A 21-year-old Bainbridge rider was reportedly giving the finger to the driver of the car ahead of him July 30 when his motorcycle crashed on Blakely Avenue. The rider claimed the car slowed sharply, causing him to clip its bumper and lose control. Police suspected the rider’s alternative use of his braking hand may have contributed to the wreck.

Also this week, vandals destroyed a sign at the Japanese American Exclusion Memorial, and a deer-shaped archery target lost its head.

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