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school May 26 and were approached by a man in his 60s or 70s who invited them into his vehicle to get out of the rain. The girls refused and the man left. The girls told their parents that the same man had approached them in the same area a week earlier, had acted friendly and offered to buy a rabbit that the girls had brought home from school. The parents requested more patrols from police in the area and are coordinating with other parents to ensure there is an adult in the area when the girls are dropped off.
Drug overdose Police were called after a 23year-old man nearly overdosed on heroin May 25. Aid units had arrived after the man’s parents found him unconscious and not breathing. After resuscitating the man, police asked him about the drug paraphernalia around the room. The man admitted to using heroin and said that he had started abusing Oxycontin but had been rehabilitating over the last year. The man’s parents were advised of the situation and police suggested that the parents take away some firearms that were found in the man’s room.
Bad employee A Sammamish man reported May 24 that an Issaquah woman he had hired to do the bookkeeping and accounting for his business had been forging checks
SAMMAMISH REVIEW and overpaying herself. He turned over several documents showing the amounts she had taken over the course of several years. Detectives continue to investigate.
DUI A 31-year-old man may face DUI charges after being pulled over for allegedly running a red light near the corner of Southeast Klahanie Boulevard and Issaquah-Pine Lake Road at around 1:20 a.m. May 24. The man performed poorly on field sobriety tests. Police brought him to the station, where he blew a .078 on a breath test, just under the .08 limit for driving. Officers will forward the case to prosecutors with the suggestion that since the breath test was given half an hour after he was pulled over, he was likely over the legal limit for driving at the time. The man was driven home that night.
Burglary A resident on the 4000 block of 232nd Avenue Southeast had jewelry and electronics stolen from their home the morning of May 23. Police arrived approximately four minutes after a burglar alarm was tripped at the home. They found a glass door broken and open and the home ransacked. Among the items taken was a pair of diamond earrings valued at $8,000, a cell phone and two laptops. Police have no suspects.
Smash and grab A Sammamish resident had her purse stolen from her vehicle as it was parked on the 700
block of East Lake Sammamish Parkway Northeast between 4 and 5 p.m. May 22. The woman got back from jogging on the nearby trail to find her window broken and purse gone. The woman had put a towel over the purse in an attempt to hide it from view. Several credit and debit cards were taken. Police have no suspects.
Bummer dude Two Sammamish teens, as well as teens from North Bend and Fall City, may face misdemeanor drug charges after being found parked in the woods with marijuana in their cars near the corner of Southeast 28th Street and East Lake Sammamish Parkway at around 9:30 p.m. May 26. About 10 grams of the drug was found between the two cars.
Check out YouTube Police were called after a 17year-old Issaquah teen hurt himself while riding his skateboard while being towed by a vehicle. Witnesses reported that the teen’s friends were driving the vehicle upwards of 25 or 30 mph when the teen fell off, suffering road rash and a concussion. The teen’s friends then left the scene, which could technically constitute hit-and-run. The case remains under investigation.
Bad informant A 29-year-old Seattle man was arrested after being found passed out and high on heroin in his vehicle while parked at the Bordeaux condominiums, on the 700 block of 240th Way Southeast, on May 23. A passerby found the man slumped over
his steering wheel at around 9 a.m. and called police. Police found the man passed out with drug paraphernalia around him. The man woke up when officers arrived and acted agitated and was put into handcuffs. The man told police he was an undercover informant working with police and federal officials and begged the officer to call the detectives he was working with. The Sammamish officer did so and was told by both detectives that the man should be booked into jail if he committed a crime. Police booked him into King County Jail.
Bad trip A 16-year-old Bellevue teen was subdued by police and transported to the hospital after allegedly fighting people and creating a disturbance while high on hallucinogenic mushrooms at the Relay for Life event at Skyline High School May 21. Organizers called police after the teen refused repeated requests to leave the premises. The teen was allegedly picking fights with attendees. When escorted off the property, he allegedly came running back onto the field, pulled tent poles down and kicked over garbage cans while shouting profanities. The teen was combative with police officers who arrived, repeatedly cursing and attempting to kick them. He admitted to taking hallucinogenic mushrooms before the event. He was eventually subdued and transported to the hospital for detox. Items in the Police Blotter come from Sammamish Police reports.
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tion against West Nile virus, a potentially fatal disease in horses. Owners should plan to protect horses as soon as possible even though veterinarians confirmed no equine cases of West Nile virus in Washington last year, State Veterinarian Dr. Leonard Eldridge said. State health officials detected the virus in two dead birds and more than 100 mosquito samples last summer. In addition, two human cases of West Nile virus developed. Washington led the nation in confirmed equine cases in 2009 — 72 cases — and 2008 — 41 cases. Mosquitoes spread West Nile virus after the insects feed on infected birds. The disease can sicken people, horses, and many types of birds and other animals. Infected horses do not spread the disease to other horses or animals. Ill horses show a loss of coordination, loss of appetite, confusion, fever, and stiffness and muscle weakness, particularly in the hindquarters.
Public invited to preview new English and science materials The Issaquah School District invites the public to weigh in on the upcoming curriculum changes for elementary science and high school language arts. Typically, the district updates curriculum every seven years, but both subjects have had a longer wait, due to budget cuts for updates to elementary science curriculum in 2003 and to high school language arts curriculum during a three-year period from 1999-2001. The process for updating curriculum is a long one, including parent surveys, review from two committees, public input nights and finally, a fortnight of public preview. Both curricula are available for public comment until June 22 at the district office, 565 N.W. Holly St. After the public comment, the Issaquah School Board will vote to approve or reject the two curriculums.
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