Anacortes Skagit County DUI Attorney: Anacortes Skagit County Blotter

Anacortes Skagit County DUI Attorney: Anacortes Skagit County Blotter

A 51-year-old San Juan County man was arrested after allegedly hitting a woman's car and offering her $100 not to call police.

Police received a report of a hit and run collision in the 1200 block of Commercial Avenue around 2:08 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 20. A woman reported she was northbound on Commercial Avenue when a blue Toyota truck turned onto Commercial from 13th Street and nearly hit her vehicle, causing her to move into the right hand land to avoid a collision. She told officers the truck then drifted out of its land into her lane and collided with the left front fender of her car. The truck then sped off northbound on Commercial Avenue. 

The woman reported she followed the truck as it went up and down some side streets and alleys and finally stopped at Seventh Street and Q Avenue. 

The male driver told her he did not have insurance and allegedly offered her $100 not to call the police. The woman took a picture of the truck's license plate with her cell phone and called police.

The man retreated into his truck and drove off. Police identified him as a 51-year-old San Juan County man who does not have a driver's license and has outstanding arrest warrants.

Among the other 149 cases handled by Anacortes police during the previous week:

Saturday, Jan. 15

• Officers responded to a complaint of a fight between a brother and sister at a home on Oakes Avenue around 10:06 a.m. The 51-year-old sister reported when she accused her 50-year-old brother and his girlfriend of taking advantage of their mother, he grabbed her neck and pulled her hair. She told officers he and his girlfriend left when they realized the police were called. The officer saw physical evidence at the home confirming the woman's version of the alleged assault. The case was referred to the prosecutor for a charging decision. 

• A 20-year-old Anacortes man was arrested for numerous outstanding warrants and on charges of domestic assault, interfering with the reporting of a domestic violence incident and resisting arrest following a 911 call of an assault in Skyline. Officers contacted a 16-year-old girl who claimed her ex-boyfriend accosted her and took her cell phone when she tried to call the police. Officers tracked down the man who also claimed he was assaulted by his ex-girlfriend.

• A man in the 4900 block of Heather Drive reported a teenage boy in a red truck parked in front of his house and walked to the home directly behind his house. The man lost sight of the boy as he walked toward the rear door of the residence. The truck was gone when police arrived but they traced it to a residence a few blocks away. After brief investigation officers learned the boy was trying to meet a girl at the residence. 

• A woman at a home on Ninth Street called police to report she had been yelling at and hitting her husband and asked to be arrested. Police arrived at the residence and after talking to the woman and her husband, they were able to oblige her request and arrested her on a charge of domestic assault.

Sunday, Jan. 16

• Neighbors in the 2700 block of Washington Boulevard reported someone is damaging tree foliage and real estate signs in the area. The reporting party believes it is occurring in the early morning hours. 

Monday, Jan. 17

• An officer spotted a vehicle with expired license tabs in the 2000 block of Commercial Avenue around 4:50 p.m. and pulled the car over to warn the driver. The driver parked diagonally instead of inside the parking stall. The 23-year-old man driving the car showed signs of intoxication. After failing the voluntary sobriety tests, the man was arrested on a charge of DUI and transported to the station for a breath test.

• A resident in the 1400 block of Ninth Street reported coming home to find the back glass door to his residence was broken and a glass container with change in it was taken. Neighbors described seeing a bike in front of the house earlier in the day and seeing a teenager cut through the yard to get to the alley. 

Tuesday, Jan. 18

• A 20-year-old Anacortes man was arrested on six outstanding warrants after police responded to a complaint of noise at an apartment in the 800 block of 30th Street around 1:42 a.m. An officer recognized the man from previous contacts inside the apartment. After initially denying he was there, other occupants of the apartment eventually produced the man for police. 

• A motorist reported a DUI on Highway 20 nearing Anacortes around 6:40 p.m. Officers found the truck in question on R Avenue and saw it was speeding and weaving from the center to fog line. The truck was stopped at Ninth Street near Market Street and a 27-year-old Port Orchard man was arrested on a charge of DUI after he failed voluntary field sobriety tests. 

• A resident on Fidalgo Bay Road came home to find his house had been broken into but only two containers of change seemed to be missing. Entry was probably gained through an unlocked window. 

Three days later, the resident reported more than change was taken. At the time he had not noticed his spare truck keys were gone but when leaving for work Friday morning he found his white 2008 Chevrolet Silvarado truck missing from his driveway. It was recovered Monday after a citizen reported it abandoned.

Wednesday, Jan. 19

• A resident in the 1100 block of K Avenue reported a car stereo was taken from his unlocked car parked on the street overnight.

• A $1,000 40-horsepower Yamaha outboard motor was reported stolen from the Anacortes Yacht Club sometime since Christmas. The motor was mounted on the chase boat that was stored behind the club on a trailer.

Thursday, Jan. 20

• A resident in the 1200 block of Haddon Lane reported sometime overnight an unlocked garage was entered and a small amount of cash and some non-prescription pain killers were taken out of the cars. 

• A resident in the 1200 block of 31st Street reported sometime since 10:30 a.m. someone broke into the home and took a 55-inch flat screen TV, a Dell laptop computer, a jewelry box containing two Rolex watches and fine jewelry, and an assortment of wine. Value of items taken was close to $30,000. It appears a window was pried open. The home is adjacent to Storvik Park and police hope someone may have seen the items being removed. 

On Saturday officers contacted a juvenile runaway at an apartment close to the victim's home. He was in possession of some of the wine that was taken. The investigation continues.

• A 13-year-old boy sustained minor injuries when he was struck by a car in the intersection of 17th Street and Commercial Avenue around 5:21 p.m. Witnesses told officers the boy was crossing Commercial eastbound, when the car making a right hand turn from 17th Street to go northbound on Commercial hit him. 

• A 19-year-old Anacortes man was arrested on a charge of domestic malicious mischief after he reportedly broke a window in his mother's home. His mother told officers her son was upset and was playing with a knife when she left the house. She returned to hear glass breaking.

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