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, July 14
1:06 p.m. — A caller reported a non-injury, two-car accident near Highway 525 and Langley Road.
1:36 p.m. — Someone moved the no-trespassing signs and property markers on land near Pacific Dogwood Drive and Highway 525.
2:11 p.m. — A caller on Fircrest Avenue wanted to talk about a real estate sign that was set on fire. The caller thought it might be related to a porta-potty fire on July 9.
3:14 p.m. — A possible DUI driver in a four-door Ford was driving on Highway 525 toward Ken’s Korner.
3:51 p.m. — A caller said the windows to the manager’s apartment at a building on Wilson Place were broken out.
3:59 p.m. — A caller said a woman in a white Geo Metro was driving on the wrong side of the road and nearly hit someone near Sunlight Beach.
4:41 p.m. — A driver flipped a vehicle over onto its top on Maxwelton Road. The driver was OK.
5:19 p.m. — A man in a blue Chevy van threw something from his vehicle and cracked the windshield of another driver’s vehicle on Deer Lake Road.
10:02 p.m. — A woman hit a deer on Highway 525 near Classic Road.
Thursday, July 15
12:55 a.m. — A large hay bale was rolled into Sunlight Beach Road and was blocking one lane.
1:43 a.m. — A loud party was reported on Casey Street. Half a dozen or more people were partying, and the caller said it has been going on nightly for the past few months.
7:46 a.m. — A man said someone threw several glass balls at his house on Central Avenue during the night. It also happened Monday night.
8:15 a.m. — A 16-foot Bayliner at the marina on Harbor Hills Drive was reportedly half sunk. No fuel was seen leaking.
9:04 a.m. — Residents on Columbia Beach Drive said they heard someone in their yard at 2 a.m. and just discovered that the chairs on their porch had been moved down to the beach.
9:17 a.m. — Solar lights were stolen during the night from a property on Columbia Beach Drive.
9:44 a.m. — A caller reported a reckless driver in a black VW Jetta that had been driving south on Highway 525 near Coles Road about 30 minutes earlier.
10:08 a.m. — A caller found numerous prescription bottles with medication inside at his business on Highway 525. He suspects his stepson stole them and planted them there.
10:14 a.m. — Juveniles were playing at a vacant home in disrepair on Campbell Road, and the caller was worried a wall would fall on them.
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