Driver at routine traffic stop wanted on a $10,000 warrant | Mercer Island Police Blotter

The police record from the first week of December.

Friday | 29

MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: A Cadillac and a Ford Explorer had their side mirrors broken off in the 4200 block of 94th Ave S.E. Mailboxes were also uprooted along the street. Damages were estimated to be $500.

Saturday | 30

FOUND PROPERTY: A police officer attempted to contact a male suspect riding a bike. When he spotted the officer, he sped up and ditched the bike at 8700 S.E. 44th Pl. The suspect ran through a nearby yard and over the fence. The bike was taken and labeled as found property.

Sunday | 1

DUI: An 18-year-old Mercer Islander was stopped along the 4200 block of 95th Ave S.E. around 2:17 a.m. The suspect refused his BAC test and was arrested under investigation. His vehicle was impounded.

Monday | 2

THEFT: An 18-year-old Mercer Island High School student reported her school-issued iPad lost or stolen. She finally reported it to her father after about a month’s time. A GPS tracker revealed that it wasn’t within 65 meters of 4000 90th Ave S.E.

FRAUD: A woman reported that someone had opened four cellphone accounts in her name.

Tuesday | 3

STOLEN PROPERTY: Around 4:20 a.m. a car pulled over in a traffic stop was confirmed to be a stolen vehicle. The 29-year-old Seattle man driving it was arrested at the scene.

Wednesday | 4

FRAUD: A 68-year-old Mercer Island resident reported his credit card used for three fraudulent purchases, amounting to about $160.

Thursday | 5

THEFT: Sometime between 9 a.m. on Dec. 5 and 9 a.m. on Dec. 6, unknown suspects stole a mountain bike worth $300 from an open, unsecured car.

Friday | 6

WARRANT ARREST: During routine traffic stops in the 2200 block of Mercer Way, a driver without a working license plate lamp was stopped at 5:05 p.m. The officer discovered the driver was wanted on a $10,000 warrant in Seattle.

VEHICLE PROWL: A BMW parked in the 9300 block of S.E. 46th Street was prowled overnight. A window was smashed in and the radar detector stolen, resulting in $600 in damages.

VEHICLE PROWL: An Island resident in the 4600 block of 88th Ave S.E. saw a car parked in his driveway around 10:50 p.m. When he went outside to confront the suspect, he noticed his back vehicle door was open. The suspect took off running, got into an unknown vehicle and drove away. A Samsung tablet, green jacket and backpack were stolen, about $240 worth.

Saturday | 7

LOST: A 73-year-old woman believes she lost her purse–a red handbag containing her wallet, miscellaneous cards and iPhone–when she opened the door to her car to look at street signs in the 6000 and 5400 blocks of Island Crest Way.