Nearly 40 bottles of wine were stolen out of the cooler of a garage in the 6000 block of S.E. 27th Street. The 48-year-old resident found his garage door open in the morning, Nov. 1, and remembered closing it the night before. A broken wine bottle was also on the floor.

A flatscreen 40” TV was stolen out of a residence in the 4200 block of East Mercer Way between 2:30 and 4:45 p.m., Nov. 1. An unknown suspect entered the residence through a partially secured door. Fingerprints were lifted. The estimated loss was $1,299.

For the month of October, the Mercer Island Police Department reported 23 total arrests. There were 28 thefts, three auto thefts, two assault cases, one burglary, 16 traffic accidents, two bicycle accidents, one pedestrian/vehicle accident, one hit-and-run, one DUI accident and four DUI arrests. Police issued 327 total traffic citations.

Oct. 10

Deer struck: Police received a report of an injured deer in the 5000 block of Island Crest Way at 6:05 p.m. The deer had a broken leg and could not move, and the Sarvey Wildlife Center would not respond after being called. An officer dispatched the deer per policy.

Oct. 24

Car prowl: A wallet was stolen out of an unlocked Subaru between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. in the 9000 block of West Shorewood Drive. The estimated loss was $150.

Oct. 26

Burglary: A Mercer Island woman, 53, reported that one of her ex-husbands disarmed her house alarm, stole financial records related to both ex-husbands and deleted emails from her computer when she was gone overnight on Oct. 8. She did not change her locks or alarm code after divorcing her husbands. When she was notified by her financial company of unauthorized charges made on her credit card in California, she suspected that the two incidents might be related.

Accident: A Mercer Island woman was cited for following too closely at 7:02 p.m. on the East Mercer Way on-ramp to I-90. She rear-ended a vehicle that slowed down and nearly stopped on the ramp.

Fraud: A 53-year-old Mercer Island woman’s Visa card was fraudulently charged in Los Angeles between 12 and 12:50 p.m.

Oct. 28

Scam: An 82-year-old Mercer Island man transferred $13,250 through Western Union to a fraudulent sweepstakes scheme overseas in Hong Kong and Manila, Philippines, after Oct. 18.

Fender-bender: A pickup truck rear-ended a vehicle stopped for a pedestrian in a crosswalk at 3 p.m. in the 4200 block of Island Crest Way. The driver was cited for tailgating. The victim reported neck pain but refused medical aid.

Hit-and-run: A Chrysler backed into an occupied vehicle while leaving a parking stall and left the scene at 5:41 p.m.

Crash: A vehicle attempted to make a U-turn while southbound in the 4100 block of West Mercer Way at 7:10 p.m. The driver, a 25-year-old Bellevue woman, misjudged the road and went into the ditch.

Accident: A 44-year-old motorcyclist tipped his bike at 7:10 p.m. in the intersection of Island Crest Way and S.E. 28th Street. The road was slick from rain and his bike slipped. The biker, from Connecticut, sustained a cut on his chin.

Oct. 30

Drugs: Police arrested a 27-year-old Shoreline man at 2:55 a.m. in the 7800 block of North Mercer Way after stopping him for expired tabs. The man was in possession of marijuana and pain medications without prescriptions. His vehicle was impounded and he was released from the MIPD.

Arrest: Police arrested a 63-year-old Mercer Island man on a $5,000 warrant for assault and battery at 5:10 a.m. in the 8000 block of S.E. 28th Street. He was booked into the Issaquah City Jail.

Purse found: A woman turned a purse in at the MIPD at 11:12 a.m. She found the purse with three ID cards inside near Cooper Lake, Wash.

Oct. 31

Accident: A tie rod on the front wheel of a vehicle going 25 mph broke at 8:30 a.m. in the 3700 block of 88th Ave. S.E. The vehicle, driven by a 17-year-old Island resident, struck two parked vehicles and pushed the first one into a fence gate. Both vehicles were towed.

Abandoned vehicle: Police impounded an abandoned vehicle at 9:45 a.m. in the 7500 block of S.E. 27th Street after placing a 72-hour notice on the vehicle.

Fraud: $5,000 was transferred out of a 59-year-old Mercer Island woman’s joint checking account — which she had not closed after the recent death of her husband — on Oct. 13. The suspect later returned $1,000 to the account. The woman reported the theft at 3 p.m. The woman’s stepson, 16, also an Island resident, is suspect.

Nov. 1

Theft: A bicycle was stolen at the Shorewood Apartments in the 9000 block of Shorewood Drive sometime after Oct. 30. The bike had been secured.

Graffiti: Someone painted a three-foot marijuana leaf on a ramp at the Mercerdale skate park sometime between 3 p.m., Oct. 31, and 1 p.m., Nov. 1.

Fraud: A Mercer Island man, 55, reported that his personal information was used to open a fraudulent ‘Bill Me Later’ account in August, and someone used it for $4,000 worth of transactions.

Nov. 2

Assault: Police arrested a 47-year-old Mercer Island woman at 7:09 p.m. for assaulting her husband. She was booked into the King County Jail. One witness was present.