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South Whidbey blotter | Break-in on Lakeside Drive
October 6th, 2011 at 10:58 am by Brian KellyFriday, Sept. 9
7:31 a.m. — A suspicious man jumped from behind some bushes in the 27100 block of Highway 525.
9:14 a.m. — A woman on Wheel Drive found an arrow on her property.
10:37 a.m. — A caller reported an erratic driver who was on his way to the ferry.
11:31 a.m. — A small dory rowboat was lost overnight in the water off East Harbor Road.
1:12 p.m. — A man found credit cards while running on East Harbor Road.
1:24 p.m. — A driver hit a deer on North Bluff Road near Shoreline Drive.
4:55 p.m. — A caller said a man was parked in an RV near the skatepark at Community Park, and was asked to turn his music down. The caller also saw money changing hands.
5:15 p.m. — A dead deer was reported in the ditch near Smugglers Cove Road.
6:30 p.m. — A motorcycle was in the ditch on Newman Road and the rider appeared to be awake and breathing.
10:04 p.m. — A resident on Lakeside Drive reported a residential burglary. A boat motor, lawnmower, DVD player and weed whacker were taken.
Saturday, Sept. 10
1:11 a.m. — A caller said the noise level at Hong Kong Gardens was a lot louder than normal.
9:04 a.m. — A driver in a blue Camaro with an Oregon license plate was passing recklessly on Highway 525 near Double Bluff Road.
9:27 a.m. — A driver in a blue Ford F-150 was driving recklessly on Highway 525 near Freeland.
11:49 a.m. — A caller on Bob Galbreath Road reported ongoing problems with trespassers riding motorcycles.
1:33 p.m. — Someone dumped internal animal remains at the pullout at Goss Lake.
6:33 p.m. — A woman said her ex-boyfriend was threatening to kill himself.
7:57 p.m. — A highly intoxicated man was seen driving an SUV that was towing a boat away from the Mutiny Bay Boat Ramp.
8:16 p.m. — A man on Mortland Drive complained about a neighbor’s burn pile.
8:46 p.m. — A driver ran over a fence and a septic system at a home on Columbia Beach Drive.
8:53 p.m. — A woman said she heard loud explosions coming from Bailey and Scatchet Head roads. She wasn’t sure exactly what the sounds were.
10:09 p.m. — A driver in a gold Lexus SUV was speeding on Highway 525 near Ellwood Drive.
11:27 p.m. — Two men were fighting near the ferry dock, and were later seen walking up the hill.
Sunday, Sept. 11
9:55 a.m. — A bird bath was stolen overnight on Newman Road.
South Whidbey blotter | Hold your horses
September 30th, 2011 at 8:23 am by Brian KellyWednesday, Sept. 7
4:09 a.m. — Horses were in the roadway on Bailey Road.
7:15 a.m. — Two horses were running loose on Cultus Bay Road.
7:18 a.m. — A caller on Fish Road complained about loud construction noise in the area.
10:32 a.m. — A man and woman were having an argument at the bus stop in front of a church on Maxwelton Road.
11:41 a.m. — A Honey Bucket was partially tipped over on Brooks Hill Road, but the lopsided loo was not damaged.
1:25 p.m. — A caller said juveniles in an older blue truck ran the caller off the road and made inappropriate hand gestures at others. The caller said the youths were later seen at the skate park.
1:59 p.m. — A caller complained about a dog locked in a vehicle on Maxwelton Road, and said the windows were hardly down.
6:17 p.m. — Two horses were loose on Willow Pond Lane.
6:46 p.m. — A woman on Sunlight Drive said her neighbor shot her dog with a pellet gun the previous night.
8:14 p.m. — Someone was burning trash on Upper Harbor Drive.
8:22 p.m. — A caller said there was a suspicious vehicle parked on Sanctuary Lane.
9:03 p.m. — A driver hit a deer near Tomchuck Lane and Highway 525.
Thursday, Sept. 8
10:13 a.m. — A caller reported a white truck that did not have brake lights near Ken’s Korner.
12:49 a.m. — A Great Dane was running loose near Cultus Bay Road.
4:07 p.m. — A cat sitter reported finding a backpack on the porch of a home on Longhouse Lane. The sitter also heard footsteps in the house during a visit the day before.
4:15 p.m. — A caller on Magellan Drive reported an ongoing problem with people parking on a drain field at the location.
6:23 p.m. — Juveniles were driving recklessly on Wilkinson Road.
11:35 p.m. — Dogs had been barking for the past three hours on Wintergreen Drive.
