Bainbridge blotter | Scam attempt from New York City
Published 10:47 am Saturday, June 25, 2016
Selected reports from the Bainbridge Island Police Department blotter.
TUESDAY, JUNE 14
2 p.m. A Bainbridge Island man reported two harassing phone calls he received the night before. One, a voicemail message from a caller with an Indian accent, threatened that if no one answered the phone the local police would be called and a court date set for criminal charges and the resident would be arrested. The second came from an electronic female voice and made the same threat. The number had a New York area code.
Police called the number and a woman with an Indian accent answered saying, “Call center.”
The police verified the number and told her why they had called, the woman said again that it was a “call center.” When asked about the center’s location, she hung up.
3:20 p.m. A 21-year-old Lakewood man driving a large Penske rental truck struck Bainbridge Island City Hall while attempting a tight three-point turn. He left without providing any information. Police believe the driver was unaware he hit the building.
A city hall worker saw the crash and took photos of the incident and damage and reported it. The truck’s license plate was visible in the first of the photos and police contacted the rental company for the name of the renter.
No citation was issued, as the incident was on private property. Insurance information was exchanged.
SUNDAY, MAY 29
8:41 p.m. Police and fire department officials responded to an unattended fire on the beach at Pritchard Park.
The man who reported the fire said there had been three teenagers at the fire, but said when he left and returned they were gone. Firefighters put out the fire. The teens could not be found.
