2011 Blotters

•A woman in a trenchcoat was reportedly going through ashtrays on Mountain View Avenue. Jan. 1, 2011

•A woman on West Second Street in Cle Elum reporetd that she thought things were crawling on her and that she had a headache. Mar. 22-23, 2011

•A water bong or a type of firework was reportedly found on a bridge on Walnut Street and Seventh Avenue. Mar. 29-30, 2011

•A dog was reportedly being aggressive toward a person on North Wenas Street and the dog's owner reportedly asked the person if the dog "went after him," and when the person said yes, the owner said "good." Mar. 30, 2011

•A man reported he didn't want his girlfriend in the house on Lester Road anymore.
•A man in his 60s on North Main Street was reportedly scared of his neighbors who threatened him.
•A vehicle reportedly stopped on Anderson Street and a body flew in front of it. The vehicle then left and a man who was lying on the ground jumped up and ran off.
•A tan cow was reportedly running up the road on Chestnut Street toward Central Washington University.
•A brown cow with a rope was reportedly almost to the university on Chestnut Street.
•A person's grandfather reportedly ran his power chair into the person's grandmother and attempted to strike another family member with a rake on Radio Road.
•A man missing an arm and a leg reportedly refused to pay for $27 in gas on Canyon Road. Apr. 1, 2011

•A 21-month-old girl reportedly locked herself in a bathroom on West Clearview Drive. Apr. 4, 2011

•Six people all wearing black and blue were reportedly flashing hand signs on Capitol Avenue.
•A man on Badger Pocket Road reported that his wife poured coffee in his ear and scratched his face. Apr. 6, 2011

•A man was reportedly attempting to run students over with his scooter and pulled out an X-acto knife on East University Way. Apr. 8, 2011

•A woman's 13-year-old son was reportedly being abusive toward her and pushed her out of the way of the microwave on Spokane Street.
•A boy reportedly kept falling off his skateboard in the middle of the road on First Avenue.
•A person's 13-year-old daughter reportedly came home with her nose pierced on East Capitol Avenue.
•A white horse was reportedly in the area of a fire hydrant on Cleveland Avenue in Cle Elum eating grass.
•A person reportedly asked a man wearing a big backpack on North Chestnut Street if he needed help and he said “probably.” Apr. 11, 2011

•A person’s 8-year-old son was reportedly not cooperative and refusing to go to school on Patrick Avenue. Apr. 12, 2011

•Approximately 10 to 12 people were reportedly standing around a creek and being loud and wearing headlamps on Tjossem Road.
•A man was reportedly running up and down bleachers on Main Street and 14th Avenue with an ax in his hand. Apr. 13, 2011

•A suspicious man was reportedly going door to door on Countryside Avenue asking weird questions, such as “Are you a nice person? Help me win a trip to Australia.”
•A Cle Elum woman reportedly asked if someone has the right to shoot her cat if it hunts squirrels on another person’s property. Apr. 15, 2011

•Three vehicles reportedly met up in Vantage and the occupants were in and out of the vehicles and walking around.
•People in a residence hall on North Alder Street were reportedly being harassed by other residents and visitors and a man reportedly poured a water bottle inside the people’s room. Apr. 20, 2011

•A woman wearing a slip and nothing else was reportedly having her picture taken in a cemetery in Roslyn. Apr. 21, 2011

•Two men were reportedly paddling their way through the Ganges (irrigation canals) on surfboards at Central Washington University. Apr. 22, 2011

•A woman reportedly had two dogs off leash and one of the dogs started humping the reporting party’s dog on Canyon Road. Apr. 27, 2011

•Two men were reportedly standing in the road on Sanders Road and directing traffic to a yard sale. May 2, 2011

•A woman on North Alder Street reportedly wanted to know if it was legal to dye her white dog a different color. May 4, 2011

•A man in his 40s who appeared to have been drinking was reportedly riding a maroon motorcycle, making funny faces and flailing his arms around on West First Street in Cle Elum. May 6, 2011

•A person reportedly cut their finger in a paper shredder and a small part of the finger was left in the shredder.
•A man reportedly dropped his phone in a toilet in a restroom on South Canyon Road and while he was attempting to dry it, the SIM card fell under the sink and while attempting to retrieve the card, he broke the sink. May 10, 2011

