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South Whidbey blotter | Drunk in Freeland

September 7th, 2011 at 9:59 am by Brian Kelly

Saturday, July 30
12:17 p.m. — A woman said she was attacked by her stepdaughter and punched a few times.
1:07 p.m. — A man with black hair and a purple backpack appeared to have been drinking and was sleeping by a fire hydrant on Main Street with garbage all around him.
3:03 p.m. — A caller near Double Bluff Road and Shore Avenue complained about loud speakers and music blaring, obscenities being screamed and some type of rap music group putting on a concert at Double Bluff Beach.
3:41 p.m. — A caller reported an intentional hit-and-run on Wilson Place.
4:57 p.m. — A man was passed out on Bus 251 at the Clinton Ferry Terminal, and the driver was unable to get him off the bus. The rider was described as a man in his 40s with a mustache and goatee, ball cap, white shirt, denim shorts and a backpack.
5:47 p.m. — A caller was worried about a woman who was an hour late for a catering job and was not answering her phone.
6:01 p.m. — A caller said a truck was in the ditch on Deer Lake Road near Holst Road. The caller said there was a person who appeared drunk, and a black Ford truck filled with teenagers was leaving the area on Deer Lake Road.
6:38 p.m. — A mattress and bed frame was dumped in the park near Deer Lake Road and Commercial Street.
7:11 p.m. — Gunshots were heard on Ellwood Drive.
7:35 p.m. — Someone bought alcohol for teens in a silver Jeep Cherokee at the Goose.
11:28 p.m. — A caller complained about loud music at a wedding at Freeland Hall.

Sunday, July 31
1:19 a.m. — A man said his wife was catering at an event at Freeland Hall and wasn’t home yet; she couldn’t be reached on her cell phone.
2:45 a.m. — A woman on Honeymoon Bay Road said she saw someone crouching in the bushes next to a vacant property, wearing a pink shirt and black jeans.
8:33 a.m. — A man found a wallet at Freeland Park.
12:34 p.m. — A couple in their 50s were at the Texaco on Highway 525 and appeared to be intoxicated.
12:51 p.m. — Someone was passed out drunk on Frost Avenue. The caller could not elaborate on why the subject was drunk.
3:10 p.m. — An employee at the Shell Station on Fish Road wanted a drunk man at the picnic table out front removed.
3:15 p.m. — The intoxicated man was still at the gas station, despite a gas station employee asking him to leave.
3:18 p.m. — A dead deer was reported near Nob Road.
4:05 p.m. — A 14-year-old girl was threatening to jump from the roof, and the father was trying to get her down. The caller said the girl might be on drugs.
5:12 p.m. — A statue was stolen overnight from the front yard of a home on Driftwood Drive.
7:36 p.m. — Gunshots were heard south of Pines Moon Way.

Monday, Aug. 1
6:20 a.m. — A woman on Fish Road said a neighbor’s dogs were running loose.
10:10 a.m. — A woman said a white car on Saratoga Road nearly hit her while she was walking across the street with her two dogs.
10:43 a.m. — An injured deer was reported on North Bluff Drive.
11:06 a.m. — A caller on Kramer Road wanted to know how to dispose of some ammunition.
11:14 a.m. — A very aggressive driver was tailgating on Highway 525 near Double Bluff Road.
11:16 a.m. — A dead deer was reported on North Bluff Road.
12:12 p.m. — Fuel was stolen from a school van on Maxwelton Road.
1:15 p.m. — A motorcycle and a small, blue foreign car were speeding at approximately 100 mph on Double Bluff Road.
4:40 p.m. — Two pit mix dogs were missing on Rocky Way.
5:54 p.m. — A man was lying on the grass at Ken’s Korner.
6:22 p.m. — Juveniles were seen with open containers of alcohol at Double Bluff Beach. They were seen getting into a white Jeep Wrangler.

