29

Kitchen Alarm: At 2:38 p.m., firefighters responded to the Snoqualmie TPC Clubhouse for an automatic fire alarm. They determined that the alarm was set off by a faulty vent system in the kitchen. The management was advised to seek service.

HVAC Alarm: At 8:16 p.m., Snoqualmie firefighters responded to an automatic fire alarm at the Woodman Lodge. Upon arrival, crews found that the alarm had been set off by a problem with the air conditioning.

Saturday, May 30

Alarm: At 2:30 p.m., Snoqualmie responded to the Woodman Lodge for a fire alarm.

Sunday, May 31

Sauna alarm: At 10:44 p.m., firefighters responded to the Salish Lodge for a fire alarm. Steam from the sauna room had set off the detector.

Tuesday, June 2

Sauna alarm: At 5:22 p.m., firefighters were dispatched to the Salish Lodge for an automatic fire alarm, also caused by steam from the sauna.

Wednesday, June 3

No fire: At 5 p.m., Snoqualmie firefighters responded to reports of a vehicle fire on S.R. 18 near the Tiger Mountain Summit. Crews were unable to locate any vehicle matching the description.

Smoke: At 5:33 p.m., Snoqualmie firefighters responded to reports of smoke near the Snoqualmie Casino. Crews determined that the smoke was likely from someone burning yard debris, but were unable to locate a source.

Medical aid: In addition, Snoqualmie EMTs responded to five medical aid calls bringing the total number of incidents to date to 486.