Black Diamond police blotter | May 31 – June 6 |

Published 9:30 am Thursday, June 17, 2021

BLACK DIAMOND

June 6

– Officers were dispatched at 9:03 a.m. to a private residence where the complainant advised that she doesn’t like her sister’s boyfriend arriving each weekend and spending the night. At the time of the contact, the sister and boyfriend were asleep. Officers told the complainant that it was a civil issue, not for police involvement, and departed.

June 5

– A complaint was lodged about loud music in the 32500 block of Third Avenue. Upon police arrival the source of the music was located and it was turned down.

– Police took an afternoon call about a theft in progress in the 24700 block of Mason Street. Subsequent investigation revealed the suspect was in the process of a divorce and was simply retrieving personal property. Officers contacted the reporting party who advised it was OK as long as it was documented.

June 4

– Police responded to a Kanaskat Drive residence after taking a noise complaint at 11:22 p.m. Officers contacted people who were hosting a social event and they agreed to turn down their music. A bit earlier, an anonymous call had been received about loud music coming from an address on Lake Sawyer Road. Police located a loud party with loud music but determine it was outside city jurisdiction.

– Officers were dispatched after taking a report of a suspicious person reportedly selling counterfeit gold. Police checked the area, were unable to find a suspect, and departed.

June 3

– A man reported receiving threatening text messages, adding that he owed money to the alleged sender of the texts. The victim decided he did not want to press charges or have police contact the suspect. Rather, he asked that a report be completed to document the incident.

– While investigating several court-order violations in the vicinity of Southeast 290th Street, an officer received information from one of the victims. The victim reported that the suspect had called his phone and identified herself, then sent several text messages asking that the victim meet her. The suspect was later arrested outside the city limits.

– Officers responded to a reported residential burglary in the 30600 block of 224th Avenue Southeast. They determined there had been an attempt to enter the home (damage to a door) but it was unclear whether entry had been made. No items were taken from the home and there were no immediate suspects.

– A speeding vehicle was stopped at 12:30 a.m. in the 21600 block of Southeast 288th Street and subsequent investigation determined the driver was under the influence of alcohol. The driver was arrested and booked into jail while the vehicle was released to a third party.

June 2

– Police took information from the victim of a no-contact order violation; the victim reported that new, additional violations had taken place. The victim said he had received two calls from an unknown number and recognized the suspect’s voice. Investigation determined the suspect had made the calls from a hotel in Bellevue and the hotel’s check-in logs verified the suspect had rented a room at the time the calls were made.

– A speeding vehicle was stopped on Lake Sawyer Road and it was found that the driver was in possession of a suspended license. The driver was cited and released at the scene.

– At approximately 8:17 a.m., officers were told by a witness that a vehicle had crashed into a PSE power pole just west of Third Avenue in the 31100 block. Police found the vehicle and determined the incident resulted from a medical issue experienced by the driver. Two small children in the back seat were airlifted to Harborview Medical Center and the driver was taken by ambulance to the Auburn hospital.

June 1

– Police responded after hearing of a suicidal person in possession of a gun. The subject stepped out of the residence after police arrived and was sent to the hospital for a mental health investigation.

– A citizen told police someone had entered his unlocked vehicle the previous night, when it was parked in front of his home, and stolen some items. The victim had already driven the vehicle to work so it was not processed for fingerprints.