Police Blotter | Many Islanders report fraud on tax returns

Residents also report a car prowl, found drugs and a lost flute.

By Reporter Staff • March 17, 2015 1:56 pm

March 3

Fraud: A fraudulent tax return was filed with the IRS using the identities of two Islanders – a 65-year-old female and 66-year-old male who live at the 3800 block of West Mercer Way.

Theft: The daughter of a 54-year-old woman who lives at the 8000 block of East Mercer Way left her flute on a Metro bus, for a loss of $4,600.

March 4

Fraud: A tax return was filed using the name and Social Security Number of a 40-year-old male at the 8300 block of S.E. 30th Place.

Found property: Police found a Visa debit card at the 3600 block of East Mercer Way.

Fraud: Someone fraudulently filed a tax return using the Social Security Number of a 52-year-old male at the 7300 block of 81st Place S.E.

March 5

Fraud: A 50-year-old Island woman who lives at the 4000 block of 91st Avenue S.E. reported  two fraudulent attempts to file a Federal Income Tax return.

Fraud: A 60-year-old female at the 7200 block of West Ridge Road was notified by the IRS about her tax return, which she hadn’t filed yet.

Prowling: Three unlocked vehicles belonging to Islanders at the 4400 block of East Mercer Way were entered. Two male subjects also attempted to enter the locked, occupied residence. The subjects ran when yelled at by a resident. Residents didn’t know if anything had been taken.

March 7

Warrant arrest: Redmond police arrested a 26-year-old Seattle man during a QA call. MIPD took custody and booked him into Issaquah Jail on a local misdemeanor warrant.

DUI: A 23-year-old Renton woman was involved in a traffic collision and arrested at the 2800 block of 78th Avenue S.E. for allegedly driving under the influence. She failed field sobriety tests with breath test results were .172 and .181. She was processed and released.

March 8

Found property: A 51-year-old woman found a capsule containing a white powdery substance on the ground at the 7700 block of S.E. 34th Street. A NIK test confirmed the powder to be cocaine.

Informational report: A 56-year-old male stated that someone was banging on his door at the 4500 block of 91st Avenue S.E. Police contacted the reporting party’s neighbor.

March 9

Informational report: Police found a shopping cart on the side of the roadway at the 3500 block of East Mercer Way.