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South Whidbey blotter | Rocky times in Maxwelton

May 5th, 2011 at 11:56 am by Brian Kelly

Tuesday, April 5
8:29 a.m. — A caller complained about a renter on Ollom Drive who was “tearing up” the roads in the neighborhood and wanted to know what the homeowners’ association could do about it.
10:13 a.m. — A caller said a driver was going 80 mph through a construction site on East Harbor Road and hit another truck.
12:20 p.m. — Someone threw rocks through the windows of a home on Maxwelton Road.
12:21 p.m. — A rock was thrown through a garage window on Maxwelton Road.
1:16 p.m. — A woman said her son locked himself in the bathroom and had been in there for three-and-a-half hours. The woman said he took a swing at her before he went into the bathroom.
1:45 p.m. — A stop sign was reported down at Walnut Way and Bob Galbreath Road.
2:36 p.m. — A landlord reported receiving a counterfeit traveler’s check in the mail from a possible renter.
4:54 p.m. — A man said he was assaulted by his 17-year-old son.
6:10 p.m. — A black, mid-sized dog was running loose on Neupert Road.
8:12 p.m. — A man in a black truck was trespassing on Roberta Avenue.

Wednesday, April 6
12:54 a.m. — A man was standing in the roadway on Highway 525 in front of the Wells Fargo bank in Clinton.
6:14 a.m. — A small sedan was partially blocking Highway 525 near Coles Road.
9:07 a.m. — A caller on Beach Drive wanted information about golf carts using the street.
10:11 a.m. — Two white Great Pyrenees were running loose on Fox Spit Road.
11:44 a.m. — A caller reported an ongoing problem with a dog that was getting loose on Steelhead Drive.
1:36 p.m. — A woman said her son was on heroin and was “going berserk.” He had just torn apart a room in the home.
3:21 p.m. — A customer was being belligerent at a pharmacy on Main Street and was becoming verbally abusive. The caller said the customer had been drinking.
5:54 p.m. — A vehicle was struck by another vehicle near Highway 525 and Humphrey Road. No one was hurt.
6:48 p.m. — A dead deer was reported at Clipper Way and Beach Bluff Drive.
7:22 p.m. — Someone called a lawn-care company to get prices and asked if they charged sales tax. The caller was told “no,” and the caller told them it was illegal and hung up the phone.
7:50 p.m. — A vehicle was reported stolen on Glendale Road. The caller said the keys might have been left in the vehicle.
8:40 p.m. — A caller said the vehicle that had been reported earlier was being used by a friend.
8:55 p.m. — A possible DUI driver in a Dodge pickup was swerving and crossing into the other lane on Cultus Bay and Deer Lake roads.
9:01 p.m. — A caller said a large amount of trash had been left behind at a vacant bank-owned property on Crestmont Place, and wanted to know what could be done about it.
11:20 p.m. — An RV was reported on fire at Sills and Maxwelton roads.

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South Whidbey blotter | Poker night on Timber Lane

April 28th, 2011 at 12:29 pm by Brian Kelly

Thursday, March 31
9:28 p.m. — A suspicious-looking man was walking up and down the street near Cultus Bay and Glendale roads. The man had been seen in the area for the past three hours.
9:32 p.m. — A caller on Timber Lane said a friend who had been staying with him was “attacking” him, and he was poked in the face.
11:32 p.m. — A driver in a vehicle without taillights was reported on Highway 525.

Friday, April 1
7:35 a.m. — A dead deer was reported on Langley Road near the Waterman mill.
8:26 a.m. — A caller reported an older, beat-up green-and-gray pickup with a camper on it that was parked in the lot at Chase Bank in Freeland. There were two suspicious-looking men in the truck.
12:42 p.m. — A residential burglary was reported on Donahey Road. Someone damaged the inside of the residence and kicked holes in the drywall.
1:04 p.m. — A tree was blocking one lane of French Road near Bailey Road.
4:22 p.m. — A man on Wahl Road wanted to know about laws for shooting on his property.
6:14 p.m. — A dead eagle was reported next to a power pole on Saratoga Road.
9:41 p.m. — A two-car accident was reported on Ewing Road.

