Anacortes Skagit County DUI Attorney: Anacortes Police Blotter March 16

Anacortes Skagit County DUI Attorney:  Anacortes Police Blotter March 16

 

Police are looking for a man in connection with a theft at a hardware store. 

On Feb. 27, the man and his two companions came into the store. One made a purchase while the other engaged an employee in the repair department in a conversation. A few days later, when a customer came in to retrieve a chain saw he left for repair, it was missing. Surveillance video shows the man removed the saw from the repair area while his friend distracted the employee. A store employee saw the man downtown March 10 and gave police his license plate number.

With the store video and license information, officers identified the suspect. The investigation continues.

Among the other 209 cases handled by Anacortes police during the previous week:

Friday, March 4

• A woman reported her son's car was parked on property in the 12000 block of Reservation Road near South March Point Road for about two weeks. During that time someone removed the tires, rims, battery and stereo speakers. The 1992 Ford Taurus was involved in a collision on Feb. 20 and was not driveable. It is possible someone thought it was abandoned.

• An 18-year-old Anacortes man was arrested on charges of driving with a suspended license, possession of marijuana and possession of alcohol by a minor following a routine traffic stop in the 2500 block of D Avenue around 12:15 p.m. The driver had head phones on, which is illegal when driving. An officer stopped the car to warn the driver and found he had no license. Marijuana and liquor reportedly were found in the man's vehicle. 

• A 32-year-old Guemes Island man was arrested after police received a call that a suspicious man was looking in windows in the 1900 block of Commercial Avenue around 7 p.m. When officers approached the man he ran. He was apprehended after a short chase. He had two outstanding warrants from Snohomish County and was in possession of 12.5 grams of suspected methamphetamine at the time of his arrest. 

• A 55-year-old Anacortes woman was arrested on a charge of DUI following a traffic stop at 22nd Street and M Avenue around 7:40 p.m. An officer on routine patrol first noticed the car as it waited for a stop light at M Avenue and 12th Street. The car stopped well behind the stop bars so the light was not cycling to green. The officer followed the car and saw several lane violations before stopping the car. The driver appeared to be intoxicated. She failed field sobriety tests and was arrested and taken to the police department for a breath test.

Saturday, March 5

• A 31-year-old Anacortes man was arrested on a charge of DUI after an officer stopped him around 12:20 a.m. for speeding in the downtown corridor of Commercial Avenue. The man appeared intoxicated and confused and reportedly handed the officer the owner's manual for his car when he was asked for his driver's license. The man failed physical sobriety tests and was arrested and taken to the police department for a breath test.

• A 51-year-old Anacortes woman was arrested on a charge of hit and run after the car she was allegedly driving struck a light pole at Skyline and Kingsway around 1:09 a.m. The car hit so hard the base was knocked about 100 feet from its original location. Witnesses told police they saw one person get out of the car and leave. Two hours later the woman called a tow company to remove the car.  Officers contacted the woman and arrested her.

• A business in the 2700 block of Commercial Avenue reported an extremely intoxicated young man came in and requested assistance around 1:25 a.m. Officers contacted an 18-year-old Packwood man who was barely conscious. He reportedly told officers he consumed a lot of liquor. He was cited and released for minor consuming alcohol and transported to the hospital for assistance. Officers reported his alcohol level was three times the legal limit.

• A man in the 1100 block of Fourth Street called police after he confronted a person who was prowling his truck around 3:06 a.m. The thief reportedly had entered a neighbor's truck too. Nothing appeared to have been taken. He is described as a white male, 6 feet tall and 170 pounds. The prowler ran away and officers were unable to find him. 

Sunday, March 6
• Two unlocked vehicles were prowled overnight while parked in a driveway in the 17000 block of 10th Street. Less than 50 cents in change was taken from one vehicle and nothing was taken from the other.

• A resident in the 2300 block of Westwood reported his unlocked car was prowled overnight and a $200 Tom-Tom brand GPS was taken.

• Police were called to an establishment in the 1900 block of Commercial Avenue where they arrested a 39-year-old Anacortes woman on a charge of domestic violence assault. The woman entered and saw her ex-boyfriend sitting at the bar. She reportedly became angry and yelled that this was her bar and he should leave, then hit him numerous times, breaking his glasses. Other patrons reportedly pulled her off but once she was released she bit the man in the arm. She was removed from the bar and officers arrested her in the parking lot.

• A 22-year-old Anacortes woman complained she was assaulted by her 27-year-old ex-boyfriend at her apartment. She told the 911 dispatcher she did not want police to contact her and hung up. Officers contacted her near her apartment and saw she had a cut lip. She reportedly told officers her ex-boyfriend pushed her down and choked her but she did not want him arrested. Officers were unable to find him. A summons was issued for the man to appear in court on charges of domestic violence assault and domestic violence malicious mischief. 

Monday, March 7

• A resident in the 5000 block of Doon Way reported a $500 3-foot tall sundial was stolen from their yard sometime since January.

Tuesday, March 8

• An Anacortes School District bus traveling south on Commercial Avenue was hit by a vehicle westbound on 31st Street around 8:40 a.m. Twenty-six elementary school students were on the bus at the time of the collision and four were taken to Island Hospital with minor injuries. A 71-year-old Anacortes man was cited for failure to yield the right of way.  

• An officer on routine patrol westbound on Oakes Avenue saw a silver car weaving and crossing the fog line around 8:27 p.m. The officer stopped the car on Oakes near Dakota and contacted the 75-year-old Anacortes woman driving. She showed obvious signs of intoxication. She was unsteady on her feet and was not able to complete field sobriety tests. She was arrested on a charge of DUI and taken to the police station for a breath test. She was released to her son.

Wednesday, March 9

• A 26-year-old woman was arrested on a charge of theft after officers received a report she took jewelry and gift items from a shop in the 600 block of Commercial Avenue. The store owner reported the woman gave some jewelry to a mutual friend, but there was no record of the woman purchasing the pieces. The shop owner told officers the woman comes in the shop a lot but never makes purchases. When officers contacted the suspect she originally denied taking any items. When confronted with physical evidence she allegedly admitted taking items, including some not yet reported stolen.

• A 31-year-old Lake Stevens man was cited for driving while his license was suspended, failure to secure a load and failure to use a court-ordered ignition interlock device after officer responded to a traffic incident at 12th Street and A Avenue around 2 p.m. The man was driving a truck and hauling a trailer full of wood scraps eastbound on Oakes Avenue when a piece of wood came off the load and struck a car behind him. The car's hood was damaged and the driver pulled over but the truck kept going. A witness followed the truck to a local hardware store parking lot. When the officer arrived the driver had just purchased tarp and tie downs to secure the load. He was cited and warned not to drive.

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