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South Whidbey blotter | Cold ground was my bed last night

August 29th, 2011 at 10:00 am by Brian Kelly

Friday, July 29
12:28 a.m. — Someone was on the side of the road on Ships Haven Drive in a sleeping bag. The caller said the sleeping bag appeared to have Rastafarian colors.
1:33 a.m.— A stand for a construction sign was left in the middle of the road at Hansen Drive and Bob Galbreath Road.
9:32 a.m. — A caller on Deer Run Road said a neighbor’s dog attacked the caller’s dog. It’s the second time it has happened, and the caller’s dog was now having surgery.
1:59 p.m. — A barking dog was reported on Smugglers Cove Road.
2:10 p.m. — A woman on Deer Run Road said the same dog that attacked her dog yesterday was running loose again. It snuck under the fence and into her yard, but she chased the dog away.
3:54 p.m. — A vehicle was prowled at the Deer Lake Park-and-Ride.
4:34 p.m. — A caller wanted information about harboring a juvenile runaway.
4:37 p.m. — People were shooting off fireworks near Goodell Road and White Fir Place.
7:49 p.m. — A man said someone went through his vehicle at the Deer Lake Park-and-Ride. The doors were unlocked and items in the car were tossed about, but nothing was missing.
9:11 p.m. — Someone was shooting off fireworks near Mutiny Bay Road and Menlo Beach Lane.
9:40 p.m. — A driver hit a deer on Highway 525 near Fish Road.
9:50 p.m. — A caller complained about large fireworks going off near Dines Point Road. The caller said it was occurring too often and the ground is dry.

Saturday, July 30
12:53 a.m. — A tree was blocking the road on East Harbor Road.
1:21 a.m. — A woman accidentally set off the alarm as she left work at the American Legion on Highway 525.
8:33 a.m. — A two-car accident was reported on Main St. in Freeland outside the post office.
8:35 a.m. — A woman called yelling, “Help me,” and said her son was going nuts and screaming at her.
9:28 a.m. — A woman complained about a man living in the woods near Cultus Bay Road.

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South Whidbey blotter | Staggering down the highway

August 25th, 2011 at 8:12 am by Brian Kelly

Wednesday, July 27
5:53 p.m. — A tailgating driver in a small red compact car passed twice over a double yellow line on Highway 525 near Pioneer Park Place.
5:57 p.m. — A caller said a man was slurring and possibly intoxicated before he left a gas station in Freeland and drove away on Highway 525.
6:04 p.m. — A man in his forties in a green shirt and jeans was staggering along Highway 525 near Useless Bay Avenue.
6:26 p.m. — A possible DUI driver in a white Taurus was swerving after leaving the Clinton Ferry Terminal.
7:02 p.m. — A caller complained about neighbors on Scenic Avenue who were riding dune buggies.

Thursday, July 28
8:55 a.m. — An elderly man hit his wife with a cane in the face about two days before in Freeland, and she had a bruise around her eye.
10:04 a.m. — A woman said her daughter’s boyfriend has been very open with them that he is on pro
bation and open with telling them what has occurred in his past, but she said things in his stories aren’t adding up. She was concerned about her daughter’s well-being.
10:09 a.m. — A man on Breezefair Road reported fraudulent charges on his bank account.
11:05 a.m. — The cleaning staff at the Whidbey Institute discovered the smell of marijuana and the remnants of joints.
11:44 a.m. — A gas line was cut and gasoline siphoned on Ebb Tide Lane.
2:28 p.m. — A business on Main Street reported the theft of a sign.
2:59 p.m. — A caller on Compass Boulevard complained about two teenage boys who were riding   motorbikes at a high rate of speed through the condos the previous evening.
4:47 p.m. — A driver in an early ’90s Honda or Acura was swerving all over the road on Highway 525 near Double Bluff Road.
5:16 p.m. — Illegal dumping was reported at the outdoor classroom on Maxwelton Road.
6:19 p.m. — Six people who had been drinking were arguing at the public landing at Deer Lake Road.
7:13 p.m. — A caller wanted a disrespectful 19-year-old woman removed from a home.
11:06 p.m. — A man said his wife was intoxicated and was going to drive home from China City. He was worried that someone would get hurt.

