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Sunday, November 20 10:19 a.m.: Attempted truck theif arrested – A female suspect attempted to steal a truck from a residential driveway. The suspect ran off when confronted by the homeowner. She was later located and arrested by deputies for attempted vehicle theft and warrants. She was booked into the Skagit County Jail. McLean Rd., Greater La Conner. 1:16 p.m.: Not enough room – Non-injury collision from two trucks passing each other and hitting mirrors. Report of minor damage to the tru...
Sunday, November 13 1:11 p.m.: Found boat– A 12-foot aluminum boat was found on the side of the road. The information was posted on social media in an attempt to locate the owner. Bay View Edison Rd., Greater La Conner. Monday, November 14 8:51 a.m.: Fender bender – A vehicle stopped for a school bus letting children off. The other vehicle couldn't stop in time and crashed into the back of it. Both drivers reported minimal damages to their vehicles. Best/Fir Island Rds., Greater La Conner. Tue...
Sunday, November 6 6:15 p.m.: Loud music – Shortly after a report of loud music, the music was turned off and remained off the rest of the night. Fir Island Rd., Greater La Conner. Monday, November 7 8:15 a.m.: Stolen license plate – A rear license plate was stolen off a vehicle during the overnight hours of Nov. 5. The vehicle was parked in a residential driveway. A stolen license plate form was submitted for record. McLean Rd., Greater La Conner. 12:11 p.m.: Abandoned pets – Report of two d...
Monday, October 24 9:22 p.m.: Home buyer – Report of an unwanted male and female walking up to a private residence. The homeowner recognized them and asked the two to leave and they did. The female made comments she wanted to buy the house which is currently for sale. She was advised to go through a real estate agent. La Conner Whitney Rd., Greater La Conner. Thursday, October 27 7:24 a.m.: Duck hunters – Gun shots heard in the area turned out to be duck hunters in the channel. Maple Ave., La...
Sunday, October 16 12:29 p.m.: Found phone – A black Samsung phone was left on a bench. The phone has not yet been returned to the owner. Morris St., La Conner. Monday, October 17 8:52 a.m.: Lost dog returned – A lost dog was returned within minutes after it was reported missing. Maple Ave., La Conner. Friday, October 21 6:46 p.m.: Guardrail collision – One vehicle rollover collision near an intersection. A red SUV pulling a utility trailer collided with a guardrail and went down an emban...
Monday, October 10 7:56 a.m.: Intersection crash – Two vehicle non-injury collision at the intersection. A vehicle turning eastbound was struck by a vehicle turning southbound. La Conner Whitney/McLean Rds., Greater La Conner. Tuesday, October 11 6:05 a.m.: Strange noise – Report of noise described as coming from a compressor was heard in the area during morning hours. Morris St., La Conner. 1:43 p.m.: Local theft – Report of theft from a home by a family member's friend, under inves...
Sunday, September 25 6:07 p.m.: Gun shot – One gunshot was heard in the area. The area was checked by a deputy but the source of the noise was not located. McLean/La Conner Whitney Rds, Greater La Conner. 7:30 p.m.: Lost kayak – Caller brought a kayak to the beach and left it for the tide to come in. Upon return to the location, the kayak was no longer there and was believed to have sunk. Similk Bay, Greater La Conner. Tuesday, September 27 5:53 p.m.: Suspicious Cadillac – A suspicious black...
Monday, September 19 12:53 a.m.: Ding dong ditch – Report of a male subject in pajamas that rang the doorbell at the house. Law enforcement checked the area, but the male was not located. Calhoun Rd., Greater La Conner. Tuesday, September 20 1:52 p.m.: Suspicious activity – Report of several incidents of drug abuse and traffic coming and going from the apartments. Law enforcement to conduct extra patrols in the area. Maple Ave., La Conner. 3:12 p.m.: Causing trouble – An unwanted female has a...
Sunday, September 11 6:11 p.m.: Returned dog – A dog that was reported lost was found by its owner and returned home. Birch Ln., La Conner. Monday, September 12 10:15 a.m.: Email error – A subject received an email from a company that alerts credit card users of possible fraud. The company sent the email in error and confirmed his credit card was not used at the business. Morris St., La Conner. Tuesday, September 13 11:53 a.m.: Healthy horses – A passerby was concerned about the welfare of ho...
Monday, September 5 2:45 a.m.: Theft at boat launch – A catalytic converter was stolen off a truck at the boat launch. The owner of the truck was out fishing on the water. A possible suspect vehicle was described as a Jeep Cherokee. A license plate number was not obtained. Boat Launch Rd., Greater La Conner. 6:00 p.m.: Another theft at boat launch – A vehicle owner reported he parked his Lexus at the boat launch on Friday and when he returned on Monday, he noticed the catalytic converter was...
Sunday, August 28 11:49 p.m.: Seahawks fan prowling – Report of a male wearing a Seahawks jersey jumping a fence and prowling the area. A deputy checked the area but could not find him. 3rd St., La Conner. Monday, August 29 9:47 a.m.: Catalytic converter theft – A vehicle was parked at the boat launch for two days while the owner was on a boating trip. When they returned the catalytic converter was removed from their vehicle. It appeared a saw was used to cut the converter away from the veh...
Sunday, August 21 4:30 p.m.: Tesla technology – Report of a dog locked inside a Tesla. The Tesla was set to “Dog Mode” which means the AC was on. 1st St., La Conner. Monday, August 22 9:13 a.m.: BB through window – Report of a small hole found in a house window. The hole was caused by a BB or small rock. The actual cause was not able to be determined and there were not any witnesses who saw the damage occur. McLean Rd., Greater La Conner. Tuesday, August 23 10:17 a.m.: Feral cats – Two repor...
Sunday, August 14 1:20 p.m.: Stranded on sand bar – A pleasure boat got stuck on a sand bar near Goat Island. The boat owner was able to contact a vessel tow service who assisted in getting the boat off the sand bar and underway. Goat Island, Greater La Conner. Monday, August 15 11:13 a.m.: Lost keys – A set of keys were believed to be misplaced at the tavern. There were no reports of turned in keys during the time frame they went missing. 1st St., La Conner. Tuesday, August 16 12:07 p.m.: Stole...
Sunday, August 7 11:31 a.m.: Shirtless wanderer – Report of an approximately 20-year-old shirtless male walking through a backyard and then a neighbor’s backyard. The male then walked eastbound on McLean Road. The area was checked by a deputy, but the male was not located. McLean Rd., Greater La Conner. 9:59 p.m.: Vehicle prowl – A Predator suitcase style generator was taken out of the back of a pickup truck in the parking lot. Currently there is no suspect information. Maple Ave., La Conne...
Sunday, July 31 7:15 p.m.: Fender bender – Two vehicle non-injury collision. One vehicle was following too close and crashed into the rear of the other vehicle when it braked suddenly. Best Rd., Greater La Conner. Monday, August 1 5:24 a.m.: Collision – Two vehicle non-injury collision that resulted in partially blocking the roadway. The vehicles were cleared from the roadway and traffic returned to normal. Beaver Marsh/McLean Rds., Greater La Conner. 12:27 p.m.: Mistaken burglary...
Sunday, July 24 11:42 a.m.: Padilla Bay prowl – A vehicle parked in the Padilla Bay North Trail entrance was broken into and a cell phone was taken. The vehicle owner was walking on the trail away from the car when it occurred. Bay View Edison Rd., Bay View. 12:48 p.m.: Dogs in hot car – Report of three dogs in a hot car parked behind the Retirement Inn. The vehicle was gone when the caller checked again. 2nd St., La Conner. 4:26 p.m.: Dogs bite – A bicyclist was bit by a dog...
Tuesday, July 12 1:08 a.m.: Furniture fraud – Caller reporting a theft of furniture. Deputies determined this was a civil issue and the furniture was going to be returned. Maple Ave., La Conner. 2:37 a.m.: Driver deceased – Deputies responded to a moving vehicle accident. Deputies arrived and found the driver deceased. Washington State Patrol took over the investigation. McLean/Best Rds., Greater La Conner. 2:59 p.m.: Fender damage – Caller left their car in the marina parking lot while on a boat trip. When the caller...
