In a case of identity theft, an Anacortes resident reported that someone had used his Social Security number to file a false tax return.
Police Beat
A La Conner man who failed to make a simple lane change when passing a DOT crew on Highway 20 ended up in County Jail.
A 50-year-old Anacortes man was rushed to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after being found in a partially-submerged dingy at Seafarers Park.
Firefighters credit quick work by an Anacortes Police Officer in saving a woman’s life following a roll over one-car crash on Marine Drive.
We all see them every day: people chatting on a cell phone while driving around town. A police officer spotted a woman talking on a phone and made a traffic stop, which led to DUI charges.
A poorly-planned pizza purchase turned out to be the undoing of a woman at a local motel.
A 28-year-old Anacortes man was arrested for public indecency after he was seen urinating on the side of a Commercial Ave. business in full view of several customers. The story doesn’t end there…
Police are searching for a suspect who has been using fraudulent Visa cards to scam downtown businesses.
An apparent case of road rage continued among several drivers who gestured and antagonized each other all the way from Interstate 5 to a parking lot on Commercial Ave, where police broke everyone apart.