Finding illegal drugs can just be a click away these days for tech-saavy teenagers, according to Tena Youngberg, a Youth Eastside Services (YES) drug and alcohol counselor at Redmond High School (RHS).
“Kids get on Facebook and advertise parties they are having. Because of technology, it’s gotten easier” for teens to find ways to get a hold of harmful, illicit drugs, she said.
“The most important thing parents can do is set healthy boundaries and hold their kids accountable,” said Youngberg, a chemical dependency professional and national certified addiction counselor. “Kids can get any drug they want, anywhere.”
At least 13 teens face felony drug charges following an ongoing undercover operation involving a police officer posing as a student at RHS.

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The City of Redmond is extending the nation-wide application process in its search for the new fire chief, according to Redmond Mayor John Marchione.

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Last Friday, Redmond police, with the help of alert neighbors, put an end to burglary scam sweeping through Redmond.
Police arrested two women — a 22-year-old from Redmond and a 31-year-old Leavenworth resident who was staying in the Sammamish area — for investigation of residential burglary in the second degree, after neighbors suspected ill intentions and called police.

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The City of Redmond is working on finalizing a contract with WAVE Aquatics to manage the operations and programs at the Redmond Pool at Hartman Park, which has been closed since mid-June for safety repairs.
The Redmond City Council is expected to vote in favor of the final contract, sometime later this month or early in October.

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It’s been at least five years since Scott Noon has seen this many thefts at Redmond’s Overlake Christian Church, 9900 Willows Rd. NE.
“We haven’t had theft activity like this in quite a while, probably five or six years,” said Noon, the church’s facilities director.
A 50-inch Panasonic flatscreen television was stolen sometime last week — the latest in a string of concerning crimes — and church officials believe the television theft occurred when the church was open. Last month, a rented moving truck, packed with more than $40,000 worth of camping and electronics equipment, was stolen right before the church’s annual youth camping trip to Wenatchee. Then on Aug. 15, wallets were stolen out of two different unattended purses.

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The City of Redmond is currently conducting the initial screening of 80 nationwide applicants for the new fire chief, who could be in place by the start of next year, according to Redmond Mayor John Marchione.

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The City of Redmond is “making some good progress” on the repair project at the Redmond Pool at Hartman Park and hopes to reopen the pool sometime next month, according to Mark Hickok, Redmond’s Recreation Division assistant manager and pool repair project supervisor.

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There is no set time when the Redmond Pool at Hartman Park will reopen, as the city continues repairs and searches for a new pool operator.

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If you don’t have your pet licensed, you’d better do it before Oct. 1 or face a “no-tolerance” fine of at least $125.
Redmond is one of 27 cities and unincorporated communities that signed on to be part of a new King County plan that will share the cost of providing animal services, including sheltering and licensing.
King County Executive Dow Constantine was joined by several county mayors, including Redmond Mayor John Marchione, at a ceremonial signing in Seattle last week.

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