11:38 p.m. — A man on Barred Owl Way said he heard a man yelling for help that was coming from the woods nearby.
South Whidbey blotter | Ice on the road
September 29th, 2011 at 7:54 am by Brian KellyMonday, Sept. 5
1:08 a.m. — A driver hit a deer on Saratoga Road.
11:07 a.m. — A 24-year-old man was punching himself in the face.
11:27 a.m. — A caller on Wateredge Drive said a neighbor improperly dumped yard debris and tree limbs in the neighborhood.
11:55 a.m. — A mailbox was stolen on Wilson Place.
12:58 p.m. — Two dogs were barking on Virginia Avenue near Ledgewood Beach Road.
12:59 p.m. — Barking dogs were reported on Donna Drive.
1:59 p.m. — A caller complained about parked cars near Double Bluff Road and Shore Avenue.
3:43 p.m. — A non-injury accident was reported on Grimm Road.
5:35 p.m. — An aggressive driver threw a cup of ice at another vehicle on Highway 525 near Woodard Avenue.
6:02 p.m. — A caller said a man was being attacked on Columbia Beach Drive.
11:30 p.m. — A woman said someone stole money out of her wallet and refused to give it back and was warned that if she called police, she would get a bullet in her head.
Tuesday, Sept. 6
1:36 a.m. — A car was off the road and in the woods on Highway 525 just south of Coles Road.
7:42 a.m. — Dogs were barking on Virginia Avenue. It’s an ongoing problem.
7:42 a.m. — A caller reported an ongoing problem with barking dogs on Donna Drive. The woman said she had called three times in the past week, but no one had talked to the dog owners.
8:28 a.m. — Gunshots were heard near Hi Crest Road.
8:37 a.m. — A caller heard gunshots near Lone Lake.
8:39 a.m. — A caller on Double Bluff Road said someone left two burial urns outside the front door.
11:22 a.m. — A loose beagle was reported at the Clinton Ferry Terminal.
12:39 p.m. — A two-car, non-injury accident was blocking the roadway on Highway 525 near Coles Road.
1:32 p.m. — A two-car accident was reported on Highway 525 near Smugglers Cove Road.
2:25 p.m. — Someone caught the loose beagle at the ferry terminal.
2:57 p.m. — A man on Bayview Road said he sold his car and the buyer had some mechanical work done on the vehicle before the sale went through, but backed out of the deal and now the mechanic wanted the car owner to pay for the repairs.
3:35 p.m. — A man on Honeymoon Lake Drive said he hired a contractor to do some work, but the work was not done and the contractor took off with his $3,000.
3:51 p.m. — A man said he sold his vehicle to his ex-girlfriend, who then defaulted on the purchase.
4:03 p.m. — A possible DUI driver in a gold, four-door sedan was reported on Mutiny Bay Road near Bush Point Road.
4:26 p.m. — A driver in a light-colored sedan was swerving on Main Street.
7:16 p.m. — A woman was heard screaming for help on Tiffany Road.
7:29 p.m. — A woman on Bush Point Road complained about her neighbors doing target practice in the area.
7:37 p.m. — A barking dog was reported on Ravenscall Road. It’s an ongoing problem.
10:38 p.m. — A driver went off the side of the road on Highway 525 near Midvale Road.
11:38 p.m. — A woman said she hit a deer near Pacific Dogwood Drive and now her door won’t open for her to get out.
South Whidbey blotter | Suspicious goings-on
September 23rd, 2011 at 8:53 am by Brian KellySunday, Aug. 14
8:33 p.m. - A caller complained about land clearing at the end of Rehberg Road.
8:52 p.m. - A two-car accident was reported involving two cars coming off the Clinton ferry.
9:55 p.m. - A woman said four people in a suspicious car had just come down an access road near her home on Sunlight Beach Road that goes to the beach.
10:48 p.m. - A man said he was out of town but his neighbors on Wild Coyote Run called to say there was a party going on at his house.
Monday, Aug. 15
1:03 a.m. - Traffic cones were blocking the roadway on Hillis Drive at Lenz Place, and the caller thought the cones may have been put in the road by juveniles.
9:28 a.m. - A caller on Harbor Estates Road complained of a barking dog. The caller said he was an expert with a rifle and a pistol and he was not afraid to shoot someone if no one does anything.
11:47 a.m. – A fence was damaged at a horse arena on Deer Lake Road.
12:21 p.m. - A business on Main Street reported the theft of a sign.
