Officers Saturday, Aug. 37, were dispatched to a motor vehicle collision in which a car hit another car, made a u-turn and left in the area of Highway 20 and Reservation Road. The victim vehicle followed and located the suspect vehicle at a business Christianson Road. An officer contacted the driver and dispatch advised that he had several warrants and a suspended driving status. Officers arrested him, booked him and released him on his warrants, issuing a book-and-release agreement.
Anacortes Police also investigated these other cases.
Friday, August 26, 2022
A 77-year-old Anacortes woman reported that at about 6 p.m. Aug. 24, a woman with a bottle of wine was on her porch, knocked at the door, looked around and left before the homeowner could answer the door. The next night at about 8:30 p.m., a man holding a silver bowl did the same thing. She said she thought it was odd and was told to call if she ever feels she is in danger.
Saturday, August 27, 2022
A 62-year-old Blakely Island man reported that gasoline was stolen from his SUV and that the fuel tank was damaged. He said that sometime in the previous two weeks, someone had siphoned fuel from his vehicle and destroyed the filler tube while doing so. He was unable to start the vehicle after putting more gas into it and advised that about 15 gallons had been stolen.
An 83-year-old Anacortes man reported he had just caught someone attempting to siphon gas out of his truck parked behind his business in the 2500 block of Commercial Avenue. His wife chased him down an alley to a van, which the man fled in northbound on Commercial. Officers had contacted him earlier on an unrelated matter and had noticed a red gas can. Officers checked the area and could not locate the man.
Sunday, August 28, 2022
A horse escaped from its residence on Dow Lane and was in the middle of Whistle Lake Road. An officer returned it to its pasture but was not able to contact its owners.
A 74-year-old Guemes Island man reported that his truck had been damaged and items totaling about $1,300 in value had been taken from his vehicle in the 500 block of K Avenue. Officers are seeking video footage related to the theft.
Monday, August 29, 2022
A 65-year-old Seattle man advised that the catalytic converter had been taken from his vehicle parked since Aug. 24 in a local parking lot. He returned and found the converter gone, estimating that it would cost about $1,500 to repair.
A 55-year-old Anacortes woman reported that a baby deer was trapped between their chain link fence and their neighbor’s wooden fence. Officers arrived and freed the entrapped fawn and it ran off.
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
A little after 1:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 30, Anacortes Police Department officers responded to assist the Anacortes Fire Department with a fire on the Tommy Thompson Trail trestle in the 4700 block of Fidalgo Bay Road. Officers and firefighters determined that the fire was located near the center of the trestle but closer to South March’s Point Road, so officers responded to the 9000 block of South March’s Point Road. They found the fire had fully engulfed the width of the bridge and the pylons below, and it appeared to be 10 to 15 feet long at the time. An APD officer contacted the Swinomish Police Department and requested their marine unit respond. The SPD confirmed the request and responded with two vessels shortly after and assisted. After the fire was extinguished, an officer checked the bridge and found that the damage appeared to span the width of the bridge and about 60 feet of its length, including support pylons and railings. The Anacortes Fire Department is coordinating with the City of Anacortes Streets Department to close the trestle. The cause of the fire is under active investigation. Anyone with information should call 911 to report it. Call 360-299-1985 to leave an anonymous tip.
Earlier in the evening, officers arrested a 39-year-old Anacortes man for second-degree burglary and for obstructing for provided a false name to officers attempting to identify him at a local grocery store. When he was going to jail, he advised that his son would be alone at a residence on 12th Street. Officers conducted a welfare check on the address, discovering signs of forced entry to the basement with broken glass and blood, as well as multiple empty beer cans. Officers contacted the property’s owners, who advised they were out of town and stated that no one had permission to enter the home, and they did not know who the arrested suspect was. The man denied any knowledge of the address when questioned about the broken window and the blood. Officers noted that he had dried blood stains on the front of his pants. Once a fit-for-jail exam was completed at Island Hospital and the man realized he was heading to jail, he began yelling in the ER. Officers placed him in a patrol car and transported him to jail.
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
A local school administrator called to report that a portion of a new playground set at his school installed the previous day had been stolen, worth about $500 total.
Thursday, September 1, 2022
A local business reported that a company vehicle had its gas tank drilled and about 6.5 gallons of gasoline taken. He said he was unsure when it might have occurred.