June 6, 2023 - Trespass in Progress
A male subject was contacted at Riverview Park in Snoqualmie after hours. He stated that he knew he wasn’t supposed to be there and was aware of the park being closed. After checking his identity, it was determined he had several arrest warrants out of Auburn, Redmond, Tacoma, and Snoqualmie for possession of drug paraphernalia, trespassing and theft. He was taken into custody and transported to jail on his warrants. He was turned away at the jail for medical reasons, though. Charges were forwarded for Criminal Trespass.
June 6, 2023 - Trailer Theft
A person reported the theft of their flatbed trailer that had been left at a North Bend store overnight due to its wheel not functioning properly. When the reporting person arrived the next morning to retrieve the trailer, it was gone. It was entered into a national data base as stolen. No suspect information was known.
June 6, 2023 - Road Rage with Possible Weapons
A person called to report a road rage incident, stating that the passenger in the other vehicle was “waving a gun around”. Officers located the vehicle involved in the incident in the casino parking lot. They did retrieve a firearm from the associated subjects. However, after speaking with the caller who reported the incident, he wished to not be a victim and could not say for certain if a firearm was involved. The officers cleared the subjects.
June 7, 2023 - Vehicle Theft Attempt
A vehicle awaiting repairs located behind a locked fence at a Snoqualmie auto repair business was broken into. An unknown subject climbed the fence, broke out the vehicle's window and attempted to steal it. There was significant ignition damage on the vehicle's steering column. No suspect information was known.
June 8, 2023 - Trespass
An officer observed a known subject that had been trespassed from a Snoqualmie apartment complex was back at the location. This subject has been trespassed for quite some time from the location and has been talked to several times about this. When the officer contacted the male, he had a duffle bag full of knives on him. The officer asked him to set down the bag and he did. While speaking with him and advising him that he was under arrest for trespassing, he kept looking and trying to get to the bag with knives. He was arrested for Criminal Trespass.
June 8, 2023 - Criminal Trespass
A male was caught on video surveillance opening the door to a North Bend business with some sort of tool. He then proceeded to enter the bathroom, where he stayed for a few hours. Upon exiting the bathroom, he took the restroom sign off the wall then exited the building, attached the sign to his bicycle, and rode off. The business owner found the bathroom to be a mess in the morning and there was some paperwork with the male’s name on it. Officers were able to confirm the name on the paperwork was the male in the video. The officers then went to the man's residence where they found the bicycle with the restroom sign still attached. The owner did not want to prosecute the male, but did have him trespassed indefinitely from business.
June 11, 2023 - Burglary in Progress
A call came into dispatch from an alarm company monitoring the North Bend Safeway fuel station. The company said a male broke out the window and he was inside the business taking items and trying to get into the register. When officers arrived, the subject was gone. There was a U-Haul observed near incident location. Officers attempted to stop it. The U-Haul fled and the traffic stop was terminated due to State pursuit law. Surrounding law enforcement agencies assisted in attempting to locate the vehicle. The vehicle was spiked at I-90 Sunset Way exit, kept driving, and was later located fully engulfed in flames in Sammamish. The investigation is ongoing.
**These are a selection of calls responded to by the Snoqualmie Police Dept. during the previous week.**