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🌱 Patch AM: What Mercer Island police handled in this week’s crime and fraud reports
Also, don't miss Building Club on the Mercer Island Patch calendar
Good morning Mercer Island! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What Mercer Island police handled in this week's crime and fraud reports
- How five Mercer Island teens stood out in a global podcast contest
Today's riddle: Why did the chicken go to the gym? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Mostly cloudy, showers around, with a high of 73 and low of 54 degrees.
- Saturday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 74, low: 52.
- Sunday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 74 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Resident's credit card used for $12K in fraudulent purchases (mi-reporter.com) — Recent police reports detail several vehicle prowls, property damage incidents, and mail theft across Mercer Island neighborhoods, plus a large $12,000 credit card fraud case. Officers also served two Mercer Island warrants for driving with a suspended license, including one arrest on Island Crest Way, underscoring ongoing enforcement and the importance of securing vehicles and monitoring financial accounts. 
• KMIH students shine in New York Times podcast contest (mi-reporter.com subscription) — Five Mercer Island High School broadcast media students just earned top recognition in the New York Times' international Student Podcast Contest, standing out among 1,400 entries worldwide. Their winning and honored podcasts explore women's sports communities, a major space mission, a Seattle attorney's recovery journey, and girls' experiences in male-dominated fields, bringing national attention back to Mercer Island's student storytellers.
📸 Around Mercer Island
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mercer Island
Add your event to our calendar and newsletter!
- Building Club
Mercer Island Library 4400 88th Ave SE, Mercer Island, WA 98040
4:00 pm - NW Curriculum Night
Mercer Island School District NW Lunch Commons
5:00 pm - New Staff Breakfast with MISD Superintendent
Mercer Island School District Northwood
7:30 am - Let's Dance!
Mercer Island Library 4400 88th Ave SE, Mercer Island, WA 98040
3:30 pm - WM Curriculum & Community Night
Mercer Island School District WM MPR
5:00 pm - 中文家庭故事会 / Mandarin Story Time
Mercer Island Library 4400 88th Ave SE, Mercer Island, WA 98040
10:30 am - MIHS Marching Band Football Game #1
Mercer Island School District MIHS Stadium
5:00 pm - IP Curriculum Night
Mercer Island School District IP Library
5:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
Wednesday September 9
Thursday September 10
📣 Mercer Island Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Story Time at the Garden for Preschoolers
Bellevue Botanical Garden Sharp Cabin, 12001 Main St., Bellevue, WA, 98005, United States
10:00 am - Journaling the Garden
Bellevue Botanical Garden Sharp Cabin, 12001 Main St., Bellevue, WA, 98005, United States
9:00 am - NPA Fall Plant Sale
Bellevue Botanical Garden The Aaron Education Center at the , 12001 Main St, Bellevue, WA, 98005, United States
10:00 am - Youth Nature Journaling Club
Bellevue Botanical Garden The Aaron Education Center at the , 12001 Main St, Bellevue, WA, 98005, United States
12:00 pm
Friday September 4
Saturday September 5
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Mercer Island PatchAM possible:
- Hardwood Plus LLC — 4259700562
- Eastside Tree Works — 2063969998
- SD Framing — (425) 628-1326
- Crystal Carpet Cleaning & Restoration, Inc. — (425) 649-0908
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- There was a squirrel dying in the middle of my driveway this morning.
This seems odd to me. I have never seen this occur before (have been here since mid 50s). Also a dead squirrel on the street near my house. Has… (Nextdoor Mid Mercer Island)
- Phenom People posted a job opening for Activity Assistant in Mercer Island. Apply here.
- The Millennium Group posted a job opening for Evening Porter in Bellevue. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mercer Island here.
🗞 Nearby News
Bellevue
- Sugar n Flakes Closes in Downtown Bellevue as Chinese Dessert Chain Makkee Opens on Main Street (downtownbellevue.com)
- Bellevue Seeks Drivers to Test Crosswalk Alert App, Pays $100 (downtownbellevue.com)
- Bellevue, WA police seeks officers, focus on quality over numbers (fox13seattle.com)
Seattle
- Melinda French Gates opens up about new chapter, perimenopause, and building community in Seattle (fox13seattle.com)
Ok Mercer Island! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He was working on his pecks (pecs). (Thank you W F C. for sending it in!)
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