Anacortes Fire and Police Personnel Monday, Kuly 28, responded to the Loop Road at Washington Park after an 80-year-old Friday Harbor man fell about 30 feet down a cliff. His injuries included multiple broken bones. AFD and APD personnel performed a rope rescue and were able to extricate the victim and bring him back up the cliff in a stretcher. He was transported by ambulance to the hospital.
Saturday, July 26
4:25 am. After receiving a report of an intoxicated teen in the 900 block of 21st Street, an officer began checking the area. He spotted the young man in question and called out to him. The teen responded by running away. The officer captured the youth and detained him, noting right away that the teen smelled strongly of alcohol. The 13-year-old was placed under arrest. He was already on juvenile supervision for prior offenses, so he was transported to the county Juvenile Detention Center and booked. His mother was contacted and notified of the situation. The suspect did not reveal where he obtained the alcohol and insisted that he’d only had one beer, “a long time ago.”
7:25 am. An Anacortes resident reported that her husband had parked their Dodge pickup truck near the entrance to Heart Lake at about 6:30 AM and gone for a hike. He returned at 7:15 AM and found that someone had broken out the window of the truck and stolen about one dollar in change form inside the cab.
Sunday, July 27
2:06 pm. A resident of 28th street called to report that her 17-year-old daughter was missing and she wanted to report her a as a runaway. The investigating officer found that her daughter had actually turned herself in at Skagit Juvenile Detention at the request of her Juvenile Probation Officer and was not a runaway.
5:20 pm. Officers were dispatched to the area of Sunset Ave after someone heard a woman yelling, “Go away and leave me alone!” They discovered a couple having a loud argument. No physical assault had occurred, so officers spent some time speaking with both parties until things had calmed down. They were staying in a campsite at Washington Park and agreed to walk in separate directions for a while in order to cool off. Unfortunately, officers were later called back to camp area by parks staff due to a second loud argument between the couple. The matter was resolved when the parks staff provided the male subject with a separate campsite for the night.
9:48 pm. Several neighbors called regarding a loud party with a big bonfire going on at a residence on 32nd Street. Officers arrived and spoke with the partiers, who agreed to calm things down for the night. Anacortes Fire officials stood by while the residents completely extinguished the fire and reminded everyone that open fires (fire pits, campfires, bonfires, etc.) are not allowed within the city limits without a permit unless they are in designated fire ring within a city park.
Monday, July 28
5:40 pm. Anacortes Officers responded to a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of 17th Street and Commercial Avenue in Anacortes. They learned that a woman in a motorized wheelchair had been in the crosswalk at the intersection when she was struck by a car that was turning on to Commercial Ave and headong south. The collision with the car spun the motorized wheelchair, but did not knock it over or, fortunately, injure the victim. The driver of the car stated through the open window of the car, “I didn’t see you” and then drove off.
The driver of the car is described as a Caucasian male in his 60s or 70s who was clean-shaven.
No license plate was obtained, but the suspect’s vehicle left behind a portion of its left front bumper. Research shows that the suspect vehicle is likely a late-model silver or gray Chevrolet Malibu.
Anacortes Officers would like to speak with the driver of the suspect vehicle. If you have any information that might assist us in locating the driver or the suspect vehicle, please contact the APD TipLine at 360-299-1985. Or ask to speak directly with an officer at 336-3131 reference case 14-A05246.
Tuesday, July 29
5:08 pm. Just after 5:00 PM someone called and reported that there was a heavily intoxicated man that was drinking beer in Causland Park. The officers that contacted the man recognized him from prior police contacts and learned that he had a warrant out for his arrest for not appearing in court on a prior DUI charge. The 58-year-old Anacortes man was placed under arrest and issued a citation for having an open alcohol container in the park. Then, he was transported to the county jail and booked for his warrant.
Wednesday, July 30
1:54 am. Just before 2:00 AM an officer spotted a car sitting on the side of Fidalgo Bay Road with a couple of people sitting in it. Curious about what they were doing there, he contacted them and learned that they were from Kent and had decided to sleep in the car on the side of the road for the night. The officer checked the names that the two had given him and learned that the man in the driver’s seat did not have a valid license. In addition, there was no record at all of the name that the female passenger had provided. After further discussion, the woman admitted that she had lied about her name because she knew that there were warrants for her arrest. She provided her real and date of birth and a felony warrant was found for her out the State Department of Corrections. The 27-year-old woman was taken in to custody and transported to the jail for booking. Her companion was advised to call someone else to come and take over driving the vehicle.
9:17 pm. A 23-year-old Anacortes man was booked in to the county jail and charged with misdemeanor assault in violation of the Domestic Violence Protection Act after officers were summoned to a home on F Ave. Investigation at the scene revealed that there had been a family argument between the man and his sister, who alleged that he had struck her and tried to choke her.
Thursday, July 31
1:25 am. APD officers responded to the report of a possible DUI driver in the drive-thru lane of a Commercial Ave restaurant. Upon arriving, they saw a tan Kia Sportage sitting in the drive-through lane with the passenger and the driver both passed out. The engine was running and the car was in gear at the time. Officers had to physically reach in to the vehicle to awaken the driver. A set of field sobriety checks was conducted and the driver was taken in to custody for DUI. He admitted that he’d been drinking but stated that he’d only had “about two” drinks and also admitted that he had smoked some marijuana earlier in the day. At the scene he provided a breath sample that measured .108 blood alcohol level. The man’s vehicle was impounded and he was taken to the office for DUI processing.
12:30 pm. An officer made a traffic stop after observing a vehicle going 44 in a 30 MPH zone on 12th Street. A records checked showed the driver’s license of the 22-year-old Anacortes woman that was driving was suspended due to a prior conviction for Reckless Driving. She was placed under arrest and issued a citation for driving on a suspended license as well as a traffic ticket for speeding. She called her boyfriend, who came to the scene to take over driving.
11:43 pm. A motorist called 911 to report a possible drunk driver on Commercial Ave. An officer saw the vehicle pull into a parking lot and he contacted the driver, who appeared very intoxicated. When asked for his driver’s license he handed over an ID card and a health insurance card. The 47-year-old Anacortes man denied drinking any alcohol, but went on to tell the officer that he had a bad back and was currently taking several types of medication. Based upon the presence of drugs in the driver’s system a Washington State Patrol Drug Recognition Expert was called to the scene. After he evaluated the driver, the man was placed under arrest for DUI. Despite his claims of having consumed no alcohol, he was found to have a blood alcohol reading well above the legal limit of .08, in addition to the strong medications in his system. He was also found to have a suspended license for a number of previous tickets that he had never taken care of. The vehicle was impounded and the driver taken in to custody by the WSP trooper for DUI processing.