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January 16th, 2010 at Sat, 16th, 2010 at 3:25 pm by Brian Kelly

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.

I'm the editor of The South Whidbey Record, but also write and shoot photos for the newspaper and www.southwhidbeyrecord.com. Story tips, suggestions? Comments on coverage? Send 'em my way at editor@southwhidbeyrecord.com.

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