The
following items were taken from Bainbridge police reports by
reporter Ethan Fowler. For more blotter, visit
bainbridgeislander.com and click on Bainbridge blog link on the
right side of the screen.
Crime
log stats from Aug. 17 to Aug. 23: 6 found property, 4
traffic accidents, 3 malicious mischief in the third degree, 3
theft in the third degree, 3 vehicle prowling in the second degree,
2 suspicious incident/investigation, 2 criminal trespass in the
second degree, 1 warrant arrest by outside agency, 1 miscellaneous,
1 patrol check, 1 assault in the fourth degree, 1 harassment, 1
warrant misdemeanor, 1 violation of civil anti-harassment order, 1
telephone harassment, 1 driving under the influence, 1 mental
investigation, 1 outside agency referral, 1 forgery, 1 agency
assist, 1 mail theft.
Aug.
25
Residential
burglary: A man living on the 10000 block of Pointview Drive
reported that between Aug. 22 and Aug. 25 – while he was out of
town – someone tried to break into his home. The man found telltale
signs of someone trying to use a metal object, such as a
screwdriver or other tool, to gain access to a door jamb. Because
the suspects were unable to get inside the door, the homeowner
decided to not fix the door jamb since it still worked.
Identity
theft: A woman living on the 10000 block of North Madison Avenue
reported she received a call from her bank. The bank teller called
to tell the woman that a Nigerian man tried to obtain an
unauthorized money transfer by using the woman’s social security
number, birthdate and her mother’s maiden name. The woman didn’t
know how the man gained access to her private information. The
transaction didn’t go through and the woman was given security
measures by her employer to prevent further identity theft
attempts.
Theft in
the third degree: A 48-year-old woman reported that one of three
crab pots anchored off Fay Bainbridge and Port Monroe were
missing.
Aug.
23
Found
property: A 79-year-old man found a MasterCard credit card at
Winslow Green shopping center. Efforts, however, were unsuccessful
to contact the Portland, Ore., person who owned the card. Police
placed the card in evidence for safekeeping.
Aug.
22
Suspicious
persons/situations: A man living on the 10000 block of Pleasant
Place reported that his garage door had been raised to the level of
his knees by someone. The man rarely uses the garage since it
doesn’t have access to his home. The man didn’t see anything
missing from the garage and believed the possible burglary attempt
was thwarted because the door wouldn’t go back down after being
opened.
Aug.
20
Malicious
mischief: A 65-year-old woman discovered her car was keyed on the
passenger side, possibly while she was doing errands on the
island.
