Crime Time
The latest from South Whidbey's police blotter and the Record's siren chasers
The latest from South Whidbey's police blotter and the Record's siren chasers
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.
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