Police Blotter | Islander reports purse stolen during church service

Published 5:26 pm Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Crime statistics for May

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 burglary and identity theft.

This year, there were 12 adult arrests and three juvenile arrests. Police arrested 24 adults and one juvenile last May.

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 investigation: A 101-year-old man passed away. There were no signs of foul play, but DNR paperwork was on the scene at the 7600 block of S.E. 29th Street.

Theft: About $10 in cash was stolen from the tip jar at Emerald City Smoothie on S.E. 27th Street. The suspect is unknown.

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. The point of entry/exit appeared to be an unsecured kitchen window.

May 25

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. He was booked into Issaquah Jail.

May 26

Lost property: A 31-year-old woman said that sometime over the last few weeks, a jewelry box containing three rings had gone missing from her apartment at the 7600 block of S.E. 27th Street.

Theft: A bicycle belonging to a 53-year-old man was stolen from a secured garage of a building at the 7600 block of S.E. 27th Street.

May 27

Prowling: A 68-year-old man and 60-year-old female reported that their two unlocked vehicles were prowled overnight in their driveway at the 4200 block of Mercerwood Drive.

Abandoned vehicle: A 1999 Acura CL was left at the 9700 block of S.E. 35th Place for 10 days. The vehicle, which is registered to a 54-year-old Keller woman, was impounded.

Fraud: The Social Security numbers of a 43-year-old woman and 42-year-old man who live at the 4000 block of West Mercer Way were stolen, and used to file a fraudulent tax return.

May 28

Collision: A pedestrian, an 86-year-old Island woman, was walking on 78th Avenue S.E. and crossing a driveway when she was struck by a vehicle and knocked down. The driver, a 66-year-old Island man, said he was moving slowly and checking for traffic, but that he didn’t see the woman. She did not report any injuries and was treated by MIFD.

Warrant arrest: A 33-year-old Island man was taken into custody at the 8400 block of S.E. 26th Street. He had an outstanding misdemeanor warrant out of Vancouver.

May 29

Malicious mischief: A light pole at Luther Burbank Park was knocked over into the water.

May 30

Theft: Car keys and a phone belonging to a 33-year-old Seattle woman were stolen from the Subway on S.E. 27th Street.

May 31

Malicious mischief: A 66-year-old Island male reported that his mailbox door was pried open and the lock was broken at the 9200 block of S.E. 33rd Place. Nothing was taken.

Found property: A 10-year-old boy found a bicycle with a black seat, black handle bars and front wheel silver pegs at the 8400 block of S.E. 68th Street. He said it had been abandoned for some time, and took the bicycle to MIPD with his mother. The bicycle has no record of being stolen.

Theft: A 76-year-old Island woman said her clutch purse was stolen from a choir room during her church service at the 8500 block of S.E. 40th Street. An iPhone, credit cards, driver’s license and cash were taken. The phone was tracked to an entrance of Denny Park, and the credit card was used at three locations.

June 1

Malicious mischief: An 18-year-old male, reported to be suffering from depression, kicked holes in the walls of a 50-year-old Island woman’s house at the 7700 block of S.E. 39th Street. He was transported to Overlake ER on involuntary commitment.

Fraud: A 58-year-old man at the 3300 block of 72nd Avenue S.E. said that while applying for a mortgage, he found an unauthorized Sprint account under his name that had been sent to collections.

Malicious mischief: A 63-year-old man said his mailbox at the 8600 block of North Mercer Way was pried open and damaged, causing $5 of damage. He does not know if any mail was taken.

June 2

Found property: Someone reported an abandoned Novaro Piedra 24-speed bicycle along the roadway at the 2700 block of 61st Avenue S.E.

Fraud: A 68-year-old man at the 6200 block of Island Crest Way said that an unknown subject made two fraudulent purchases on his Bank of America Alaska Airlines Visa card.

Informational report: A manager at the North-end Rite Aid observed a subject removing wrappers and cartons from cosmetic products and placing them in her open purse, which was inside a Rite Aid shopping cart. The subject, a 33-year-old Issaquah woman, did not go beyond the cash register or leave the store. She was trespassed from the Rite Aid.

Malicious mischief: A 21-year-old Snoqualmie man reported that his car window was shattered in a possible vehicle prowl at the 7900 block of S.E. 28th Street, but nothing was stolen.

Informational report: Police responded to a disturbance with possible suicidal threats at the 3600 block of 88th Avenue S.E., but there was no crime, visible injuries or criteria for involvement.

June 3

Warrant arrest: A 24-year-old Shoreline man was stopped at the 7600 block of North Mercer Way and arrested on a Shoreline warrant. He was transported and booked into SCORE Jail.

Fraud: A 57-year-old woman at the 7200 block of North Mercer Way said that someone applied for three credit cards using her information. There was no activity on those cards, but $2,348.92 was fraudulently charged on her Nordstrom credit card.