Black Diamond’s eighth annual Miners Day celebration is set to roll July 7.
Many changes are in store for the Enumclaw library, now that it is part of the huge King County Library System, and perhaps the biggest change deals with hours of operation.
VEHICLE PROWLS: Police received a report at 1:19 a.m. June 27 from a Jensen Street resident who reported a vehicle prowl had just occurred. Suspects were described as two white males in their late teens with dark hair, who departed in a red Jeep Cherokee. The suspects were not immediately located. The extent of damage was unknown or if anything was taken. At 4:34 a.m. June 27, a McKinley Street resident reported a vehicle prowl in which a window was broken to gain access. Nothing was taken and there were no suspects.
BUS STOLEN: Police were told the morning of June 26 a yellow bus had been stolen from a Griffin Avenue location. It also was noted a fence was damaged during the theft.
The Fourth of July falls on a Wednesday, providing a mid-week break and a full day of entertainment.
SUSPICIOUS PERSON: Police took a report at 730 a.m. June 25 of someone sleeping on Enumclaw High School property. An officer responded and contacted multiple subjects. one was taken into custody on a drug charge; others were released at the scene.
COMMERCIAL BURGLARY: An officer was flagged down the morning of June 20 by a restaurant owner who said the business had been burglarized. Entry to the Roosevelt Avenue establishment was gained by someone who broke a window with a rock. Computer equipment was taken.
Super-volunteer Steve Britton will reign as grand marshal Saturday morning when the Log Show parade makes its way along Buckley’s Main Street.
TWO CHARGES: A June 18 report of a suspicious vehicle in a Semakski Street parking lot resulted in one person booked for possession of drug paraphernalia and obstructing an officer. The vehicle was impounded.
Allegations of sexual harassment, discrimination and fraud disappeared recently when Enumclaw’s insurance carrier came to terms with two city employees.
CAN’T SELL HERE: Police were told June 12 of solicitors selling meat products door-to-door in the Elk Meadows neighborhood. An officer located the salesman and advised of the regulations against that type of activity. The seller agreed to cease his operation.
SOLICITING DRUGS: Police were asked June 11 to provide extra patrol in the vicinity of Griffin Avenue and Cole Street after a subject was observed soliciting drugs. The suspect, known to local police, was not located.
Eric Sortland, once a high-ranking member of the Enumclaw Police Department, is battling to get his job back.