Crime Time

Tuesday, Jan. 12
12:15 p.m. — A caller said a tugboat came into Holmes Harbor overnight with a raft of logs but was leaving without the logs.
12:21 p.m. — A caller on Book Woman Lane said renters had left a sofa on the property.
2:09 p.m. — A man reported a case of credit-card fraud.
5:55 p.m. — A caller on Bush Point Road heard rifle shots and wanted someone to check the area.
8:34 p.m. — A fallen tree was partially blocking Ashley Loop near East Harbor Road.

Wednesday, Jan. 13
8:17 a.m. — Someone complained about a semi-truck that was partially blocking Highway 525 north of Freeland.
11:18 a.m. — A caller said a man fell down on Myrtle Avenue near Freeland Park.
1:37 p.m. — Someone broke into a home on Rollinghill Road.
1:54 p.m. — A caller said a teenage boy was walking a dog without a leash on Bayview Road, and the dog was running out into traffic.
2:50 p.m. — A caller said a neighbor had moved property- line markers and was dumping trash and other debris on a neighboring property.
9:55 p.m. — A man said his son was getting threatening phone calls and text messages from a friend of his girlfriend. He was worried that something bad would happen to his son.
11:01 p.m. — A man on Herring Street said someone took his dog and put a noose around the animal’s neck and choked it.

Thursday, Jan. 14
11:38 a.m. — A woman said a neighbor’s pit bull tried to attack her last night.
12:06 p.m. — A woman on Glendale Road said she received a threatening letter about her barking dogs that said, “Your dogs woke my kids up again this morning. Are you deaf or?” She didn’t know who sent the letter.
2:59 p.m. — Someone reported a tailgating driver in a light green truck on Highway 525 near Bayview Road.
3:07 p.m. — A stray pit bull was loose on Maxwelton Road.
3:19 p.m. — A woman said a driver in a black truck ran her off the roadway near Staats Drive.
3:53 p.m. — A Clinton business received a fraudulent check for $315.21.
5:38 p.m. — A woman said her vehicle was hit on Wilson Place on Saturday.
5:50 p.m. — Chase Bank in Freeland reported an armed robbery. A man in a hooded blue sweatshirt and wearing a white surgical mask left with an undisclosed amount of money. He put his hand in his pocket like he may have had something in there.
8:46 p.m. — A 911 hang-up call was received from a pay phone at the high school. When a call back was made, a teenage boy answered the phone and said “Sexy’s Pizza, do you want to hear our specials?” When told it was a call back for a 911 call, the boy hung up the phone.
10:04 p.m. — A man on Coles Road reported something suspicious: Three vehicles drove up his driveway without headlights, then left and turned toward Langley. The man found wet footprints near the house.

Friday, Jan. 15
10:55 a.m. — Copper was stolen from a vacant house on Highway 525.
1:41 p.m. — A sailboard was reportedly beached between Fox Spit and Bells Beach. The vessel appeared to have broken loose from its mooring.
2:47 p.m. — License plates were stolen from a vehicle on Timberline Road. The caller said they had expired tags.
5:10 p.m. — A caller said a man who was seen walking around the area in the past three weeks matched the description of the Chase Bank robber. The man has not been seen in the last couple of days.

Saturday, Jan. 16
2:58 a.m. — An “extremely intoxicated” man wanted a deputy to help him get his keys after his van was left near Cultus Bay Road after he was pulled over by the State Patrol.
5:15 a.m. — A suspicious man was sitting in a car outside a Freeland gas station.

Saturday, Jan. 9
3 p.m. — A driver said someone in a silver Ford Focus cut the driver off at Highway 525 and Langley Road.
4:25 p.m. — A caller said a white Chevy pickup that was loaded down with ladders and other construction items was driving under the speed limit on Highway 525.
4:33 p.m. — Someone complained about a man on Paradise Place who was using the cul-de-sac and a neighbor’s driveway to do car repair work.
8:04 p.m. — Bones were found on the beach near the Clinton ferry dock.
8:52 p.m. — A tree was across the roadway on Craw Road near Coles Road.
10:16 p.m. — A man said a driver in a red Chevy Cobalt nearly hit him and ran him off the road on Highway 525 near Bush Point Road. The driver then turned onto Becker Road.

