Redmond police investigate threatening letters from inmate | Redmond Police Blotter

The police blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical roundup of all calls to the Redmond Police Department that are dispatched to on-duty police officers. The Redmond Reporter Police Blotter is not intended to be representative of all police calls originating in Redmond, which gets more than 500 calls (emergency and non-emergency) per week.

Monday, April 2

Thefts: At 6:52 p.m., Redmond police responded to a theft of an iPad in the 16000 block of Northeast 36th Way in Overlake. At 4:51 p.m., Redmond police responded to a theft at a store in the 17600 block of Northeast 76th Street downtown. The suspect was arrested for theft in the third degree.

Vehicle prowls: Redmond police responded to two vehicle prowls downtown. The first was at 3:55 p.m. in the 16000 block of Northeast 85th Street. The second was in the 6400 block of East Lake Sammamish Parkway. There are no suspects at this time.

Illegal dumping: At 1:01 p.m., Redmond police responded to a reported illegal dumping at a condominium complex in the 17500 block of Northeast 38th Court.

Sunday, April 1

Shoplifting: At 11:40 p.m., two juveniles were charged with shoplifting from a grocery store in the 8800 block of 161st Avenue Northeast in Education Hill.

Mischief: At 5:34 p.m., Redmond police took a malicious mischief report in the 16000 block of Northeast 85th Street downtown. There is no suspect information.

Trespass: At 12:12 a.m., Redmond police arrested five subjects for criminal trespassing at an old hospital site in the 2700 block of 152nd Avenue Northeast of Overlake.

Saturday, March 31

Fraud: At 11:55 a.m., Redmond police took a report of fraud from a resident in the 12100 block of 166th Place Northeast in Education Hill.

Vehicle prowls: Redmond police responded to two reports of vehicle prowls in an apartment complex in the 7900 block of 170th Avenue Northeast downtown. Two residents reported that their vehicles had been prowled in the underground garage. A local transient was located in the stairwell near the incident.

Burglary: At 2:54 a.m., Redmond police responded to a burglary in progress at a vacant hospital building in the 2700 block of 152nd Avenue Northeast of Overlake. Security personnel monitoring video surveillance cameras reported seeing four individuals inside the building. A building search was conducted using a police K9. No subjects were located inside.

Friday, March 30

Death investigation: At 7:18 p.m., Redmond police responded to a residence in the 11600 block of 172nd Avenue Northeast for a welfare check. The subject was found deceased.

Theft: Redmond police responded to a report of a license plate theft at 3:44 p.m. in the 4300 block of 156th Avenue Northeast in Overlake.

Vehicle prowl: Redmond police responded to a reported car prowl 8:43 a.m. at an apartment complex in the 8300 block of 167th Avenue Northeast of Education Hill.

Thursday, March 29

Threats: At 3:42 p.m., Redmond police responded to a report from the 3900 block of West Lake Sammamish Parkway in Overlake of a threatening letter received from an inmate.

Death investigation: At 1:37 p.m., Redmond officers investigated a death at a residence in the 7500 block of 141st Avenue Northeast in the Grasslawn neighborhood.

Theft: At 10:18 a.m., Redmond police investigated the report of a theft from a business in the 18500 block of Union Hill Road downtown.

Grand theft auto: At 7:11 a.m., Redmond police took a report of a stolen vehicle from an apartment complex in the 16100 block of Northeast 83rd Street downtown.

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