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South Whidbey blotter | 911 karaoke

August 22nd, 2011 at 9:48 am by Brian Kelly

Tuesday, July 26
7:07 a.m. — A brown Lab was loose and in a caller’s yard on Fish Road.
10:12 a.m. — A woman said her neighbor came over her fence the night before on Houston Road. She said he turned off her surveillance camera and took a sign from her yard that has his name on it.
11:33 a.m. — A woman on French Road said a dog in the neighborhood keeps  getting loose and coming to her yard and she is concerned about the safety of her chickens. She wants the dog licensed and housed properly so he can’t get out of the gate.

Wednesday, July 27
9:24 a.m. — A possible DUI driver in a green Toyota Camry was speeding then slowing near Greenbank Farm on Highway 525, and repeatedly crossing the center and white line.
9:32 a.m. — A caller on Bay Road reported a 16-foot aluminum boat that may have left its mooring.
10:45 a.m. — A driver in an older Honda Civic was passing other drivers and tailgating on Highway 525 near Puget Drive.
11:58 a.m. — A driver in a red car was swerving off the roadway, at times into incoming traffic, on Highway 525 near Pioneer Park Place.
12:32 p.m. — A 911 open-line call was received from a caller on Main Street. A woman could be heard singing “don’t go breaking my heart.”
12:37 p.m. — A woman said her mixed breed boxer was missing on Clearview Lane.
1 p.m. — An irate customer in a maroon Chrysler was causing a problem with an employee at the Clinton ferry dock.
1:09 p.m. — A driver in a blue GMC van was all over the road on Highway 525 near the Iverness Inn.
2:34 p.m. — Mailboxes were damaged in the neighborhood near Bercot Road.
3:22 p.m. — A woman said she has an easement dispute with a neighbor on Houston Road. The woman said the neighbor was spraying Round Up on the property edge where her horses eat, and said it causes testicle problems in horses. She asked that her neighbor be contacted and asked to stop.

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South Whidbey blotter | Egged!

August 20th, 2011 at 7:36 am by Brian Kelly

Sunday, July 24
1:48 a.m. — Gunshots were reported on Amble Road.
3:33 a.m. — A caller on Cultus Bay Road heard a loud sound and then the power went out.
4:23 a.m. — A possible DUI driver was reported on Wahl Road.
9:13 am. — A home on Scenic Avenue was TP’d and egged.
12 p.m. — Someone in the parking lot at Freeland Library had hooked up to the power at the building.
12:52 p.m. — A dog had been locked in a vehicle at the Greenbank Farm for hours with a window only slightly open. A volunteer said several announcements were made, but the dog owner could not be found.
3:45 p.m. — A caller on Van Dee Avenue said someone had been sitting inside a black Ford truck in the area since 8 a.m.
3:53 p.m. — A caller complained about someone who rode a motorcycle across a property near Surface Road and Highway 525.
5:27 p.m. — A “blatantly drunk driver” in a black truck with a canopy had both wheels over the fog line on Highway 525 near Classic Road.
5:32 p.m. — Extra patrols because of speeders were requested on Double Bluff Road.
6:09 p.m. — A residential burglary was reported on Spearview Place. The resident discovered the break-in after being gone all weekend. A downstairs TV, Xbox and entertainment center was missing. DVDs had also been thrown all over.
7:01 p.m. — A woman was trespassing on Campbell Road and refused to leave.
7:19 p.m. — A stray chocolate Lab was reported on Fish Road.
8:01 p.m. — Someone took a dog from a yard on Deer Lake Road.
8:56 p.m. — A caller on Tyler Lane complained about a large burn pile that was next to a barn and trailer.
9:07 p.m. — A boat appeared to be in distress in the waters off Eastpoint Drive. The caller could see people on board waving. The 16-foot boat was drifting east; it looked like the boaters had been crabbing.
11:49 p.m. — Two vehicles were racing back and forth on Brighton Beach Road.