Sunday, Jan. 10
10:49 a.m. — A woman on Deer Field Lane said a loose bull was in her front yard. There were no bulls in the neighborhood, so the woman didn’t know who owned the animal.
12:50 p.m. — A woman on Silver Cloud Lane said she has an ongoing problem with a neighbor’s dog who uses her yard for a bathroom.
3:56 p.m. — Gunfire was heard near Whidbey Woods Lane.
4:43 p.m. — A man said he thought a woman was going to walk onto the Clinton ferry and then jump off.
4:44 p.m. — A Ford F150 was prowled as it was parked at a gas station on Highway 525.
5:46 p.m. — Shoplifting suspects at a Freeland store were arguing with a manager.
9:43 p.m. — A possible DUI driver in a white Toyota truck was reported on Highway 525 in Freeland.

Monday, Jan. 11
7:13 a.m. — A caller said a group of men were walking around outside a house on Harbor Hills Drive.
9:39 a.m. — A woman said she heard gunshots in the Deer Lagoon area.
11:30 a.m. — A motorcycle rider said there is moss growing on Whidbey roadways and it was a hazard to motorcyclists. He said the appropriate agencies should be notified so they can handle the problem.

Sunday, Jan. 3
3:57 p.m. — Two gunshots were heard near Winns Hollow Lane.
5:26 p.m. — An injured deer was reported in the middle of the road near Bayview Road and Katya Lane.
5:46 p.m. — A dead deer was reported at Bayview and Brooks Hill roads.

Monday, Jan. 4
12:02 a.m. — A caller said a 10-year-old was lying on the bench near the Red Apple, dressed in a dark jacket and white-and-pink pajamas.

Tuesday, Jan. 5
11:29 a.m. — A caller said a driver pulled over near Woodard Avenue after what looked like an accident. Everybody got out of the vehicle and ran to the highway; one person was carrying a red guitar.
4:31 p.m. — A man who appeared to be extremely intoxicated fell over in a grassy area on the north side of Highway 525 near Fish Road. A caller said he looked like he was in his 20s, and he had a grocery bag in his hand.
8:38 p.m. — A woman said a driver in a white mini-van was tailgating her on Highway 525 near Bush Point Road.
9:04 p.m. — A driver in a green Ford Explorer was driving recklessly on Highway 525 near Bayview Road.

Wednesday, Jan. 6
8:40 a.m. — A driver in a silver, four-door sedan was passing five vehicles at a time on Highway 525 near Donahey Road.
8:59 a.m. — A man reported fraudulent charges to his bank account.
9:45 a.m. — A man and a woman were arguing on the side of the road near Mutiny Bay and Bush Point roads. The caller passed by again later and said the man was sitting in his blue Subaru with his head resting on the steering wheel.
9:56 a.m. — Someone at the high school reported a break-in that happened sometime over winter break. Items were taken.
12:45 p.m. — A caller wanted to talk about a wallet that was stolen from a gas station restroom in Tacoma.
4:23 p.m. — A smoky burn was reported near Millman and Double Bluff roads.

Thursday, Jan. 7
7:59 a.m. — A dead deer was in the roadway on Cardinal Way at the intersection with Smugglers Cove Road.
7:37 p.m. — A man said a suspicious package containing a profanity-filled book was placed on his porch on Aqua Lane.

Friday, Jan. 8
9:31 a.m. — A caller reported a bashed-up vehicle that was parked on Violet Street.
12:57 p.m. — An abandoned vehicle was blocking the roadway on Saratoga Road.
1:47 p.m. — A woman on Mutiny Bay Road reported a phone scam; someone called her and said she had won a car.
1:57 p.m. — A man was causing a disturbance at the Freeland Café.
2:13 p.m. — A man was seen staggering along the highway near Classic Road.
3:04 p.m. — Someone was reportedly taking parts from an abandoned vehicle near the phone booth at Classic Road.
3:05 p.m. — A man on Harbor Hills Drive said two tires on his vehicle were flat.
3:29 p.m. — A subject was trying to break into a home on Lakeside Drive. The person threw a board through the window and then started to break the windows out of a Jeep in the driveway.
3:32 p.m. — The tires of at least four vehicles were slashed at the Freeland Café.
4:40 p.m. — A woman said her neighbor was blocking her mailbox with his backhoe.
7:44 p.m. — A stolen vehicle was recovered on Highway 525.

