A 43-year-old Anacortes man was booked into jail on assault charges after he allegedly beat up a 13-year-old boy at the man’s home in the 1000 block of 12th Street early Thursday morning, Oct. 25. The boy is the son of the man’s ex-girlfriend and had returned to Anacortes to live with the man for awhile, but had changed his mind when he realized the man’s behavior patterns had not changed.
The man had reportedly come home from being out drinking and became enraged at the boy when the boy told him he wanted to return to live with his mother. The man allegedly beat on the boy for almost an hour by punching him in the face and head repeatedly, throwing him around the room and over furniture, pressing his boot into the boy’s sternum and grinding back and forth, and whipping the boy with a belt. The boy had bruises and welts on his face, neck, and arms. The boy was examined and treated at the hospital after it was initially believed his arm might have been broken.
Police spoke with neighbors who lived in the suspect’s building and they said that they had heard the man yelling at the boy but had not seen the assault. However, one neighbor said that the suspect had told him, “The little bastard got his ass whooped.” Police arrested the man at his home/shop without incident. The man told police that he was tired of the boy’s “belligerent attitude” and that he had enough. The man denied punching the boy but said that “maybe” he hit him with a belt.
The man claimed that he was a trained fighter and that the boy would be “in the hospital or dead” if he had really been trying to harm him. The man said that he had just been “trying to teach the boy some respect.”
Here are some other cases Anacortes Police worked on last week.
Friday, Oct. 19
8:06 am. Alert neighbors called police after seeing an unknown man walk out of the back yard of a house in the 1200 block of 6th Street in which the owners were away. Police located the man riding a bicycle near 14th Street and K Avenue and he admitted to being in the backyard, but claimed he was taking apples off a tree because he was homeless. The man initially provided police with a false name and date of birth, but when informed he was under arrest for trespassing and theft he provided his true identity as a 21-year-old Mount Vernon area transient. The man said that he had lied because he had a warrant for his arrest for a previous criminal trespass charge. The man was searched and several items of drug paraphernalia were found on him along with a small amount of suspected methamphetamine. The man was riding a bicycle that was determined to have been stolen from a home in the 1900 block of 12th Street. The man was booked into jail on charges of possession of a controlled substance and faces additional charges of possession of drug paraphernalia, theft, and criminal trespass.
11:55 am. Police were dispatched to a grocery store in the 1500 block of Commercial Avenue regarding the report of a very intoxicated woman inside of the store. The woman was identified as a 50-year-old Fidalgo Island resident who had 2 warrants for her arrest out of Island County and Oak Harbor. The woman was taken into custody and turned over to an Island County Sheriff’s deputy for booking into their jail.
5:46 pm. The mother of a 20-year-old Anacortes man reported that she had found drug paraphernalia in her son’s bedroom and that she believed he was high on heroin. Police contacted the woman and her son at their 18th Street home and the son admitted that the burnt spoons, cut pens with drug residue, used syringes, foil, and cotton were all his items of paraphernalia because he was a heroin user. He denied being high at that time or having any heroin in his room. The son was issued a criminal citation for possession of drug paraphernalia.
Saturday, Oct. 20
12:37 am. A purple Specialized Hardrock mountain bike valued at $75.00 was stolen from the front yard of a home in the 1100 block of 15th Street. There are no suspects at this time.
12:57 am. Police responded to an apartment complex in the 1100 block of 27th Court regarding the report of a suspicious man driving in circles and knocking on doors. Police located and identified the man as a 48-year-old Allen resident and he told officers that he was trying to visit some friends in the complex. The man had had a warrant for his arrest from a previous driving offense out of Island County and he was placed under arrest. When the man was searched, police located 3 plastic straws containing heroin residue. The man also had several knives and a stun gun on him. The man was issued a citation for possession of drug paraphernalia and then turned over to an Island County deputy for booking on their warrant.
11:46 am. A 41-year-old woman was arrested on domestic violence assault charges after she allegedly argued with her boyfriend and punched him in the back at their home in the 1000 block of 15th Street. The man claimed that he had been hit hard enough to knock him off balance and cause substantial pain. The couple had been arguing about the man’s desire to have the woman move out. The woman struggled against officers while being handcuffed and she repeatedly tried to pull away from them. When she was taken to the county jail for booking, the jail staff located a drug smoking pipe hidden in her bra and a small baggy of suspected methamphetamine hidden in her hair. In addition to the assault charge, the woman also faces possession of a controlled substance charge.
3:30 pm. A 27-year-old woman was arrested at a home in the 2500 block of H Avenue for having 3 warrants for her arrest, including a felony warrant for failing to appear at an omnibus hearing. The two misdemeanor warrants were for driving with a suspended license and illegal possession of marijuana. She was booked into jail.