Monday, July 25
8:21 a.m. — A woman on Witter Road wanted to know if there was any reason she cannot roller blade on city streets.
9:35 p.m. — A disabled truck with a horse trailer was blocking traffic on Highway 525 at Bayview Road.
10:47 a.m. — A 14- to 17-foot sailboat was washed ashore near Harbor Estates  and North Bluff roads.
11:53 a.m. — A driver in a red Toyota pickup passed another vehicle on the right at a passing line near Highway 525 and Fish Road.
3:24 p.m. — A caller was sideswiped at Crawford Road and Highway 525. Both drivers stopped, no one was hurt, but some vehicle damage was reported.
4:45 p.m. — A caller on Campbell Road reported a person in a suspicious white-and-black truck who was attempting to sell steaks, seafood and salmon.
4:53 p.m. — A caller on Amble Road wanted to know if hunting season had started, because his neighbor had been shooting.
7:43 p.m. — A caller on Spearview Place said her home had been burglarized a few days earlier, and a suspicious silver car just pulled in her driveway, but left when she went outside. The car was now parked on the side of the road near her house on Honeymoon Bay.
9:17 p.m. — Three young men were sitting in a vehicle parked on Sunlight Beach Road for 90 minutes. The caller said the driver has been pulling into vacant home driveways and down private roads.

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South Whidbey blotter | Mouthy 7-year-old

August 15th, 2011 at 10:54 am by Brian Kelly

Friday, July 22
12:15 p.m. — A dog was left inside a green Ford Expedition near Main Street in Freeland and the windows were all rolled up. The caller said the dog was panting.
12:53 p.m. — Two dogs were running loose on Wheel Drive.
1:39 p.m. — A woman was heard screaming on Bounty Loop.
1:44 p.m. — A caller on Deer Lake Road gave two puppies to a friend to care for, but the friend sold them.
5:30 p.m. — Someone reported smoke and a possible house fire near Cultus Bay Road and Possession Road.
5:50 p.m. — A driver hit a deer on Saratoga Road and the deer ran off. The caller said the car was damaged, and it was a rental.
5:53 p.m. — A 79-year-old woman fell after a dizzy spell.
7:34 p.m. — A driver in a maroon or purple Chevy pickup was crossing the center line and fog line in the 14000 block of Highway 525.
8:12 p.m. — A woman said her roommate had been drinking and left five minutes ago, heading north on Highway 525 to the Admirals Cove area.
8:23 p.m. — A woman said someone was texting her and harassing her.
8:51 p.m. — A caller complained about a people burning near Freeland Avenue.
9:24 p.m. — A woman said someone has two of her puppies but will not give them back.
9:37 p.m. — A caller said a 25-year-old man was going door to door, saying he needed to get his car jumped. The caller said the man “looks creepy.”
9:49 p.m. — Police stopped a DUI driver on Deer Lake Road.
10:02 p.m. — A woman said her husband was emotionally and verbally assaulting her.

Saturday, July 23
8:29 a.m. — A man said a dumpster was pushed or shoved into his car on Cherry Street.
9:58 a.m. — A driver in a green Ford pickup was rear-ended at Bayview and Brooks Hill roads.
10:16 a.m. — A woman said she got a possible fraud call from a global sweepstakes lottery.
10:24 a.m. — A dead deer was on the side of the road on North Bluff Road.
10:41 a.m. — Someone complained about smoke near Clyde Road.
11:47 a.m. — A caller on Sunlight Drive said a dog had been barking for 24 hours.
11:51 a.m. — A corgi was tied up in a yard on Sunlight Drive and was tangled up and couldn’t reach his food and water.
11:58 a.m. — A driver was sideswiped by another driver in a silver Infiniti who tried to pass on the left on Bob Galbreath Road while the first driver was making a left-hand turn. The other driver kept going.
12:33 p.m. — A woman wanted to talk to someone about a note that was left on her windshield in the Payless parking lot by someone who hit her car.
1:06 p.m. — Alpacas were loose on Cultus Bay Road.
1:07 p.m. — A woman said a car pulled into her driveway on Cultus Bay Road the night before, about 10:30, and someone threw a firecracker.
1:30 p.m. — A man was in the waiting room at the hospital after being bitten by a dog on Haven Way the night before.
2:25 p.m. — A passerby reported a vehicle in the ditch on Shoreview Drive.
2:36 p.m. — A man said his neighbor was target shooting in his yard on Sundown Lane.
2:46 p.m. — A woman said someone was sending her pornographic messages via email.
4 p.m. — A woman on French Road wanted a dog picked up that had been in her yard all day. She said she wasn’t able to let her chickens out.
5:43 p.m. — A caller complained about two suspicious men in a white meat truck who were driving around the neighborhood on Welcome Road.
5:43 p.m. — A loose dog that was running on Highway 525 near Bayview Road was corralled.
5:58 p.m. — Someone on Mardell Drive reported hearing a woman yell “get the [blank] out of here” and then a man’s voice.
9:52 p.m. — People were lighting off fireworks near Evening Glory Court and Bayview Road.
10:49 p.m. — A loud party was reported on Sunlight Shores Lane.
10:49 p.m. — A caller said her 7-year-old son “was being mouthy.”

