Man draws knife to protest store return policy; Snoqualmie Valley police, fire calls

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

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

Snoqualmie Police Dept. (Covering North Bend)

Saturday, July 5

Hot day: At 12:14 p.m., police were asked to check on an 8-year-old girl sitting alone in a car parked in a lot in the 400 block of South Fork Avenue Southwest, North Bend. Police talked to the girl’s father about the risk to her of being left in the car, which was hotter than the temperature outside.

Sunday, July 6

Camp cleanup: At 9:18 a.m., officers assisted Friends of the Trail with cleaning up two transient camps, in the 500 block of Thrasher Avenue Northwest, and near EJ Roberts Park, North Bend.

Tuesday, July 8

Loud party: At 11:30 p.m., a caller in North Bend reported that his neighbors were having a loud party, for the second night in a row. The caller didn’t know the address, but said it was accessible from his rear gate. He thought there might be under-age people at the party. Police determined the address to be in the 200 block of Southeast 10th Circle, but found all the houses dark and quiet.

Knife: At 4:47 p.m., a worker in the 400 block of South Fork Avenue Southwest, North Bend, reported an attempted theft. The caller said a man pulled out a knife when an employee refused to process the items he tried to return. He cut up the return policy, then ran away. A minute later, another man attempted to return items. The employee refused and said the police had been called, then the man ran out, bumping into another employee in the doorway.

Saturday, July 12

Screams: At 3:05 a.m., a caller in the 36000 block of Southeast Isley Street, Snoqualmie, told police she heard someone screaming in her backyard, and someone banging on a downstairs window. Police found nothing suspicious.

Snoqualmie Fire Dept.

Monday, July 1

Illegal fire: At 9:31  p.m., firefighters  responded  to  Schusman  Avenue  for  an  illegal  burn.  Engine 281  and its crew arrived  to  find  a  homeowner  with  a  campfire in  her  backyard.    She  was  advised  of   the  regulations  on  burning  in  city  limits.

Medical calls:  Snoqualmie  firefighters  also responded  to  six  medical  aid  calls,  bringing  their total  2014  call  number  to  532.

Fall City Fire

Wednesday, July 2

Motorcycle accident: At 6:53 a.m., Fall City firefighter/EMTs responded to the 37600 block of Fall City-Snoqualmie Road for a motorcycle accident. One patient was treated and taken to a local hospital by Snoqualmie’s aid car.

Seizure: At 8:08 a.m., Fall City firefighter/EMTs responded to the 4500 block of 286th Avenue Southeast for a 62-year-old woman experiencing a seizure. The firefighters evaluated and treated her, then transported her to a nearby hospital in the aid car.