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THE ISSAQUAH PRESS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2Oll • Bll POLICE BLOTTER Police discovered graffiti at Northwest James Bush Road and Big Tree Drive Northwest at 12:21 p.m. Sept. 15. The cost to remove the graffiti is estimated at $100. Arrest Police arrested an 18-year-old Issaquah man on warrants for failure to appear in the 400 block of Front Street North at 8:15 p.m. Sept. 15. Smashed Police responded to suspicious • . . I actmty m the 22800 block iof Southeast Black Nugget Road at 9:02 a.m. Sept. 19 and discovered a broken window. The estimated loss is unknown. Garden paN A patio chair was stolen in the 100 block of Southeast Bush Street before 6:03 p.m. Sept. 19. The estimated loss is $50. Candid camera Police responded to a possible trespassing incident in the 1700 block of Highlands Drive North- east at 7:23 p.m. Sept. 19 after a caller reported people snapping photos of a vehicle. The photogra- phers turned out to be the vehi- cle's owners. Arrest Police responded to suspicious activity in the 23400 block of Southeast Black Nugget Road at 8:44 p.m. Sept. 19 and arrested a 24-year-old Issaquah woman on a theft warrant. Park at about 3:15 p.m. Sept• 24 after residents reported a group of teenagers carrying a limp female into the park. Police said the girl reported drinking Four Loko and taking Ecstasy. Her friends told po- lice they not seen her consume anything other than Four Loko. Police interviewed the teen again when she was more lucid, and she said she took a prescription anti- depressant, and not Ecstasy. Naughty by nature Police arrested a 21-year-old Is- saquah man for indecent exposure in the 4300 block of West Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast at 5:05 p.m. Sept. 24. Federal offense Police arrested a 27-year-old Sammamish man for driving with a suspended license at Northeast Federal Drive and Ninth Avenue Northeast at 2:27 a.m. Sept. 25. Sofa swiped Furniture was stolen from a res- idence on East Lake Sammamish Drive South before Sept. 25. The estimated loss is unknown. Return to sender A resident in the 21100 block of Southeast 28th Place said some- one attempted to pry open his or her locked mailbox Sept. 25. The estimated loss is unknown. A Ford was stolen from the Sammamish Park & Ride, 22818 S.C. Eighth St., before 5:30 p.m. Sept. 27. The estimated loss is un- known. Window-shopping Foiled A window was damaged on, Police responded to shoplifting and a purse, cash, camera and a at Bartell Drugs, 5700 E. Lake cetlphone were stolen from, ave- Sammamish Parkway S.C., at 3:07 hicle parked in the 23300 block of p.m. Sept. 28, but the thief Southeast 47th Way before 9:15 dropped the bag and ran. Police a.m. Sept. 20. The estimated loss could not locate the shoplifter. is unknown, l The Press publishes names of people Unauthorized transaction charged with felony crimes. Information comes directly from local police reports. A laptop computer, checkbooks and credit cards were stolen from a vehicle parked in a garage in the 800 block of 272nd Place South- east before 11 p.m. Sept. 20. Garage sale A purse was stolen from a vehi- cle parked in a garage in the 27700 block of Southeast 24th Way before 8 p.m. Sept. 21. The owner realized the purse had dis- appeared when she went to shut the garage door. The estimated loss is unknown. What a tool Tools and a toolbox were] stolen in the 100 block of First Place Northwest before 12:46 p.m. Sept. 21. The estimated loss is $400• Screened I Protective window screens were damaged in the 100 block 0f Northwest Dogwood Street before 5:44 p.m. Sept. 21. The estimated loss is $50. Tanked Police arrested a 23-year-old Florida man for an alcohol offense in the 300 block of Rainier Boule- vard South at 12:35 a.m. S~pt: 22. Hacked A laptop computer was stolen from a vehicle parked in a garage in the 300 block of 239th Way Southeast before 6:30 a.m. Sept. 22. The estimated loss is un- known. Picking pocketbook A woman said she discovered a pocketbook near blackberry bushes on property in Carnation• She said she had been picking blackberries when she discovered it. Police contacted the owner ajad she retrieved the pocketbook at 12:25 p.m. Sept. 22. Disconnected A person in the 6100 block of East Lake Sammamish Park_way Southeast said his or her iPhone was stolen before 5:53 p.mi Sept. 23. The estimated loss is $~49. / Slippery situation ]. Cash was stolen from a s fe at Off Can Henry's, 420 228th Ave. N.E., before Sept. 24. The manager suspected a former employe~ in the theft. The estimated loss is $400. The agony and the Ecstasy - -[ Police responded to Beaver Lake home, By Tom Corrigan LEO was founded when a group Issaquah Press reporter of the parents of developmentally disabled children began to realize Founded 22 years ago by the those children had very limited parents of children with intellectu- options after leaving school, al or developmental disabilities, Finnegan said. Issaquah's Life Enrichment "We talked to everybody in the Options is expanding, world who does housing," she One of the organization's said. founders as well as a member of The group members finally its board of directors, Rose decided that if anything was going Finnegan said LEO's third family to happen in terms of housing and home should be completed by activities for their children, they December. would have to make it happen. The group also is planning what Regarding housing, planners Finnegan said is only the second finally decided on a family-style fundraising event in its history, approach with five residents and a Harvesting Hope is the name of live-in care provider in each LEO's luncheon from 11:30 a.m. home. The care provider oversees to 1 p.m. Oct. 20 at Pickering the running of the