Police Blotter: Arrests, and a Young Boy is Found in the Middle of the Street

The following information from May 10-13 was supplied by the Mercer Island Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

Toddler found standing in middle of street Police were dispatched after a 2 year old was found standing in the middle of Island Crest Way during the middle of the day. Police searched for the boy's home and were eventually contacted by his mother. The boy was returned home and a report was taken for referral to Child Protective Services. Car prowled at apartment complex Police were dispatched to an apartment complex on 81st Avenue Southeast after a vehicle was entered overnight and several electronics devices and clothing items were stolen. Woman arrested after drugs found in car Police arrested a 26-year-old Mercer Island woman after marijuana and glass smoking pipes were found in her car during a traffic stop on Southeast 28th Street. …

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Police Blotter: Multiple Arrests, A High School Student Beaten, and Plants Stolen from Local Home

The following information from May 1-6 was supplied by the Mercer Island Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

Man passes fraudulant City check Police were contacted after a man created a check using the City of Mercer Island's account number and passed that check at an O'Rielly's Auto Parts store in late April. DUI arrest Police arrested a 51-year-old Mercer Island man for suspicion of drunk driving after they spotted him passed out in a vehicle parked in the roadway The man volunteered for field sobriety tests, which he failed, and blew a .175 on the Breathalyzer. The man was released to his wife after processing. Plants stolen from unoccupied house A woman contacted police after she discovered that several plants had been dug up in the back yard of her vacant house on North Mercer Way. Man bitten by dog  Police were dispatched to the Shorewood …

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Police Blotter: Thefts and an Underage DUI

The following information from April 25-30 was supplied by the Mercer Island Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

Items stolen from Mercer Island Thrift Shop Police were dispatched to the Mercer Island Thrift Shop after a collectable item valued at $75 was stolen. Video evidence of the theft was provided to police. Purse stolen at community center A woman contacted police after her purse was stolen and later found in a trash can at the community center, minus cash, gift cards, credit cards and identification. The woman had left the purse sitting on a chair for approximately 15-20 minutes. When she returned the purse was gone. A teenage girl was reported to have been asking about the purse and she was later seen walking away with the purse. Surveillance video shows the girl taking the purse. items stolen from unlocked car A woman contacted police after…

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Letter to the Editor

MIPD Locates Missing Islander in Issaquah

Local resident Nancy Hilliard sent in the following account of a harrowing 10-hour search on April 5-6 for her husband, Bob Hilliard.

It's an old saw -- that "it takes a village" to raise a child or get a tough job done.   It was the latter on the night of April 5. It began at 7:45 p.m. when  72-year-old Bob, in advancing stages of Alzheimer's Disease, put on 3 layers of clothing and slipped out the door of his Mercer Island home for a walk --  without anyone knowing it. Once his absence was discovered, his wife and two of his adult kids began car searches of the immediate area, to no avail. 911 was called around 8:50 p.m. and the police went into gear with 3 squad cars scouring every inch of the Island. Officer John Haraway took charge of the search, and assured us that "in 99.99 percent of these cases" the missing is found.   Yet, by 11 p.m. still no Bob. The King …

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Mercer Island Police Officers Honored in Annual Awards Ceremony

Officer Michael Vickers was named Officer of the Year by his peers at a Feb. 17 awards ceremony.

The Mercer Island Police Department (MIPD) held its annual awards ceremony at City Hall on Feb. 17 in recognition of individual achievements of officers — including Officer of the Year — as well as other City staff and departments for significant contributions to the mission of the police force. "All the recipients this year certainly earned them, as they have in the past," said MIPD Chief Ed Holmes. The awards were divided into two categories: recognition conferred by police senior staff, and those elected to the honor by the entire police department. Of the awards chosen by the entire police force, Officer Michael Vickers was chosen as Officer of the Year, Marine Patrol Technician Greg Levinson was chosen as Support Employee of the Year…

