Vader assists Mercer Island police with narcotics sniff | Police blotter for Jan. 30-Feb. 3

Published 1:17 pm Tuesday, February 4, 2014

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, Feb. 3

Theft: Redmond police responded to a report of a theft at 5:59 p.m. from a gym locker in the 7300 block of 170th Avenue Northeast downtown.

Suspected arson: Redmond police investigated a suspected arson at 4:20 p.m. from the 17700 block of Northeast 76th Street downtown.

Burglary: Officers responded to a report of a burglary at a condominium storage unit in the 16200 block of Northeast 85th Street downtown at 1:13 p.m.

Vehicle prowl: Redmond police took a report of a car prowl that occurred sometime in December 2013.

Sunday, Feb. 2

K-9 assistance: At 10:52 p.m., Mercer Island police requested assistance from Redmond’s K-9 unit with a narcotics sniff of a vehicle. Vader gave an alert on the suspect vehicle, which was seized for a search warrant.

Assault: At 4:50 p.m., Redmond police responded to a report of assault from the 18600 block of Northeast 61st Court downtown.

Bicycle theft: At 12:30 p.m., Redmond police took a report of a bicycle theft from the 7000 block of Old Redmond Road in Grass Lawn.

Vehicle prowl: Officers responded to a theft from a vehicle at 11:46 a.m. from the 13400 block of Northeast 83rd Street in Grass Lawn.

Stolen vehicle recovery: A vehicle reported stolen in December 2012 was located in a business parking lot in the 14800 block of Northeast 36th Street in Overlake.

Saturday, Feb. 1

You’ve got no mail: Redmond police responded to three reports of mail theft at an apartment complex in the 8200 block of 161st Avenue Northeast downtown.

Suspicious circumstance: A resident in the 8600 block of 164th Avenue Northeast reported suspicious activity at 12:35 a.m.

Friday, Jan. 31

Vandalism: At 10:42 p.m., officers responded to the report of motor vehicle collision in the parking lot of a school in the 17200 block of Northeast 104th Street on Education Hill. A juvenile suspect was arrested after causing property damage due to driving recklessly on property.

Shoplifting: At 3:40 p.m., Redmond police responded to a report of shoplifting at a store in the 16400 block of Northeast 74th Street downtown.

Thursday, Jan. 30

Fraud: A business in the 9800 block of Willows Road in Grass Lawn reported at 1:46 p.m. possible fraudulent activity involving prior customers.

Vehicle prowl: At 1:45 p.m., Redmond police investigated a car prowl from the 9200 block of Red-Wood Road on Education Hill.

Low on fuel: About 150 gallons of fuel were reported stolen at 8:52 a.m. from a semi truck’s fuel tanks in the 15100 block of Northeast 90th Street in Grass Lawn.