Police Beat
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Published: Monday, Jul. 13, 2020
Anacortes Police included only one fireworks-related issue, a reported fight over fireworks, in this week’s Police Blotter.
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Published: Monday, Jul. 6, 2020
Several residents reported attempted scams this week, including one in which someone opened a fraudulent credit card account, then ran up charges of nearly $10,000.
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Published: Tuesday, Jun. 30, 2020
Anacortes police are looking for a man who reportedly attempted to grab a teenager near Cranberry Lake in the forest lands on June 25.
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Published: Friday, Jun. 19, 2020
Around the country, police responded to protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death by shooting “less lethal” projectiles, which can seriously hurt and kill. In a joint investigation, KHN and USA TODAY found some officers appear to have violated their department’s own rules when they fired.
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Published: Monday, Jun. 15, 2020
This week's Police Blotter lists one person booked into county jail. The case was a domestic violence assault in which a man assaulted his girlfriend on June 8.
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Published: Wednesday, Jun. 10, 2020
The national semantics exercise over “pepper balls” and “tear gas” has continued. Attorney General William Barr objected to the description of “pepper spray” as a “chemical irritant.”