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South Whidbey blotter | Tie a yellow ribbon?

April 18th, 2011 at 12:01 pm by Brian Kelly

Wednesday, March 30
1:03 p.m. — A man on Maxwelton Road said he thought he had a prowler the night before; one of the booby traps was set off on his deck.
2:39 p.m. — A caller reported a verbal dispute with a 27-year-old nephew over a shirt.
5:41 p.m. — A black Ford truck was partially blocking traffic in a non-injury accident at Cultus Bay and Cattron roads.
5:58 p.m. — A two-car crash was reported on Highway 525, with one vehicle in the ditch.
6:52 p.m. — A driver in a black Honda two-door was driving recklessly north on Highway 525 near Forgotten Lane.
11:26 p.m. — A caller reported a possible accidental Xanax overdose.

Thursday, March 31
2:17 a.m. — A woman who reportedly had been drinking since 6 the evening before was becoming disorderly.
8:54 a.m. — A caller on Lancaster Road wanted to talk about an ongoing problem with speeding vehicles in the area.
10:07 a.m. — A man found a Washington license plate at the end of his driveway on East Harbor Road.
10:13 a.m. — A caller complained about a dumpster that was blocking visibility at the intersection of Glendale and Humphrey roads.
11:53 a.m. — A man on Pioneer Park Place reported neighbors who were trespassing.
12:29 p.m. — A caller said someone was trying to stop a woman from driving at Payless in Freeland. The woman was in a green Honda, and the caller wasn’t sure if the woman had been drinking or was “elderly and confused.”
4:43 p.m. — A suspicious abandoned vehicle, an older Datsun truck, was reported at Virginia Avenue and Bon Air Drive.
6:04 p.m. — A caller reported two disabled cars on Highway 525 at Crawford Road.
6:04 p.m. — A woman wanted information about when her neighbor would be released from jail.
6:21 p.m. — A man on a cell phone in a blue truck couldn’t stay in his lane on Highway 525 going north from Maxwelton Road.
7:14 p.m. — A possible DUI driver was reportedly pumping gas into a silver Jeep at the Short Stop Texaco. The man had been seen stumbling.
9:25 p.m. — A possible prowler was reported on Columbia Beach Drive. A caller saw someone coming out of his neighbor’s back yard; the man yelled at him and he ran toward the Clinton dock.

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South Whidbey blotter | Handyman with sticky fingers

April 14th, 2011 at 8:51 am by Brian Kelly

Friday, March 25
1:47 a.m. — A woman said she hit two deer about a mile north of Island Recycling on Highway 525.
3:49 a.m. — A man said his vehicle was just prowled on Columbia Beach Drive. A suspect wearing a baseball hat and backpack was seen in the area.
7:54 a.m. — A possible DUI driver was reported on Fish Road.

Saturday, March 26
10:05 a.m. — A woman said her daughter was getting threatening text messages.
10:36 a.m. — A woman on Midvale Road said her neighbors had called her curse words.
1:28 p.m. — A man said his son was going crazy and was throwing things.
2:09 p.m. — A caller said his son was breaking things again.
5:05 p.m. — A caller reported a bald eagle near Coles and Craw roads that appeared to have a broken wing.
5:24 p.m. — People were trespassing and shooting guns near Bounty Loop.
7:14 p.m. — A storage shed on Highway 525 was burglarized.

Sunday, March 27
10:15 a.m. — A woman on Harbor Sands Lane said someone broke into her house.
1:26 p.m. — A caller reported suspicious people at a vacant house on Bayview Road. A dirt bike was seen behind the house.
6:49 p.m. — A caller reported a handyman who had been stealing things from the caller.
7:36 p.m. — A resident on Midvale Road wanted to talk to police about an ongoing property-line dispute with a neighbor.
9:10 p.m. — Loud noise from a backhoe or a bulldozer was reported on Pioneer Park Place.

Monday, March 28
3:01 a.m. — A large tree was blocking the roadway on Smugglers Cove Road.
6:01 p.m. — A man said he bought a car in Clinton and was only given half the title.
6:13 p.m. — A dog was running in the roadway on East Harbor Road.
8:06 p.m. — A caller on Columbia Beach Drive reported a car alarm had sounded. A neighbor’s garage door was also open, and a light was flashing on the inside and no one was home.
10:41 p.m. — Debris was in the middle of the road on Highway 525, including a bicycle, a large barrel and other items.

