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
Wednesday, Feb. 1
8:46 a.m. — An employee from the Freeland Library called to correct an earlier burglary report; two laptops were stolen, not one.
10:26 a.m. — A Chevrolet Tahoe appeared to be abandoned at a trailhead near Lake Hancock and Smugglers Cove Road.
2:35 p.m. — A caller said a Subaru Impreza had been parked on Breezefair Road for a very long time.
3:28 p.m. — A man said a handgun was shipped to his firearms dealer but the package was delivered empty.
3:57 p.m. — A home on Goodell Road was burglarized. Items were missing and it looked like someone tried to remove a stove.
5:04 p.m. — A caller on Bayview Road said the sky was full of smoke but it smelled as if diesel fuel was burning.
5:42 p.m. — A woman on Norton Beach Lane said she could see two people on the beach with a small 12-foot motor boat beached near them. She didn’t know how they got down there or if they were stranded.
8:20 p.m. — A caller said a woman who was cut off at a bar on Highway 525 got into a gold minivan and drove away.
8:55 p.m. — A resident on Sunlight Shores Lane caught two men who were trying to break into the caller’s vehicle. They ran down the road after being confronted.
Thursday, Feb. 2
7:35 a.m. — A tree was blocking Fish Road.
9:19 a.m. — A possible DUI driver in a green-and-tan vehicle was going over the center line on Highway 525 near Classic Road.
4:52 p.m. — A caller’s 15-year-old daughter took more than 30 Tylenol pills and other medications in an attempted suicide.
4:53 p.m. — A man hit a deer on Honeymoon Bay Road about 200 yards north of Evenstar Lane. His front fender was damaged.
4:56 p.m. — A possible DUI driver in a white Chevrolet pickup nearly went off the road several times on Highway 525 near Double Bluff Road.
5:26 p.m. — A driver in a Mazda pickup was driving like someone was chasing him on Poor Road.
6:04 p.m. — A woman drove her car over a 6-foot embankment and into a pond near Mutiny Bay Road.
7:49 p.m. — A caller said a suspicious woman with a briefcase and a bunch of keys was trying to open the door to the Chase Bank branch in Freeland.
8:02 p.m. — A man standing by the phone booth at Classic Road and Highway 525 said he had a gun and was going to kill someone. He may have been drinking.
Friday, Feb. 3
1:15 a.m. — A woman delivering newspapers reported an unattended burn near Layton Road and Pleasant View Lane.
12:18 p.m. — A bus driver reported lots of smoke near Lone Lake and Andreason roads.
1:18 p.m. — A resident on Campbell Road said a teenager was riding a bike on the property.
3:52 p.m. — A dog on Highway 525 near Wonn Road appeared to be malnourished.
4:01 p.m. — A caller on Saratoga Road wanted to talk to someone about aggressive cats.
5:06 p.m. — A man was yelling over the fence at a neighbor on Kenney Way.
6:24 p.m. — A possible DUI driver was going over the center line and fog line on Highway 525 near Houston Road.
8:03 p.m. — A caller reported a runaway girl. She was last seen in Oak Harbor.
8:19 p.m. — A driver in a blue Honda was all over the road on East Harbor Road near Goodell Road.
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