Margaret Mead Third Grader Receives Death Threat — Sammamish Police Blotter

A Margaret Mead Elementary School third grader reportedly received a death threat scrawled on a girls bathroom wall in April, according to Sammamish police reports.

The school principal told Sammamish Police on April 18 that the girl was repeatedly threatened last month in graffiti messages left for her in the girls bathroom of the school near her classroom. The graffiti began appearing a week before spring break when the words "I hate —" and the student's name. After the words were cleaned, more graffiti that stated "I have my eye on you" and "Be afraid, be very afraid" appeared.

On April 18, the words "if you tell, you will die" appeared in the same location in the bathroom. The girl targeted by the threats didn't know who was writing them, apart from another student who "gave her a dirty look" a few weeks ago.

The school is currently working on locating the suspect and has changed the procedure to use the bathroom during class. The school principal told police that she would handle the disciplinary matter within the school unless new and "more serious" circumstances arise.

April 16

Pillow Case Burglar Strikes Beaver Lake Home
Approximately $4,000 in costume jewelryand electronics were stolen in a daylight residential burglary from a home on the 2900 block of 252 Ave. SE. The 35-year-old resident first noticed something was amiss when she returned home at 2:15 p.m. and noticed the front door of her home was unlocked. Investigators later determined that unknown suspects had broken into the home through the unlocked rear window and stole jewelry and electronics with a pillow case to take the stolen items.

Man Nearly Collides Head-On With Police Cruiser on Sahalee Way
A 21-year-old Issaquah man was cited for crossing into the opposite lane on the 3900 block Sahalee Way NE and driving without an ID or insurance at 7:50 p.m. A police patrol car swerved out of the path of black Honda Civic as it crossed over into the southbound lanes, nearly causing a collision.

'Slow/Children Play' Sign Crushed by Motorist
An unknown motorist ran over a plastic reflective sign in the shape of a child with the word "SLOW" on it on the 20800 block of NE 42nd Street, crushing it into several pieces. The owner found the remnants in a nearby garbage can at 6:26 p.m. and called police to file a complaint.

April 13

Youth Suspected of Casing Neighborhood 'Put On Show'
Neighbors of a homeowner on the 24000 block of NE 30th Place who was out of town for the past two months reported a suspicious car parked in front of the residence at around 6 p.m. An 18-year-old passenger appeared to be "putting on a show" of looking for an address and talking loudly into his cell phone before he and a 35-year-old driver quickly left when the neighbor approached them.

April 10

Ladies Watch Worth $10K Lifted From Sahalee Home
The 86-year-old resident of a home on the 2200 block of 209th Place SE reported a Rolex Ladies Presidential watch, valued at $9,790, was stolen from a silver jewelry case in her bathroom sometime between March 1 and April 10.

April 8

Child Porn Suspect Hacks Ex-Wife's Email
The ex-wife of a Sammamish man living on the 22900 block of NE 27 Place and suspected of possession of child porn reported that he had hacked her email and Facebook page accounts over the weekend in an attempt to delete email relating to his case.

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