Sunday, July 24
12:22 a.m. — People were yelling at each other at a loud party on Sunlight Shores Lane.
12:55 a.m. — A driver in an old Dodge truck was driving on the tree farm on Heggenes Road and had plowed over a fence and was speeding up the street.

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South Whidbey blotter | Unfit babysitter

August 12th, 2011 at 7:41 am by Brian Kelly

Thursday, July 21
12:58 p.m. — A caller said someone who was moving out of Winns Hollow Lane was “being aggressive.”
1:36 p.m. — Someone on an ATV was driving down Bayview Road near Sun Vista Circle and the caller said he was almost hit and that he was “tired of dealing with it.”
2:49 p.m. — A driver almost hit two youths on a quad at Bayview and Gabelein roads.
3:32 p.m. — A woman on Fish Road said her neighbor’s dogs were loose.
3:48 p.m. — A woman complained of a junk vehicle that was filled with garbage and was parked in the Pleasant View Lane neighborhood.
4:04 p.m. — A man said he was stranded at Payless and has been unable to reach friends and neighbors for a ride.
4:09 p.m. — A driver hit a deer at Highway 525 and Langley Road and drove away, but the caller said the deer was still in the middle of the road.
4:39 p.m. — Dispatchers received an open-line call and could hear someone saying “help.”
4:42 p.m. — A caller said two women, one in a small white car and the other in a black truck, were in the middle of the road on Central Avenue, exchanging foul language.
6:10 p.m. — A caller wanted to talk to police about harassment on Facebook.
6:12 p.m. — A dead deer was reported on Langley Road.
6:44 p.m. — A man said the mother of his child had an unfit babysitter.
6:47 p.m. — A woman said her husband has been continually hurting himself every night; he bangs his head on things in the house and damages things.
10:23 p.m. — A person was at the hospital emergency room and told a nurse about a sexual assault that happened somewhere on Mutiny Bay.
11:14 p.m. — Loud gunfire was heard near Bailey Road.

Friday, July 22
12:11 a.m. — A man was delirious and asking for an ambulance at Ken’s Korner.
12:57 a.m. — A motor home was parked across the roadway on Maxwelton Road near Midvale Road. The motor home’s lights were off and it was blocking traffic.
12:16 p.m. — A woman said she lost her car keys at the Clinton Park-and-Ride on Deer Lake Road, and someone was now using her key card for the Clinton Library. The woman was worried the books may not get returned.
6:42 p.m. — An aggressive dog was loose on Wintergreen Lane.
8:27 p.m. — A small doe had wire wrapped around its leg and neck and was next to a home on Mutiny Bay Road.
10:12 p.m. — A man hit a deer near Smugglers Cove Road and Bush Point Road.
10:45 p.m. — A woman said her husband was acting out again and had hurt himself. She said he may be headed toward South Whidbey State Park.
3:04 a.m. — Loud music was coming from a home on Bounty Loop, but the neighbors turn down the tunes when they see traffic in the area.
5:52 a.m. — A possible DUI driver was in a light green compact car on Orr Road near Humphrey Road.
7:10 a.m. — A golden retriever was in the street near Deer Lake Road and it looked hurt.
10:14 a.m. — A woman on East Harbor Road said she reported her phone as stolen, but as it turns out, it wasn’t.
11:24 a.m. — A golden retriever and a black shaggy dog were loose near Wheel Estates on Bayview Road. It’s an ongoing problem.

