Crime Time
The latest from South Whidbey's police blotter and the Record's siren chasers
Deer poachers? Here’s the latest blotter for the South End
October 29th, 2009 at Thu, 29th, 2009 at 2:03 pm by Brian KellySunday, Oct. 11
4:20 a.m. — A driver hit a deer near the Eagles Aerie on Highway 525.
9:02 a.m. — Mailboxes were damaged and a Honey Bucket was tipped over at a construction site on Pintail Road and Lakeside Drive.
2:35 p.m. — A caller reported a daughter who slashed her boyfriend’s tires.
8:03 p.m. — Someone was walking near the main barn at Greenbank Farm with a flashlight.
Monday, Oct. 12
7:13 a.m. — A caller reported a driver in a blue Dodge truck who was swerving on Highway 525. The driver turned onto Maxwelton Road, and the caller said it might be a high school student who was messing around.
1:42 p.m. — Two goats were on the loose on Highway 525 near the senior center.
2:29 p.m. — A man was slumped over the steering wheel of a light-green pickup truck that was parked partially in the road near Highway 525 and Harbor Avenue.
3:21 p.m. — A caller reported a suspicious man who was loitering on Sandy Point Road. The man had broken into houses before, and the caller said he couldn’t be trusted.
4:04 p.m. — A Ford Focus and a Ford Ranger were in an accident near Useless Bay Road and Highway 525. A woman involved in the rear-end crash was complaining of leg pain.
4:30 p.m. — A tailgating driver was reported on Highway 525 near Bayview Road.
5:11 p.m. — A caller complained about a driver in a blue sedan on Highway 525 near Bush Point Road who was running people off the road and almost hit a pedestrian.
6:16 p.m. — A caller near Driftwood Way and Seaward Way heard two loud gun blasts, and said someone may be poaching deer.
7:06 p.m. — A driver hit a deer on Highway 525 near Crawford Road.
Tuesday, Oct. 13
9:30 a.m. — A resident on Alderwood Street said a neighbor started a burn pile but then left it unattended.
1:13 p.m. — A caller on Harbor Hills Drive said someone stole her mail and got a credit card in her name.
1:25 p.m. — A woman said her ex stole her children’s bikes from an undisclosed location in Freeland.
Brian Kelly 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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