Weekend Police Blotter: Cyclist Bites Man's Finger on Sammamish River Trail

are looking for three male suspects who they say got into an altercation Friday evening with a family walking along the . 

Department spokesman Jim Bove said a married couple was walking with the woman's father along the trail near Leary Way Northeast at about 9:30 p.m. when a group of three males rode by on bicycles and dropped a bag of something that appeared to be marijuana.

Later on, the cyclists turned around and accused the family of picking up the bag. When they explained another person had already grabbed the dropped item, one of the cyclists attacked the husband, biting his pinkie finger and “causing him to bleed pretty badly,” Bove said.

The man's wife attempted to call 911, but one of the suspects smacked the phone out of her hand before the trio rode away, Bove said. One of the victims eventually was able to call for help, and the man was treated at the scene for his injury.

Police do not have a detailed description of the suspects' appearance to release to the public, Bove said, adding that altercations on the trail are "very rare."

“I haven’t heard of one in several years,” he said.

The case remains under investigation, Bove said.

—Caitlin Moran

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From the :

Friday, June 15

11:05 a.m., 7400 block of 166th Ave. NE: A male suspect stole a gold necklace from a department store. Investigation ongoing.

11:18 a.m., 14800 block of NE 24th St.: Police investigated a suspicious circumstance.

11:50 a.m., 7700 block of 178th Place NE: A woman's cell phone was stolen while she was on a bus. 

10:02 p.m., 8700 block of 160th Ave. NE: Redmond Police investigated a report of a fraudulent posting on an internet website. The subject posted an advertisement for a rental home they did not have the authority to rent. 

9:29 p.m., 15800 block of Leary Way: Redmond Police investigated a harassment incident turned assault involving multiple individuals on the Sammamish River Trail.

Saturday, June 16

7:17 a.m., 8300 block of 167th Ave. NE: Police arrested a 24-year-old Renton man on suspicion of domestic violence assault.

9:37 a.m., 17700 block of NE 76th St.: Police responded to a hit-and-run collision.

11:49 a.m., 10400 block of Willows Road: A patron at Willows Run Golf Course reported that he witnessed someone breaking into a parked vehicle on the south side of the parking lot. The suspect fled in a new Lexus sedan north on Willows Road.

1:20 p.m., 2200 block of 148th Ave. NE: Police responded to a report of shoplifting.

4:01 p.m., 8700 block of 160th Ave. NE: Redmond Police investigated a suspicious circumstance.

Sunday, June 17

11:26 a.m., 15500 block of Redmond Way: Two male subjects were arrested on suspicion of possessing marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

2:16 p.m., 7500 block of W Lake Sammamish Parkway: Redmond Police investigated a burglary that occurred sometime in the past two weeks.

9:35 p.m., 9000 block of Willows Road: Redmond Police responded to a disturbance where a female accused another female of assaulting her. There was no evidence of an assault, and no witnesses were located. No arrest was made.

9:59 p.m., 10400 block of Willows Road: Police investigated a vehicle prowl.

11:12 p.m., 16400 block of Cleveland St.: A 33-year-old Sammamish woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI.