Bainbridge Police Blotter | FYI, Nov. 8

Published 4:53 pm Friday, November 7, 2008

Police Blotter

Bainbridge Police reported the following incidents:

NOVEMBER 1

1:26 a.m. An officer observed a Jeep driving erratically on SR-305 near Manual Road. The Jeep made a sliding turn onto Hidden Cove Road, then weaved over the centerline several times. The officer activated the patrol car’s emergency lights and siren but the Jeep kept going. It ran a stop sign at Phelps Road and turned left, then ran another stop sign at Phelps Road and Madison Avenue. The Jeep finally pulled over on Madison Avenue. The driver rolled down his window as the officer approached, and the officer detected a strong odor of alcohol and marijuana. When asked why he had failed to pull over, the driver said “you were only behind me for 10 seconds” and said he thought the officer was trying to stop someone else. The officer pointed out that there had been no one else in the area, to which the man replied, “well, you have those walkie talkies … you might have been trying to get someone else.” He told the officer he was on his way to his girlfriend’s house on the “sand spit.” Several beer bottles and six-pack containers were visible inside the car. The man said he had drunk “about three or four beers” at the casino earlier. Following field sobriety tests and a breath test he was arrested. A Suquamish police officer and a K9 unit were called in to assist with a search of the vehicle. The search turned up a small amount of marijuana, a glass pipe, a digital scale and several open beer containers. As he was booked into jail, the man told the officer about his previous drunk driving convictions, and said he had “bad luck” because every time he drinks and drives he gets arrested. He was booked into Kitsap County Jail on charges of driving under the influence, drug paraphernalia and failure to obey an officer.

1:54 p.m. An officer investigated a house on McDonald Avenue that appeared to be abandoned and damaged. The home’s driveway was overgrown with blackberries and several windows on its second floor were broken out. No one was found inside. The home’s floors were rotting and plants were invading through broken out windows. It appeared that people had been sleeping in the house or using it to meet at. A report was forwarded to the code enforcement officer.

8 p.m. The mother of a Bainbridge High School student reported that her son’s locker had been broken into at school that day. Several items had been stolen, including $20 cash, an iPod Nano and a orange Samsung cell phone. No suspects.

10:14 p.m. An officer stopped a pickup truck on High School Road after recording it driving 37 mph in a 25 mph zone on Madison Avenue. The truck’s driver and passenger both appeared intoxicated. When asked how much alcohol he had drunk, the driver replied “four beers.” He said he was giving his friend a ride home from a bar. Following field sobriety tests the driver was arrested for driving under the influence. The passenger retrieved a bicycle from the back of the truck and rode away. The driver was booked into Kitsap County Jail on $5,000 bail.

NOVEMBER 2

6:41 p.m. Police responded to Ferncliff Avenue where a truck was resting against a cedar tree next to a broken-off “curve ahead” sign. The truck had significant front-end damage and its spare tire was found in the bushes. Police found a man inside the cab laying across the bench seat. An officer broke a window on the truck’s cab with a flashlight to gain access, cutting his hand in the process. The odor of alcohol was apparent inside the cab and the man appeared conscious but bewildered. The man told the officers that he had just parked to take a nap. The man said he lived on Point Monroe, and said he could just walk home. The officer asked if he knew how far from home he was, and the man replied that it was only a few blocks away. He agreed to medical evaluation and was transported to a hospital. Police were awaiting blood test results for a possible drunk driving charge.

NOVEMBER 4

9:26 a.m. A school bus driver reported that a blue mini-van had not yielded to his stop sign and lights on Hidden Cove Road on Oct. 30. The license plate number given was found to be expired.

NOVEMBER 5

2:48 p.m. A Safeway employee turned in a pair of skis that had been left at the store. The blue, Fischer skis were described by police as “not anywhere near new.” They were entered as found property.

7:49 p.m. A man returned to his vehicle at the Bethany Lutheran park-and-ride to find that its glove box was open and its ignition was hanging from the steering column. A variety box of candy and a black-and-silver Columbia parka were missing from the trunk. The man said the car had been locked. There were no signs of forced entry.

8:57 p.m. A woman reported being punched in the face by her 14-year-old son, while trying to make him do his homework instead of watching television. The woman suffered swelling to her face. The son was arrested for domestic violence and transported to Kitsap County Juvenile Detention Center.