Saturday, Jan. 9
10:09 a.m. — A black pickup was in the ditch near the corner of Virginia Avenue and Ledgewood Beach Road.
2 p.m. — A caller said someone tried to break into a neighbor’s house on Menlo Beach Lane overnight. The storm door had been removed.

Friday, Jan. 1
1:01 p.m. — A small tree was blocking one lane of Surface Road.
4:59 p.m. — A woman said her car was broken into at Greenbank Farm and her purse was stolen.
5:20 p.m. — A tree was in the wires on Fox Spit Road.
6:33 p.m. — A tree was blocking one lane of traffic near Bob Galbreath and Surface roads.
9:40 p.m. — A tree was blocking both lanes, and wires were down, on Frost Avenue and Brighton Beach Road.
10:56 p.m. — A dead deer was in the southbound lane of Highway 525 near Forest View Lane.

Saturday, Jan. 2
1:05 a.m. — A caller on Vine Maple Lane reported a burglary attempt. Someone tried to enter the home, but then ran away. The caller’s son-in-law went looking for the person, but came up empty.
2:42 a.m. — A tenant at the Harbour Inn said the power had gone out.
4:14 a.m. — A driver in an older, white Mazda Protege pulled up to a mailbox on Shorewood Avenue and then “peeled out.”
8:32 a.m. — A woman on East Harbor Road reported fraudulent activity following the theft of her purse the day before.
3:32 p.m. — A woman on Langley Road complained about her neighbors’ dogs.
5:08 p.m. — A driver hit a deer near Highway 525 and Bush Point Road.
5:37 p.m. — The sign for Unity Church was reportedly stolen from Crawford Road.
6:26 p.m. — A dog was barking on Woodard Avenue. It’s an ongoing problem.
10:23 p.m. — A man said his ex-wife had been calling him and harassing him all day, despite a court order that was in place.
11:28 p.m. — A possible DUI driver in a Ford that was painted like the American flag was reported heading north on Highway 525.

Sunday, Jan. 3
2:32 a.m. — A street sign was down at Sills and Maxwelton roads.
8:19 a.m. — A man said a black horse was loose in his yard on Cultus Bay Road.
8:25 a.m. — A woman at Seabluff Terrace said she could hear someone shooting in the area. She thought it might be boaters.
8:54 a.m. — A caller on Driftwood Drive called to ask if duck season was still open.
3:50 p.m. — A boat was vandalized on Deer Lake Road.

The Freeland Chase Bank was robbed last night by a masked man.
Here is the complete set of suspect photos released by the Island County Sheriff’s Office.

Budget meetings, computer problems, no time — the sheriff’s office has been a bit stretched to supply the South End blotter in recent weeks.
But now, it’s back in all its glory. Enjoy!

Monday, Dec. 28
8:04 a.m. — A stop sign was down on Smugglers Cove Road near Highway 525.
8:41 a.m. — A woman locked herself out of her house on Beachmont Drive and said she was very cold.
10:59 a.m. — A caller heard name-calling at a nearby home, things being thrown, and then, “I’ll kill you.”
2:16 p.m. — A woman in Freeland wanted to talk about the traffic citation issued to her daughter.
4:21 p.m. — A vehicle received rear-end damage in an accident reported at China City.
6:30 p.m. — A car was disabled in the middle of the roadway on Amble Road near Saratoga Road.
6:30 p.m. — A woman in an accident on Highway 525 and Langley Road said she might have whiplash.
7:12 p.m. — A caller said a barking dog on Dorsey Drive has been a problem for five years.

Tuesday, Dec. 29
10:22 a.m. — An injured deer was in the road on Highway 525 just north of Double Bluff.
10:37 a.m. — A woman said a neighbor’s car on Violet Street was hit by someone overnight.
11:15 a.m. — A man said a deer with a broken leg was on his property on Day Road.
5:34 p.m. — A caller said a man in a dark car crossed the road and hit two mailboxes on Harbor Sands Lane, went into the ditch but then continued down the road eastbound.
6:08 p.m. — A woman on Xanadu Lane said she found stray cows on her property.

