A man who had been recently released from jail on burglary charges walked into the police station on Monday, Nov. 5, to inquire about the return of a bicycle he was riding at the time of his arrest. Police informed the man that the actual owner of the bike had reported it stolen about an hour after the man had been initially arrested and it had been returned to its rightful owner. The man was then taken into custody as he had five misdemeanor warrants for his arrest out of Anacortes and Island County.
When the man was searched, police found a small amount of suspected heroin, a small amount of marijuana, and various items of drug paraphernalia on him. The man said that since he had just gotten out of jail, he had wanted to “party a little bit.” Since the jail would not accept the man for booking, he was released on the warrants after being given new court dates. He was also advised that felony drug charges were forthcoming. The man was also very open about telling the police that he often committed thefts to support his drug habit.
Friday, Nov. 2
1:19 pm. Police responded to a motel in the 900 block of 9th Street regarding the report of a man and woman arguing loudly. Officers contacted the couple who had been involved in a dating relationship and saw fresh bite marks on the 21-year-old Anacortes man’s arm. The man initially claimed that he had bitten himself, but then said that the woman had bitten him. The woman admitted to biting the man but she said that she had only did it because the man had grabbed her around the neck and put her in a choke hold. The man had also allegedly pushed her against a wall and pinned her down on a bed while yelling at her to return a bicycle she had borrowed. The woman said that her back hurt as the result of being pushed around. The bite mark on the man’s arm was consistent with the woman claim that the man had been behind her with his arms around her neck. The man was determined to be the primary aggressor, but he left the scene while police were speaking with the woman. He was issued a court summons for domestic violence assault.
4:34 pm. A 49-year-old Sedro-Woolley woman was taken into custody in the lobby of the police station as she had a warrant for her arrest out of Skagit County District Court stemming from a domestic violence assault charge. The county jail would not accept her for booking and she was released after being given a new court date.
Saturday, Nov. 3
2:01 am. An officer stopped a car in the 2300 block of Commercial Avenue for a speeding violation. The driver was identified as a 43-year-old Anacortes man who did not know where his license was. The man’s speech was slightly slurred and he smelled of intoxicants. His eyes were also bloodshot and his face flushed. After failing field sobriety tests, the man was arrested for drunk driving. The man admitted that he had “four” vodka and cranberry drinks but he did not believe his alcohol consumption had affected his driving. He provided breath samples that were approximately twice the legal limit. He was cited for DUI and released to a sober friend.
8:27 am. An unlocked truck parked at a home in the 1800 block of 32nd Street was prowled during the night. Stolen from the truck was the victim’s purse that contained her identification, credit cards, and $150 in cash.
10:12 am. A silver and black one speed Coast brand bicycle with a wicker basket attached was stolen from an apartment building in the 900 block of 4th Street. The bike was valued at $40.00.
11:51 am. Someone keyed the entire passenger side of a pickup that was parked in the 1200 block of Georgia Avenue. The victim suspected her neighbors, but the neighboring couple denied any involvement in the vandalism.
1:10 pm. Police received an anonymous report that a 41-year-old woman was at a residence in the 1000 block of 16th Street in violation of a domestic violence no-contact order that prohibited her from being at the home. The woman’s former boyfriend lived at the house and allowed police to enter and check for the woman. The woman was found hiding behind an upstairs bedroom door. She was taken into custody and booked into jail for the court order violation.
3:22 pm. Officers arrested a 15-year-old Anacortes girl in the 1200 block of M Avenue for having an outstanding warrant for being an at-risk juvenile. The girl had initially run from police when an officer saw her climbing on a fence in the area. An officer identified himself and yelled several times for the girl to stop. She was caught about a block away from where she initially fled. The girl admitted that she had run because she didn’t want to get arrested for her warrant. The girl smelled of intoxicants and admitted that she had a “couple shots.” A partially consumed bottle of vodka was found in the girls backpack. The girl was booked into juvenile detention on the warrant and new charges of underage drinking and resisting arrest.
7:08 pm. Police responded to a home in the 6000 block of Sands Way after a woman reported that her ex-boyfriend had shown up uninvited and that he had been knocking on her doors and windows and ringing her doorbell for the past 5 hours. The man was also reported to be repeatedly trying to gain entry through the doors and windows and also allegedly knocked on the woman’s sliding glass door with a knife causing the woman to believe that the man wanted to intimidate and/or harm her. The woman showed police messages that she had sent the man on her phone telling him not to come over. When police arrived the man was sitting on the woman’s back patio which gave him a view directly into her apartment. The man admitted to being outside of the woman’s home for 5-6 hours and trying to gain entry because the woman was trying to avoid him. The man was placed under arrest for domestic violence stalking and police found a folding knife on him when he was searched. He was booked into the county jail.
