On Sunday evening, an SUV driven by a 51-year-old Lynnwood man failed to stop for traffic that had stopped for a red light on eastbound State Route 20 at Sharpes Corner. The SUV rear-ended a stopped motorcycle driven by a 46-year-old Snohomish man who was knocked to the ground but fortunately not seriously injured. Witnesses reported that the SUV was driving erratically prior to colliding with the motorcycle. The SUV driver smelled strongly of intoxicants, had very slurred speech, and admitted that he had been unable to stop in time. The man had to hold on to the side of his vehicle to maintain his balance and he admitted that he had “five strong beers.” The man failed field sobriety tests and was placed under arrest for drunk driving. The man provided breath samples that were almost three times the legal limit. He told an officer that his arrest had been a “good thing” and that he needed it to change his behavior. He was issued a citation for DUI and an infraction for following too closely. His vehicle was also impounded per state law.
Here are some of the other cases Anacortes Police worked on this week.
Saturday, Sept. 21
1:44 am. An employee of a downtown bar reported that his bicycle had been stolen from where he had parked it behind the business in the 400 block of Commercial Avenue. The man said that he usually locked the bike, but that he had left it unlocked that night. An officer had earlier seen a man who appeared to be intoxicated riding a matching bike in the 1800 block of K Avenue, but police could not relocate the man. Later that day, the victim notified police that the bike had been returned to the bar and he did not wish to pursue the matter any further.
Sunday, Sept. 22
5:02 am. Seven vehicles were ticketed and impounded from the signed temporary “no parking” areas in the downtown corridor for the Oyster Run.
9:30 pm. An officer recognized a 22-year-old Anacortes woman driving a car on 20th Street and stopped the vehicle after confirming the woman had a warrant for her arrest out of Mount Vernon Municipal Court. The warrant stemmed from a previous charge of making a false statement. The woman was placed under arrest and taken to the police station. She was later released after receiving a new court date as the jail would not accept her for booking due to over crowding.
Monday, Sept. 23
4:11 pm. An Anacortes man reported that his truck window had been shattered while he was parked at Curtis Wharf. The victim said that he believed some juveniles had possibly shot the window with a BB gun. An officer spoke with three teens that had been in the area, but they said they had been crabbing and had no involvement or knowledge of the broken window.
4:29 pm. Police arrested a 35-year-old Anacortes man after finding him hiding in some bushes in the 1400 block of 5th Street. The man had fled from a home in the 1500 block of 7th Street after allegedly slamming the front door on the hand of his ex-girlfriend during the course of an argument. The woman said that the man had slammed the door “with all his strength” crushing two of her fingers. She was treated at the local emergency room. A domestic violence protection order prohibited the man from contacting the woman or being at her house. The assault in conjunction with the violation of the protection order raised the level of the crime to a felony. The man was booked into jail on domestic violence residential burglary and felony violation of a no-contact order charges.
6:12 pm. A man in a dark green Acura drove slowly through the drive up window of a coffee business in the 800 block of 21st Street. When a female employee looked out she saw that the man was holding his exposed erect penis. No words were exchanged and the man drove off in an unknown direction. The man was described as being 25-28 years old white male with short dark brown hair and five o’clock shadow. Police were able to use surveillance video to obtain a license plate number of the car and the matter is under further investigation.
Tuesday, Sept. 24
7:04 am. A 27-year-old Anacortes man was booked into jail on theft of a motor vehicle charges after taking his parents’ Dodge Durango without their permission from their home in the 700 block of 35th Street. The son claimed that he had taken the vehicle in the middle of the night because his friend had “run out of gas” and he had gone to help him. The son later returned the vehicle to a back alley near his parent’s home. The father reported that he had earlier told his son directly that he could not take the vehicle and that the son had never been allowed to use it. Police identified a 25-year-old Sedro-Woolley woman as a passenger in the Durango when the son returned. The woman had two warrants for her arrest for theft and rendering criminal assistance and she was taken into custody. When her purse was searched, police found baggies with drug residue, burnt foil, a digital scale with residue, cut straws, and other items of drug paraphernalia. The woman was also booked into jail on her warrants and a new charge of possession of drug paraphernalia.
10:08 am. A witness observed a red Honda car turn from O Avenue onto 21st Street and hit an unoccupied Oldsmobile that was legally parked. The Oldsmobile was heavily damaged. The driver of the Honda got out of her vehicle and looked at the damage before getting back into her damaged car and driving away. The fleeing driver was described as having longer than shoulder length blonde hair and being in her early 20’s. Several broken car parts from the suspect vehicle were found at the scene, but the vehicle and driver are unknown at this time.
6:36 pm. The US Marshals Service received information that a subject wanted for felony assault in Benton County was hiding in Anacortes. After surveillance was conducted based upon information that the Marsha's Service developed, APD officers, US Marshals, and members of the Snohomish County Fugitive Task Force arrested the 22-year-old Grandview man in the 800 block of 28th Street. No one was injured during the arrest. Another subject, a 23-year-old Anacortes area transient, was found in the same apartment. He was found to have a felony warrant and was also taken into custody and booked into jail.
Thursday, Sept. 26
12:37 pm. Police responded to a call of a man being in the parking lot at the bowling alley “talking to a fencepost.” Officer contacted a 69-year-old former Anacortes resident who had an extensive history with local police including a number of calls in the previous couple of days in which it was reported that he was being disorderly. The man appeared to be intoxicated and it was learned the Department of Corrections had issued a warrant for him for recently walking away from his supervision in Chelan County. He was arrested on the warrant and turned over to the custody of Department of Corrections.
2:06 pm. A 71-year-old man was placed under arrest at a home in the 3800 block of 37th Drive for violating the terms of a domestic violence no-contact order. The order prohibited the man from being at the residence or contacting his sister who resided at the home. The man also had an outstanding warrant from a previous domestic violence assault charge in which his sister was the victim. He was booked into jail on the warrant and a new charge of violating the no-contact order.
3:58 pm. A woman reported the theft of $120 from her teenage daughter’s purse at their home in the 900 block of 23rd Street. The mother suspected a neighbor woman who had been at the victim’s apartment earlier in the day watching the reporting party’s younger child. An officer spoke with the neighbor who confirmed that she had been at the victim’s apartment, but the neighbor denied any involvement or knowledge of the theft.
4:17 pm. A carton of cigarettes was stolen out of a vehicle parked outside of a bar in the 7600 block of State Route 20. The victim had been inside of the bar when another patron entered and told him that his car alarm was going off. The victim then checked his vehicle and discovered the missing cigarettes.
Friday, Sept. 27
5:34 am. A 49-year-old Oak Harbor man was arrested a motel in the 2900 block of Commercial Avenue after police learned that he had five outstanding warrants for his arrest out of Anacortes, Burlington, and Mount Vernon. The warrants stemmed from previous charges of assault, theft, possession of drug paraphernalia, obstructing, and illegal possession of fireworks. The man was booked into jail on the warrants.