Police would like to talk with Hanna and Alex after their names were discovered this week spray-painted on a building near 34th St. and adjacent to the Thompson Trail. The business owner estimates it will cost about $50.00 to cover the graffiti.
Friday, August 1
9:54 am. A resident on Anaco Beach Road reported damage to his boat motors. The damage was discovered when he attempted to take the boat out and it would not run properly. Upon further observation he noticed damage to the fuel lines and power cords of the main motor, and locking mechanisms of the kicker motor.
10:59 am. An officer was dispatched to the corner of 9th and Commercial regarding malicious mischief that escalated into an alleged assault. The reporting party stated that he and a friend set up a political information booth on the sidewalk and a male passerby who took offense to his poster of President Obama with a Hitler style mustache knocked over the sign and started damaging it. The passerby was contacted and stated that he was physically pushed by the reporting party after he let go of the sign. The passerby stated that he did not want to pursue assault charges and the reporting party agreed to relocate his booth.
1:38 pm. An officer responded to the report of a possible DUI at the Guemes ferry terminal on the 500 block of I Avenue. Dispatch was advised that there was a very intoxicated driver and the ferry terminal was trying not to allow her to drive until police arrived. According to a ferry terminal employee the female driver had nearly struck multiple vehicles and had been warned about her intoxication in the past. The officer contacted the driver and discovered that her eyes were watery and she had extremely slurred speech. The 53-year-old woman from Guemes Island voluntarily exited her vehicle and demonstrated very poor balance and slurred speech. She was ultimately taken into custody for physical control and transported to APD. A subsequent portable breath test showed a reading which was approximately twice the legal limit and she was booked into the Skagit County Jail with DUI charges.
Sunday, August 3
11:59 pm. An officer was dispatched to a residence on the South side of Anacortes in response to a burglary complaint. Reporting party stated that several miscellaneous electronic items were missing from their residence. The APD is continuing investigation on this case.
Monday, August 4
7:29 am. Staff at a medical facility on 24th Street reported that a patient was stealing hospital equipment and being abusive to staff. Officers contacted the patient shortly after she exited the facility carrying a white bed sheet. The woman was initially being verbally abusive towards the responding officers but calmed down after a while. The stolen property was returned to the medical facility and the reporting party decided not to press charges against the woman. Further conversation with the woman revealed that her car was parked nearby and was out of gas. An officer provided a courtesy transport to her vehicle and gas to get her vehicle back in running condition.
1:59 pm. Reporting party stated that there was illegal passing and dangerous road rage in the area of the ferry backup on Oakes Avenue. City workers posted "Expect long delays" signs on Oakes and Anacopper Mine Road and two vehicles were ticketed for illegal passing.
Wednesday, August 6
6:51 pm. An Anacortes woman reported that someone shot an arrow through the back of her shed and into the back of her cabinets. Anacortes PD Officer discovered that the arrow was one foot off the ground and stuck in her shed. The woman did not know a timeframe or suspect but wanted APD to know about it in case there were similar incidents reported.
3:27 pm. A resident of Cypress Drive reported he had received a bill from Puget Sound Energy for a home that is under construction in King County. PSE told him that someone had opened the account by phone and given his name and the last four digits of his social security number. Detectives believe this may be a clerical error and not a case of fraud. The matter was also reported to the King County Sheriffs Office.
3:53 pm. An officer from the APD was on patrol and recognized a 20-year-old male as an individual with an active felony warrant. The subject was on foot near a restaurant on the 1200 block of Q Avenue. Upon contact the officer discovered that the subject also had drugs, drug paraphernalia, and some loose rounds of 9mm ammunition. The subject was transported to the Skagit County Jail where he was book for his active felony warrant and issued a citation for the illegal items in his possession.
Thursday, August 7
1:47 pm. A 52-year-old female from Marysville reported a hit-and-run motor vehicle accident that resulted in approximately $1,000 damage to her vehicle. The woman was in town on Sunday, August 3rd for the Arts Festival and had parked in the business parking lot on the corner of O Avenue and 8th Street.
2:37 pm. An officer on patrol with the Anacortes Police Department recognized a 25-year-old male who was wanted for outstanding warrants exiting the Anacortes Public Library. Soon thereafter the man was contacted by the police at a nearby location. The officer searched the man and his backpack where several small pills in a baggie were discovered. The man stated that he was given a prescription by a doctor from Alaska and the doctor did not provide him with a bottle for the pills but rather put the pills in little baggies. The officer researched the drug and discovered that is normally used to treat muscle spasms. The man was subsequently taken into custody and transported to the Skagit County Jail where he was booked for his warrants and well as new charges for possession of the drugs he possessed without a prescription.
5:29 pm. A 40-year-old female was reported for talking to herself and yelling at pedestrians on the street. Upon contact by the police the woman stated that she had apparently walked to Anacortes from Florida. She refused a ride from the police and stated she would walk to a different location.