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The latest blotter

January 22nd, 2010 at Fri, 22nd, 2010 at 3:34 pm by Brian Kelly

Sunday, Jan. 3
3:57 p.m. — Two gunshots were heard near Winns Hollow Lane.
5:26 p.m. — An injured deer was reported in the middle of the road near Bayview Road and Katya Lane.
5:46 p.m. — A dead deer was reported at Bayview and Brooks Hill roads.

Monday, Jan. 4
12:02 a.m. — A caller said a 10-year-old was lying on the bench near the Red Apple, dressed in a dark jacket and white-and-pink pajamas.

Tuesday, Jan. 5
11:29 a.m. — A caller said a driver pulled over near Woodard Avenue after what looked like an accident. Everybody got out of the vehicle and ran to the highway; one person was carrying a red guitar.
4:31 p.m. — A man who appeared to be extremely intoxicated fell over in a grassy area on the north side of Highway 525 near Fish Road. A caller said he looked like he was in his 20s, and he had a grocery bag in his hand.
8:38 p.m. — A woman said a driver in a white mini-van was tailgating her on Highway 525 near Bush Point Road.
9:04 p.m. — A driver in a green Ford Explorer was driving recklessly on Highway 525 near Bayview Road.

Wednesday, Jan. 6
8:40 a.m. — A driver in a silver, four-door sedan was passing five vehicles at a time on Highway 525 near Donahey Road.
8:59 a.m. — A man reported fraudulent charges to his bank account.
9:45 a.m. — A man and a woman were arguing on the side of the road near Mutiny Bay and Bush Point roads. The caller passed by again later and said the man was sitting in his blue Subaru with his head resting on the steering wheel.
9:56 a.m. — Someone at the high school reported a break-in that happened sometime over winter break. Items were taken.
12:45 p.m. — A caller wanted to talk about a wallet that was stolen from a gas station restroom in Tacoma.
4:23 p.m. — A smoky burn was reported near Millman and Double Bluff roads.

Thursday, Jan. 7
7:59 a.m. — A dead deer was in the roadway on Cardinal Way at the intersection with Smugglers Cove Road.
7:37 p.m. — A man said a suspicious package containing a profanity-filled book was placed on his porch on Aqua Lane.

Friday, Jan. 8
9:31 a.m. — A caller reported a bashed-up vehicle that was parked on Violet Street.
12:57 p.m. — An abandoned vehicle was blocking the roadway on Saratoga Road.
1:47 p.m. — A woman on Mutiny Bay Road reported a phone scam; someone called her and said she had won a car.
1:57 p.m. — A man was causing a disturbance at the Freeland Café.
2:13 p.m. — A man was seen staggering along the highway near Classic Road.
3:04 p.m. — Someone was reportedly taking parts from an abandoned vehicle near the phone booth at Classic Road.
3:05 p.m. — A man on Harbor Hills Drive said two tires on his vehicle were flat.
3:29 p.m. — A subject was trying to break into a home on Lakeside Drive. The person threw a board through the window and then started to break the windows out of a Jeep in the driveway.
3:32 p.m. — The tires of at least four vehicles were slashed at the Freeland Café.
4:40 p.m. — A woman said her neighbor was blocking her mailbox with his backhoe.
7:44 p.m. — A stolen vehicle was recovered on Highway 525.

Saturday, Jan. 9
10:09 a.m. — A black pickup was in the ditch near the corner of Virginia Avenue and Ledgewood Beach Road.
2 p.m. — A caller said someone tried to break into a neighbor’s house on Menlo Beach Lane overnight. The storm door had been removed.

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