Subjects swipe large amounts of booze from businesses | Mercer Island police blotter

Selected reports Nov. 16-Dec. 6

By Reporter Staff

Dec. 2

DUI: Police officers arrested a suspect on suspicion of driving under the influence in the 3500 block of westbound Interstate 90.

Mail theft: It was reported that someone pried open a locking mailbox and stole the items inside in the 8200 block of Southeast 34th Street.

Welfare check: A resident reported that they felt unsafe about a subject living nearby in their vehicle in the 4400 block of 88th Avenue Southeast.

Dec. 1

Trespassing: A subject suspected of stealing was trespassed from a business in the 3000 block of 78th Avenue Southeast.

Harassment: A police officer instructed a subject to seek an anti-harassment order in the 8300 block of Southeast 43rd Street.

Fraud: A caller in the 6100 block of 93rd Avenue Southeast reported that he received a letter from a business regarding a loan he didn’t initiate.

Nov. 30

Suspicious activity: A caller wished to discuss his video of a subject walking on his property in the 3800 block of East Mercer Way.

Booze thefts: It was reported that a subject swiped more than $300 worth of liquor from a business in the 7700 block of Southeast 27th Street. On Nov. 26, a subject stole a large amount of alcohol and fled in a vehicle from a business in the same block.

Bike theft: A subject reported that someone stole their secured bicycle from a carport in the 4200 block of West Mercer Way.

Nov. 28

Vehicle prowl: It was reported that someone smashed a driver window and rummaged through the glove box in the 2400 block of 84th Avenue Southeast.

Nov. 27

Traffic accident: A minor injury traffic occurred in the 6500 block of East Mercer Way.

Nov. 24

Attempted burglary: It was reported that a burglary was interrupted and the suspect fled the scene without the victim’s belongings in the 2600 block of 76th Avenue Southeast.

Nov. 21

Garbage dispute: Neighbors in the 9000 block of West Shorewood Drive argued about garbage and wanted the dispute documented.

Area check: A caller in the 8200 block of Southeast 35th Street asked police officers to notify their next-door neighbor to turn off their generators because the power had been restored.

Nov. 20

Leafy issue: It was reported that landscapers next door were blowing leaves into the caller’s driveway in the 9300 block of Southeast 68th Street.

Nov. 16

Vehicle prowl: It was reported that a car window was shattered in the garage during a vehicle prowl in the 2500 block of 76th Avenue Southeast.

Suspicious activity: It was reported that a possible transient was sleeping in a public restroom in the 8100 block of Southeast 40th Street. On Nov. 24, a subject was reported sleeping in a public restroom in the 8000 block of Southeast 40th Street.