The general manager at a business in the 12300 block of Reservation Road on Monday, May 23, reported the theft of several catalytic converters that occurred over the weekend. The catalytic converters had been cut from five vehicles. The reporting party is working on obtaining video footage of the thefts.
Anacortes Police also investigated these other cases.
Friday, May 20, 2022
An officer was dispatched to Padilla Heights Road to contact a 55-year-old Anacortes woman who had called 911 to report that a vehicle had tried to run her over and then fled the scene. The woman was checking a property at the time and said she observed a van parked in the driveway she was checking. She said she noticed a large pile of opened mail on the ground near the van, which drove away. The woman followed the van to try to obtain a license plate number. The van pulled over in the 9800 block of Padilla Heights Road, and the woman pulled over across the street a ways behind to take a photo. When she reached the van, the woman said it accelerated out of the gravel pullout onto the road directly at the passenger side of the woman’s vehicle. She said she accelerated to avoid being struck and swerved off the road. She said the driver of the van then followed her and accelerated past her, yelling something out the window and driving away eastbound on Padilla Heights Road. The officer interviewed another witness, who said he believed that the van had intentionally maneuvered toward the woman. The officer ran the license plate and collected the mail, delivering it to the post office for re-delivery. The investigation continues.
An officer was dispatched to a cold burglary complaint in the 3600 block of Commercial Avenue. A 74-year-old Coupeville man reported that his late brother’s vacant house was broken into and burglarized. He said the key box had been cut and the house had been entered and that a vacuum had been taken. The man later advised that he had located the vacuum in the woods behind the house and that he had noticed that an infrared camera/modem had also been taken, along with a sound system and a blanket.
Saturday, May 21, 2022
A 76-year-old Anacortes woman reported that a man had been calling her phone and trying to purchase property she had inherited from her mother. The officer attempted to help block the man’s number but was unsuccessful. The officer advised the reporting party to have a family member take her flip phone to the provider store to see if an employee can block the number. The officer also gave information regarding getting a court order.
An officer pulled over a 32-year-old Anacortes man for expired tabs, and dispatch advised that he had several warrants out for his arrest, and his license was suspended. The officer arrested him for second-degree driving with a suspended license, and the Skagit County jail declined to accept him on his warrants. He was issued an infraction for the expired registration and a citation for second-degree driving with a suspended license. The officer also took custody of suspected narcotics found with the man and placed them into evidence. Later that night, an officer observed a car traveling at a high rate of speed. When the officer attempted to pull the car over, the vehicle eluded as it headed into town on Highway 20 and onto Commercial Avenue. The vehicle’s description matched the one driven by the 32-year-old earlier in the day, so officers drove to his residence to check for it. They found him climbing on a ladder into his living quarters in the attic of a home in the 1500 block of 32nd Street. Officers advised that they had seen a subject running westbound prior to the officer’s arrival at the home. Officers later executed a search warrant on the vehicle, finding a blue pill, the infraction from earlier in the night and a ballcap known to be associated with the driver.
Sunday, May 22, 2022
An employee at a local motel called to report an intoxicated male and female in the lobby. It was unknown if they were guests or not. Officers arrived and observed the two, who were having trouble staying vertical. They were later determined to be guests at the inn. Aid was called for the woman due to the level of her intoxication and an apparent fall resulting in her hitting her head. Aid checked on her and escorted the couple to their room.
A 60-year-old Anacortes woman advised that her unlocked vehicle had been entered and the key had been stolen from a church parking lot on Thompson Road. Surveillance footage showed a man turning into the parking lot, exiting his vehicle and walking into the church before exiting and looking into cars. He can be seen entering the woman’s vehicle before leaving in his own vehicle.
The reporting party advised of a sinkhole in the alleyway behind their residence in the 1400 block of Fifth Street. An officer responded and observed a large 12-inch-by-two-feet sinkhole in the center of the alley. The officer placed barrier tape across the alley and notified the City of Anacortes Streets Department.
Monday, May 23, 2022
A 53-year-old Camano Island woman reported that her vehicle had been taken from the 5000 block of Croatian Way. She signed a stolen vehicle theft report, and the vehicle was later recovered out of gas on Mercer Island. Officers are attempting to contact the car’s owner.
A 79-year-old Anacortes woman called to complain about her neighbor parking his trailer in the Guemes ferry line without a permit. An officer responded and observed a permit on the tongue of the trailer as required and saw that it was parked in front of his residence.
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
An officer was dispatched to a burglary in progress in the 1000 block of 24th Street. Dispatch said the reporting party, a 45-year-old Anacortes man, came home to find an intruder in his apartment with his estranged wife, a 46-year-old Anacortes woman, who was no longer on the lease. After talking to both parties, it was concluded that it was a verbal argument only over a love triangle, and the other man removed himself before things escalated. Both were given domestic violence resources and officers departed.
Thursday, May 26, 2022
An officer responded to a reported cold burglary complaint in the 800 block of 21st Street. A 37-year-old Anacortes man advised that sometime since 11 p.m. the previous night, an unknown person had accessed his unlocked detached garage and stolen his bicycle. The officer documented the incident.