Police Blotter | Islander reports purse stolen during church service - Mercer Island Reporter (subscription)
Every month, the Police Department calculates crime statistics and compares them to numbers from the year prior. In May of this year, there were 92 serious offenses, compared to 54 in 2014. The largest increase was in the theft category, from 27 in 2014 to 69 in 2015. But the department had no cases of robbery or assault, and one fewer incident of both... This year, there were 12 adult arrests and three juvenile arrests. There were 1,779 calls for service in May this year, compared to 2,003 in 2014. May 22. Found property: A 25-year-old Seattle man found a pile of mail and two credit cards in the street at the 4100 block of 93rd Avenue S. E. May 24. Death... Burglary: A 56-year-old woman said that unknown suspects burglarized her residence at the 4000 block of 92nd Avenue S. E. , stealing about $3,100 worth of items. Theft: Three or four bottles of vodka were stolen from the Albertsons on 77th Avenue S. E. The suspect appears to be a repeat offender. Order violation: A 19-year-old Island man was arrested at the 9000 block of West Shorewood Drive after violating a No Contact Order with his father. Lost property: A 31-year-old woman said that sometime over the last few weeks, a jewelry box containing three. Source: www.mi-reporter.com
