“SheriffThe following items were selected from reports made to the Island County Sheriff’s Office:Tuesday, Jan. 4At 11:20 a.m., a man reported finding a very emaciated, dirty horse grazing on the side of Reservation Road. The animal control officer reported that the horse had recently been purchased at an auction by a Whidbey man who felt sorry for the horse. A vet said the horse was malnourished but would likely survive. It was returned to the owner.At 4:04 p.m., a vacant house was reportedly vandalized on Paul Avenue.At 4:33 p.m., a resident reported seeing a 9-year-old boy walking with an ax on Childrens Avenue. The boy said his father gave him the ax and told him to cut down some trees.Wednesday, Jan. 5At 5:29 p.m., a burglary was reported on Ledgewood Beach Road. The door was kicked in. A bow and arrow and a bottle of liquor were stolen.Thursday, Jan. 6At 3:18 p.m., a Zylstra Road resident reported that a man dressed in camouflage with a ski mask was firing a shotgun near his property.At 6:42 p.m,. a CPS agent reported that a 1-year-old baby had “extreme bruising on her buttocks.”At 7:20 p.m., a woman reported that her estranged husband assaulted their 19-month-old child.At 8:51 p.m., a possible propane leak was reported on Jordan Court.OAK HARBOR POLICEThe following items were selected from reports made to the Oak Harbor Police Department:Monday, Jan. 3At 9:12 a.m., a N.E. Sumner Drive resident reported that a lighted penguin was stolen.At 9:52 a.m., a child rape was reported.At 8:01 p.m., a gun was reported stolen from a N.E. Second Avenue home.Tuesday, Jan. 4 At 5:30 p.m., a S.W. Sixth Avenue resident reported the theft of garden items from her porch.At 7:31 p.m., the 7-11 North reported a leaking gas pump.Wednesday, Jan. 5At 9:45 a.m., a bus driver reported being threatened by a high school student.At 12:46 p.m., a burglary was reported on N.W. Rigging Street.At 3:33 p.m., an employee at Maurices reported that smoke was coming out of a wall outlet.At 6:02 p.m., a 13-year-old child reported a domestic dispute between her mother and mother’s boyfriend.At 7:18 p.m., a N.E. Barron Drive resident reported that boys were throwing eggs onto her balcony and threatening her son.At 8:59 p.m., a man reported catching two men inside a secure area on N. Oak Harbor Street. A fence had been cut.WASHINGTON STATE PATROLThe following items were selected from reports made to the State Patrol:Saturday, Jan. 1At 2:30 a.m., a one-car accident was reported on Cornet Bay Road. Tamara Fortin, 22, of Bellingham was driving a 1991 Subaru and crossed the centerline. She drove with the left wheel off the roadway then struck a tree, a telephone pole and eight mailboxes. She suffered leg, arm and head injuries. Her passenger, Oak Harbor resident Shelly Hammond, was not injured.Thursday, Jan. 6At 5:35 p.m., a two-car accident was reported on Highway 20 near Ducken Road. Roy Scott, 23, of Oak Harbor was driving a 1988 Toyota pickup southbound on the highway and crossed the centerline, striking a 1999 Freightliner van driven by 40-year-old Karoly Vicze of Coupeville. Scott suffered leg injury and minor cuts and bruises. Vicze was not injured.”
“Police blotter, Jan. 8, 2000”
"A view of island streets, as seen through emergency reports"