Wednesday, Dec. 30
1:10 a.m. — A caller reported a teenage girl walking near Morningside and Eveningside lanes, and all the mailboxes were open and mail was blowing all over the road.
9:06 a.m. — A group of duck hunters was reported on Cultus Bay Road near the entrance to the Sandy Hook neighborhood.
11:25 a.m. — A woman said her purse was stolen from her car on Stewart Road.
11:34 a.m. — A possible DUI driver in a blue Mazda near the Greenbank store was driving south on Highway 525.
1:46 p.m. — A woman said her neighbor cut down some of her trees and never paid for them, breaking an agreement for $1,000 worth of trees.
4:08 p.m. — A man on Lynne Drive said his vehicle was broken into during the night.

Thursday, Dec. 31
12:49 a.m. — The State Patrol arrested a DUI driver on Highway 525 and Mutiny Bay Road, and requested a deputy to take the passenger home.
3:59 a.m. — A white, 1997 Mercedes Benz C230 with the front bumper missing was reported stolen on Wilson Place.
8:02 a.m. — A caller on Lakeside Drive could hear a dog barking from across Goss Lake.
11 a.m. — A blue Ford Taurus was being driven recklessly on Highway 525 near Surface Road.
12:11 p.m. — A caller said his vehicle was not stolen; his roommate borrowed it.
1:51 p.m. — A caller said someone almost caused a crash in a Freeland parking lot, then walked into a store.
2:58 p.m. — A white Ford Ranger pickup was all over the roadway on Highway 525 near Useless Bay Road.
7:05 p.m. — A woman was bitten by her dog.
8:06 p.m. — Illegal fireworks were reported on Timber Lane.

Friday, Jan. 1
12:23 a.m. — Residents on Deer Lake Road said they had a horse that broke loose penned up in their pasture. It was described as a Chestnut horse with a white patch on its forehead, and was wearing a green blanket.
12:37 a.m. — Teenagers on Sealawn Boulevard were lighting fireworks and neighbors weren’t happy.
4:27 a.m. — A woman said she was stranded at the intersection of Fidalgo and Lopez drives, and needed to get home to her child.
5:20 a.m. — A possible DUI driver in a small, hatchback-type car was reported on Highway 525.
11:21 a.m. — A tree was blocking one lane of Coles Road near the Langley wastewater treatment plant.

Vandals rearranged the lettering on the “Shop Bayview” sign next to Highway 525 sometime Saturday night.

Tuesday, Dec. 1
6:30 p.m. — A possible DUI driver in a white, four-door Oldsmobile was crossing the yellow line near Christenson Road and Highway 525.

Wednesday, Dec. 2
10:12 a.m. — A dead deer was on the shoulder of the road on Sandy Point Road.
11:03 a.m. — Someone said they could see hunters in a large camouflage boat near Baby Island. The caller said it looked like they were duck hunters.
11:27 a.m. — A caller said a pit bull attacked a young girl who was riding her bike on Harbor Avenue.
2:40 p.m. — A caller complained about a locked door at Skagit Valley College in Ken’s Korner. She said it was a fire-code violation and that she had reported it several times before.
6:48 p.m. — A possible DUI driver in a green Mercedes was crossing the double-yellow line and the fog line on Highway 525 near Double Bluff Road.

Thursday, Dec. 3
12:29 a.m. — A house party was reported on Scriven Lane.
6:01 a.m. — A driver in a Ford Escape hit a deer on Day Road.
6:16 a.m. — A man said some of his prescription medication has been stolen. He said it was heart, anxiety and pain pills for his broken back.
6:47 a.m. — A dark-colored van was seen weaving all over the road after leaving a gas station on Highway 525.
9:12 a.m. — A caller said a man was sitting outside a store on Main Street with a gun.
9:35 a.m. — A man said there was a lot of smoke coming from a small boat about a quarter mile off the beach near Kohlwes Road.
10:21 a.m. — A dead deer needed to be removed from the roadway on Langley Road between Maxwelton Road and the fairgrounds.
1:34 p.m. — A man said people were stealing fir branches from his sister’s property.
3:56 p.m. — A caller reported a reckless driver on Highway 525 near Bayview Road. He was described as an older man wearing a hat in a blue Chevy pickup.
5:18 p.m. — A driver hit a deer on Highway 525 just south of Houston Road.
5:35 p.m. — A woman hit a dog on Useless Bay Road near Highway 525.
10:20 p.m. — A caller reported a heated argument on Honeymoon Lake Drive. There was swearing and yelling, and a man said his hair was pulled.

