Keys and car are missing
April 12: An employee of a pet store located in the 17800 block of Garden Way NE called to report that her car had been stolen from the parking lot. She explained that she had placed her keys in an empty desk where many other employees place their keys, cell phones and other personal items at the beginning of their shifts. When she returned, her keys were missing and then she discovered her car was also missing. There are no known suspects or further information at this time.

Fraud suspected
April 12: An officer was dispatched to a technology company located in the 14500 block North Woodinville Way to discuss a former female employee suspected of obtaining two company credit cards and using one of them to charge $6838.73. She also is suspected of writing a check on one of the accounts for a lesser amount. The transactions occurred sometime between Feb. 10 and Feb. 16. The case has been forwarded to Fraud detectives for follow-up and possible filing of charges.

A mysterious passenger
April 12: An officer was on patrol at 1:40 a.m. when she observed a suspicious vehicle back into bushes in an unlit area near railroad tracks and commercial buildings at 132nd Ave, NE and the Woodinville Snohomish Rd. NE. The driver of the car had no lights on when she backed into the bushes, hitting them and a nearby dumpster before turning on the headlights. The officer decided to investigate and approached the car. The driver was very nervous when she presented her license and explained she had just dropped a friend off and was in the process of leaving. The driver continually looked into the darkness along the railroad tracks.

The officer allowed the driver to leave, but decided to drive into a darkened area where she could observe the area for a bit longer. Ten minutes later the same driver and vehicle returned. The driver honked her horn this time and a man came running from the bushes and quickly got into the passenger side and the car left very quickly. The officer checked nearby businesses and found them secure. There is no further information at this time.

Compiled by Gloria Nelson from police reports

APRIL 6: Around suppertime an officer patrolling in Carnation noticed a Mitsubishi Lancer traveling northbound on Hwy. 203. The front license plate was cut up so just the numbers and letters were showing. It was being driven by someone recognized as a person who had a suspended license for unpaid tickets. He was given his rights and in his right pants pocket was found a plastic baggie containing a green vegetable matter thought to be marijuana, another plastic baggie containing what was thought to be methamphetamine, a plastic prescription bottle with white powder residue inside, a small glass pipe with white residue and several small plastic baggies.

The driver claimed he had around $105 in the billfold but when the officer had checked it earlier there was around $150.

The discrepancy was explained by the driver as occurring when he loaned his car the previous night and the guy must have take fifty dollars and left the drugs.

He was being charged with driving without a license, possession of drugs and paraphernalia and an infraction for the altered license plate.

APRIL 7: Patrolmen were flagged down by a passing motorist regarding a beige sedan-type vehicle that was parked in a gravel turn-out area near Big Rock Fire Station with the turn signal on and a male driver slumped over the wheel.

There was only one male with his hands in his lap and looked to be sleeping. The officer attempted to wake him by yelling through the open sunroof.

The smell of intoxicants coming from the interior of the vehicle was very strong. After several attempts to be wakened, the subject opened his eyes and seemed disoriented and immediately released the emergency brake.

The officer was able to see his license and asked him if he’d been drinking that day and he said, “No.” He talked about working at the Space Needle and he had been drinking Gatorade. He had no idea how he’d ended up on Big Rock Road.

As he began to move to get out of the vehicle, he took his foot off the brake and the vehicle began to move. It was apparent that reaction time and decision making skills were extremely low because of apparent intoxication. One officer attempted to hold the vehicle back from rolling but it wasn’t working. He then jumped into the vehicle, somewhat on top of the subject and pulled the emergency brake, stopping the vehicle.

The driver was removed to the back of the police vehicle where he was frisked for weapons. The subject agreed to a field test and gave a valid sample into the unit. It registered .212. Due to actions and difficulty standing he was placed into custody for physical control and without another field test.

However, in the search of the vehicle a small Altoids candy tin with a mixture of different pills that appeared to be prescription medication was found.

A small leather handgun holster was located in a seat organizer on the back of the front passenger seat. In the same pocket was a purple colored eyeglass holder and a soft case containing a loaded 5-shot Derringer-type pistol. It was a North American Arms .22 magnum 5-shot revolver. It had four .22 magnum hollow-point rounds in the cylinder.

Upon further searching, another holster and handgun were found that looked exactly like the other. It was a North American Arms long rifle .22 5-shot revolver. It had five .22 long rifle hollow-point rounds in it. Both handguns were secured. Also found was a prescription bottle of Hydrocodone and six .22 rounds found in the bottle. The vehicle also yielded an opened 750 ml bottle of Monarch Vodka.

In the trunk was found a camouflage rifle case in plain view with an unloaded .22 caliber rifle. All firearms were run through dispatch and found to have no record. Among everything were a number of sex items located in a Crown Royal bag.

The suspect was transported and booked into the Issaquah jail … leaving his goodies for the police to secure.

APRIL 10: A Duvall police officer was monitoring traffic when he observed a vehicle pass him that contained a driver with whom he had many criminal contacts and knew that he’d had more scrapes since they last met. Sure enough, when he ran the license plate the computer showed his license status to be suspended and also showed a $1,000 misdemeanor warrant.

As they approached NE Cherry Valley Rd. he stopped for the activated emergency lights on the patrol car. When the officer approached him he said, “I know! I should probably just get out and get in the back of your car.”

He had no ID on him, however, he handed over a plastic bag with a vehicle title, registration and bill of sale inside. He said he’d just been given the vehicle a few days ago. He was charged with the issues of the suspended license and misdemeanor warrant and transported to the Issaquah jail.