In her call to the police on Wednesday, she said she had already tried all the Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife’s recommendations to haze the animal away from her property. She said it was sleeping on her porch, scratching at her front door and that it was not afraid of humans, noting that her daughter was afraid to leave the house because of the pup. WDFW has been working to address the issue with coyotes in the area.
Anacortes Police also investigated these other cases.
Friday, July 29, 2022
Dispatch received a complaint regarding screaming and yelling for help on 30th Street; the incident was initially believed to be a domestic, but officers responded and discovered that a woman’s dog was attacked by a raccoon in her yard. Her child had witnessed the altercation and was frantic.
A 38-year-old La Conner man reported that tools he had left on a contracting job site had been stolen. The total value of the items stolen was estimated at about $3,300.
A business in the 1000 block of Commercial Avenue wanted two elderly men removed because they were being “shouty.” The business called and canceled the request because the men had left.
There were multiple reports of vehicle prowls at the Whistle Lake parking lot. Prowlers broke into five different cars and took credit cards and a variety of other items and ended up using the credit cards at several businesses around Anacortes. The investigation continues.
Saturday, July 30, 2022
A 57-year-old Anacortes man reported that two of his yard signs had been stolen in the 1400 block of K Avenue. He said he had heard his dog barking at about 3 a.m., which caused him to go outside. He discovered the signs missing, checked the area and did not locate anyone.
Sunday, July 31, 2022
An Anacortes store reported that a previously banned man had returned to the store and stolen some items. Store employees showed the responding officer images of a suspect taking a basket of items into a restroom and leaving the restroom without the basket before leaving the store altogether. An employee said she recognized the 29-year-old Mount Vernon man and that he had previously been trespassed from the store. He was arrested and charged with first-degree criminal trespass.
Monday, August 1, 2022
A 50-year-old Anacortes man reported that a pickup truck had come off M Avenue, driven through three yards and was now in the area of L Avenue. He said there was a woman and a man associated with the vehicle who were walking away from it. A 51-year-old Sedro-Woolley woman said she had been driving and noted that she had clipped a mailbox on 29th Street as well. Other officers contacted the man who was with her, a 51-year-old Acme man, and took him into custody on an unrelated DUI warrant. The responding officer returned to 29th Street and observed damage to a wooden awning associated with a cluster of mailboxes. The woman was arrested for third-degree driving with a suspended license.
Tuesday, August 2, 2022
A 72-year-old Seattle man reported that his boat’s outboard engine had been stolen. He said he stored his boat at a local marina and that he had found the engine missing July 13. There was no video surveillance footage of the theft.
A 70-year-old Oregon woman reported that her vehicle had been struck while parked in the parking lot of the Washington State Ferry Terminal. She said she parked her SUV in the upper lot and discovered that the front bumper had been impacted and that the bumper, fender, lights and fasteners had sustained about $1,000 in total damage. She did not know when her vehicle had been struck and did not have any suspect information.
An extremely intoxicated 54-year-old Sedro-Woolley man called to tell officers that his wife had warrants out of Whatcom County and was possibly at a location in Anacortes.
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
A 23-year-old Anacortes man reported that he had parked his vehicle at Washington Park with the window partially rolled down. His messenger bag containing his gaming laptop had been taken, with a total value of $2,520.
A 29-year-old Anacortes man reported that his bike had been locked to a sidewalk bike rack in the 600 block of Commercial Avenue. He returned two days later to find it missing.
Thursday, August 4, 2022
A 62-year-old Anacortes woman reported that her car had been previously stolen near Mount Erie and located by an SCSO deputy July 20 on Padilla Heights Road. She saw a note on the vehicle from a woman to a man. Then, August 3, she went swimming with her grandkids and noted that her vehicle was at home. The next morning, she noticed that her vehicle was gone. She said the first time the vehicle was stolen, the ignition was stripped and the passenger window was broken. She was told by a friend that it was again on Padilla Heights Road. Officers responded to her residence, and she gave them permission to search the vehicle. An officer located the vehicle on Padilla Heights Road. The woman’s neighbor gave descriptions of two possible male suspects.