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.

July 1

FRAUD: A victim in the 8400 block of SE 72nd St. reported at 5:05 p.m. that he was given a check by a female suspect to assist her with moving from Texas to Mercer Island. The victim wired money from his account to pay for the movers. The check bounced, and the victim cannot contact the suspect anymore.

MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: An unknown suspect scratched the passenger side of a victim’s car at 7:06 p.m. in the 2200 block of 78th Ave. SE.

July 3

FRAUD: A victim reported that an unknown suspect had attempted credit card fraud at 4:20 p.m. in the 4200 block of E. Mercer Way.

July 6

MORE FRAUD: Identity theft and forgery were reported at 11:45 a.m. in the 7500 block of SE 28th St.

July 7

WARRANT ARREST: A subject was released from King County Jail with an outstanding Mercer Island misdemeanor warrant, and was transported and booked into Issaquah Jail at 6:31 p.m.

FOUND PROPERTY: Abandoned items were found in a resident storage locker area in the 9000 block of E. Shorewood Drive at 9:27 p.m. The items were taken for safekeeping, at the request of residents.

July 8

DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE: A driver was contacted on a traffic stop for expired tabs at 4:32 p.m. in the 7500 block of westbound I-90. The driver was intoxicated, and was arrested for driving with a suspended license and driving under the influence.

FRAUD: A victim in the 3600 block of W. Mercer Way said at 6:19 p.m. that a suspect attempted to cancel their credit cards and have new cards mailed to an address in California. The accounts were canceled, for no loss to the victim.

MARIJUANA: Police stopped a car for speeding at 9:34 p.m. in the 4500 block of westbound I-90. The underage driver was in possession of marijuana.

July 9

DUI: A driver was arrested and booked into Issaquah Jail after delivering BAC results of 0.204 and 0.208 at 1:29 a.m. in the 3800 block of W. Mercer Way.

July 10

CRIMINAL IMPERSONATION: A man received a call from someone impersonating his granddaughter and her attorney at 10:21 a.m. in the 2900 block of 76th Ave. SE. The caller requested bail money for an alleged DUI/traffic accident scenario.

MISCHIEF: A city sewage pumping station was tampered with and the power was shut off at 10:53 a.m. in the 2200 block of 60th Ave. SE, resulting in an impairment of services rendered to the public.

THEFT: A victim’s cell phone was stolen at 11:09 a.m. in the 8000 block of N. Mercer Way.

July 11

INFORMATIONAL REPORT: A non-explosive training grenade was found in front of a business in the 1800 block of 72nd Ave. SE at 9:39 a.m. The Bellevue bomb squad was called, and determined that the device was safe.

FRAUD: At 3:24 p.m., a man in the 8400 block of Benotho Place reported that over a period of six months, someone had made over $5,000 in withdrawals from his Alaska USA federal credit union ATM card account.

MORE FRAUD: A victim in the 8400 block of SE 45th St. reported fraudulent charges on his Visa card and possible mail theft at 3:54 p.m.

THEFT: A bicycle was stolen from a parking garage in the 7600 block of SE 27th St. at 5:20 p.m.