Tuesday, March 29
9:24 a.m. — A caller on Harbor Avenue reported the theft of mail and the forgery of tax documents.
2:14 p.m. — A driver in a gray Subaru was passing in an unsafe manner on Highway 525 near Houston Road.
2:16 p.m. — A stray dog was in a back yard on Eagle Glen Lane.
3:11 p.m. — A man on Bob Galbreath Road reported fraudulent activity on his checking account.
4:47 p.m. — A 7-year-old boy could not be dropped off by a bus driver because no one was there to pick him up.

Wednesday, March 30
8:15 a.m. — Gas was stolen from boats on Crawford Road.
9:23 a.m. — A caller complained about a truck parked in front of a fire hydrant on Moonlight Drive.

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South Whidbey blotter | Till the cows come home

April 11th, 2011 at 7:56 am by Brian Kelly

Sunday, March 20
2:12 p.m. — A caller said a man was behind the Shell gas station in Freeland with a beer in his hand. The caller said it looked like he was smoking pot.
2:28 p.m. — A caller said people were at the gravel pit in Trillium woods and were tearing up the trails.

Monday, March 21
12:17 a.m. — A woman on Columbia Beach Drive reported a burglary. Someone was just in her garage, and a gun was missing.
5:19 a.m. — A caller reported hearing two shotgun shots near Bakken Road and Celestial Way.
12:03 p.m. — A dead deer was on the shoulder of Honeymoon Bay Road near Classic Road.
12:54 p.m. — Cows were loose near Lancaster Road.
2:06 p.m. — A woman on Lancaster Road said cows were on her property and were destroying her yard.
3:48 p.m. — A Freeland man said his 15-year-old daughter was inappropriately touched eight months ago at an unknown address in Clinton.
4:04 p.m. — A possible DUI driver in an older Ford Taurus was driving aggressively on Highway 525 near Double Bluff Road.
9:27 p.m. — A caller said his uncle just head-butted him.

Tuesday, March 22
7:41 a.m. — A driver in a yellow Hyundai was speeding and passing dangerously on Highway 525.
2:40 p.m. — A resident on Lancaster Road reported an ongoing problem with cows that were getting out.

Wednesday, March 23
5:51 a.m. — A silver sedan was off the roadway on Deer Lake Road near Robin Lane.
6:55 a.m. — A truck was blocking two driveways on Blacktail Lane.
11:52 a.m. — A suspicious man was looking through mailboxes on Cherry Street.
3:29 p.m. — A man said his cows had gotten loose on Burrier Road.
4 p.m. — A non-injury accident was reported on Harbor Avenue.
6:01 p.m. — A GMC van was broken down at the Clinton Ferry Terminal.
8:33 p.m. — An employee at the Greenbank Store said a homeless man was in the store. He had been drinking and was refused service.

Thursday, March 24
10:49 a.m. — A woman said a stranger was digging in her yard on Wilkinson Road.
12:20 p.m. — A caller on North Bluff Road reported an ongoing problem with a speeding driver in a black Jeep.
1:16 p.m. — An employee said a young man put beer in his pocket and left a Clinton grocery store without paying for it.
3:06 p.m. — A woman said she let someone borrow her guitar and it was pawned.
3:40 p.m. — A woman said two dogs tried to attack her in the Ken’s Korner parking lot.
3:55 p.m. — A woman said someone broke into her home in the 27500 block of Highway 525 and her laptop was taken.
5:26 p.m. — A caller said two purses were found in a dumpster on Main Street.
7:34 p.m. — A minor stole a bottle of wine from a business at Ken’s Korner and left in a dark sports car.

