The Mercer Island Police Department welcomes your crime tips. You don't have to reveal your identity to the police to provide information about a crime or criminal activity. All information received (including your identity) will be kept strictly confidential. Information is the best tool to fight crime. Citizen knowledge and cooperation can be a police officer’s greatest asset. Your assistance is greatly appreciated.

REMINDER: These tip-lines (phone and web-form) have been designed to collect information related to local crime within the jurisdiction of the Mercer Island Police Department. Investigators will review all tips submitted. Please do not use this space to report an urgent problem or as an alternative to filing an official police report. For all emergencies, immediately dial 911. For non-emergency reporting, please dial (425) 577.5656. Thank you.

• Emergency – Dial 911
• File Incident Report/Request Police Assistance – Dial (425) 577.5656

How to Submit a Tip 

To call in a tip, please leave a message on our Crime Tip Line by dialing (206) 275-7955.

OR

To submit a tip online, please fill out the form fields located below. You are encouraged to leave your name and contact information to assist us with possible follow-up questions (at your request, your identity will still be kept confidential). Try to be as descriptive as possible by explaining the incident (or the reason for the tip) along with any associated names, descriptions, addresses, license plate numbers, and/or anything else that may assist with investigation. If the information is too general in nature, we may be unable to provide adequate follow-up. 

Your comments will be transmitted directly to the Criminal Investigations Section upon submission.