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, Nov. 3
7:37 a.m. — A woman on Woodard Avenue said two yellow labs killed five of her chickens.
7:59 a.m. — A man on Putney Woods Lane said there were two horses that do not belong to him on his property. Both had halters on.
8:02 a.m. — A woman on Saratoga Road said she was missing two horses.
12:10 p.m. — Someone reported a suspicious man in a blue Kia minivan after he parked overnight near Scatchet Head and Swede Hill roads.
1:59 p.m. — A two-car accident was reported on Highway 525 near the Short Stop Texaco. It was a head-on collision and one car was in the middle of the left-turn lane and the other vehicle was blocking the southbound lane.
2:07 p.m. — A vehicle prowl was reported on Morningside Lane. The caller said a truck window was shattered.
3:33 p.m. — A white Jeep heading north on Highway 525 near Craw Road was recklessly passing on the right.
4:03 p.m. — Trash was left at the top of the Rocky Road Trail. A lot of it.
5:07 p.m. — A Lexus and an Acura were involved in a non-injury crash in a parking lot on Main Street.
5:56 p.m. — A driver in a Honda Civic hit a deer just north of Newman Road on Highway 525.
Wednesday, Nov. 4
10:12 a.m. — A woman said someone took her check card and bought merchandise worth $70.
10:27 a.m. — Gas was stolen from several trucks at a rental place on Highway 525.
11:08 a.m. — An emergency brake went out on a truck and it rolled into another vehicle at the park-and-ride on Deer Lake Road. The caller said his friend witnessed the crash.
11:51 a.m. — Someone called about a 13-year-old boy who was driving north on Highway 525 near Wonn Road.
12:58 p.m. — A woman said her daughter’s iPod was stolen from a classroom at the high school.
3:08 p.m. — The Coast Guard received a report of a boat taking on water off the south end of Whidbey Island.
3:17 p.m. — A caller said two people, possibly intoxicated hunters, were stumbling around with rifles near Bush Point and Adams roads.
4:28 p.m. — A woman said a stalker broke into her house two days in a row.
4:28 p.m. — A man was sleeping on the pathway near an abandoned house on Woodard Avenue.
5:50 p.m. — Someone was firing a gun near Steelhead Drive.
6:30 p.m. — A driver hit a deer on Fox Spit Road.
9:09 p.m. — A driver hit a deer on Langley Road near the fairgrounds. The vehicle had front-end damage, but the driver waved off an ambulance.
9:24 p.m. — A blue car was swerving all over the road on Highway 525 near Bakken Road.
10:37 p.m. — A driver in a green Chevy pick-up truck northbound on Highway 525 almost hit another car head-on.
Thursday, Nov. 5
6:24 a.m. — A tree was blocking the road on Discovery Place.
10:08 a.m. — Someone broke into a shed by the high school during the night.
11:18 a.m. — A hit-and-run was reported on Bells Beach Road.
8:45 p.m. — A tree was partially blocking the roadway at a dangerous spot on Ewing Road, before the sharp corner near Sills Road.
9:45 p.m. — A woman said she could hear her stalker back on the front porch.
Friday, Nov. 6
4:42 a.m. — A tree was blocking both lanes of Maxwelton Road near French Road.
5:43 a.m. — A power line was down at Decatur Avenue and Harper Street.
8:33 a.m. — A possible DUI driver was reported in a Dodge Charger on Highway 525 at Classic Road.
9:42 a.m. — A silver Honda was in the ditch at the bottom of the hill near Zimmerman and Bob Galbreath roads. A sawed-off shotgun was reportedly in the back seat, and all the doors were open.
7:52 p.m. — A driver in a Toyota Corolla hit a deer on Highway 525 near Plantation Drive.
8:51 p.m. — A man said the tires on his vehicle were slashed while it was parked at Ken’s Korner.
Saturday, Nov. 7
11:48 a.m. — A Freeland business had a phone stolen. They have the suspect on tape.
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