Feb. 26 blotter
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.
Feb. 25
Mailbox theft: A woman living in New Hampshire reported that she
sent three Christmas cards to her sister and her two daughters
on Dec. 21 that were never received by them. Two of the cards
contained $20 checks and the other had a book of stamps and a
picture. The victims didn’t report the case to police, but the
alleged theft did coincide with the time frame and location of
other pieces of stolen mail on the island.
Feb. 24
Malicious mischief: A custodian reported the doors of the big
gym located between Bainbridge High School and Eagle Harbor
High had been pried open sometime during the night. There were
two 1-inch wide flat indentations on the metal door. Repairs
to make the door lockable are estimated at least $200. No
items apparently were missing. The doors have two security
cameras above them and school staff will report back to police
if they find anything of interest on the camera footage.
Malicious mischief: A 70-year-old woman living at 200 block of Parfitt Way reported four paintings that were hanging in a public foyer next to an elevator were found in a dumpster nearby. A frame on one of the paintings was damaged and would cost an estimated $100 to fix.
Warrant by outside agency: A 51-year-old woman living at the 10000 block of Madison Avenue was stopped by the Forks Police Department. She was stopped for a warrant for driving while license suspended in the first degree with a bail of $5,000.
Feb. 23
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs: A 54-year-old man
living at the 1000 block of Storecrest Lane was arrested for
driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Police
received a call of a possible DUI vehicle leaving Safeway and
officers were able to locate the car. While conducting
the stop, the driver put his vehicle in reverse and damaged
the officer’s patrol car and caused an unspecified amount of
damage. An officer believed the man’s impairment was caused by
alcohol and a central nervous depressant. The man was arrested and
booked in Kitsap County Jail for driving under the influence
of alcohol or drugs with a $5,000 bail.
Theft: A 43-year-old woman living on the 8000 block of Rosario Place reported that her son’s trumpet was missing. Her son had asked a male classmate in the Pep Band to put his instrument away for him and the classmate instead put it in a trash can. When her son went to the trash can, the trumpet wasn’t there and hasn’t been located by either the school administration, band teacher or janitors. The trumpet was purchased in 2010 and is now valued at $150.
Theft: A 51-year-old man living at 4000 block of Point White Drive reported that his boat parked on a trailer in the driveway of his home with a canvas covering it had items stolen from his boat and yard. The owner found the smaller of two motors, a Yahama 8-horsepower engine valued at $400, dismantled, a Lowrance fishfinder that was mounted on a console that was valued at $550 missing and Scotty downriggers valued at $1,400 missing as well. He also discovered a red yard sculpture with the phrase Life is Wonderful valued at $200 missing.
Feb. 22
Verbal dispute: A 52-year-old man was accused of nearly hitting
a 59-year-old bicyclist while he was backing out of a condo
driveway at Madrona Way and Madison Avenue as he drove his car
with his two sons riding as passengers.
The driver allegedly got out of his car and stepped
on the bicyclist’s toe and refused to let him leave. One of
the driver’s sons, who had gotten out of the car with his
father, told officers that he allegedly saw the bicyclist hit
his dad with his bike.
