Anacortes Skagit County DUI Lawyers: Anacortes Police Blotter, May 4, 2011
Friday, April 22
• Officers and the Anacortes Fire Department responded to the 1600 block of M Avenue after a golf ball was thrown through the window of a school bus transporting elementary students around 3:43 p.m. None of the students was injured by the broken glass. A 10-year-old suspect has been identified. Police are working with the School District to make sure the boy is held responsible for his actions.
• A resident of the 5500 block of Kingsway reported she found a check she wrote for $20 was cashed for $200. The check was placed into her outgoing mail on the previous day.
A suspect has been identified and, along with two others, has been connected with several other similar crimes across the county. The suspect is in custody. Charges are pending.
• An off-duty officer was in a business in the 900 block of 11th Street and saw a man take a bag out of his pants pocket, load some merchandise into the bag and then leave the store without paying for the items.
No uniformed officers were available so the off-duty officer took the man into custody. A citation was later completed and served on the suspect on a charge of shoplifting.
• Officers responded after a woman called 911 to report her 17-year-old foster son assaulted her 13-year-old daughter. The two teens had been exchanging words in the driveway when the boy flipped over the chair the girl was sitting in, causing her to hit her head on the asphalt.
The boy physically resisted being taken into custody and officers had to take him to the ground to apply handcuffs. He was booked into juvenile detention on charges of domestic violence assault and resisting arrest.
Saturday, April 23
• A man with a warrant was contacted outside an establishment in the 300 block of Commercial Avenue around 1:56 a.m. He was arrested and a search revealed he was in possession of a prescription pill with no prescription. He was assigned a new court date and cited for possession of the pill.
• Officers responded to the 1600 block of 22nd Street after getting a call about a 57-year-old man behaving inappropriately toward other patrons around 10:50 a.m. He had already left when officers arrived. The area was checked but he was not found. Attempts are being made to contact the man and tell him he is no longer allowed at the facility.
• A motorcyclist reported that as he was approaching the roundabout from Highway 20 a dark-colored SUV started to merge into his lane of travel. The motorcycle driver was forced to swerve to avoid a collision and the bike went down. When the motorcycle and driver came to a stop the driver's leg was trapped under the bike.
Passing motorist stopped to help the driver and lifted the bike off his leg. He had minor scrapes on his leg and minimal damage to the motorcycle. The SUV was not found.
• Officers responded with the Anacortes Fire Department to the 3000 block of Oakes Avenue after getting a report that a pickup had gone off the road and down the embankment around 7:46 p.m. The truck and 20-year-old male driver were found in the brush about halfway down the hill.
The driver was assisted down the rest of the hill and checked for injuries. Officers noticed obvious signs of intoxication. Officers helped him maintain his balance to prevent him from falling over.
A preliminary breath test showed results well over the legal limit. The man declined medical treatment. He was arrested on a charge of DUI.
He agreed to take another breath test at the police station and provided one valid breath sample. Before giving the second sample he vomited repeatedly on the floor. The area and the man were cleaned up and the process was restarted. The driver again started to vomit. A blood sample was drawn at the hospital instead and the man was released pending the results.
Sunday, April 24
• An officer on patrol southbound on Commercial Avenue saw the taillights of a vehicle stop functioning around 1:24 a.m. The officer also noticed the vehicle was swerving and crossing into the bike lane. The officer stopped the vehicle in the 1000 block of 34th Street and contacted the 28-year-old male driver.
An obvious odor of intoxicants allegedly came from the driver's breath as he spoke and his movements were lethargic. The driver performed poorly on field sobriety tests and was arrested on a charge of DUI. He was transported to the police station, processed and released to a sober adult.
• An officer saw a vehicle make a U-turn from a parked position in the 200 block of Commercial Avenue then drive for a short distance in the wrong lane around 1:27 a.m. The officer got behind the vehicle and paced its speed at 25-30 mph in the 20 mph zone. The officer stopped the vehicle and contacted the 25-year-old male driver. A strong odor of intoxicants was noticed coming from inside the car.
