Man Points Handgun in 'Road Rage' on NE Inglewood Hill Rd. — Sammamish PD Blotter

Sammamish Police are recommending weapon-related charges be brought against a 32-year-old man after he pointed a handgun at another driver March 12 on NE Inglewood Hill Road in an apparent "road-rage" incident.

According to witnesses, the suspect was driving a blue 2010 Ford Ranger eastbound on NE Inglewood Hill Rd. and was stopped at the intersection with E. Lake Sammamish Parkway at around 4:15 p.m. next to a black Mazda sedan. When the light turned green, the Mazda merged left behind the Ford Ranger and the driver began waving a handgun in the rear window. The blue truck turned right and the driver then pointed the handgun out the side window and pointed it in the Mazda's direction.

Police later contacted the driver of the Ford about the incident, which he denied. He surrendered a Ruger SR9C handgun from a waistband holster, fully loaded and a round in the chamber.

March 1:

Elderly Resident loses $1,600 in 'Grandson' Scam
A 76-year-old resident of a home on the 4600 block of 192nd Drive NE told police she was contacted five days ago by someone who claimed to be her grandson and said he was arrested and needed her help. Another man who identified himself as a "US Embassy" representative then urged her to wire $1,600 to Mexico City to bail him out, and used personal information about her real grandson to convince her the situation was real. She was unable to reach her real grandson until days later when he returned her call, and she realized she was the victim of fraud. Police report no suspects in the case.

Woman Claims Ex Called 22 Times in a Day, Violates Restraining Order
A 28-year-old resident said her ex-boyfriend had repeatedly contacted her by phone, going so far as to call her 22 times on March 1, in violation of a restraining order issued last year. Police arrested the 29-year-old ex-boyfriend for questioning, who denied the charges.

March 3:

BMW Speedster Cited for Negligent Driving on Issaquah-Pine Lake Road
The resident of a home on the 2500 block of SE 32 Place was cited for negligent driving after he drove past them "well over" the speed limit of 35 mph. Police sped down Issaquah-Pine Lake Road and SE 32nd St. at speeds around 90 mph to catch up to the 29-year-old motorist. A portable breathalyzer indicated he had been drinking alcohol, but was .003 below the legal limit.

17-year-old Skyline High School Student Arrested for DUI
Police arrested a 17-year-old Skyline High School student after the silver BMW 530 she was driving was pulled over by police on the 3000 block of 233 Ave. SE at 2:45 a.m. She was arrested after she refused a portable breathalyzer test, but later provided a sample, tested at .108, above the legal limit. She was processed at Sammamish PD and later released to her father's custody.

March 5:

Series of Car Prowls Strike Residents
A total of five vehicles were broken into overnight on the 900 block of 244th Ct. SE,  the 300 block of 239th Way SE, and the 23900 block of SE 7th Street. Owners reported several thousand dollars worth of electronic goods and valuables stolen from inside.

Residents Worry Solicitors are 'Casing' Neighborhoods
A 41-year-old resident of a home on the 2100 block of 223 Place NE reported six suspicious-looking white men posing as solicitors in her neighborhood around 2 - 3:30 p.m. The woman said she thought it was odd that the men, who all arrived in a silver van, were older and each carried paperwork. She feared that the men might be "casing" the neighborhood after a series of home break-ins have been reported in the area. Later in the evening on the 1200 block of 218th Ave. NE, a resident reported his juvenile daughter answered the door and spoke with a black man in his 30s who was asking for money. She refused.

March 6:

Police Interrupt Heritage Hills Home Burglary
Responding to reports of a suspicious man in the backyard of a home on the 2000 block of NE 28th St., Sammamish Police confronted a home burglar wearing a gray sweatshirt in the house. The suspect immediately fled and the officer lost sight of him and was forced to circle around the home to the backyard, unable to locate him. A K-9 unit later determined the suspect had climbed over the backyard fence and escaped the police perimeter via Sahalee Way NE. Police later determined the suspect had used a screwdriver-type object to pry open a window to unlock a glass sliding door at the rear of the home. No goods were reported stolen, but a pillow case was left in the middle of the floor, filled with jewelry and silverware from the home.

March 9:

Police Arrest Belligerent Women During Early Morning Traffic Stop
Sammamish Police arrested two women for obstruction during a routine traffic stop for speeding on the 1400 block of East Pine Street at 2:43 a.m. Police stopped a Jeep Laredo SUV for traveling over 60 mph on East Lake Sammamish Parkway and began testing the male driver's sobriety when two of the three passengers, both women, began to confront the officer. The women, 32 and 34, were visibly drunk, and the officer called for backup to continue the sobriety test. Police later determined the driver was not legally intoxicated, but the two women continued to obstruct the officers and were arrested. The 34-year-old resident was also charged with resisting arrest after police forcibly placed handcuffs on her. Both women repeatedly shouted obscene epithets at the arresting officers and one attempted to bribe an officer with money to release her. They were booked into the King County Jail. Police later cited the 28-year-old driver for driving on a suspended license.

Shoplifter Grabs External Hard Drives at Radio Shack
A tall, white man in his 30s wearing a white "beanie" entered the Radio Shack store on the 600 block of 228 Av. NE at around 6:10 p.m. asking about external hard drives. After store employees directed him to the products, secured to a wall, the suspect began to rip apart the security devices holding the electronic devices and then ran out of the store. The store manager saw the man drive away in a red sedan toward Inglewood Hill Rd. with a loud muffler.

Man Flies Into Range Upon Felony DUI Arrest
A 36-year-old resident was arrested at 8:24 p.m. for suspicion of DUI after he was pulled over for swerving into the oncoming lane of 244th Ave. NE near NE Redmond-Fall City Road and nearly struck oncoming traffic. The driver immediately admitted to driving intoxicated and began to cry, but later flew into a rage when the officer suspected he was a serial DUI offender and arrested him on suspicion of committing a felony. The white 2005 Dodge Durango he was driving was impounded by police.

March 10

Man Loses, Finds Son in Sammamish
The father of a developmentally delayed man filed a missing person report after he was unable to locate his son after he failed to return home from a walk. The man, 23, who also suffers from schizophrenia and epilepsy, walked from the 2000 block of 216th Place NE and was later located by his father at around 5:30 p.m. at the Pine Lake Athletic Club.

March 15

Resident Driving Wrong-Way on 228th Ave Arrested for DUI
A 27-year-old man driving a black Honda Civic on the 4000 block of 228th Ave. SE was arrested on suspicion of DUI at 4:12 a.m. after the driver turned into the opposite lanes and drove the wrong-way down 228th Ave. SE for about 50 yards. The man had a prior DUI conviction and refused a voluntary breathalyzer test and was arrested. He later tested .125/.134.

(Ed. Note: The Police Blotter is not intended to be representative of all crime in the community, but is instead a representation of police activity from the persepctive of the local Police Department.)