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South Whidbey blotter | A not-so-neighborly dinner

August 8th, 2011 at 12:30 pm by Brian Kelly

Tuesday, July 19
10:34 a.m. — A man on Brighton Beach Road said someone threw a GPS device into his yard.
1:47 p.m. — A burglary attempt was reported at a community pool on Banjo Drive. The door to the pool equipment room was damaged.
4:22 p.m. — A black dog with white spots was running loose in the neighborhood near Heather Drive.
4:25 p.m. — A caller on Freeland Avenue complained about a smoky burn in a nearby backyard.
5:15 p.m. — A woman said a man was standing by her fence on Classic Road and was writing down the license plate number of her car. He had a mask on his face and a silver helmet on his head.
5:31 p.m. — A caller on Highway 525 said someone dumped garbage into their dumpster. The caller found personal items in the garbage.
7:19 p.m. — A man said a neighbor had him over for dinner but an argument ensued.
9:49 p.m. — Two men got into a fight at Gay 90s.
9:58 p.m. — A driver in a red Toyota hit a deer on Highway 525 near Aqua View Lane.

Wednesday, July 20
1 a.m. — A disabled vehicle was next to the road on Highway 525 about a half-mile south of Greenbank Farm.
8:45 a.m. — A man said his girlfriend texted him saying goodbye, and said to have a good life. He said she was depressed over being sexually assaulted a few days earlier.
9:14 a.m. — A caller on Everette Lane reported an overnight vehicle prowl.
12:30 p.m. — A caller on Lenz Place said people were spray painting street signs and “for sale” signs in the neighborhood and damaging mailboxes with baseball bats.
12:55 p.m. — A stop sign and dead end sign were spray painted at Hillis Drive and Lenze Place.

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South Whidbey blotter | Hey man, is that Freedom Rock?

August 5th, 2011 at 8:12 am by Brian Kelly

Saturday, July 16
8:09 p.m. — A woman complained about a barking dog behind her house on Bells Beach Road.
10:12 p.m. — A man said he was assaulted by another man on Fish Road and he was running down the road.
10:21 p.m. — A caller on Classic Road complained about very loud fireworks.

Sunday, July 17
12:30 a.m. — A resident on Classic Road complained about loud music and a loud party nearby. Another caller said the party people turned the music back up after a deputy left.
1:09 a.m. — A group of kids were setting off fireworks on Bayview Road near Nightfall Lane.
1:49 a.m. — Three or four teenagers were riding scooters up and down the street near Hi Crest Road and Island Way, and the caller said if they are on scooters, she believes they stole them from her.
8:13 a.m. — A goose on Spearview Place was wrapped up in fishing line. The goose was nearly dead and couldn’t eat with the line around its neck.
9:39 a.m. — A dead deer was in the middle of Sills Road.
2:32 p.m. — A possible DUI driver in a Subaru was all over the road on Highway 525 near Wonn Road and nearly hit a guard rail.
3:10 p.m. — A man said his former home was being listed for rent. He said he was prohibited from going there and had concerns that his property that was still there was going to be destroyed.
4:12 p.m. — An 11-year-old called 911 on the old dial telephone inside the Bayview Cash Store, and didn’t know the phone still worked.
4:37 p.m. — A woman said her neighbor’s dog had been in her yard on Fish Road again the previous night.
4:39 p.m. — Three dogs were loose on Highway 525 headed toward Freeland.
4:40 p.m. — A woman on Midvale Road said her neighbor was harassing her by hanging over the fence and making threats to assault her.
5:19 p.m. — A small tree was down and blocking one lane of Saratoga Road.
5:20 p.m. — Traffic was stopped for a loose dog on Highway 525.
6:07 p.m. — A caller on Smugglers Cove Road reported an ongoing problem with a neighbor’s barking dog.
10:49 p.m. — A woman wanted her son removed; she had an argument with him about bringing junk onto her property.