Sunday, Nov. 4
1:13 am. A 14-year-old Anacortes boy told police that he was “jumped” by three males in the middle of the night at Storvik Park and that one of the males, an 18-year-old Anacortes area transient, had punched him twice in the face. The boy said that he had confronted the man at the park about the man stealing his X-Box. The boy said that the man told him he would return the item, but when the boy walked away he was jumped by the man and his two friends. The boy had cuts on his lip and was holding an ice bag to his face when police contacted him. Police were unsuccessful in locating the man so he was issued a court summons charging him with assault. The identity of the two accomplices is unknown at this time.
7:05 pm. A 25-year-old man was booked into jail on felony domestic violence assault charges after he allegedly choked his live-in girlfriend around the neck and punched her several times at their apartment in the 1000 block of 24th Street. The woman told police that she and her boyfriend had been arguing over furniture issues and that the argument escalated to the point where the man threatened to “beat” her. The man then allegedly charged at the woman, grabbed her around the neck with both hands, and squeezed to the point of cutting off her air flow. He then allegedly punched her in the head several times with a closed fist before she was able to flee out of the apartment. The woman had a lump on her head and slight bruising around her neck, but she denied medical aid. The man was arrested at the apartment. He admitted to arguing with his girlfriend and throwing a remote control at her, but he denied choking or punching her.
Monday, Nov. 5
10:18 am. Someone unsuccessfully attempted to steal a van that was parked in the Guemes Island Ferry parking lot. The van owner returned to the vehicle and discovered that the front passenger door lock and the ignition cylinder had been mangled by a screwdriver type instrument. Pieces of the damaged ignition were strewn on the floor. Nothing appeared to have been stolen from the van though.
10:45 am. The owner of a retail business in the 2000 block of Commercial Avenue arrived for work and discovered an exterior rear window had been shattered to allow access into the building. $20.00 in cash was then discovered missing from inside of the business. It was unknown if anything else was stolen.
Wednesday, Nov. 7
4:55am. An on-duty firefighter reported that someone had just stolen his motorcycle from where it was parked adjacent to the fire station in the 1000 block of 13th Street. The victim and another firefighter who had been at the station both heard the distinct sound of the Honda VT 750’s engine as it left the parking lot. The victim had no idea who would have stolen the motorcycle and he said that he had the keys. The motorcycle was valued at $4,000.
11:15 am. A lime green colored Baja (less than 50 cc) mini-bike was stolen from the front yard of a home in the 2600 block of Q Avenue. The mini-bike had been secure to a tree with a cable and lock, but the unknown thief cut the cable. The mini-bike was valued at $50.00.
11:48 am. A resident of the 2000 block of I Avenue reported that she had been expecting a check from the IRS for over $4,000 to be mailed to her home, but that she believed the check had been stolen out of her mailbox. The victim had made the IRS aware of the missing check and they referred her to her local police department to obtain a case number. No suspects at this time.
Thursday, Nov. 8
5:43 am. A 56-year-old Anacortes man sustained pain to his hip and knee after he was struck by a vehicle driven by a 56-year-old Anacortes man while he was walking across the street at the intersection of 12th Street and Commercial Avenue. The pedestrian crossing signal was blinking for the pedestrian to cross, but the driver of the vehicle did not see the man in the crosswalk while he was turning from 12th Street onto Commercial Avenue. The driver was issued a traffic ticket for failing to yield the right of way to a pedestrian.
8:48 am. Another burglary was reported at a flea market business in the 7600 block of State Route 20. One of the owner/vendors arrived and discovered that someone had entered the building during the night by breaking out a glass panel of a roll-up door. A glass panel to a display case was broken out and a turquoise necklace stolen. A fire extinguisher had also been discharged on the floor around the display case. Several other display cases had been damaged and broken into. Items reported stolen included numerous knives, six smoking pipes, a small amount of cash from a charity donation jar, and a hatchet. The suspect remains unknown.
2:20 pm. Police are working with the victims of a burglary at a home in the 2200 block of 10th Street to determine what was stolen after the home was discovered to have been ransacked. Numerous closets, drawers, and cupboards had been opened and their contents rifled through. A small exterior window was also broken. The crime is under further investigation.
2:28 pm. A resident of the 500 block of 6th Street reported that someone had stolen a Gateway brand computer, $200.00 in cash, and a suit of armor valued at $100 from his apartment in the past two weeks. The victim provided the name of a possible suspect who had frequently come to the victim’s apartment as an “uninvited guest” but there was no evidence to implicate the man in the crime.
3:31 pm. An Anacortes woman reported that someone had stolen her wallet out of her purse. The purse had been left inside of her friend’s car while they were inside of the public library for approximately an hour. It was unknown if the car had been locked. Missing with the wallet were the victim’s identification, her social security card, and checkbook.
Friday, Nov. 9
2:40 am. An officer stopped a car on Oakes Avenue for speeding and identified the male driver by his Alaska ID card as a 20-year-old Anacortes resident. The man’s driver’s license was suspended and he also had a felony warrant for his arrest out of Clallam County for contempt of court. The man was placed under arrest and he used several profanities to express his opinion of his situation and how the police “would do anything to get normal people in trouble.” He was issued a citation for driving while suspended and booked into the county jail on the warrant.