February 18
Collision: A witness said she was working inside the community center at Covenant Shores when she heard a collision outside. She found a green car with a deployed airbag and a man in the driver seat. He did not realize he was involved in a collision. He was taken inside and seen by a nurse, then transported to Overlake Medical Center. He told police that he pressed the accelerator instead of the brake while trying to park, and lost control of the vehicle. His car had collided with three others in the parking lot, which were pushed into others. All of the five victim vehicles were unoccupied.
February 23
Theft: An unknown male suspect left the North-end QFC with a full shopping basket of unknown items without paying. Police said they would review video evidence the next day.
Prowling: A 68-year-old male at the 3800 block of 80th Avenue S.E. said his cars were prowled. They were unlocked and parked in the driveway.
Fraud: A 39-year-old Island woman at the 2700 block of 76th Avenue S.E. said that her information was used to make two purchases totaling $911.91 at a Renton QFC.
February 24
Theft: A 43-year-old Island woman at the 2700 block of 78th Avenue S.E. reported a bicycle stolen off her patio with a value of $750.
Collision: A vehicle was found unattended on city-owned property in landscaping off the roadway at the 7400 block of North Mercer Way. Police contacted the registered owner, who said his daughter had been driving. She said she swerved to avoid hitting a cat, and went off the curb into the foliage.
Prowling: A 39-year-old male reported an unlocked vehicle prowl in the lower, secured parking garage of the Island Square Apartments. The contents of the glove box were strewn about, but nothing was taken. It appeared that someone had slept in the vehicle, as the driver seat was reclined. There was a bowl of potato salad or similar food from QFC and a bottle of strawberry milk left in the vehicle.
Found property: The same man found a set of keys in his car, which had been prowled earlier in the day. The keys were not his and he believed they belong to the car prowler. He turned them in to the leasing office where they could be collected by police.
Theft: Two male Island teenagers were taken into custody after allegedly stealing from the Jackson’s Shell Station. One, a 19-year-old, was booked into Issaquah Jail. The other, a 17-year-old, was booked into King County Juvenile Detention Center for an outstanding no-bail juvenile arrest warrant.
Collision: At the 7600 block of S.E. 27th Street, a driver made a left turn from her garage and did not see that there was a car in the turn lane, colliding with the other vehicle. She was cited for failing to yield from the driveway.
February 25
Assault: A 59-year-old Island man was in his vehicle at the Shell station on S.E. 28th Street. A 48-year-old North Bend man approached the vehicle, opened the door and punched the victim. The victim tried to exit the vehicle, but the subject slammed the door on his leg, causing severe pain.
Theft: A suspect stole $2,205 of merchandise, including a basket with cosmetic samples, tissue repair oil, eyebrow setting gel, mascara, polygel and eyelash conditioner from a business at the 7600 block of S.E. 27th Street. Entry was made through the unlocked business door.
Burglary: A residence at the 6400 block of East Mercer Way belonging to a 57-year-old female and 58-year-old male was entered forcibly, causing $700 of damage to a door frame and locking mechanism. Approximately $28,000 in jewelry and cash was stolen.
Collision: A driver exited the parking lot of the QFC on S.E. 28th Street and made a left turn. She stated that she looked both ways and didn’t see any vehicles. Another car suddenly appeared, she said. The other driver tried to avoid the collision but was unable to do so.
February 27
Informational report: A 29-year-old Island woman at the 8400 block of S.E. 36th Street reported a court order violation from an ongoing domestic situation.
February 28
Fraud: A 50-year-old male who lives at the 2200 block of 82nd Avenue S.E. said his Social Security number was used to file a fraudulent tax return.
March 2
Prowling: A 48-year-old Island woman said that her vehicle was entered through an unlocked door at the 3800 block of 76th Avenue S.E. Approximately $555 in items were taken, including cash, a whale tail rose gold pendant, a set of two-way radios and a garage door opener.
Theft: An unlocked car belonging to a 45-year-old Island man was prowled at the 6100 block of 79th Avenue S.E. Cash and a non-working flat screen TV were taken, for a loss of $20.
Prowling: A 69-year-old woman at the 3700 block of 77th Avenue S.E. reported that a suspect entered two unlocked vehicles in her driveway and stole $30 cash out of one.
Theft: A 42-year-old Island man said he packed a firearm in a small, biometrically actuated safe in a box of bedding and towels so it couldn’t be seen. The box and other items were picked up by movers and taken to his new residence at the 4500 block of 90th Avenue S.E. He opened the box and the safe containing the firearm was gone.
Order violation: A 58-year-old Island man reported that a suspect came to his work and made contact in violation of a served DV order. The suspect, a 54-year-old Bellevue woman, fled and was taken into custody at the S.E. Bellevue Way Park and Ride.
Theft: A 52-year-old Newcastle man at the 7400 block of S.E. 24th Street said that someone impersonating an employee from a collection agency representing Puget Sound Energy convinced him to pay what he thought was his business’s overdue power bill using prepaid gift cards. He bought the cards and gave the caller the codes, and then found out he had been defrauded, for a loss of $832.56.
Prowling: A 50-year-old Island man reported that someone prowled his unlocked vehicle overnight in the driveway of his residence at the 5900 block of 80th Avenue S.E. The compartments were rummaged through and some spare change was stolen, for a loss of $5. Evidentiary items including a wood-handled knife and light bulb package, which were presumably handled by the subject, were submitted for latent prints.
Theft: A 24-year-old Seattle man, who was one of two suspects allegedly involved in a theft of alcohol from Albertson’s, was arrested at the 2700 block of 77th Avenue S.E. He was processed and released. His backpack was seized for a search warrant.
