Male suspect arrested on suspicion of assault after reportedly hitting man with stick | Police Blotter for Oct. 4-9

Monday, Oct. 9

Weapon offense: Redmond police took a weapon-offense report at 1:33 p.m. at the intersection of Northeast 51st Street and eastbound State Route 520. A suspected shoplifter was trespassed from a local convenience store after getting into a verbal altercation with the store manager. The same suspect was arrested later in the day for jumping out of a bush, pulling out a knife and chasing a male subject. No one was injured during the incident. Officers booked the suspect into jail on suspicion of brandishing a weapon.

Sunday, Oct. 8

Fraud: Redmond police took a fraud report at 1:26 p.m. in the 18700 block of Northeast 60th Way. A man reported being a victim of fraud after buying a knock-off iPhone from Offerup.com. The victim told police he realized it was not authentic when various applications and software would not work properly.

Saturday, Oct. 7

Theft: Redmond police took a report of a theft from a motor vehicle at 1:52 p.m. in the 15000 block of Northeast 116th Street. Officers responded to reports of a car prowl. The victim stated the passenger side window had been smashed and his wife’s purse had been stolen from the vehicle sometime between noon and 2 p.m. Police fingerprinted the vehicle and the investigation is ongoing.

Friday, Oct. 6

Vandalism: Redmond police took a vandalism report at 9:26 p.m. in the 16100 block of Northeast 85th Street. Police were called to investigate a suspicious circumstance at an old post office. The facilities manager reported finding a double-paned window with the outer glass broken. The caller advised he was not sure when the window had been broken. No suspects have been identified.

Thursday, Oct. 5

Assault: Redmond police took an assault report at 4:45 p.m. in the 7800 block of Leary Way. Officers arrested a male on suspicion of assault after reports that he had hit another adult male with a stick. The suspect was cited with fourth-degree assault. The victim was not seriously injured.

Wednesday, Oct. 4

Drug offense: Redmond police took a drug-offense report at 8:55 p.m. in the 8200 block of 126th Avenue Northeast.