Police Blotter, November 5 - 11, 2021

Anacortes Police 13 minutes read
Anacortes Police are investigating the middle-of-the-night burglary of a collection of baseball cards from a secure room at a private home.

The ‘great resignation’ is a trend that began before the pandemic – and bosses need to get used to it

Art Shotwell 5 minutes read
Finding good employees has always been a challenge - but these days it’s harder than ever. And it is unlikely to improve anytime soon.

COVID numbers remain high in Skagit County

Art Shotwell 4 minutes read
Skagit County says that in the past week, five more people died of COVID, another 30 new COVID patients have been hospitalized and 471 new cases reported.

North Cascades Highway closing for the season on Wednesday due to avalanche risk

Art Shotwell 1 minute read
With a forecast of snow followed later this week by warmer, wet weather, the SR 20 North Cascades Highway will close on Wednesday, Nov. 10 at 6 p.m. for the season. 

Police Blotter, October 30 - November 5, 2021

Anacortes Police 8 minutes read
Three Anacortes women face multiple charges, including resisting arrest, burglary, assault and malicious mischief, after two of them confronted an ex-boyfriend of one and another woman.

Are people lying more since the rise of social media and smartphones?

Art Shotwell 5 minutes read
Social psychologists and communication scholars have long wondered not just who lies the most, but where people tend to lie the most – that is, in person or through some other communication medium.