Officers were dispatched to a fight in progress at a motel in the 2000 block of Commercial Avenue. An 18-year-old Anacortes man was engaged in a fight with a 44-year-old Anacortes man. There was reportedly five or six people involved and lots of yelling. Five officers responded and found a man with a bloody nose and that some of the involved people had been in an argument. Eventually, the 44-year-old man and the 18-year-old shook hands and apologized.
Anacortes Police also investigated these other cases.
Friday, August 19, 2022
A 43-year-old Oregon woman reported that her catalytic converter had been stolen from her vehicle in the Washington State Ferry Terminal parking lot sometime since Aug. 14. An officer provided local resources for towing, repair, and car rental.
A 75-year-old Anacortes woman reported loud music in the 1200 block of 10th Street. Officers contacted a 48-year-old Anacortes man near the entrance to the Anacortes Public Library. He agreed to turn the music down. While speaking with him, the officer observed numerous alcohol bottles and beer cans near the library entrance. The man became confrontational and told the officer to leave.
Saturday, August 20, 2022
The 68-year-old reporting party reported that a small aluminum boat had been abandoned behind his business in the 9100 block of South March Point Road. An officer contacted the man and he showed the officer the small boat, which was old and in rough shape. The officer took photos of the boat and ran the boat number through dispatch, but no information was available.
A 29-year-old Anacortes man reported that his boat and trailer had been stolen from the 2400 block of T Avenue. He said he had taken the boat for a short trip on the water to check it, and he had parked it on the street. He returned and found the boat and trailer were gone. He completed stolen boat and trailer paperwork.
Officers responded to assist the Skagit County Sheriff’s Office with a vehicle that was reported to be trying to run a male on a bicycle off the road. The 45-year-old Anacortes man reported that he was riding his bike on March Point Road near Texas Road when a car came onto his side of the road, causing him to go into the dirt to avoid being hit. Officers were able to contact the driver, a 23-year-old Anacortes woman, who advised that she had not been trying to hit him, but she did say she was annoyed by all the bikes on the road who refuse to move to the side. She said she would never do that and apologized to the cyclist. She was cautioned and advised that she could be charged with a crime if she was trying to run someone over.
Sunday, August 21, 2022
A 71-year-old Anacortes woman reported that a subject had thrown a cigarette out of a car window and had ignited the grass in the 1700 block of 10th Street. The responding officer was informed while en route to the scene that the fire had been extinguished and the suspect vehicle had left eastbound on 10th Street. Neighbors of the reporting party had extinguished the fire and were attempting to keep it that way by putting water on the burnt grass. The officer received footage from another neighbor of the reporting party and were unable to ascertain the license plate nor a driver description.
Monday, August 22, 2022
A 34-year-old Anacortes man reported an assault near the roundabout located at the intersection of 22nd Street and R Avenue. He said a 29-year-old Anacortes man had thrown a rock at him. The officer contacted him and he said one of his vehicles’ tires had been slashed. He said there had been an ongoing civil dispute between him and the man who he said threw the rock, and he believed this man had slashed the tires. He said he had seen the 29-year-old man and confronted him, which was when the rock had been thrown. He admitted that he had been holding a hammer at the time. The officer determined that there had been no assault by either party and no direct threats. The officer counseled the involved parties about the ongoing conflict.
Tuesday, August 23, 2022
A local store advised that a theft had just occurred, and another call came in advising of a fight at the same location. Officers responded and were informed that the suspect had left on foot and that an employee had tackled him in the parking lot. The total value of the theft was about $174. Officers were unable to locate the suspect but distributed images of him to Skagit law enforcement.
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
A 47-year-old Anacortes man reported an ongoing issue with a barking dog in the 1600 block of 40th Street. An officer spoke to him via phone, and he said a small neighbor dog barks for 20 or more minutes at a time anytime he walks into his own backyard. The officer contacted the dog’s owner, a 52-year-old Anacortes man, who advised that he had purchased a bark collar but that the dog barked even when it was turned to its highest level. He also said he feels like the neighbors’ dogs provokes his dog to bark. The officer recommended a different brand of bark collar and explained the barking ordinance.
Thursday, August 25, 2022
A 26-year-old Anacortes man reported that a man had been shot in the area of 30th Street and R Avenue. Officers responded and performed CPR on a 43-year-old man, who was later pronounced dead at Island Health. The man had allegedly been shot by a 20-year-old Anacortes woman during a domestic violence altercation between the 20-year-old’s mother and the 43-year-old man. Officers arrested the 20-year-old woman and booked her into Skagit County jail on a 72-hour investigative hold for first-degree murder.