Police Beat

Police Blotter, March 15 - 19, 2014

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 Blotter, March 8 - 14, 2014

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.

Police Blotter, Feb. 28 - March 7, 2014

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.

Police Blotter, Feb. 21 - 27, 2014

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.

Police Blotter, Feb. 15 - 21, 2014

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.

Police Blotter, Feb. 8 - 13, 2014

A poorly-planned pizza purchase turned out to be the undoing of a woman at a local motel.  

Police Blotter, Feb. 1 - 7, 2014

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 seek credit card fraud suspect

Police are searching for a suspect who has been using fraudulent Visa cards to scam downtown businesses.

Police Blotter, Jan. 24 - 30, 2014

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.