K9 dog assists police in locating drugs | Mercer Island police blotter

Selected reports Sept. 14-20

By Reporter Staff

Sept. 18

Phone-call concerns: Police assisted a resident who was concerned about questionable phone calls in the 9500 block of East Shorewood Drive.

Fraud: A resident in the 7500 block of Southeast 29th Street reported to being convinced to purchase gift cards over the phone by someone impersonating a bank employee.

Sept. 17

Traffic accident, arrest: Police arrested a driver following a traffic accident on Island Crest Way for additional criminal violations.

Theft: Police assisted a resident reporting a porch theft in tracking the stolen property on Lewis Lane.

Sept. 15

Shoplifting: It was reported that someone stole liquor from a store in the 7800 block of Southeast 28th Street.

Sept. 14

Theft: It was reported that someone stole a bike from a resident’s back porch in the 2900 block of 76th Avenue Southeast.

Mail theft: It was reported that someone broke into a mailbox and stole checks in the 8600 block of North Mercer Way.

Porch theft: It was reported that an item was stolen from a porch in the 8100 block of Southeast 24th Street. The incident was captured on a surveillance camera.

Sept. 13

DUI: A driver was arrested for driving under the influence in the 4800 block of Island Crest Way.

Sept. 12

K9 assist: A K9 dog alerted police officers that drugs were inside a vehicle in the 2700 block of 62nd Avenue Southeast.

Welfare check: Police contacted a subject in the 2900 block of 78th Avenue Southeast in connection with a crime in Kirkland.