In a separate incident, someone punctured an inflatable snowman decoration in a yard at a home in the 1300 block of Broadview Drive. The victim’s dog had started to bark and a neighbor told the victim that he had seen a man wearing dark colored clothing walking through several yards in the neighborhood. The vandal’s identity is unknown and the damage was estimated at $100.
Saturday, Dec. 8
11:32 pm. An officer contacted two 16-year-old Canadian boys who were fumbling with a shopping cart late at night in the 2100 block of Commercial Avenue. The boys claimed that they found the shopping cart on the side of the road. Both boys had watery droopy eyes, slurred speech, and smelled of intoxicants. The boys were cousins and admitted to drinking “a little” while attending a wedding at a downtown inn. The boys were placed under arrest after providing portable breath tests that showed they had been drinking more than a “little.” The boys were both referred to juvenile court on charges of underage drinking and released to their grandmother.
Sunday, Dec. 9
2:25 am. An officer stopped a pickup in the 2300 block of Q Avenue for having expired tabs. The man did not have his driver’s license or proof of insurance, but the officer recognized him as a 29-year-old Anacortes resident with a history of illegal drug activity. A Swinomish Police canine “drug dog” arrived and did an exterior “sniff” of the pickup and alerted that were illegal drugs in the vehicle. The driver was issued traffic tickets for not having his driver’s license with him or insurance. The driver refused to consent to have his pickup searched and it was impounded and taken to the police station while police applied for a search warrant. In a later search of the truck, police located and seized zip lock baggies containing suspected heroin and methamphetamine, a 9mm handgun, and numerous items of drug paraphernalia that were hidden in the vehicle. The matter is under further investigation and charges are pending.
2:51 am. An officer stopped a car on 34th Street at S Avenue for a traffic violation and while speaking to the female driver the officer recognized a 26-year-old Anacortes who was a passenger. The officer confirmed that the man had two warrants for his arrest from previous DUI and marijuana possession charges. When informed that he was being arrested on the warrants, the man jumped out of the car and fled on foot. The officer chased the man and saw him run inside a home in the 700 block of 35th Street and lock the door behind him. The man’s mother allowed Anacortes and Swinomish Tribal Police to enter the home to look for the man. The man was found hiding in a closet and he refused to come out while yelling profanities at police. After ignoring numerous requests to show his hands and come out of the closet, police drug the man out by his feet. The man struggled with police while being handcuffed and continued to swear at them. The man was booked into jail on the warrants and a new charge of resisting arrest.
11:56 am. Police contacted a 30-year-old Bow man after receiving reports that the man was staggering along the side of State Route 20. The man was unresponsive to questions and appeared to be in a catatonic state. He was transported to the emergency room where he resisted medical staff efforts to treat and/or touch him. He eventually had to be restrained and sedated. Police spoke with the man’s father and learned that he had not been able to reach his son for the past two days and that the son had walked off from his job site in an incoherent state.
12:18 pm. A 34-year-old Fidalgo Island woman was issue a court summons for domestic violence assault after she allegedly argued with her boyfriend at his home in the 1500 block of 14th Street and spit in his face and punched him in the chest. The woman left when the man told her he was calling the police and officers were unable to locate her that day.
9:27 pm. An officer contacted the driver of a car in the 900 block of 20th Street as the registered owner of the vehicle had a suspended driver’s license. The driver was identified as a 25-year-old Sedro-Woolley man who had a felony warrant for non-payment of child support and other warrants for possession of a controlled substance and possession of stolen property. The man also had an ignition interlock requirement and the vehicle did not have an interlock. The man was placed under arrest and booked into jail on the warrants. He also received new charges of driving while suspended and driving without the interlock device.
Monday, Dec. 10
5:28 pm. Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at a health food store in the 1000 block of 7th St. According to witnesses a white male with short light hair and clean shaven, approximately 5’7, 160lbs wearing a black sweatshirt, jeans, black belt, and black shoes entered the store shortly before
5:30 PM. The clerk observed him while waiting on another customer. The man walked over to a back aisle out of the clerks view. After the customer left, the man came out from the back aisle with a neoprene ski mask on and brandished a hand gun at the clerk. The man demanded cash and the clerk complied by giving him an undisclosed amount of cash from the register. Officers are following up with persons of interest in the area.
5:32 pm. An Anacortes man reported that a friend of his had stolen some of his checks and that he had discovered the man had forged and cashed two of the checks for a total of $500.00. Bank employees confirmed that the suspect, a 26-year-old Anacortes man, was the person who had cashed the checks. The suspect is currently in jail on an unrelated charge and police are planning on speaking with him about the forgeries.