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South Whidbey blotter | Teen party time

April 7th, 2011 at 12:23 pm by Brian Kelly

Wednesday, March 16
8:43 a.m. — A driver passed a school bus on Wilkinson Road.
9:41 a.m. — A driver in a silver truck was driving erratically over the fog line on Highway 525 near Fish Road.
12:46 p.m. — A man said his sister was very upset and punched a wall.
1:02 p.m. — A woman said she was involved in a dispute with a neighbor, and she thinks the neighbor threw her lawn furniture around.
4:01 p.m. — A vehicle was off the road and flipped over near Bob Galbreath and Surface roads. People were inside.
10:59 a.m. — A man returned to his home on Mutiny Bay Road and found his door open, papers ruffled through, and the computer logged into an unused account. Nothing appeared to be missing.

Saturday, March 19
10:43 a.m. — A truck was broken into overnight on Columbia Beach Drive and a computer was stolen.
12:04 p.m. — A woman said her ex-husband had stolen a motorcycle.
1:27 p.m. — A caller on Columbia Beach Drive reported a vehicle prowl that happened during the night. A radio was stolen.
3:32 p.m. — A dead dog was reported near the road on Fidalgo Drive near George Drive.
3:40 p.m. — A caller heard gunfire near Evenstar Lane.
4:24 p.m. — A woman complained about a neighbor’s son who was riding a dirt bike on the roadway on Sun Vista Circle.
4:46 p.m. — A caller on Old Beach Road reported a floating dock that had broken loose and was drifting.
5:37 p.m. — A man on Woodbine Road said a neighbor’s Rottweiler mix attacked his dog and knocked him down.
7:20 p.m. — A brown horse and a black horse were loose and running on Newman Road.
8:52 p.m. — A caller reported a speeding driver in a white Toyota 4Runner.
11:07 p.m. — A loud party with what sounded like groups of juveniles yelling was reported on Wilkinson Road.
11:29 p.m. — A blue 1982 Toyota Tercel was in the ditch on Highway 525 near Langley Road.

Sunday, March 20
12:52 a.m. — A caller said the party on Wilkinson Road was getting louder.
10:45 a.m. — Six brown herefords were in the roadway on Millman Road just past Lancaster Road.
1:11 p.m. — A woman on Britzman Loop said trespassers were on her property. She asked them to leave, and said they pushed her to the ground and made threats to kill her.

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South Whidbey blotter | Midnight earth movers

April 4th, 2011 at 9:52 am by Brian Kelly

Saturday, March 12
4:17 p.m. — Gunshots were heard near Tanner View Drive.
4:41 p.m. — A driver in a white Chrysler was “all over the road” in the 28000 block of Highway 525.
5:18 p.m. — A woman said she would be having her 40th birthday party and a bonfire, and wanted to call in because it will go to 2 a.m. and she didn’t want her neighbors to get upset.
8:52 p.m. — A two-car accident was reported at Useless Bay Avenue and Highway 525.
9:16 p.m. — A woman said it sounded like someone was trying to break into her home on Captain Vancouver Drive.
10:48 p.m. — A woman said someone hit her Honda Civic while it was parked at the Short Stop Texaco.

Sunday, March 13
6:59 a.m. — A vehicle went through the barricade closing Glendale Road.
12:49 p.m. — A caller on Stewart Road said water was coming up through the easement between the caller’s and the neighbor’s property.
1:16 p.m. — Another landslide was reported on Double Bluff Road.
4:30 p.m. — A man said he was trying to move his boats from his former property on Weatherside Lane, but the new owners were threatening to have them removed.
5:46 p.m. — Culverts and ditches were overflowing and flooding property near Bounty Loop and Mutiny Bay Road.
7:50 p.m. — A possible DUI driver in a silver Pontiac was swerving and going 25 mph in a 50 mph zone on Highway 525.

Monday, March 14
8:32 a.m. — A 24-foot sailboard was loose and drifting near the Clinton ferry.
9:23 a.m. — A caller said people were using a backhoe in the woods near Nighthawk Road and Overlook Drive between midnight and 1 a.m., and the caller wanted to know if that was legal.
3:39 p.m. — An erratic driver in an old white Cadillac was tailgating on Highway 525 near Classic Road.
7:06 p.m. — A man on Cultus Bay Road reported the theft of his Golden Retriever.