6:41 pm. A 21-year-old Anacortes man was booked into jail on 3 counts of misdemeanor assault after he allegedly punched and kicked a man, a woman, and a teenaged girl at their apartment in the 800 block of 23rd Street. The suspect was intoxicated and the residents had been trying to get him to leave the apartment because he was an unwanted guest. When the man tried to escort the suspect out, the suspect reportedly punched and kicked the man, punched the girl, and punched the woman in the chest and neck and kicked her in the leg. The suspect then fled and police found him hiding in a shed in the 1200 block of 15th Street. The man struggled with officers while being arrested and displayed severe mood swings.
6:53 pm. Police contacted a 66-year-old woman at her home on Tyler Way after she allegedly told a family member that she had taken an unknown quantity of pills and was “dying.” The woman was uncooperative and argumentative with paramedics who had also arrived. It was determined that the woman was likely using a ploy to get sympathy and she declined medical attention. About an hour later, police and paramedics returned after receiving another report that the woman again said that she had taken an unknown quantity of pills and was suicidal. The woman denied calling anyone for help and she was combative with and tried to strike paramedics. She was taken involuntarily to the hospital for evaluation.
Sunday, Oct. 21
6:02 pm. A gym bag containing clothing, a watch, sunglasses, and $741 in cash was stolen out of a car parking in a parking lot in the 200 block of T Avenue. The car was believed to have been left unlocked.
Monday, Oct. 22
1:27 pm. A 69-year-old Anacortes woman suffered an apparent stroke while driving westbound on 12th Street causing her to lose control of her van. The woman’s van crossed the centerline as it traveled through the D Avenue intersection and struck an eastbound station wagon head on that was being driven by a Kirkland woman. The impact caused the station wagon to be pushed back into another vehicle traveling immediately behind. The vehicles were extensively damaged, but fortunately no one was seriously hurt as the result of the collision. However, the Anacortes woman was transported to the emergency room for treatment.
2:52 pm. Two “antique” bicycles from the 1930’s era were stolen from a home in the 1200 block of 6th Street. One of the bikes was reported to be a “Working Man” brand. The value of the bikes was estimated at $100 each.
4:54 pm. A 57-year-old man was found dead in his home in the 3400 block of K Avenue the victim of an apparent suicide. The man’s landlord had found the man hanging from a rope in the garage. The man was reported to have been depressed over financial problems and was in the process of being evicted.
9:10 pm. Someone forced open the man-door on the garage at a home in the 1400 block of 26th Street. Nothing appeared to have been stolen or disturbed inside of the home and the suspect is unknown.
10:33 pm. A 26-year-old Anacortes man was arrested at his place of employment in the 1100 block of 27th Street on 2 outstanding felony warrants. The warrants were issued because the man failed to appear in court on charges of residential burglary. He was booked into the county jail.
Tuesday, Oct. 23
8:16 am. A 17-year-old Anacortes boy admitted to police that he had smoked a bowl of marijuana in the woods while walking to school and when he realized that he had nowhere else to put his pipe, he put the pipe in his backpack and continued to school. School officials called the police after confiscating the pipe from the boy. The boy told the officer that he smoked marijuana to “self medicate” and that he didn’t think he had a drug problem. The boy was referred to juvenile court for possession of drug paraphernalia.
8:33 am. Unknown vandals unwrapped and stuck numerous cheese slices all over a wet car parked in the 1800 block of 9th Street. Fortunately the cheese washed off and the car was undamaged.
10:38 pm. Police responded to an apartment in the 8100 block of South Marches Point Road regarding the report of a man and woman screaming at each other. Police spoke with a 34-year-old man and his 32-year-old intoxicated wife and learned that they had been fighting after the man told his wife that he had slept with another woman. The man had fresh bite marks on his arm, cuts on his upper lip that were bleeding, and fresh scratches on his nose and neck. The man said that his wife had attacked him by biting, scratching at his face and eyes, and punching him repeatedly. The woman claimed that her husband had knocked her down and hit her in the face, but she had no visible marks. A neighbor reported that he had seen the man trying to leave a couple of times, but the woman would follow him outside and hit him until he returned inside of their apartment. The woman was determined to be the primary aggressor and she was arrested for domestic violence assault. She was booked into the county jail.
Thursday, Oct. 25
10:10 am. Unknown burglars stole 12 knives from a flea market business located in the 7600 block of State Route 20 during closing hours. The knives were stolen from various display cases within the building. A glass panel was discovered to have been broken out of a door and was believed to be the point of entry. The combined value of the knives was estimated at over $500.
2:24 pm. A large sized gas can and fuel lines were stolen from a 14-foot work boat that had been tied up at the Washington State Ferry terminal. The loss was estimated at $75.00. There are no suspects.
Friday, Oct. 26
9:09 am. A burglary was reported at a business in the 8600 block of S. Marches Point Road after employees arrived for work and discovered the lock on a tool storage shed had been broken off. Missing from the storage area were 4 gas cans, a weed eater, and a leaf blower. Police are using security camera video to try and identify a possible suspect.