Friday, December 23, 2022
Dispatch was contacted by a 59-year-old Anacortes man, who reported a burglary that occurred overnight at his residence in the 2100 block of E Avenue. An officer responded, and the man stated that he had purchased the residence within the past couple of months and has been completing renovations as time permits. He checked his residence Dec. 23 and discovered the backdoor and a window open. He determined that most of his power tools were missing, estimating that it would cost between $3,000 and $4,000 to replace them. The officer checked the surrounding residences for video surveillance.
An officer was dispatched to a reported burglary in the 1700 block of 28th Street. The property owner, a 44-year-old Anacortes man, advised the officer that he was checking on the residence he was renovating and discovered the basement door ajar and numerous missing power tools. The reporting party stated he would provide a list of the missing items. The investigation continues.
Saturday, December 24, 2022
Dispatch advised of a taken motor vehicle in the 12700 block of Reservation Road. He advised that his former employee had been stopped in California with the reporting party’s truck. He said his former employee was putting in a new transmission and didn’t have permission to drive the truck, but rather only to test drive it after repairs and not take it from the property due to expired tabs. He did not know that the employee, a 42-year-old Anacortes man, had taken the vehicle until law enforcement contacted the suspect. The reporting party said he did not wish to pursue charges, but said he would discuss further with the police department in California.
Monday, December 26, 2022
An officer was dispatched to a theft of a cooler from the 1800 block of 37th Street. The reporting party, a 30-year-old Anacortes man, said he had captured the incident on his doorbell camera. The officer arrived and viewed the video, which showed a subject smoking a cigarette, wearing a hooded sweatshirt, a white T-shirt, jeans and dark shoes. The suspect ran up, grabbed the cooler and ran off. The officer distributed the video in hopes someone could identify the subject.
Tuesday, December 27, 2022
An officer was dispatched to a lot in the 800 block of Commercial Avenue in reference to a trespassing complaint. Officers responded and spoke with the reporting party, who advised that he and his wife are long-term tenants in a commercial building, conducting renovations and property improvements there. He said there was a subject in his 20s associated with a black SUV had attempted to drive through a blocked-off area and was argumentative when the reporting party confronted him. The reporting party stated that he wanted the man trespassed (banned). Officers located the vehicle but could not locate the male associated with it.
Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Dispatched advised of a malicious mischief complaint at a bus stop around R Avenue and 30th Street. The reporting party, a bus driver, stated that glass was shattered at the bus stop with a BB gun and advised that the subjects were no longer on the scene. The officer responded and found that one window of the bus stop structure was shattered. The bus driver’s manager advised that there were possibly three windows broken at bus stops but did not have any further information at the time. The investigation continues.
An officer was dispatched to a motor vehicle accident that had occurred about an hour earlier. The reporting party advised that a delivery driver had hit her parked car, and she requested a phone call. The reporting party advised that her nephews had witnessed a delivery driver drop off a package at a neighbor’s house and hit the reporting party’s car. The reporting party had already contacted the company, which was able to identify the driver using the package tracking number. The company stated that an investigation would take place. The officer told the reporting party to contact APD if the incident was not resolved by the company.
Thursday, December 29, 2022
A 52-year-old Anacortes man called 911 and reported a cold vehicle prowl that occurred at a business in the 1000 block of 23rd Street. He stated that his car was parked behind the business and that he stopped by and checked the location, noticing that the driver’s-side door was ajar and that a box of items that was inside the vehicle was now on the ground near the door. The reporting party checked the vehicle and could not determine if anything was taken. The responding officer instructed the man to call APD if any items were discovered to be missing.