Tuesday, July 5 5:02 a.m.: Toilet fireworks – Report of juveniles lighting off fireworks in a port-a-potty. Swinomish Tribal Police checked the area and they were gone. Similk Beach, Greater La Conner. Wednesday, July 6 8:04 a.m.: Sunk at marina – An unoccupied boat docked at the marina took on water and became partially submerged. Port of Skagit workers responded and handled the incident. 2nd St., La Conner. 8:53 a.m.: Graffiti – Graffiti was marked on numerous buildings and businesses in the downtown area. Commercial St.,...
Sunday, June 26 9:44 p.m.: Wedding songs – Report of loud music. Music was for a wedding celebration and was turned down shortly after. McLean Rd., Greater La Conner. Monday, June 27 9:00 a.m.: Chicken dinner – Eight chickens were killed by two hunting type dogs. The dogs were running loose and it is unknown who they belong to. Conner Way, La Conner. 12:34 p.m.: Suspicious job seeker – A male subject approached a marina employee who thought the questions he was asking should be reported. The subject told the deputy he was...
Sunday, June 19 12:04 p.m.: Attempted prowl – Report of someone attempting to break into a vehicle in the apartment complex parking lot. The prowler did not get into the vehicle. Maple Ave., La Conner. Monday, June 20 3:14 a.m.: Abandoned RV – An RV was left parked unoccupied in the boat launch parking lot. RV was tagged to be removed after 24 hours. Boat Launch Rd., Greater La Conner. Tuesday, June 21 11:33 a.m.: Dog bite – A dog inside a vehicle where it lives bit a visitor on the hand. The person who got bit allowed the dog...
Monday, June 13 1:21 p.m.: Money scam – A citizen was contacted by phone and told they won Publishers Clearing House and to send a check to cover the taxes. The citizen recognized it as a phone scam and did not send money. Caledonia St., La Conner. 1:27 p.m.: Amazon scam – A citizen notified law inforcement of a scam call where the caller was pretending to be Amazon. This type of call has been reported in the past. The citizen was advised to block the phone number. Park St., La Conner. Tuesday, June 14 11:03 a.m.: Credit card fraud...
Sunday, June 5 11:06 a.m.: Stray kitten – A stray kitten was picked up and taken to the pet emergency center. McLean Rd., Greater La Conner. 10:06 p.m.: Oh deer – A vehicle collided with a deer. No injuries were reported by the driver. The deer did not survive and was removed from the road. Best Rd., Greater La Conner. Monday, June 6 11:32 a.m.: Gun threat – A student reported being threatened by another student at the high school on a previous day. The threat mentioned using a gun to shoot the student. A student was arrested...
Monday, May 30 7:01 a.m.: Utility pole accident – A vehicle collided into a utility pole in the road. Wires were reported down in the roadway. La Conner Whitney Rd., La Conner. 12:39 p.m.: Fraud – Report of possible unauthorized use of a bank card at a market. Morris St., La Conner. Wednesday, June 1 10:41 a.m.: Horses on the loose – Report of two horses running loose in town. The owner was able to coral them and walk them back to their pasture. 4th St., La Conner. Thursday, June 2 7:06 a.m.: Gun threats – Law...
Sunday, May 22 10:48 a.m.: Conway burglar – Suspect attempted to get into a back door of the house but did not make entry. Suspect described as a male entered the garage where a generator was taken and loaded into a vehicle. Fir Island Rd., Conway. 12:18 p.m.: Window breaker – A vehicle owner interrupted someone breaking the window out of his truck’s canopy. The same person was possibly siphoning gas from another vehicle. Boat Launch Rd., Greater La Conner. Monday, May 23 8:04 p.m.: Missing license plates – License plates w...
Sunday, May 15 3:29 p.m.: Threat with weapons – Caller was driving on I-5 and witnessed a driver and its occupants smoking off of foil. Caller followed them to the Conway Shell and confronted them. Driver exited his vehicle with a baseball bat and another passenger flashed a gun. Caller pulled away. Main St., Conway. 8:01 p.m.: Suspicious photographer – Caller reported a black SUV was in the area taking pictures and had already left. Channel Dr., La Conner. Monday, May 16 9:03 a.m.: Abandoned cars – 3 vehicles have been...
