Compiled by P.H. Waters from Woodinville Police reports

Recycles and runs

June 1: A manufacturer in the 14000 block of NE North Woodinville Way was defrauded by a would-be recycler.

It seems the business and the suspect agreed that the suspect would take approximately $3,280 worth of scrap copper to be sold for recycling, saving the manufacturer the trouble. The suspect was to return with the cash from the sale, less a fee for his services.

This was all contained in a written agreement between the two men, and the plan was that the suspect would be back later that afternoon with the proceeds of the sale.

The suspect never reappeared.

Police called to the scene advised that this was not a crime but a civil matter. However, because of recent problems with copper theft in the area, the officer would submit a report.

Burglary while gardening

June 4: A woman spent two hours this sunny morning watering her garden. During that time, someone forced open the front door of her house, which had been secured with a deadbolt.

When she came in, she found her belongings cast about the floor. Gone were her purse, some coins, jewelry, two wooden ducks, and a CD player.

Also taken was a crystal bowl, which police found in pieces on the driveway.

The neighbors saw nothing, and dusting for fingerprints produced no results.

Counterfeit $100 bills

June 4: While counting cash, a sharp employee at a retail business in the 17000 block of 130th Avenue NE noted three counterfeit hundred-dollar bills, altered from five-dollar bills to look like hundreds.

The bills had apparently been passed at the store over the previous two days. On further investigation, another cashier remembered a customer who came in both days and used hundred-dollar bills.

And still another cashier remembered a customer who bought a $90 hammer with a hundred-dollar bill and then returned it later for cash.

That customer had provided his name, and the cashier was able to describe his appearance to the police. Prints were taken from the hammer. Police investigation is proceeding.

Compiled by Riley Mizell from police reports

May 30, Duvall: Dump truck loses gravel. Gravel hits windshield. Lady asks officer to help facilitate the chat. Sounds like it got worked out.

May 31, Duvall: Well, almost Duvall. If Duvall was just a little closer to Carnation, this young driver would have actually made it all the way to the gas station. But it was not quite Duvall, so she had to have her dad bring some gas.

June 1, Carnation: 36/20. Speed in a school zone is 20mph. That means that the 36 must have been the speed listed on the ticket.

June 2, Carnation: Feeling suspicious? Well these two at MacDonald Park must have been because they sure were looking suspicious. Sure enough, one was way too young to be carrying around alcohol.

June 2, Duvall: Fellow called because one of the Seattle newspapers kept calling him for a subscription, even though he’d asked to be off their list. So officers think that with their phone call now too, maybe the calls will stop.

June 2, Duvall: You know the saying if it looks like a duck, and stammers like a duck.… well these two folks in the car may have looked or sounded like they were drunk, but officers found that they weren’t.

June 2, Duvall: Squeezing in all the fun they could at the end of Saturday’s Duvall Days festivities, these folks were cranking the music and then trying to have a conversation too. The neighbor who needed some sleep, asked officers to take a gander, which they did, and asked the noisy ones to check the volume, which they did.

June 2, Duvall: More loud music. This time from a local tavern.

June 3, Carnation: Men may not ask for directions, but these three men asked for help getting a jump start for their car at a local gas station.

June 3, Duvall: Lady needed to get her stuff out of a friend’s house and needed officers to stand by in case certain people were there.

June 3, Carnation: Even in Carnation they were celebrating Duvall Days. Well, maybe they were celebrating the warm weather. Maybe they were celebrating because they didn’t have to work on Monday. But their neighbors apparently did, because the loud music late at night was too much and officers had to make a visit.

June 5, Carnation: Ponies loose on the road. Ponies gone.

June 5, Duvall: Kudos to the driver who had his chain saw in the car. He assisted officer in removing tree and branches from road.

June 5, Carnation: And kudos to the paper delivery guy who noticed a business door unlocked. Officer called the manager who came right away.

June 5, Carnation: Man on sidewalk, watching out for his cat, who apparently was in the middle of the road. Man saw a vehicle going 80 mph on his cat’s road. Man on sidewalk throws rocks at his cat (to scare it). Any surprise here that the rocks hit the speeding vehicle? Officer met with both men and discussed the dangers of their actions. Poor cat.

June 5, Faye Rd.: Driver came upon traffic backup caused by an accident. Not wanting to wait it out, he tried one of those tricky maneuvers, the 3-point turn. Problem was, his truck was big enough when it got stuck in the ditch, it was still blocking both lanes of traffic. Now folks had to wait for the accident and a tow truck for him.

June 5, Duvall: Fire hydrant was in the wrong place at the wrong time, but the truck took care of that. Public workers had to come remove it completely.