Bainbridge blotter | Wood pile pilferer

Published 4:26 pm Friday, November 6, 2015

Selected reports from the Bainbridge Island Police Department blotter.

THURSDAY, OCT. 22

11:45 a.m. Police were dispatched to a bicycle accident at NE Koura Road and Blue Pond Place. A witness advised police that she had been driving down NE Koura Road when she saw the cyclist, a 68-year-old woman, lying on the side of the road. She then called 911 and offered to transport the woman’s bicycle back to her home.

The cyclist was being tended to by paramedics and confirmed that there were no other vehicles involved; she had run over a pothole and crashed.

The cyclist had facial lacerations and was transported to Seattle for treatment. She had been wearing a helmet.

3:42 p.m. An employee at an auto repair shop on Olympic Drive reported a theft.

The employee said that one hour earlier a man had come into the shop and asked if they worked on foreign cars. The employee said yes and the man left. He then returned a short while later and asked if they worked on Chryslers and the employee again said yes. The man left, walking toward Winslow Way. The employee then noticed his cell phone was missing, which he typically leaves on the counter in the office. He remembered that when the man had first come in he had been working on a car and the man had been alone in the office for about two minutes.

The employee said he had never seen the man before and provided a description. Police were unable to locate any man in the area who matched the description.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 21

3:07 p.m. A 36-year-old woman reported that firewood had been stolen from her Battle Point Drive residence. She said she noticed a few pieces of firewood missing from day to day from her wood pile. The incidents began within the last two weeks. She estimated about 14 pieces of firewood have been taken so far. She did not know who might be taking her firewood, but said she suspects the groundskeeper at an adjacent home. She plans on putting in a remote camera and advising police of her findings later on.