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
Tuesday, Oct. 13
5:52 p.m. — A woman on Bells Beach Road said she heard a loud bang and then the power went out. She could see an electrical wire hanging over her shed.
6:01 p.m. — Three mailboxes were damaged about 11 p.m. the night before near Honeymoon Bay Road.
6:52 p.m. — A man on Melody Lane said a neighbor had started a burn but now it was getting smoky and no one was around.
9:22 p.m. — A car was reported off the roadway at Ewing and Sills roads.
11:14 p.m. — A tree was in the road on Cultus Bay Road near Glendale Road.
Wednesday, Oct. 14
10:02 a.m. — A Clinton resident said a debit card was used to make fraudulent charges.
2:16 p.m. — Someone said a man was hit by a vehicle in the large parking lot on Main Street.
5:54 p.m. — A woman on Freeland Avenue said someone backed into her car in the parking lot.
7:58 p.m. — A caller said a driver in a dark sedan almost hit the guardrail on Highway 525 and Wonn Road.
Thursday, Oct. 15
8:16 a.m. — A reckless driver in a dark black Chevy pickup was speeding north on Highway 525 near Donahey Road.
12:47 p.m. — An assault was reported at a gas station on Highway 525 in Freeland.
3:08 p.m. — Someone was reportedly trespassing and stealing rope on a private beach near Greentree Drive.
6:27 p.m. — A caller from the hardware store in Freeland said someone had just stolen a generator. A detailed vehicle description was provided.
Friday, Oct. 16
9:40 a.m. — A caller said a soaking-wet dog was wandering around the neighborhood on Harbor Sands Lane.
11:37 a.m. — A caller said trespassers set up a tent on Summit View Lane, off Brockman Road.
5:06 p.m. — An employee at a drive-through window in Clinton said a woman in a brown Toyota came through and was drinking a beer.
Saturday, Oct. 17
9:22 a.m. — A caller on Clinton Beach Place wanted to talk to authorities about sandbags and flooding in his area.
9:25 a.m. — Shots were heard just north of Inverness Way.
9:30 a.m. — A caller reported a landslide covering Driftwood Drive.
10:47 a.m. — A caller wanted to talk about a non-injury collision that happened at Ken’s Korner the day before.
10:55 a.m. — A driver went into a hole on the roadway on Gylany Way. The caller said there had been recent utility work in the area, but there were no signs warning about the soft shoulder.
11:27 a.m. — A Glendale resident asked authorities to check the high volume of water in the creek, and said it was about three feet away from flooding again.
12:03 p.m. — An injured deer was in a back yard on Oceanside Drive.
1:38 p.m. — A woman said she hit a tree while driving on Bush Point Road. Someone just pulled up and was coming over to her.
4:04 p.m. — A tree was down near Headlands Way and Mortland Drive.
7:51 p.m. — A caller asked for help in getting the gate unlocked at the park on Maxwelton Road so everybody could get their cars out.
11:16 p.m. — A man said his friend had been drinking and then stabbed his leg when he was playing with a knife.
Sunday, Oct. 18
8:16 a.m. — Shotguns were heard near Double Bluff Road.
11:03 a.m. — A woman on Oceanside Drive reported an injured deer on an adjacent property.
11:16 a.m. — A caller said hunters were off the main path in Saratoga Woods.
2:23 p.m. — A woman said she was looking at property on Resort Road when their dog jumped out of the car. A man who lived nearby came out and yelled at them and started waving a rifle. The couple left.
3:21 p.m. — A red Jeep did a 360 at the intersection of Winns Hollow and Campbell Road.
4:28 p.m. — A vehicle went through a fence and into the ditch on Smugglers Cove Road.
5:27 p.m. — A woman said an Australian sheep dog bit her from behind on Bailey Road. The bite broke the skin.
6:25 p.m. — Campaign signs were vandalized on Sunshine Lane.
8:07 p.m. — A driver hit a deer on Highway 525 near Aqua View Lane.
Monday, Oct. 19
6:20 a.m. — The culvert was flooding and water was in someone’s yard on Clinton Beach Place.
10:23 a.m. — An older man was trying to get into people’s cars while they were stopped at the light at Highway 525 and Fish Road.
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December 2nd, 2009 at 6:07 am
I think that some kids need to be taught a lesson and I also think the police should do their job and catch the persons behind the vandalism acts. I think it ain't that hard to catch some nasty kids.
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December 2nd, 2009 at 2:07 pm
I think that some kids need to be taught a lesson and I also think the police should do their job and catch the persons behind the vandalism acts. I think it ain't that hard to catch some nasty kids.
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