1:21 p.m. - A man said his vehicle was broken into on Harbor Avenue and his wallet was opened and items were missing.
1:42 p.m. - A business on Main Street said signs were stolen over the weekend again.
2:43 p.m. - A dead deer was reported on East Harbor Road.
3:09 p.m. - A fishing boat was reported adrift off the shore near Gleneven Lane.
5:28 p.m. – A man in a red shirt was seen sitting in a black SUV at the Goose Grocery and was drinking alcohol. He then drove off.
8:21 p.m. - A driver hit a deer near the athletic club on Highway 525.
9:06 p.m. - A woman got out of a car near Woodard Avenue and a man in the car was yelling at her to stay.
Tuesday, Aug. 16
9:47 a.m. - A dead deer was reported on Swede Hill Road just west of Blakely Avenue.
10:01 a.m. - A driver hit a deer on Wilkinson Road.
10:29 a.m. - A man wanted to report suspicious goings-on in the woods near his home on Fish Road.
10:51 a.m. - A dead dog was reported in the middle of Andreason Road near Lone Lake Road.
South Whidbey blotter | Paintball mischief
September 22nd, 2011 at 7:57 am by Brian KellyFriday, Aug. 12
1:18 a.m. — A woman fell down some stairs on Cedar Cove Lane.
2:02 a.m. — A man said his girlfriend was making suicidal threats.
10:25 a.m. — A driver hit a deer on Highway 525 near Craw Road.
10:38 a.m. — An address sign was vandalized on Thompson Road.
11:07 a.m. — A caller wanted to talk to authorities about parking issues on Ferry Dock Road.
11:16 a.m. — A break-in was reported on Bush Point Road.
12:03 p.m. — A dark-haired woman with glasses in a silver Subaru was tailgating and speeding on Highway 525 near Fish Road.
12:47 p.m. — A caller reported finding beer cans on the back deck at Freeland Hall and thought people might be hanging out there late at night.
1:20 p.m. — A caller wanted a traffic light set up near Humphrey and Berg roads because of speeding drivers.
1:22 p.m. — A house and car on Mutiny Bay Road were targeted by someone with a paintball gun overnight.
4:52 p.m. — Garbage was dumped on Bayview Road.
South Whidbey blotter | Drinking beer and getting rowdy
September 19th, 2011 at 8:57 am by Brian KellyWednesday, Aug. 10
10:26 a.m. — A caller said a 16-year-old was seen at a neighbor’s cabin.
12:06 p.m. — A dead deer was reported on Langley Road near the soccer fields.
12:40 p.m. — A car parked at Dorsey Drive and Vinton Avenue was in the way of a county road crew that was repaving.
4:34 p.m. — A driver in an older blue Chevy pickup failed to yield to another driver, who had to go off the road to avoid hitting him on Highway 525 near Marshview Avenue.
8:26 p.m. — A man at a gas station pay phone needed assistance after getting into an altercation with his housekeeper.
11:29 p.m. — A man on Freeland Avenue said something was thrown through his window. He said he heard a breaking sound and felt something fly through the air past him while he was sitting near the window.
Thursday, Aug. 11
1:07 a.m. — Business signs had been taken and left in the roadway on Main Street.
7:23 a.m. — A dead deer was in the ditch on Wahl Road.
10:13 a.m. — A caller wanted a standby on Saratoga Road. The caller had belongings stored there, but had a verbal dispute the day before with the homeowner.
10:38 a.m. — A woman on Main Street said someone who was currently in jail had threatened to kill her.
1:16 p.m. — A dog was constantly barking on Skye Place.
1:16 p.m. — A driver on Spyglass Drive was parked in a handicap space and blocked by another vehicle. The driver had words with the other driver, who then parked in the handicap space after the first driver left. The caller said the driver did not have the proper decal.
1:27 p.m. — A woman said she was taking flowers to a grave site in Bayview when she was confronted by a Hispanic man who called her a racist name and said he would kill her if he had a gun.
1:53 p.m. — A residential burglary that happened the week before was reported on Langley Road.
2:18 p.m. — A burn was reported near Zimmerman Road.
3:24 p.m. — A caller complained of a miniature excavator on the beach near the boat ramp near Robinson and Mutiny Bay roads that was dumping creosote logs and taking sand from the beach.
4:29 p.m. — A driver in a silver Mitsubishi was passing on the right and overtaking other drivers across a double-yellow line on Highway 525 near Fish Road.
