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The latest South End blotter

November 18th, 2009 at Wed, 18th, 2009 at 4:39 pm by briankelly

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.

briankelly 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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