* – The motor vehicle theft incident on Nov. 24 was updated at 4 p.m. Nov. 26 with the recovery of the stolen car.
The following items were taken from Bainbridge Island Police
Department incident reports by reporter Ethan Fowler. For
more blotter, visit bainbridgeislander.com
Crime log from Nov. 16 to Nov. 22: 4 miscellaneous, 3 harassments, 2 driving under the influence, 1 agency assist, 1 outside agency referral for Child Protective Services, 1 theft in the third degree, 1 kidnapping in the second degree, 1 vehicle prowling in the second degree, 1 driving while license suspended/revoked in the third degree, 1 failure to transfer vehicle title, 1 domestic verbal, 1 false alarm unknown cause, 1 burglary in the second degree, 1 suspicious incident/investigation, 1 warrant arrest by outside agency, 1 mental investigation, 1 identity theft, 1 runaway, 1 hit and run-attended property damage and 1 traffic accident.
Nov. 24
Lost property: A 39-year-old woman who lives on the 10000
block of Falk Road lost her driver’s license while she was
traveling to Illinois for Thanksgiving. She reached out to the
Illinois Secretary of State and in order to rent a car she needed a
police report.
Motor vehicle theft: At 8:32 a.m. a 54-year-old woman living on the
100 block of Harbor Square Loop reported that her 2007 Chevrolet
was stolen. The woman was a victim of a car prowl on Nov. 4 that
netted her car keys. The car was parked in a secured parking garage
that only could be entered by knowing an electronic fob. The
woman had re-keyed the car’s ignition but not the door locks. BIPD
informed the woman they had recovered her vehicle at 1 a.m. Nov.
26.
Nov. 23
Criminal trespass in the second degree: A 51-year-old woman living
on the 100 block of Wallace Way reported that sometime between 9
p.m. and midnight that she had heard noises in her backyard of
someone trying to open her backyard gate. The gate is not
secured by a lock but by a bungee cord to keep the door
closed. When the woman went downstairs to investigate what caused
the noises she found a young white male wearing either a
dark gray or navy blue hoodie sweatshirt standing at her back door.
The young man had what appeared to be a small metal object in his
hand, possibly a key to her home. Before the man could enter her
home, the woman yelled at the man and banged on the window, which
startled the man and caused him to flee in an unknown
direction.
Suspicious incident/investigation: A male subject, whose age wasn’t
listed in the report, was asked to leave his current residence
when the woman who owned the home was hospitalized and
expected to remain in the hospital for an extended
period. The man became upset when the homeowner’s sister told
him that he needed to move out. The man then started sending
the sister text messages with photos of damage to the house that he
said was caused by someone breaking into the house when he wasn’t
there. The sister said the man was a drunk and owned a gun,
and that she required 24/7 police protection from the man. The
officer said 24/7 protection couldn’t be given due to the size of
the BIPD force, but night patrols would be added in front of her
home.
Nov. 17
Theft in the third degree: A 70-year-old woman living on the 7000
block of Hidden Cove reported on Nov. 22 that two packages
delivered to her home at 2:58 p.m. were missing. The packages
included Roselle Abramowitz-brand clothing made by the artist
valued at $565 for the woman’s business. In addition to
the clothing, the theft also included jewelry, bags and
accessories.