When asked for his driver's license, the driver allegedly provided a Visa card. He claimed he could not find his vehicle registration in a pile of papers he was shuffling through even though the officer could see the registration on the top of the pile. The driver performed poorly on field sobriety tests and was arrested on a charge of DUI. He was transported to the police station, cited and released to a sober adult.
• A resident of the 1000 block of Seventh Street reported over the weekend someone stole two pieces of conduit from his yard, probably to sell as scrap metal. There are no suspects.
• Police received a call about a shoplifter who just left a business in the 900 block of 11th Street around 5:49 p.m. Officers found the suspect walking away from the building eating the stolen merchandise.
A search produced a bottle of wine hidden in his pants. As this was the third time in recent weeks the man was caught shoplifting from this location he was booked into jail on theft charges.
Monday, April 25
• A woman called 911 to request officers go to the house she owns with her soon-to-be ex-husband and tell the women staying there with him that she had to leave. Officers declined as the caller no longer lived at the residence. The soon-to-be ex-husband later came to the police station and said his soon-to-be ex-wife told him she was going to report he assaulted her. He wanted it documented he had not. A report was taken for informational purposes.
• A cargo rack was unbolted and removed from the roof of a vehicle in the 2600 block of Q Avenue. There are no suspects.
• A woman came in to the police station and reported her estranged husband is sending her e-mails in violation of a court order. The information was documented and the case was forwarded to the city prosecutor for a charging decision.
• An officer responded to the parking lot for the temporary Guemes Ferry loading area about an attempted vehicle theft. The owner reported leaving her vehicle locked there on April 19. When she returned April 25 she found the door unlocked, the dash removed and the ignition destroyed.
It appears someone tried to start the vehicle with a screwdriver but was not successful. There are no suspects.
• An officer on patrol in the 1100 block of 22nd Street saw a vehicle on M Avenue approaching the four-way stop at 22nd Street at a high rate of speed around 9:16 p.m. The vehicle slowed before going through the intersection.
The officer contacted the driver and noticed the smell of alcohol coming from inside the vehicle. The driver dropped his license when trying to hand it to the officer and allegedly said he had one beer. He performed poorly on field sobriety tests and declined to give a preliminary breath test, saying he had actually consumed two beers and felt he might be close to the legal limit.
He was arrested on a charge of DUI. He then requested to take a preliminary breath test and he was correct — he was over the limit. While on the way to the police station the driver allegedly told the officer he only had 10 days left on his probation from a previous DUI and the arrest would ruin him. The driver was processed, cited and released with a court date.
Tuesday, April 26
• An iPod was stolen from a truck parked on Cabana Lane over the weekend.
• A mini motorbike was stolen from behind a building in the 900 block of 31st Street over the weekend. The bike had been in the victim's family since 1968 and has great sentimental value. It is blue with a red plastic gas can bracketed into place as a gas tank.
Wednesday, April 27
• A Washington Park employee called around 9:40 a.m. to report receiving a complaint from woman who was walking in the park about an elderly male touching her inappropriately while on one of the trails. Efforts are being made to identify the man.
• Animal control responded to the 1900 block of 32nd Street about a loose goat in the roadway around 12:41 p.m. The goat was returned to its owner.
• A 20-year-old man was contacted in Washington Park and found to have been drinking. He initially lied about his age but eventually told the truth and cooperated with officers. He was cited for underage drinking and released.
• Officers received a call about a 17-year-old girl hitting her mother in the face. The daughter left the area before officers arrived. The victim reported she and her daughter were arguing and the daughter hit her in the face with a closed fist.
The daughter was contacted and allegedly admitted she was very upset and hit her mom. She was booked into juvenile detention on a charge of domestic violence assault.
Thursday, April 28
• An officer recognized a man with a warrant entering a business in the 300 block of Commercial Avenue around 12:19 a.m. The man was asked to step outside and was taken into custody. A search produced a baggie of marijuana in his pants pocket. He was booked into jail for the warrant and cited for possession of marijuana.
• A Guemes Island resident found his locked truck had been broken into over the past two days while parked in the 800 block of Seafarers Way.
A window was broken out and the glove box was damaged but nothing was taken.
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