Tuesday, March 15
12:06 a.m. — A woman said she hit a large raccoon on Highway 525.
8:09 a.m. — A dead deer was reported near Tompkins and Saratoga roads.
8:54 a.m. — A speeding driver in a white Mazda was reported on Highway 525.
9:40 a.m. — A burglary was reported at a business on Layton Road. A neighboring business was also burgled.
9:49 a.m. — An abandoned van was reported at Ken’s Korner.
1:03 p.m. — Well pipe worth about $300 was stolen from a property on Ander Park Road. The caller also said someone was illegally downing timber on his property as well.
2:01 p.m. — An employee at the Bayview Valero discovered a shoplifter had been caught on tape.
3:36 p.m. — A possible DUI driver was reported at the Short Stop Texaco. A caller saw the driver of a Ford Windstar stumbling outside the minivan.
3:57 p.m. — A non-injury accident was reported at the Shot Stop Texaco.
4 p.m. — A woman on Dandelion Lane reported fraudulent activity on her debit card.
4:37 p.m. — A vehicle was reported off the roadway near Cultus Bay and French roads.
4:40 p.m. — A caller complained of a brush fire near Barr and Baywood roads.
4:59 p.m. — A caller said a protester near the Clinton Ferry Terminal grabbed the caller by the arm.
6:06 p.m. — A caller said a neighbor’s gate on Wintergreen Drive had been smashed.

Wednesday, March 16
7:43 a.m. — The driver of a Jeep was “all over the roadway” near Fish Road and Highway 525.

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South Whidbey blotter | Check your attitude, mister

March 23rd, 2011 at 12:53 pm by Brian Kelly

Tuesday, March 8
7:53 a.m. — A speeding driver in a Chevy extended-cab pickup was reported on Highway 525 near Mutiny Bay Road.
11:34 a.m. — A caller at Bayview School wanted police presence for an immediate expulsion involving a student with “a really bad attitude.”
12:44 p.m. — On a recall for a 911 hang-up call, a person at the high school said he had been messing with his friend’s cell phone.
1:01 p.m. — A two-car, non-injury accident was reported on Highway 525 near Ken’s Korner.
1:24 p.m. — A caller complained about a tailgating driver in a small gray car on Maxwelton Road.
5:10 p.m. — A caller complained about a driver in a silver Kia going 70-90 mph on Cultus Bay Road.

Wednesday, March 9
9:23 a.m. — A driver in a station wagon hit an Island Transit bus on Freeland Avenue.
2:29 p.m. — A driver in a white Ford Explorer was driving erratically on Highway 525 near Bayview Road.
7:51 p.m. — A woman said two men approached her 12-year-old daughter while she was waiting in her vehicle at Ken’s Korner. She locked the car doors, and the pair left.

Thursday, March 10
2:19 p.m. — A man said his wife took a handful of pills, and was trying to kill herself.
3:01 p.m. — A man on Landsend Road said he lost his phone or it was stolen, but someone was using it. His phone company called and said he had used too many minutes.
3:41 p.m. — A driver in a white van was passing illegally on Highway 525 near Cox Drive.
4:58 p.m. — A caller on Goodell Road said a neighbor came to the edge of the caller’s property with an aggressive pit bull, and the dog lunged toward the caller’s vehicle and scratched it.
6:52 p.m. — A caller reported an eagle with a broken wing near Smugglers Cove Road and Westcliff Drive. The caller put blankets on the bird to keep it warm.
6:58 p.m. — A fallen tree was partially blocking Saratoga Road.

Friday, March 11
6:58 a.m. — A stop sign needed to be reset at Millman Road and Useless Bay Avenue.

Saturday, March 12
11:46 a.m. — A landslide was reported on East Point Drive.
12:03 p.m. — A caller reported a hit-and-run in the parking lot at Payless, and said a driver was fleeing in a white Chevy Tahoe.

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South Whidbey blotter | Another burglary on the South End

March 21st, 2011 at 8:25 am by Brian Kelly

Sunday, March 6
2:10 p.m. — A stop sign was in the ditch at Deer Lake Road and Commercial Street.
2:53 p.m. — A woman said people were parking on her property on San Juan Avenue.
3:14 p.m. — A woman said her 2002 Mazda 626 was stolen on Bayview Road.
5:40 p.m. — Illegal dumping was reported near Saratoga and Fox Spit roads.
6:05 p.m. — A caller on Pioneer Park Place reported hearing an explosion, possibly near the Goose grocery.
10:57 p.m. — Someone was seen pushing a vehicle near the Goose grocery.
11:02 p.m. — A caller reported seeing a flashlight being used in the Bayview Senior Center.