5:19 p.m. — People were drinking beer and being loud and obnoxious on the beach near Smugglers Cove Road and Scurlock Road. They were also letting a pit bull run around on the beach. The caller said the group was offending a lot of people.
6:15 p.m. — Two people were passed out on Lenz Place.
6:23 p.m. — A pug was missing on East Harbor Road.
10:23 p.m. — A loud party was reported on the beach near the end of Shore Meadow Road.
South Whidbey blotter | Mutiny Bay pot garden
September 16th, 2011 at 7:36 am by Brian KellyTuesday, Aug. 9
7:13 a.m. — A caller reported a possible suicide. The caller could see a neighbor hanging from his deck, and he was not moving at all.
10:15 a.m. — A woman said her son was mentally unstable, and was screaming at her and threatening to hurt her.
11:35 a.m. — A woman said her son was threatening her again, and said he would “poke her eyes out.”
1:21 p.m. — Someone beat a pit bull on Fish Road, and the caller said the dog was wounded and swollen all over.
2:40 p.m. — A caller complained about someone who put a chain and note at the end of Wonn Road that was keeping people from using the public access to the beach.
3:41 p.m. — A man said people were trespassing on private tidelands near Ronald Promenade Lane.
3:58 p.m. — A resident on Goss Ridge Road said neighbors were shooting guns.
3:59 p.m. — A caller wanted to know if a passenger could legally ride in a truck camper.
6:31 p.m. — Someone heard high-powered rifle shots near Ellwood Drive.
7:34 p.m. — A possible DUI driver in a green pickup was reported on Highway 525 near Classic Road.
8:03 p.m. — A glass sculpture was stolen from a driveway on Bercot Road.
10 p.m. — A caller said a man in a blue truck pulled into a driveway on Fish Road and looked at the caller’s home for more than five minutes.
Wednesday, Aug. 10
8:26 a.m. — A man on Mutiny Bay Road found marijuana plants in buckets that were tucked in the weeds behind one of his pump houses. He said they looked like they were recently placed there.
9:46 a.m. — A woman on Spyglass Drive said a neighbor threatened her and other neighbors, and threatened to burn down a home and shoot the dogs.
South Whidbey blotter | County on the hook for medical bills?
September 15th, 2011 at 9:01 am by Brian KellySunday, Aug. 7
9:30 a.m. — A woman received a text message from her daughter that said, “Please help, I’m stuck on Whidbey Island because I’m really sick and can’t drive back.” She wasn’t answering her phone or text messages.
2:20 p.m. — A driver hit a bicyclist at Deer Lake Road and Highway 525, and a caller said a man was on the ground and screaming.
6:46 p.m. — A caller reported a possible DUI driver in a blue Toyota near Wintergreen Drive.
8:02 p.m. — Someone reported a juvenile runaway. The girl said she wanted to go to Alabama to visit her online friends.
9:43 p.m. — A driver hit a deer on Highway 525 near Rehberg Road.
11:58 p.m. — A Freeland business reported difficulty with an employee who had been drinking.
Monday, Aug. 8
5:11 a.m. — Loud roosters were reported near Beachwood Drive. It’s an ongoing problem.
10:29 a.m. — People were burning driftwood on the beach near Columbia Beach Drive.
1:12 p.m. — A woman said her nephew cut his finger on a rusty fish hook at the Mutiny Bay boat launch, and said the county should pay for his medical care.
4:43 p.m. — Someone was burning brush near Beach Drive and Spruce Street.
5:07 p.m. — A driver rear-ended another driver and a vehicle went into the guardrail near Highway 525 and Langley Road. The crash was blocking one lane of traffic.
5:36 p.m. — A resident on Smugglers Cove Road said a neighbor always leaves a dog outside for extended hours. The owner was not home, and the caller said it looked like the dog was dead or dying.
6:08 p.m. — A driver in a silver Toyota Tacoma was tailgating on Highway 525 near Ledgewood Beach Road.
8:53 p.m. — A caller complained about crabbers on the dock after dark at the Clinton Ferry Terminal.
9:52 p.m. — A dead deer was reported near the roadway on East Harbor Road.
10:21 p.m. — A dog was barking on Kingston Court.
11:25 p.m. — A caller complained of a barking dog on Spinnaker Drive.
South Whidbey blotter | Facebook hacker
September 13th, 2011 at 7:37 am by Brian KellySaturday, Aug. 6
12:36 a.m. — A woman was seen going through the donation bins outside the thrift store on Deer Lake Road.
10:10 a.m. — A caller complained about a driver in a black SUV with flashing lights that was passing other cars on Highway 525 near Mutiny Bay Road.
