The blotter consists of officers’ accounts of crimes and other incidents in Mercer Island. Persons arrested are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
Feb. 18
BURGLARY: A man reported that his garage was burglarized in the 2900 block of 72nd Ave. SE at 9:23 a.m.
PROWLING: At 2:06 p.m., a woman said her car, which was parked in her driveway in the 4200 block of 92nd Ave. SE, had been prowled. Two pairs of skis and other winter sporting equipment were stolen.
THEFT: Two victims left their wallets in a locker room in the 3800 block of E. Mercer Way, unsecured. At 3:33 p.m., one was notified by their bank of fraudulent activity on their credit card. They went back to the locker room to find their wallet and credit cards stolen. Possible suspect information was provided.
MORE THEFT: A Verismo coffee machine was stolen from the Starbucks in the 7600 block of SE 27th St. at 8:25 p.m., for a loss of $149.
Feb. 19
BURGLARY: At 6:58 a.m., a suspect entered a home in the 8400 block of SE 37th St. and took keys, a wallet and an iPhone from the kitchen before leaving in the victim’s vehicle. The car was tracked to Renton, where the suspect was detained and later arrested in possession of the stolen items.
CAR THEFT: A pickup truck parked on the street outside a residence in the 4600 block of 90th Ave. SE was reported stolen at 7:31 a.m.
PROWLING: A man said two of his unlocked vehicles were prowled in the 8400 block of SE 37th St. at 9:19 a.m., for a loss of $286.
Feb. 22
FORGERY: Police received a report that an unknown suspect had used two counterfeit $100 bills at New Seasons at 7:45 p.m.
THEFT: A woman in the 2900 block of 76th Ave. SE said at 6:21 p.m. that $580 in cash was stolen from her purse, and her ex-boyfriend is a possible suspect.
Feb. 23
PROWLING: A vehicle was found with its rear passenger door open at 5:58 a.m. in the 2200 block of 70th Ave. SE. The victim was in Hawaii at the time and unreachable, so police couldn’t determine if the vehicle was entered, or if items were missing.
BURGLARY: Two computers were reported stolen from the community access area of the Island Square Apartments at 8:43 a.m.
Feb. 24
THEFT: About $536 in seafood was reported stolen from a restaurant in the 2400 block of 76th Ave. SE at 10:15 a.m. The walk-in freezer and fridge on the back side of the restaurant had been forced open.