household, Barn. Sammamish City Council operating it largely like a small member and former host of TV's business. Finnegan and Weber "Evening Magazine" John Curley both said the new home would will host the event, operate along the same lines. LEO LEO's third facility sits in the is now searching for a care Issaquah Highlands at the corner provider, someone with a back- of 25th Avenue Northeast and ground in working with special- Northeast Logan Street. needs adults. The newly constructed homeLEO residents are 21 and older. became "dried in," or fully LEO helps with finding jobs and enclosed, in September, said Chris activities, though some of its resi- Weber, LEO's newly appointed dents only work a few days a development assistant, week, Finnegan said. She added Jiff Searing, LEO's vice presi- the current economy has not dent for construction, said land- aided the job hunt for LEO resi- scaping should start outside the dents. home later this month, while Although they have not made interior work will begin the any final selections regarding who minute he is able to have the heat will live in the new home, Weber turned on. said LEO has a waiting list of some 24 potential residents. Final choices are made based on crite- ria such as the compatibility of the various possible housemates. "The idea really is to create a family," said Finnegan, whose son Tim Finnegan, 44, lives in a LEO home. Rose Finnegan and Searing both talked about donations help- ing move along construction of the new house. Finnegan said con- tractors donated various items, such as a garage door and gutters. A heating contractor cut a sub- stantial amount off his estimate as a donation. For his part, Searing especially IFYOU GO Harvesting Hope 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 20 Picketing Barn 1730 lOth Ave. N.W. Register by calling 274-4003 or emailing info@lifeenrichmen- toptions.org. "It was getting to be too much for a volunteer board," she added. had praise for Polygon Homes For the future, although plans Northwest. are not definite, LEO might add a "Wdve been kind of their pet fourth home somewhere in the Snoqualmie Valley. Some kind of program for clients who wish to live on their own also may be in the works. While the Harvesting Hope luncheon is a fundraiser, Weber said it's also about raising awareness. "We try to be an advocate for all our people," she said. To register or for information about Harvesting Hope, email info@lifeenriehmentoptions.org or call 274-4003. You also can go to the group's website, www.lifeen- richmentoptions.org. Tom Corrigan: 392-6434, ext. 241; or tcorrigan@isspress.com. Comment at www. issaquahpress, com. philanthropy for almost 10 years now," he said. "Without them, the new house doesn't happen. It's that simple." Finnegan said LEO is still one of only a few groups offering housing for those with intellectual/devel- opmental disabilities. She said King County only steps in in cases of emergencies. "We try to be proaetive," Finnegan said. Besides adding its third facility, LEO recently has grown in anoth- er way. It has added its first two employees in Weber and an administrative assistant. Finnegan said the new staffers were welcome. City to host medical marijuana hearing Oct. 13 Council, the municipal Planning Department is developing a meas- ure to determine what or if busi- Planning Department at 837- 3080 to offer input before the meeting. Citizens can offer input about a ness, safety and zoning restric- proposed ordinance to address tions should apply to such gar- Eastside Fire & Rescue medical marijuana collective gar- dens• holds open houses Oct. 15 dens. Issaquah is in the midst of a The municipal Planning Policy six-month moratorium on the Eastside Fire & Rescue is open- Commission is hosting a public collective gardens. The council ing fire stations in Issaquah and hearing on the proposed ordi- enacted the ban in June and, the surrounding area to the public nance Oct. 13. The commission per standard procedure, held a for Fire Prevention Week. meets at 6:30 p.m. in the City public hearing on the issue in Citizens can stop for tours, Council Chambers at City Hall July. snacks and information about fire South, 135 E. Sunset Way. The council agreed to uphold safety, flood safety and emergency Commissioners heard from the ban, but after hearing from preparedness, as well as a chance medical marijuana advocates, city medical marijuana users and ad- to sit on a fire truck• planners, Police Chief Paul Ayers vocates, directed planners to for- The following stations are open and others at a Sept. 8 meeting mulate a solution as soon as pos- for tours from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. about the proposal, sible. Oct. 15: Under direction from the City Citizens can also call tl~e ~ Station 71,190 E. Sunset Way, Issaquah Station 73, 1280 N.E. Park Drive, I~saquah Statidn 78, 16135 S,E. ll3th Place, Renton Station 81, 2030 212th Ave. S.C., Sammamish Station 82, 1851 228th Ave. S.C., Sammamish Station 83, 3425 Issaquah-Pine Lake Road S.C., Sammamish Station 85, 3600 Tolt Ave. N.E., Carnation Station 87, 122 W. Second St., North Bend Fire Prevention Week is ob- served from Oct. 9-15. The event focuses on keeping individuals, families and communities safe from fire. So was Overlake Hospital Medical Center. Jan Debell and her younger sister, Dana, are breast cancer survivors who were diagnosed and treated at Overlake: After a routine mammogram detected breast cancer in Jan, she insisted that Dana also get a mammogram. Dana was diagnosed with breast cancer as well, but thanks to early detection and Overlake's expert care, both women are now cancer-free. It's a story of courage - and of knowing where to turn when survival matters most. 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