Monday, March 7
12:34 a.m. — A man said someone hit his son’s vehicle on Hansen Drive.
10:27 a.m. — A caller on Shipping Lane reported seeing a white/yellow float plane floating, but no activity on the plane.
12:28 p.m. — A rolled-up carpet was in the roadway on Highway 525 near Forgotten Lane.
3:46 p.m. — A caller on Timberline Road reported a burglary. A window was broken and a door looked like it had been jimmied. Things inside had also been disturbed.
4:06 p.m. — A person on Shorewood Avenue called about a wired money-fraud transaction.
4:12 p.m. — A driver in a late ’90s Jeep Cherokee was driving 50 mph through a residential area on Mercer Drive.
4:21 p.m. — A resident on Grateful Acre Place reported hearing weapons fire to the southwest of his home.
4:38 p.m. — A caller on Mutiny Bay Road complained of an illegal burn.
5:16 p.m. — A two-car, non-injury accident was reported at Highway 525 and Humphrey Road.
5:20 p.m. — A woman said someone was shooting a gun near Houston Road.
5:28 p.m. — A woman said a package was stolen from her porch on Passage Way.
5:33 p.m. — A caller said a suspicious man was sitting on the back porch of a home on Marshall Road, and the caller didn’t think the man lived there. He was seen sitting on the picnic table out front earlier.
5:41 p.m. — A driver went into the ditch near Saratoga Road and Archwood Court.
5:59 p.m. — A shoplifting incident was reported at Senior Thrift.
6:11 p.m. — A man on Maxwelton Road reported a trespasser who was refusing to leave.
6:23 p.m. — A caller said a neighbor’s dog was running loose on Central Avenue. It’s an ongoing problem. The dog was chasing the caller’s kids and was also running after her dog.
9:26 p.m. — A dead raccoon was in the road on East Harbor Road.

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South Whidbey blotter | Dumping trash in Freeland

March 16th, 2011 at 11:20 am by Brian Kelly

Friday, March 4
6:14 a.m. — A brown-and-white horse was loose near Highway 525 and Smugglers Cove Road.
10:09 a.m. — A man said his wife was moving out and was taking a red Toyota 4Runner that belonged to his business.
10:38 a.m. — A caller on Long Drive reported getting a prank call.
1:21 p.m. — The driver of a tan, Suburban-style vehicle was seen dumping trash on East Harbor Road.
4:01 p.m. — A fire truck was involved in a collision with another vehicle at Myrtle Avenue and Main Street.
5 p.m. — A woman said she was the executor of her deceased father’s estate and changed the locks on his residence in Freeland. She said she had just gotten a text message from her brother and his girlfriend; they were at the house and she was concerned they would try to break in.
9:27 p.m. — Two people got into an argument at Cozy’s Roadhouse and left.
10:47 p.m. — Someone complained about loud bass music coming from a home on Hansen Drive.

Saturday, March 5
1:58 p.m. —
A man on North Bluff Road said a black dog was harassing his dog and his alpacas, and had been on the property three times already in one day.
5:55 p.m. — A caller on Guemes Avenue reported the theft of prescription medicine while the caller was at work.
6:22 p.m. — A Freeland man wanted to talk about a “pending” theft. He claimed someone was going to sell something from his home at a garage sale.
7:11 p.m. — Two pit bulls were loose on Lakeside Drive.
7:25 p.m. — A woman was locked out of her car at the Shell Station on Fish Road.
9:10 p.m. — A woman said her 19-year-old son was on drugs and out of control.

Sunday, March 6
12:41 a.m. —
A possible drunk driver in a silver Audi was swerving and driving into oncoming traffic on Highway 525 near Glenmoore Lane.
12:35 p.m. — A possible DUI driver was reported just north of Bush Point Road.

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