Road rage is something you’d think of in a big city, but Anacortes Police investigated a report of the driver of one car who stopped, got out of his car and reached into a window of another car and shook the driver. Otherwise, it looks it was a light week for the Anacortes Police Dept.
Friday, March 19
An Oak Harbor couple reported an incident of road rage near Highway 20 and March’s Point Road after the husband had honked his horn twice at a vehicle in front of him that was making a very slow turn. The unknown male driver of the other vehicle reportedly left his car, reached through an open window, and grabbed the husband by the shirt and shook him. The other driver took off when the husband said he was calling the police. The couple provided an incorrect license number for the offending driver and his identity is unknown.
A 20-year-old Anacortes man was issued a court summons for violating a domestic violence protection order after he allegedly went to his estranged girlfriend’s apartment in the 1100 block of 24th Street and argued with her. The woman said that the man had come to her apartment looking for his coat, but that’s he did not want him arrested. The man left prior to officer arrival. Since a valid court order did prohibit the man from contacting the woman, he was mailed the summons.
Saturday, March 20
An officer contacted the occupants of a car that was parked after hours at a Community Forest Lands trail head in the 3700 block of A Avenue. The driver, a 17-year-old Anacortes boy, and a 16-year-old male passenger exited the car and appeared nervous. Another 17-year-old boy remained in the car. The officer smelled the odor of marijuana coming from the open car door. The driver admitted that he and his friends had planned on smoking marijuana, but that they hadn’t smoked any yet. The driver handed the officer a marijuana smoking pipe that he had in the car and also consented to a search of the car that revealed a baggy of marijuana. The driver said that both the pipe and marijuana belonged to him. The boy was referred to Juvenile Court on possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia charges and released to his mother who had been called to the scene.
Police arrested a 36-year-old Anacortes man for violating a domestic violence protection order after an officer observed the man walk out of a room at a motel in the 2000 block of Commercial Avenue and into the alley accompanied by the woman who was the protected party in the order. The man admitted that he and the woman had been staying together at the motel. As the man had previous arrests and convictions for no contact order violations, he was booked into jail on a felony level violation of the order.
Sunday, March 21
A 25-horsepower outboard motor valued at over $3,000 was reported stolen off of a Zodiac skiff that had been tied to a dock at a marina in the 1000 block of Q Avenue. A plastic 5-gallon gas tank and a fuel line were also missing.
A 19-year-old Anacortes man was arrested for violating a domestic violence protection order when he was found hiding under a bed at a motel room in the 2000 block of Commercial Avenue. The court order prohibited the man from having contact with his 19-year-old girlfriend who was staying in the room. The woman was also present and she had repeatedly told police the man was not in the room. The man also had a warrant for his arrest for previously violating the same court order with the woman. He was booked into jail on the warrant and the new violation.
Monday, March 22
A 42-year-old Anacortes man and his 41-year-old wife were both cited for assault after they allegedly both roughed up a female bartender at a tavern in the 1900 block of Commercial Avenue. The bartender said that she had tried to break up an argument involving patrons in an outdoor area of the bar when the woman began screaming at her and calling her names. The bartender told the woman and her husband to leave the bar which allegedly resulted in the husband getting angry with the bartender. The bartender said that she pushed the husband back as he was “in her face,” which resulted in the wife punching her several times and pulling her hair. The husband allegedly grabbed the bartender in a “choke hold” and threw her to the ground. The bartender suffered a cut and swollen lip and complained of hip pain. The husband was cited for assault at the scene and told officers he was just trying to break up the fight. His wife left the scene and officers were unable to find her. She was then issued a court summons for assault.
Tuesday, March 23
A 48-year-old Anacortes woman suffered a cut leg when she failed to stop her vehicle for the red light on 22nd Street and her vehicle was struck in the driver’s side by a car driven by an Oak Harbor man who was northbound on Commercial Avenue. The man was uninjured and witnesses confirmed he had the right of way. The woman was cited for failing to stop for a traffic signal.
A resident of the 2400 block of 37th Street reported that she was missing 4 gold, diamond, and other precious stone rings from a jewelry box in her home. The victim said that she was also missing an old violin and bow from its case. The rings had a combined value of several thousand dollars, but the value of the violin was unknown. The victim was suspicious of a relative who was staying with her and the matter is under further investigation.
Wednesday, March 24
A High School student had her iPod and headphones stolen from her backpack that had been stored in a cubby at the library while she was doing school work. The missing items were valued at $320.
A delivery driver saw a group of juvenile boys pick up a wooden picnic table with benches from behind a home in the 1500 block of J Avenue and carry it up the alley. The driver had no idea where the boys went with the table or if any of them actually owned the item.
A 37-year-old Burlington man was taken into custody at a motel in the 2000 block of Commercial Avenue for having an outstanding felony warrant for his arrest. The warrant stemmed from a previous charge of telephone harassment. The man was booked into jail.
Thursday, March 25
Two double-pane windows and the double-pane glass to the front door were shattered at a rental property in the 500 block of O Avenue. The damage was estimated at approximately $2,200. The landlord was suspicious of a recently evicted tenant and police are seeking to speak with the man.
Anacortes Police arrested a 20-year-old man at a home in the 800 block of 21st Street at the request of the Oak Harbor Police Department. The man was a suspect in a domestic violence malicious mischief offense in Oak Harbor. The man was driven to Deception Pass where he was released into the custody on an Oak Harbor officer.
Friday, March 26
A 37-year-old LaConner woman was arrested in the 1500 block of Commercial Avenue for having an outstanding warrant for a previous DUI arrest. She was booked into jail.