A Bainbridge man made a prickly proposition to a house hunter in his neighborhood. The house hunter called the police.
Also this week, a drunk driver demands legal representation from his legal secretary wife, and a driver mounts a protest of speed bumps with horn honks. Read on…
May 2
Drunk: A 40-year-old Poulsbo man was arrested for being in control
of a vehicle while drunk at 8:30 p.m. on Ferncliff Avenue. Police
initially noticed the man’s car parked near an auto repair shop
with its brake light on. An officer found the suspect slumped over
in the driver’s seat and holding the car’s keys. Once awakened, the
suspect spoke unintelligibly, smelled strongly of alcohol and
repeatedly tried to start the car despite the officer’s orders not
to do so. The suspect evaded questions about whether he’d been
drinking. He stressed that he had not been driving, that he was
just tired and that his wife was on her way to pick him up. He also
noted several times that his wife is an attorney and that he wanted
to consult with her during his arrest and processing. His wife
later told police she is a legal secretary and is ineligible to sit
in on the arrest proceedings.
Apr. 30
Indecent: A Bainbridge woman reported that a Bainbridge man exposed
his penis to her while climbing a holly tree on Shepard Way. The
victim said she’d pulled her vehicle over to look at a for-lease
home and reminisce about having once lived in the area. The
suspect, who lives nearby, approached the car and began talking
about the rental. When the woman noted a nearby a tree her children
once climbed, the suspect made a remark about having sex in it. He
then climbed in to it and the victim followed. Once among the
tree’s branches, the suspect tried to kiss the victim, exposed his
penis and expressed his belief that she wanted to see it. The
victim exited the tree and called police, fearing that the suspect
might rape her. The suspect initially told a story that portrayed
the victim as the one who suggested they have sex in the tree. The
suspect later changed his story, noting no sexual suggestion on the
victim’s part. A report was forwarded to the prosecutor.
Apr. 27
Threatened: A Bainbridge man reported that a maintenance man who
works at his Lynwood Center Road apartment complex threatened him.
“You gotta problem? I’m going to kick your (rear end),” the suspect
reportedly said while rapidly walking toward the victim as he
exited his apartment. The victim retreated into his apartment and
called police. The victim said that the suspect has used harsh
words toward him in the past. No witnesses were found to
substantiate the victim’s claims.
Apr. 26
Disorderly: A Salmon Run Lane resident called police to report that
her neighbor honks his car horn when near her house to protest the
installation of speed bumps on a private road. The woman told
police that she had the bumps installed out of concern for the
safety of her family. The neighbor, she said, had been driving by
at a high rate of speed and has refused to slow down. The neighbor
now honks three or four times when traveling over the bumps,
disturbing her children’s sleep and other neighbors, she said.
Police are investigating.