10:13 a.m. — A woman on Smugglers Cove Road said she could hear a dog crying somewhere behind her home.
10:38 a.m. — A caller near Highway 525 and Humphrey Road complained of a large amount of “dirty looking smoke” in the area.
12:27 p.m. — A man was having a property line dispute with a neighbor on Hansen Drive.
2:15 p.m. — A driver in a red Subaru hit a mailbox near Highway 525 and Houston Road.
2:41 p.m. — A woman said someone hacked into her Facebook account.
4:11 p.m. — A woman said her neighbors on Mardell Drive were playing music too loud. When her husband asked them to turn it down, they started yelling profanities at him.
4:30 p.m. — A caller on Fish Road said people who were doing meth were getting verbal.
5:11 p.m. — A driver in a blue Ford Escape went into the ditch on Fircrest Avenue. A woman was inside, but was worried if she moved, the car would go down a small cliff.
6:56 p.m. — A possible DUI driver in a red SUV was going over the centerline on Highway 525 near Houston Road.
6:56 p.m. — A woman on Pleasant View Lane with Alzheimer’s went for a walk and did not come home.
Sunday, Aug. 7
1:25 a.m. — A caller on Xanadu Lane complained about a large and loud party nearby that may have underage people in attendance.
South Whidbey blotter | Teenager won’t listen
September 9th, 2011 at 7:29 am by Brian KellyMonday, Aug. 1
9:57 p.m. — A shoplifting incident was reported at the Red Apple at Ken’s Korner.
Tuesday, Aug. 2
6:34 a.m. — A man said a woman’s dog was in his yard on Fish Road.
8:17 a.m. — A caller on Ebb Tide Lane said a trespasser was on the beach fishing. The caller asked the man to leave but he wouldn’t.
10:44 a.m. — An 80-year-old woman backed out of her driveway on Sandy Hook Drive and hit something. The caller said the woman shouldn’t be driving.
4:05 p.m. — A caller on Jewett Road said a neighbor was trespassing on a mower.
4:50 p.m. — A man who was trying to hitchhike near Cameron Road and Highway 525 appeared to be stumbling. The caller was afraid the man would stumble into traffic.
9:02 p.m. — A man who had been drinking was going in an out of the Goose.
9:28 p.m. — A dog was running into traffic near East Harbor and Beverly Beach roads.
10:01 p.m. — A possible DUI driver in a small, blue Ford truck with a canopy was driving on Highway 525 near Ledgewood Beach Road and was crossing the centerline and the fog line.
10:44 p.m. — A caller’s 18-year-old son was “getting rowdy” and wouldn’t listen to anything. He blatantly was not following rules and slammed his door.
Wednesday, Aug. 3
12:48 a.m. — A caller near Ashley Loop and East Harbor Road heard the sounds of an accident; tires squealing, and then sounds of the vehicle hitting something.
9:03 a.m. — A suspicious person in a white Dodge Magnum was seen sitting in the early morning hours near a home on Resort Road. The caller thought it was an ex-coworker who was recently fired.
9:31 a.m. — A caller on Lakeside Drive complained about loose and barking dogs.
11:40 a.m. — A man found a laptop on the side of Highway 525 near Ken’s Korner.
6:15 p.m. — A caller complained of very loud guitars and drums near Middle Drive and Upper Harbor Drive.
6:57 p.m. — A caller on Timber Lane complained about a nearby home where the music was really loud. When she asked them to turn it down, they swore at her.
8:54 p.m. — An aggressive dog was tied up in front of Payless Foods.
11:09 p.m. — A caller reported a baby who was choking.
Thursday, Aug. 4
6:50 a.m. — A driver in a small, gray sedan was swerving all over Highway 525 near Fish Road.
7:30 a.m. — A sailboat near Freeland Park broke loose of its buoy and was caught in the tides.
8:30 a.m. — A resident on Holmes View Drive said a neighbor’s cat continually is in the caller’s yard and using the flower bed. The cat also kills small animals.
9:13 a.m. — A black-and-brown dog broke loose from an electric fence on Bayview Road.
12:58 p.m. — A hit-and-run was reported from the day before at the Goose.
4:30 p.m. — A suspicious-looking man was causing problems at the Senior Thrift Store on Woodard Avenue.
6:05 p.m. — A woman said people were trespassing on Andreason Road.
7:24 p.m. — A woman on Spyglass Drive said her neighbor continues to allow her dogs to run across her yard.