Monday, July 18
8:44 a.m. — An injured deer was on the shoulder of the road on Highway 525 at Mutiny Bay Road.
10:30 a.m. — Two backpacks were found on Harbor Avenue.
10:54 a.m. — A possible DUI driver was reported on Highway 525 near Bush Point Road.
11:10 a.m. — A man was yelling at someone who was sitting at a bus stop on Storkson Drive.
11:52 a.m. — A woman said she found the doors unlocked at her friend’s home on Myrtle Avenue. She said the owner had passed away the previous week.
12:27 p.m. — A woman on Blakely Avenue said a man with a ponytail came by her home claiming to be a Kirby vacuum salesman but he didn’t have a vacuum cleaner or a vehicle. The caller was concerned because he was asking a lot of personal questions.
1:13 p.m. — Two dogs jumped out of a red Dodge Dakota truck on Highway 525 near Langley Road.
3:15 p.m. — A laptop was reported stolen from the Freeland Library.
3:36 p.m. — A woman on Smugglers Cove Road said someone was being cruel to a dog. It was tied up on a short leash and had barked from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
5:46 p.m. — A very smoky unattended burn was reported on the beach near Seashore Avenue.
6:30 p.m. — A large burn pile was reported on Honeymoon Lake Drive.
9:52 p.m. — People were shooting off fireworks near Cultus Bay Road and Gregsmith Drive.

Tuesday, July 19
12:04 a.m. — Someone complained about loud music on Coles Road.
9:26 a.m. — A tree was blocking both lanes of Smugglers Cove Road.

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South Whidbey blotter | Crab pot caper

August 1st, 2011 at 9:42 am by Brian Kelly

Thursday, July 14
7:09 p.m. — A caller heard shotguns fired near Smugglers Cove Road.
9:02 p.m. — A tree was partially blocking Highway 525 near Greentree Drive.
9:51 p.m. — A driver hit a deer near Gramayre Road and Highway 525.

Friday, July 15
9:35 a.m. — A pallet of large blue barrels fell into Maxwelton Road near Highway 525 and was blocking traffic. The barrels contained possibly flammable material.
10:07 a.m. — A caller noticed a woman next to a vehicle pulled over on East Harbor Road who was looking at the front end of her vehicle. An injured deer was nearby.
12:21 p.m. — A neighbor’s dog was loose on Fish Road and was in the caller’s yard.
3 p.m. — A caller at the Greenbank Farm said a small white dog was in the parking lot and the caller was concerned for its safety.
3:57 p.m. — A caller on Shore Meadow Road reported a car prowl and vandalism that occurred Wednesday night.
4:14 p.m. — A large amount of glass was found on Double Bluff Beach.
4:29 p.m. — A man heard shots on Wilkinson Road. He said a deer that had been shot came into his yard the week before.
8:14 p.m. — A man said he just had a fight with his housekeeper.
8:33 p.m. — A caller said residents on Sun Vista Circle were burning garbage in their backyard. It’s an ongoing problem.
8:45 p.m. — A woman reported a residential burglary on Bay Road. Someone broke in the door, but nothing looked like it was missing.
9:21 p.m. — A woman said her renter was acting strange. He was playing loud music and yelling and cussing to no one in particular.
9:50 p.m. — A woman on Brainers Road said she heard three huge explosions. They did not sound like gunshots or fireworks.
11:28 p.m. — A caller complained about loud voices coming from a home on Hodges Avenue.

Saturday, July 16
12:40 a.m. — A loud party was reported on Heggenes Road.
8:32 a.m. — A non-injury accident was reported on Highway 525 at Woodard Avenue between a red Ford Tempo and a black Durango.
10:27 a.m. — A caller said a boat sail and a piece of a mast were high up in a tree over a cliff on Soundview Drive near the caller’s home. The caller said the items must have been carried up there by the wind.
11:35 a.m. — A caller said a neighbor collapsed in her yard on White Deer Lane and was going to see if she was OK.
11:58 a.m. — A car was rolled over and in the ditch on Classic Road about 10 feet away from Highway 525.
12:18 p.m. — A man said his crab pots and gear were missing from the Clinton Ferry Terminal.
1:59 p.m. — A two-car, non-injury accident was reported at Highway 525 and Langley Road.
2:45 p.m. — A caller on Dolphin Drive complained about a neighbor who was taking pictures of her house and her daughter. The caller had been told he was a registered offender and bi-polar.
5:02 p.m. — A man complained about a neighbor’s barking dogs on Harbor Estates Road.
8:09 p.m. — A woman complained about a barking dog behind her house on Bells Beach Road.
10:12 p.m. — A man said he was assaulted by another man on Fish Road and he was running down the road.

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