Checking on an unusual noise outside her South-end home on Tuesday, a local woman alleged two men tried to rob her at gunpoint.
The Mercer Island man with a long criminal history could face nine years in state prison for an April 5 violent robbery in the Northwest Yeshiva High School parking lot.
Approval for the fee increase to maintain current Metro bus service was tabled until Aug. 15 during a Monday County Council meeting. A fee increase requires a 2/3 majority vote of the council.
Sober friends will not be able to drive those cited for DUI home, Washington State Patrol officials said.
The following information from July 1-16 was supplied by the Mercer Island Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
The following information from July 4-10 was supplied by the Mercer Island Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
The following information from June 23-28 was supplied by the Mercer Island Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
The Mercer Island attorney was arrested earlier this year for allegedly making threats against a Seattle Municipal Court Judge.
The following information from June 20-22 was supplied by the Mercer Island Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
At least 16 car prowls were reported overnight June 21 or the early morning of June 22. In one case, officers received a report of two or three male subject wearing dark clothing attempting a possible prowl.
Mercer Island is one of a few cities that allow the discharge of fireworks on July 4.
National Night Out is a crime prevention and preparedness event involving over 14,000 communities from all 50 states.
The following information from June 13-19 was supplied by the Mercer Island Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
The blaze was fueled by 15,000 gallons of mineral oil, according to Puget Sound Energy.
A large column of black smoke appeared over the Eastside around noon and was clearly visible several miles away on Mercer Island.
The following information from June 8-12 was supplied by the Mercer Island Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction
The following information from June 4-9 was supplied by the Mercer Island Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
The following information from June 1-6 was supplied by the Mercer Island Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
A City Hall performance review of last year shows Mercer Island is second only to Sammamish as the safest place on the Eastside.
A 60-year-old Mercer Island man died at Harborview Medical Center from injuries sustained in May 23 crash on Bellevue Way SE.
In the week that was the bad guys were up to car prowls, DUIs, stolen meds and confiscated wallets.
Bellevue police officers and officers from Redmond, Kirkland and Mercer Island and Washington State Patrol troopers will be on hand from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday May 28 at the Market Place at Factoria (formerly known as Factoria Mall).
The Mercer Island Fire Department reported no injuries in a Monday night fire originating from an clothes dryer in a Town Center condo.
(May 17-23): Two deer crossing West Mercer on May 17 caused a vehicle to hit one animal, which died on the scene.
Divers from the Mercer Island Police department have suspended their search for a man caught in a whirlpool in the Snoqualmie River on Sunday.
Bellevue Police investigators declined to comment on the cause of death of the motorist, 47-year-old Redmond resident Phousavanh Rithvixay.
(May 3-9) One 15-year-old was arrested Friday for marijuana possession and two 12-uear-old boys are accused of threatening a female classmate.
The cause of the fire, which is still under investigation, caused an estimated $10,000 in damage.
(April 28-May 2): The 16-year-old resident was reportedly shooting the cars for sport from his apartment balcony last Saturday.
(April 17-25): Police are investigating the Sunday-night burglary of several corporate and doctor's offices inside the Rosauer Plaza building on 82nd Avenue SE, near Island Crest Way and the Town Center.
Mercer Island resident Klos, 84, is alleged to have stolen over $1.4 million from investors, including several Mercer Island families.
(April 11-16) Police have no leads on an arson suspect believed to be responsible for trying to set a house fence ablaze early Saturday morning. A car parked infront of the residence was also allegedly targeted.
The 47-year-old resident is also believed to be linked to wave of car prowls last month on First Hill and a residential burglary.
(Police Blotter April 5-7) Police took a 47-year-old local resident into custody on suspicion that he likely attacked an 84 year-old man waiting in his car at Northwest Yeshiva High School.
The 84-year-old resident was charged with 28 counts of securities fraud for allegedly taking $1.4 million from fellow parishioners and acquaintances made through the Mercer Island Covenant Church.
Police Blotter (March 20-30): Over 50 vehicles were struck on West Mercer and First Hill on March 28.
Mercer Island attorney John C. Siegel is in King County Jail after reportedly threatening Seattle Municipal Judge Kimi Kondo.
The annual awards ceremony was held March 11 to recognize Officer of the Year, Support Employee of the Year and Supervisor of the Year, among others.
Haphazard thieves reportedly struck over 50 vehicles in the neighborhood, primarily along 71st and 72nd avenues SE.
Police do not suspect a crime; Bellevue utility worker found the body in Lake Washington off the Newport Shores neighborhood.