A ‘very cantankerous’ woman | Island Scanner

Blotter for Aug. 15 - Sept. 1

The following items were selected from reports made to the Island County Sheriff’s Office:

Saturday, Aug. 15

At 1:06 a.m., a break-in was reported at a home on Cultus Bay Road.

At 7:08 a.m., a caller reported that someone in an oncoming car threw a rock at her vehicle on the bridge and broke the windshield. The caller said the driver had also been throwing things off the bridge.

At 11:47 a.m., a Fireside Lane resident reported that someone broke into a car and stole mail.

At 4:43 p.m., a caller on West Beach reported seeing five boats following a pod of whales too closely.

At 11:26 p.m., a caller with possible mental health problems reported hearing a little girl behind a bus owned by a guy who beat her with a sledgehammer.

Sunday, Aug. 16

At 6:29 a.m., cows were reported on Monkey Hill Road.

At 8:13 a.m., a woman an Amble Road reported that she left a man’s house because she has something in her blood.

At 11:53 a.m., a caller reported that “a very cantankerous woman” fell outside on North Main Street.

At 2:07 p.m., a driver reported that a woman in a car was blocking people from leaving Deception Pass State Park.

At 7 p.m., an East Fakkema Road resident asked if he could shoot deer on his property with a pellet gun.

Monday, Aug. 17

At 12:29 a.m., the hospital reported that a man in an orange tank top with a broken hand left the ER and was trying to drive away in his van.

At 10:35 a.m., a resident reported that people were cutting trees on an empty lot belonging to the caller without permission.

At 1:49 p.m., a Viking Place resident reported buying $300 running shoes online and never receiving them.

Tuesday, Aug. 18

At 8:34 p.m., a driver said that a man in a truck slammed on the brakes, got out and punched the window of the caller’s car. The caller was covered in glass and the man left in his truck.

Wednesday, Aug. 19

At 8:42 a.m., a Rifle Road resident reported finding two piles of things, including clothes and waders.

At 1:25 p.m., a Taylor Road resident asked about the legality of “escalation of force.” The caller said people from a nearby trailer park are dumping on his property and stealing things.

At 4:04 p.m., a dead seal was reported on the beach near the Coupeville Wharf.

Sunday, Aug. 27

At 4:20 p.m., a caller reported being sick and tired of being accused of things.

At 5:52 p.m., a caller reported that people were defecating and using drugs inside the block house at Sunnyside Cemetery.

At 8:41 p.m., a suspicious man with gray hair was reported on Plantation Drive. The caller said he was “not necessarily homeless” but might just be getting water.