Friday, Dec. 4
12:20 a.m. — A driver was crossing the center line on Highway 525 near Wonn Road.
12:45 a.m. — A man said several vehicles with drivers who had been drinking were getting ready to leave a place in Freeland.
1:34 p.m. — A man was walking along Highway 525 with a rifle over his shoulder. He was wearing a black beanie hat, a camo coat and blue jeans.
2:40 p.m. — A man said he just saw a fender-bender near Main Street in Freeland. There were no injuries, and the drivers were exchanging information.
3:37 p.m. — A caller on Indian Point Lane saw a small buck dragging its back leg.

Sunday, Nov. 29
1:50 a.m. — A fight was reported in the parking lot at China City.
2:44 a.m. — An assault was reported at a gas station on Highway 525.
10:12 a.m. — A caller said his roommate was stealing gas out of his garage.
12:42 p.m. — A woman said she moved out of her mother’s home two weeks ago after her mother threw her out and chased her with a butcher knife. She wanted help retrieving her belongings.
3:21 p.m. — Illegal dumping was reported near Hansen Drive. A couch was found in a ravine.
3:53 p.m. — A caller said tools and other items were stolen in a burglary on Maxwelton Road.
5:06 p.m. — A caller said someone in a Jeep pulled onto a property on McDonald Drive and tried to dump garbage.
8:32 p.m. — A vehicle was in the ditch near Deer Lake and Holst roads. A man was seen running down Deer Lake Road, fleeing the scene.
9:49 p.m. — A man and woman were fighting on Wilson Place.

Monday, Nov. 30
3:57 a.m. — A woman said her boyfriend had been drinking and was kicking a dog.
11:22 a.m. — A man was panhandling on Main Street in Freeland.
2:06 p.m. — A caller wanted a welfare check on an elderly man who was sitting in a wheelchair in the rain at the dog park on Bayview Road.
2:42 p.m. — A rear-end collision was reported on Highway 525 at Ken’s Korner.
4:43 p.m. — A caller said people in a silver-and-gray van with the windows all fogged up were trespassing on Resort Road.
4:55 p.m. — A woman said a driver in a white station wagon was tailgating on Highway 525 near Crawford Road and almost hit her.
9:38 p.m. — A possible DUI driver in a truck was crossing the center line on Highway 525. The driver turned onto Main Street in Freeland.
10:05 p.m. — Some suspicious people wearing headlights were pushing something heavy in a wheelbarrow along Columbia Beach.

Tuesday, Dec. 1
8:24 a.m. — A woman said a driver in a white van cut her off on Highway 525, and she followed the vehicle to Ken’s Korner.
10:38 a.m. — A man on Zig Zag Lane said he could see a fire in the woods behind his house.
11 a.m. — A caller complained about a vehicle that had been loaned to an ex-girlfriend but not returned.
12:40 p.m. — A caller said dogs on Heather Drive have been barking nearly all day.
12:46 p.m. — A man on Cranes Landing Drive said he could see a buck in his side yard with a broken left front leg, and also a female deer with a baby.
12:57 p.m. — A caller said a suspicious man was sitting inside her sister’s vegetable stand on Saratoga Road.
2:38 p.m. — A caller on East Harbor Road saw a boat go by with duck hunters in it. The caller said it was obvious they were looking for ducks to shoot, and wanted to know if it was legal.
3:26 p.m. — A woman said her 1997 silver Acura Integra was stolen on Woodard Avenue.
3:29 p.m. — A vehicle was broken into while it was parked in the pullout for the walking trails just north of Highway 525 and Smugglers Cove Road.
3:38 p.m. — A man said a dog barked at him and approached him in an unfriendly manner on Heather Drive.
4:12 p.m. — Two people on dirt bikes were trespassing on a property on Old Pietila Road.
4:48 p.m. — A caller said his brother was missing. He went for a walk about 11 a.m. and had not come back.
5:38 p.m. — A woman on Wilkinson Road said a strange man just came and knocked on her door. The house is in a remote location, she said, and she had no idea how he got to the door.
5:47 p.m. — A caller said a neighbor’s front door was open.
6:05 p.m. — A Geo Prism went off the road and was stuck in the ditch on Highway 525 near the Goose grocery.