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Police Blotter: Traffic Stops Lead to Several Arrests

The following information from Dec. 15 - Dec. 28 was supplied by the Mercer Island Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

Trumpet stolen from home A woman living on Southeast 36th Street contacted police after she discovered that a trumpet that had been kept in the entry area of her home was missing. The trumpet is valued at approximately $1,200. Teen arrested for marijuana possession after being stopped for broken taillight Police arrested a 17-year-old Mercer Island boy for possession of marijuana after the vehicle he was ridding in was pulled over on the 3400 Block of 78th Avenue Southeast for a non-functioning taillight at night. After the five occupants of the vehicle all signed consent forms a large amount of marijuana, a pipe, a “gas mask” bong and a digital scale were found in one of the passenger’s backpack. He was arrested, processed and later …

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90-year-old Pedestrian in Fatal Mercer Island Collision Identified

The King County Medical Examiner released the name of the man who died after being struck by a passing vehicle this week. He was Larry Lunden, 90, of Mercer Island.

Larry Lunden, 90, of Mercer Island, was the pedestrian who died a day after being struck by a car on Island Crest Way, the King County Medical Examiner reported Saturday. The man died of his injuries at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle on Friday, a day after a passing car struck him in the 4700 block of Island Crest Way around 5 p.m. Thursday just before he reached the sidewalk at the location of an old crosswalk that has been moved, according to a report by the Mercer Island Reporter. Read the story at the Mercer Island Reporter for more details. The Mercer Island Police Department did not return a phone call left by Patch. A man who answered Lunden's phone said that the family declined to speak at this time.

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City Council Passes State's First Social Host Ordinance

The local ordinance calls for fining local homeowners — with few exceptions — where teens 18 and younger are found drinking alcohol.

(Ed Note: For purposes of full disclosure, Mercer Island Patch editor Kendall Watson is currently a member of the Communities That Care Coalition.) Mercer Island City Council approved an ordinance Monday night intended to prevent underage drinking by fining local homeowners — with few exceptions — where teens 18 and younger were found drinking alcohol. The civil ordinance is the first of its kind in the state. The council voted 6-1 to hold persons responsible by having to pay a fine for failing to prevent underage drinking at gatherings on property they own or otherwise control. The civil fines of $250 per infraction would be levied if police find evidence of drinking by minors 18 years old and under — even if the drinking occurred without…

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Police Blotter: Car Stolen From Home, Argument Over Parking and More

The following information from Nov. 15 - Nov. 21 was supplied by the Mercer Island Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

House Burglarized, Car Stolen A couple living on 82nd Ave. Southeast contacted police after their home was burglarized. Various items were stolen from the residence and their vehicle was taken from the garage. Seattle Police later recovered the vehicle. Police submitted photographs of the scene and fingerprints into evidence. Child Possibly Abused An employee at a gas station on Southeast 68th Street contacted police after witnessing a possible case of child abuse on Nov. 12. Wrought Iron Gate Vandalized A woman living on 70th Ave. Southeast contacted police after discovering that the wrought iron gate at the entrance of her driveway had been vandalized after a lock box was ripped off and a key was stolen. The crime had occurred a week and…

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Woman Arrested Following Assault Involving Kitchen Knife

Police say the woman was intoxicated and was arrested after injuring a man during a domestic dispute.

Mercer Island Police arrested a 45-year-old woman suspected of assaulting a man in a domestic dispute involving a knife Monday afternoon. Police were called to the 3700 block of 78th Ave. S.E. shortly after 3 p.m. on a report of a domestic disturbance possibly involving a knife or gun, according to a department report. They found both the man and the woman had “injuries/lacerations.” The man told police that the woman had assaulted him and damaged his truck, smashing the passenger side mirror and damaging the radio antennae, the report said.  He also said that the woman stabbed herself with a knife. Police took an 8-inch kitchen knife into evidence, along with digital photographs of the crime scene. Witnesses were at the scene at the time…

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