•A man on Thorp Prairie Road with an overnight kit reportedly did not look well and gave the reporting party a starry-eyed look and saluted as he staggered past.
•An organized group of college-aged men were reportedly playing with fire balls on North Poplar Street. Upon arrival, an officer witnessed the men doing a science experiment with dry ice and plastic soda bottles.
•A driver reportedly turned the right-turn signal on but turned left and then made a large turn onto Water Street and drove into traffic. Then the driver reportedly turned the left-turn signal on and turned right onto Idaho Avenue. May 12, 2011

•A college-aged man was reportedly chasing a small dog on Sixth Avenue and Water Street. May 20, 2011

•A belligerent caller reported that a Sasquatch broke a mailbox on No. 6 Road.
•A person on Vantage Highway reported receiving a call from a man who sounded Iranian who said the person’s daughter kicked his dog. May 25, 2011

•A woman on West Helena Avenue reported that people were sneaking underneath her house at night and putting chemicals underneath her house. June 6, 2011

•A person reported receiving emails from a person who said he had plans to break into the back of Super 1 and stage a protest.
•A suspicious man with long pouffy hair was reportedly driving around a neighborhood in Roslyn. June 8, 2011

•A vehicle reportedly followed another vehicle around Ellensburg until the driver pulled into a parking lot near the police department and the driver who was following approached the reporting party’s car and stated they had meth. June 10, 2011

•A couch was reportedly abandoned on a sidewalk on Greenfield Avenue and the caller said she would call every day until it is removed. June 29, 2011

•A person’s sister reportedly moved all her rubbish and garbage from one location to the person’s residence on Naneum Road. July 1, 2011

•A large skunk and several juvenile skunks were reportedly blocking a woman from entering her house on Power Street in Cle Elum. July 5, 2011

•A person reported visiting a coffee shop on Canyon Road and parked next to a red minivan. When the person left and drove down Interstate 90, the vehicle got a flat tire and the same minivan was also stopped along I-90 with a flat tire.
•A man alone in a boat on the Yakima River reportedly was covered in vomit and the reporting party tied him to her raft. July 15, 2011

•Neighbors reportedly were in a dispute on Evergreen Valley Loop over plastic attached to a fence and the reporting party said some of the plastic was torn off. July 19, 2011.

•A person on Fifth Avenue reported that a woman came to his residence and asked him to buy magazines and she asked him for cigarettes. The man reported that he may have given her personal information. July 21, 2011

•A heavyset man reportedly was dancing in the street on University Way.
•A woman reported that she tried to quit her job and her employer yelled at her and put her arms up, not allowing the employee to leave on Canyon Road. July 22, 2011

•A cow reportedly stuck its head through two gates on Wilson Creek Road. July 27, 2011

•A woman reportedly was lying on grass on Canyon Road yelling at city workers and not making sense. Aug. 4, 2011

Non-blotter: An anteater named Sweatpea is back home with its owner after an adventure in Rainier. The 20-pound South American anteater was spotted by a driver Sunday alongside a road, slurping up ants. Abram Dreyer took it home and started calling veterinarians and the Humane Society to find the owner. The Daily News of Longview reported the anteater was a hit Monday with neighbors who petted it and admired its claws. A tip finally led to the owner. Kellie Caron is licensed to breed exotic animals. This fall, Sweatpea is headed for a zoo in Texas.
•A teenage boy reportedly was riding his bicycle up and down South Pine Street for an hour. Aug. 9, 2011

•A woman on Stonebridge Drive reportedly wanted to talk to a man to inspire her employment.
•A man carrying a large revolver reportedly was walking around a store on Gladmar Road near Thorp punching produce. Aug. 15, 2011

•A van with "Asphalt" written on the side reportedly came to a peron's house on state Route 970 near Cle Elum and tried to sell the person asphalt. The day before someone in a pickup reportedly tried to sell a similar service. Aug. 17, 2011

•A bald man with a backpack reportedly was picking roses off property on University Way and throwing them on the ground. Sept. 5, 2011

•A person reportedly was contacted by a woman who said there were bones sticking out of a dirt pile on the back side of a cemetery on Dry Creek Road.
•A woman reportedly told someone that she could not find her vehicle and that it was stolen, but the person drove her around until they found it in the Safeway parking lot. Sept. 7, 2011