On June 2, there was a report of a fire at a residence in the 4200 block of Mitchell Drive. Officers arrived and located embers on the exterior back side of the residence and smoke visible from the eaves. Additional fire could be heard in the outside walls of the attached garage. An extinguisher was deployed, and officers verified that the 88-year-old Anacortes man who lives in the home had made it outside safely. A neighbor arrived and allowed the man to stay at their residence, and the Anacortes Fire Department extinguished the fire and did not locate anything suspicious.
Anacortes Police also investigated these other cases.
Saturday, May 28, 2022
An officer was dispatched to a possible burglary in the 1200 block of G Avenue. The reporting party, a 40-year-old Anacortes woman, stated that a random person had walked in the back door of her house and was very drunk. The reporting party said she had pushed the stranger out of the home and advised that he was last seen walking into the baseball field parking lot nearby. The officer arrived and found a male subject matching the given description laying in the fetal position in the wild rosebushes that surround the south perimeter of the baseball fields. The officers determined that the subject, later identified as a 22-year-old Anacortes man, was too intoxicated to stand up and exit the vegetation on his own and helped him out. Officers detained him to ensure that no crime had been committed, and they determined that this was the case. The homeowner wanted him banned from their home, and he signed the notice. One of the responding officers provided the man with a courtesy transport to his residence.
Initially reported as a hit-and-run, officers arrived and learned that the person involved had actually fallen while getting out of her car. The car was in reverse and started moving when the driver exited, and the open door sliced open the driver’s leg. She was transported to Island Hospital.
Monday, May 30, 2022
At about 1 a.m. on May 30, dispatch advised of “kids crawling around and lots of traffic” in the 1200 block of 19thStreet. Officers responded and noticed loud talking and music coming from the specified address. The approximately 15 people at the party ranged in age from 19 to 21 years. The son of the homeowner received an educational citation.
An officer was dispatched to a threatening detail in the 4300 block of Kingsway. A 57-year-old Anacortes man requested a phone call and advised that his mother, who currently lives in a nursing home, asked her to retrieve her tea kettle from a man’s residence in La Conner. The reporting party texted the wife of the man with the tea kettle. The reporting party said the man brought the tea kettle to his sliding window and then said, “If you ever talk to my wife that way, I will beat you up.” The reporting party was confused because he merely asked for the tea kettle.
An officer was dispatched to a local grocery store for a disorderly call. Dispatch advised that there were two males yelling at each other. Officers responded and spoke to an employee, who informed them that a man was taking his time at closing and was told to pay for his items and leave before the store closed. He paid for his items and left, taking a newspaper without paying for it in the process. The employee confronted the man, who left on foot. The employee said he did not want the man charged, but he did want him banned if he could be located.
A 39-year-old Anacortes man called from the top of Mount Erie where he was watching the meteor shower and said he noticed a car that had been there for over an hour with no one around. He said he was worried the driver may be hurt or lost. The responding officer was able to contact the mother of the driver, who was able to speak with the driver, who advised that he was fine and “watching the meteor shower of a lifetime.”
Tuesday, May 31, 2022
An officer responded to a reported theft of keys in the 2200 block of 10th Street. The reporting party and victim, a 65-year-old Anacortes man, explained that he had left his vehicle parked inside his attached garage earlier in the day with the garage door open. He found the front passenger door of his car open and his keys missing. He was available to provide surveillance footage showing a man inside his garage for about 17 seconds. The responding officer is attempting to identify the individual; the investigation continues.
Wednesday, June 1, 2022
A local business owner informed dispatch that several vehicles had been broken into and vandalized in the 900 block of 26th Street. An officer responded, and the man showed him vandalism to four vehicles. He said he did not believe anything had been taken from the vehicles. Damage was done to various parts of the vehicles, including the windshields, hoods, roof racks and more. The responding officer submitted a Motor Vehicle Theft Report and submitted photos of the vandalism into evidence.
Thursday, June 2, 2022
There was a report of kids lighting off fireworks in Storvik Park. An officer responded and contacted several kids and educated them on the fireworks laws in Anacortes. No fireworks were heard nor observed.