An Anacortes man recognized a block notice on his tablet as a fraud attempt and quickly moved to protect himself.
Police Beat
Anacortes Police last week responded to a dangerous case of a bicyclist playing chicken in traffic.
A man who was yelling and was swinging a machete while in the state ferry line got other nervous.
Yet another fraud scam was reported this week; the loss apparently limited to $500.
In yet another online scam, a vacationing family arrived at an Anacortes home that they had rented on a vacation rental website and offered by someone other than the owner.
Don’t leave the keys in your car because, as this first item illustrates, they just might get stolen.
Anacortes Police action this week prompted a non-operating motor vehicle to move.
Anacortes Police are looking for whoever has cut multiple trees, broken branches and graded a new trail in an unidentified area of the Anacortes Forest Lands.
An Anacortes Police Officer spotted an extension cord running across an alley, across a sidewalk and to a camper parked on the street.
Anacortes Police, along with city fire units and other crews from neighboring fire districts, responded to an apartment fire.