Investigators are looking for a 20-year-old transient who disappeared after being assaulted at a house party in North Whidbey July 25.
Detective Ed Wallace with the Island County Sheriff’s Office said officers are worried about Justin Buchanan’s welfare since he just seemed to drop off the face of the earth. Wallace stressed that Buchanan is not wanted for any crime.
A 35-year-old Oak Harbor man who violated a domestic violence protection order will be serving time at home.
Kent Deavilla pleaded guilty in Island County Superior Court Aug. 17 to violation of a court order, domestic violence. It’s a gross misdemeanor charge.
A 23-year-old Oak Harbor woman has been charged with a felony in connection with an unusual one-car, rollover accident on North Whidbey last November, court documents state.
A 50-year-old Oak Harbor man is accused of vandalizing his ex-girlfriend’s home and stealing items from her, court documents state.
Prosecutors charged Albert Thelen in Island County Superior Court July 29 with residential burglary, malicious mischief in the first degree and theft in the second degree. The burglary and malicious mischief charges are considered acts of domestic violence.
sland County voters likely approved a measure to boost funding for Island Transit by increasing sales tax.
The ballot measure was passing by a healthy margin after the Island County Auditor’s Office released the first count of Tuesday’s primary election. A total of 12,465 ballots were cast in favor while 10,332 were in opposition. That’s 55 percent to 45 percent.
Island Transit Director Martha Rose was thrilled.
Ever since a woman was killed in a car accident nearly a decade ago, residents on a northern stretch of Whidbey’s West Beach Road have made concerted efforts to convince Island County officials to lower the speed limit.
Over the last few decades, Trevor Roberts has transformed his Central Whidbey home into a first-class museum of beautiful and exotic shells he collected from around the world.
Prosecutors dropped a charge against an 18-year-old Oak Harbor man accused of raping an unconscious girl during a July 15 party, according to the defense attorney.
Prosecutors had charged Andrew Rodriguez in Island County Superior Court with second-degree rape, or in the alternative, indecent liberties.
A 35-year-old Oak Harbor man was recently sentenced to jail and electronic home detention for assaulting and threatening to kill a woman, court documents state.
Lionel Peoples, Jr., pleaded guilty in Island County Superior Court Aug. 10 to harassment (threats to kill) and fourth-degree assault.
A boat carrying a suicidal man and his dead girlfriend was first located off of Whidbey’s Fort Ebey State Park Wednesday morning.
Island County Sheriff Mark Brown said his department took part in the search for the 36-foot boat, which the Coast Guard ultimately found near Orcas Island. Investigators suspect that 39-year-old Albert Beutler of Bellevue killed his girlfriend, 39-year-old Rhan Rha of Sammamish, and then himself.
A charge of vehicular assault against a well-known Freeland businessman was dismissed last week after a judge suppressed the testimony of a crucial toxicology expert.
Island County voters must get their ballots postmarked no later than next Tuesday to take part in the primary election.
“It’s really important to know when is the last pickup at the post office,” said Michele Reagan, election administrator with the Island County Auditor’s Office.
A boat carrying a suicidal man and his dead girlfriend was first located off of Whidbey’s Fort Ebey State Park Wednesday morning.
Island County Sheriff Mark Brown said his department took part in the search for the 36-foot boat, which the Coast Guard ultimately found near Orcas Island. Investigators suspect that 39-year-old Albert Beutler of Bellevue killed his girlfriend, 39-year-old Rhan Rha of Sammamish, and then himself.
