A 45-year-old Anacortes woman on Monday, Apr. 15, reported a possible road rage incident in which two vehicles were seen driving fast through the area of 36th Street and O Avenue. One of the involved parties informed the officer that it was high school seniors playing a traditional game called “Senior Assassin.” They were encouraged not to drive recklessly and to consider how their actions look to residents of the neighborhood.
Anacortes Police also investigated these other cases.
Friday, April 22, 2022
There was a report of an unconscious man on an electric scooter in the bike lane somewhere in the area of Commercial Avenue and 23rd Street. An officer located the man on the sidewalk at Commercial and 24th, and he stated that he was fine and that his scooter was having balancing issues, causing him to move slowly.
A group of children reported finding a laptop in a vacant lot in the 3900 block of Sterling Place. The laptop was covered in dirt and had a proximity card with it. An APD records clerk determined that the laptop belonged to an employee at a local refinery, and that it had been reported stolen in 2016. The employee came in and picked up the laptop and proximity card.
There was an anonymous report of two small kids driving a go-kart around in the road in the area of M Avenue and Broadview Drive. The kids told the responding officer that they were waiting to pick up their brother from the bus. The officer then spoke with their mother, who said she would make sure they didn’t ride the go-kart in the road anymore.
A 21-year-old Oak Harbor man reported that his car had been stolen from the parking lot of an Anacortes bank within the previous four hours. He said there were no items in the vehicle. The responding officer requested that dispatch broadcast an attempt-to-locate for the vehicle. The investigation continues.
Saturday, April 23, 2022
Dispatch advised that a 45-year-old Anacortes man had reported his dash cam stolen in the 2500 block of 17th Street. He believed he had left his vehicle unlocked. He did not wish to pursue charges.
Sunday, April 24, 2022
An officer was dispatched to a rollover collision in the ditch of westbound Highway 20. The officer arrived and could not locate anything initially. Another officer was on the scene and located the car and the driver. The man stated that he was with someone else, who was driving the vehicle, but that person had left the scene. The man was transported to Island Hospital, and officers could not verify if he or someone else was the driver.
There was a report of a man slumped over in the bushes near an Anacortes grocery store in an unnatural position. He was allegedly extremely intoxicated and barely able to speak. He was transported to Island Hospital, and an officer poured out the remainder of the partially finished, open bottle of vodka he had been sleeping next to.
Monday, April 25, 2022
The reporting party advised of a bright flash of light and the power going out in the 600 block of 35th Street. The reporting party said the power lines were lit up with sparks and that electricity arced across from the power pole to her residence. The cause of the outage appeared to be a large squirrel that was found deceased at the bottom of the utility pole with no fur left on its body. The call was transferred to the Anacortes Fire Department.
A 79-year-old Anacortes man reported a theft of propane tanks in the 1400 block of Sixth Street. He advised that two propane tanks were missing from his camping trailer. There are no known suspects, witnesses or leads.
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
A 70-year-old Anacortes man reported that his car had been stolen within the prior 30 minutes. An officer arrived and contacted the man, who advised that he had parked his vehicle on Sixth Street before walking to a restaurant and later found his vehicle was gone. He said a nearby resident had possibly seen the vehicle driving away eastbound. The man’s wife arrived on the scene and she and her husband were able to locate the vehicle on Fourth Street. The man said the vehicle was not disheveled in any way and nothing appeared to be missing. There was no evidence of how a would-be thief could have started the vehicle, as the man had the keys with him. He said he believed he had parked it on Sixth Street. He advised that he didn’t want the officer to investigate further.
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
An Anacortes Museum employee advised that a Bill Mitchell mural had been taken from the 400 block of O Avenue. An officer responded and learned that the last time the mural was known to be at the location was late march or early April. There are currently no suspects or leads.
Thursday, April 28, 2022
A 21-year-old Bellingham woman advised that her catalytic converter had been taken from her vehicle overnight in the 2100 block of Ferry Terminal Road. She advised that she had parked the vehicle overnight and returned to it in the morning, hearing a very loud roar coming from the undercarriage of her car when she started it. The officer checked the vehicle and determined that the catalytic converter was missing, and it appeared that a reciprocating saw had been used to cleanly cut it off. There are currently no known suspects or leads.