Sex offender ejected from Tent City 4
March 9, 2010
Police escorted a registered sex offender from Tent City 4 after camp administrators discovered the information during the check-in process. Read more
Issaquah Police officer selected for FBI training
February 23, 2010
Issaquah Police Cmdr. Scott Behrbaum will attend prestigious FBI National Academy training, the department announced last week.
Issaquah Police officer selected for FBI training
February 19, 2010
NEW — 2:55 p.m. Feb. 19, 2010
Issaquah Police Cmdr. Scott Behrbaum will attend prestigious FBI National Academy training, the department announced Friday.
The academy — a program taught at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Va. — trains U.S. and international law enforcement officers about how to improve the management of police departments and agencies, and raise law enforcement standards, knowledge and cooperation worldwide. Behrbaum will attend the 241st session of the academy this spring.
“It is an honor to be selected and to be able to go,” he said.
Bank robbery suspect arrested
February 16, 2010
Seattle Police arrested a man suspected in the Feb. 4 robbery of The Bank of Washington branch in Issaquah. Read more
FBI investigates robbery at Mall Street bank
February 9, 2010
A man robbed The Bank of Washington branch along Northwest Mall Street on Feb. 4. Read more
Police, FBI respond to Northwest Mall Street bank robbery
February 4, 2010
NEW — 3:55 p.m. Feb. 3, 2010
A man robbed The Bank of Washington branch along Northwest Mall Street at about 2:15 p.m., authorities said.
Issaquah Police Cmdr. Scott Behrbaum said a man dressed in dark clothing robbed the bank and then fled. No employees were injured during the incident. Behrbaum did not know if any customers were in the bank, at 1250 N.W. Mall St., when the robbery occurred.
Officers responded to the scene and launched the initial investigation. Issaquah Police then contacted the FBI to handle the case, because bank robbery is a federal crime. Federal agents had not reached the bank by 3:45 p.m.
A spokesman from the bureau’s Seattle office could not be reached by 4 p.m.
Man steals pricey bike from downtown shop
February 2, 2010
A man stole a bike worth more than $10,000 from a downtown Issaquah bicycle shop Jan. 29, and then flashed a handgun when a store employee tried to stop him. Read more
Business back to normal after man steals pricey bike from downtown shop
February 1, 2010
NEW — 5:15 p.m. Feb. 1, 2010
A man stole a bike worth more than $10,000 from a downtown Issaquah bicycle shop Friday, and then flashed a handgun when a store employee tried to stop him.
The man walked into Veloce Velo, 98 Front St. S., at about 2 p.m. and wandered to a display where the rare, sleek, black-and-silver Pinarello Dogma waited. He eyed the bike, and then moved to the pedal display, where he grabbed pedals — both right-sided pedals, it turned out — and hustled the bike toward the door. When a store employee tried to stop him, the man lifted his jacket to display a handgun tucked in his waistband. The employee backed off.
Issaquah Police Cmdr. Stan Conrad praised store employees for calling police, instead of following the man after he left the store.
Conrad and the store manager said the distinctive bike should be easily tracked if the thief attempts to sell it in the area.
Washington State Patrol reports no holiday traffic deaths
January 14, 2010
NEW — 6 a.m. Jan. 14, 2010
Local and state law enforcement agencies — including the Issaquah Police Department — arrested 713 people for driving under the influence between Thanksgiving and last weekend, the Washington State Patrol announced Tuesday. The state patrol also reported no fatal collisions on King County highways during the 2009 holiday season.
Issaquah and other municipal police departments participated in stepped-up DUI patrols, known as X-52 patrols, during the holiday season. The holiday season push, conducted by the King County Holiday Enforcement Team, resulted in 256 arrests.
Small morning fire damages Front Street business
January 12, 2010
A small fire charred the inside of El Abuelo, 147 Front St. N., a small Mexican grocery and convenience store, just before 3 a.m. Jan. 11. Read more