8:09 pm. A 24-year-old woman was arrested inside of a grocery store in the 900 block of 11th Street as she had two warrants for her arrest for suspended driving charges. Police had been alerted to the woman as she had been a passenger of a vehicle in the parking lot that had been reported as suspicious. She was taken to the police station and released as the jail would not accept her for booking due to overcrowding.
Tuesday, Dec. 11
10:51 am. A 41-year-old Anacortes man was arrested at a motel in the 1100 block of 6th Street on an outstanding felony warrant for possession of a controlled substance. The man was searched and the officer located a pipe that the man admitted he used to smoke heroin. He was booked into jail on the warrant and issued a citation for possession of drug paraphernalia.
2:18 pm. Police responded to a grocery store in the 900 block of 11th Street after employees reported that a woman had attempted to steal numerous meat and dairy items. An employee confronted the woman who removed the items from her backpack, but then ran out of the store when informed that the police had been called. The woman was seen running towards a nearby marina and police found her hiding in a restroom at the marina. She was placed under arrest and officer’s found two umbrellas and two DVD’s in her backpack that still had the price tags attached. The 41-year-old Anacortes resident admitted that she had stolen the items from the grocery store. The woman was issued a criminal citation charging her with theft and she was also trespassed form the store.
11:53 pm. A 30-year-old Bellingham man was arrested on an outstanding Department of Corrections warrant for escape from community custody after an officer made a traffic stop on the car he was driving on State Route 20 near Reservation Road. The man said that he had been unaware of the warrant. He was booked into the county jail.
Wednesday, Dec. 12
12:11 pm. A 2012 red-colored Branson brand tractor with a front end loader was stolen from where it had been parked on display for a few days at a flea market at Sharpe's Corner. The tractor had been for sale and was valued at $15,000. The suspects are unknown at this time.
9:30 pm. A 26-year-old Anacortes man was issued a court summons charging him with domestic violence assault and malicious mischief after he allegedly shot his girlfriend with an airsoft gun at their home in the 2500 block of Oakes Avenue during the course of an argument. The man also allegedly pulled the woman off of a bed by her legs and then held her arms down with one hand while covering her face with his other hand causing her to be unable to breath for a few moments. The man also broke several items inside of the home including the front and back doors and damaged a fuse box that prohibited the lights from coming on. The woman managed to run out of the house and down the street to call police. The man fled the house and police were unable to locate him.
9:23 pm. A Salvation Army donation pot containing approximately $150 was stolen after it was cut off its stand in front of the Post Office. There are no suspects at this time.
9:59 pm. A 16-year-old boy was arrested at a home in the 500 block of O Avenue on an outstanding Superior Court warrant stemming from previous charges of trafficking in stolen property and possession of stolen firearms. He was booked into juvenile detention.
Thursday, Dec. 13
1:13 am. Officers contacted a man walking in the 2600 block of Commercial Avenue after witnesses reported that the man was talking to himself and acting “odd.” The man refused to speak with officers and would only identify himself as “John Doe.” After being told was not a crime, he was allowed to walk away.
8:10 am. A 47-year-old Anacortes woman came to the police department to complain that her 46-year-old ex-boyfriend had texted her a message in violation of a no contact order between the two. The man was contacted by officers at 2 pm and admitted that he had sent the message and told the arresting officer that he did think that type of contact was a violation. He was booked into jail for violation of a no contact order.
8:14 am. A 46-year-old Anacortes man was arrested for violating a domestic violence protection order after he allegedly sent his girlfriend a text message less than an hour after his release by the judge who issued the order. An officer viewed the text that stated the man’s “heart was broken," that he loved the woman, and that “scallops woulda tasted so much better.” The man told the arresting officer that “at least I didn’t send her anything bad.” He was booked into jail.
9:49 am. A motel in the 1100 block of 6th St. reported two unauthorized guests in one of the rooms. Officers contacted a 26-year-old Mount Vernon women and a 24-year-old transient man inside the room. The two claimed they had been given the key by a previous tenant and claimed he told them it was OK to stay there. The man had several items of drug paraphernalia on his person and was cited and released for possession of them. Both the man and the woman were warned not to return to the hotel.
3:20 pm. A 29-year-old Anacortes man called 911 to report he was following a truck in an alley off of 25th St. He believe the truck contained a bed box that had been stolen from him over a month ago. An officer was familiar with the truck and its owner and went to the owner's address. The officer found the 38-year-old man in the alley behind his home emptying out the contents of the bed box. Reportedly the man admitted to the officer that he knew the truck box was stolen when it had been given to him by a friend. The truck box was returned to the rightful owner. The officer noticed one of the items emptied from the box was a baggie of what appeared to be psilocybin mushrooms. The mushrooms were seized and the man will be charged with possessing them as well as possessing stolen property. In addition the officer discovered the man had a warrant for a previous theft case. He was released on the warrant due to jail over crowding.