Police Blotter, December 6 - 11, 2024

Police Blotter, December 6 - 11, 2024

A Skyline theft. Was it the Burrows Island Bandit? 

Friday, December 6, 2024

Dispatch advised of an attempted boat equipment theft complaint in the 2000 block of Skyline Way. The reporting party told officers that he was checking his boat and noticed that there were cables laying at an angle. Upon further inspection, the reporting party noticed that the autopilot cable and starter cables had been cut from his kicker motor. He also said the fuel line was disconnected from the motor but was not cut nor damaged. The man showed the responding officer a photo of the so-called “Burrows Island Bandit,” a man suspected in some recent thefts. The reporting party said he does not know if the man is involved but wanted to inform the APD that he has been seen in the area.

Saturday, December 6, 2024

Vehicles reported to be disregarding the holiday parade blockades downtown were determined to be trying to exit the parade route after it had been taped off.

Officers responded to a reported domestic violence incident in the 5300 block of Ferry Terminal Road. Officers arrived and heard a commotion coming from the parking lot. Officers observed a male in a white bathrobe with blood in scattered locations on the robe, and a woman walking toward the officers. She stated that she and the male, her boyfriend, had been on a boat for far too long, and an officer observed her lose her balance as she spoke and smelled a strong, obvious odor of intoxicants emitting from her breath and person. She explained that she was a “little intoxicated” and that the man had drank whiskey and “got a little stupid.” She said the man she was with had “scruffed her dog” and, in defense, she had grabbed the first thing she could, which turned out to be the man’s genitals, hence his apparent injuries. The man refused medical aid and would not talk to officers about the night’s events. The responsible officer found probable cause for the woman’s arrest for fourth-degree domestic-violence assault. She was arrested, checked by medical staff and subsequently booked into Skagit County jail.

Sunday, December 8, 2024

Dispatch advised of a traffic enforcement complaint in the 1200 block of 12th Street. The reported  party stated that a vehicle was in the roadway with its blinker on for about 20 minutes. Officers arrived and conducted a traffic stop, observing an Anacortes man passed out behind the steering wheel. As the man woke up, officers identified themselves and asked why he was stopped in the roadway. The man was incoherent and lethargic and did not respond when asked why he was parked there. An officer asked him again why he was stopped in the middle of the road, and the man responded, “Not at all,” and “Not at all, bro, yes, sir.” He said he had not drunk anything that night and had not taken any medication. Officers did locate two open cans of beer in the center console. Officers eventually arrested the man, and he provided two evidentiary breath samples at the APD reading .307. Officers completed a criminal citation for DUI and transported the man to Skagit County jail.

Monday, December 9, 2024

The reporting party advised that her husky had gotten out and ran away sometime in the last hour. The dog was later located by a neighbor and an exchange was facilitated.

Tuesday, December 10, 2024

An officer was dispatched to a store in the 1300 block of Commercial Avenue, where the manager reported that a counterfeit $20 bill had been passed. The manager gave the officer the bill, which did not feel like an actual cash bill. No money was lost, as staff brought out a pen to check the legitimacy of the bill. The man who passed it drove away quickly when he noticed that the employee was about to check the bill. The officer checked with local law enforcement to see if anyone recognized the vehicle and placed the counterfeit bill into evidence.

Wednesday, December 11, 2024

There was a report of a dog howling since 6 a.m. that sounded like it was in distress. The responding officer arrived in the area and the only noise that he could locate was a chicken attempting to lay an egg in the 2300 block of Forest View Lane. The reporting party called back a short time later and advised that the dog was howling again. The officer explained that the noise was coming from an egg-laying chicken, but the man insisted that the noise was a dog in distress that sounded like it was getting tired. The officer checked the area again and did not locate a dog in distress.