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Resident alleges police inaction and city oversight failures; vows legal action

Mercer Island City Council · January 7, 2026
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Summary

Addie Smith told the council the Mercer Island Police did not file timely reports about repeated attacks on her and her daughter, alleged biased treatment and mismanagement of an affordable-housing program, and said she intends to pursue litigation to clear her name.

Addie Smith used her three minutes of public comment to allege the Mercer Island Police and city staff failed to properly document and respond to attacks she and her daughter experienced over more than six months.

Smith said she sent repeated emails to city staff, including the interim city manager and the former police chief, and that police…

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