The truck was attempting to pull a large red toy hauler. The reporting party commented that it looked like a vehicle stolen a few months prior, and there were no plates on the truck. The responding officers observed the toy hauler trailer pointing east but in the westbound lane of Stevenson Road. The trailer was damaged and attached haphazardly to the truck. The officers determined that the truck had been used to tow the trailer, but the hitch had come loose due to an incorrect ball size and jumped forward in the truck bed, punching a large hole in the bed, crushing the sidewalls, and dislodging the tailgate, with damage to the trailer as well as the truck. The trailer’s landing gear had collided with the pavement and caused catastrophic damage to one side. The trailer appeared to have been dragged about 50 yards since it had dislodged. Dispatch confirmed the truck had been stolen from a Marysville dealership about a week prior. The dealership manager agreed to a search of the truck over the phone, and the officers located Numerous items of evidence. The investigation continues.
Anacortes Police also investigated these other cases.
Friday, May 6, 2022
An officer was advised of a theft that had occurred in the 1900 block if Island View Place. The reporting party, a 66-year-old Anacortes woman, said someone had siphoned gas out of her vehicle. The officer contacted her via phone, and she advised that about a quarter tank of gas (about $21.37 in value) was removed from her vehicle overnight and that there was still a hose in the tank. The vehicle had been parked on the side of her residence under motion sensor lights. There was no other damage to the vehicle.
An officer was advised that a man who had been previously banned from a local store was at the store, holding a sign and asking people for money. Dispatch advised that the 30-year-old Anacortes man had a felony warrant for his arrest for possession of a stolen vehicle with a $50,000 bail amount. Dispatch confirmed the warrant and advised that the Skagit County jail would take him on the warrant. The officer arrived and contacted the man and advised him of the warrant. The officer placed him under arrest and transported him to Island Hospital to take care of a leg infection. The officer advised the man that he was being released from custody and to take care of his warrant when he is released from the hospital.
Saturday, May 7, 2022
An officer was dispatched to a traffic hazard in the area of Sixth Street and I Avenue. The reporting party reported that a car was parked at the stop sign before the Guemes ferry lane for at least 30 minutes. The officer arrived on scene and located the car, which was parked right next to the stop sign in the ferry lane. The officer attempted to contact the registered owner of the vehicle but was unsuccessful. After the officer contacted Anacortes Towing, the registered owner, a 53-year-old Bow woman, showed up and said she was confused about where to park. The officer canceled the tow and explained where to park in the future. She received a parking ticket for parking within 30 feet of a stop sign.
Sunday, May 8, 2022
Officers were dispatched to a hit-and-run motor vehicle accident that had just occurred in the 4400 block of Marine Heights Way. A 51-year-old Anacortes woman reported that her friend’s car had just been hit by a speeding vehicle, which had reportedly left northbound on Anaco Beach Road. The officer arrived and observed significant front-end damage to the parked car. Based on the road marks, it appeared as though the suspect vehicle was skidding sideways when the passenger side impacted the victims’ vehicle. Officers were unable to locate the suspect vehicle.
Dispatch advised that a 46-year-old Anacortes woman had reported witnessing a car traveling at a high rate of speed crash through a fence and yard in the 1100 block of F Avenue. She advised that the car had crashed through the fence, traveled through the yard, and crashed back through the other side of the fence, leaving westbound on 12thStreet. An officer responded and observed significant damage to the fence and tracks going through the yard. The homeowner, a 79-year-old Anacortes woman, said she was inside having dinner when she heard the crash, and she estimated the cost to repair the fence and yard would be about $4,500. The homeowner later called to advise that the driver had contacted her and wanted to make it right. The homeowner said she did not wish to press charges.
Monday, May 9, 2022
Dispatch received an anonymous complaint regarding two men fighting with sticks in the 2400 block of T Avenue. Officers responded and located both men. There was mention of one of them using a machete. The other was not willing to pursue criminal charges. The man with the machete said he thought his arm might be broken, and said that the other man had yelled obscenities at his RV and thrown rocks at its windows, prompting him to retrieve the machete and exit the RV. The other man was allegedly holding a broomstick, and both began swinging their weapons at one another. Both parties were charged with disorderly conduct, and the Anacortes Fire Department arrived to treat one of the involved parties.
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
A 42-year-old Anacortes woman reported an attempted theft of her vehicle’s catalytic converter in the 500 block of Fifth Street and had left behind a jack under her vehicle. An officer responded and observed the jack, as well as her vehicle’s damaged catalytic converter that was still in place. She explained that she had been awakened by a drilling or sawing noise and observed a man wearing a hoodie and long shorts walking away from her vehicle. She did not think to call at the time and discovered the damage in the morning.
An officer was dispatched to a reported malicious mischief complaint at a restaurant in the 1200 block of Q Avenue. The reporting party, a 44-year-old Bremerton woman, advised that a boat and trailer belonging to her had been damaged. She said she and her husband had come up from Bremerton to fish and had parked their boat in a boat parking lot on Seafarer’s Way, and upon returning discovered their trailer tires slashed and a propellor stolen, totaling about $2,500 in damage.
Thursday, May 12, 2022
An officer was dispatched to call a 47-year-old Anacortes man regarding a theft that had occurred earlier in the week. The man said he had just discovered that the catalytic converter had been cut off his vehicle. He had footage of the theft but couldn’t identify the perpetrator.