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Saturday Oct 10 10:36 a.m.: Catch & Release – Deputies recognized somebody with an outstanding arrest warrant at Pioneer Market in La Conner, but there was no room in the jail. 3:35 p.m.: Broken sign – Deputies had to prop up a broken stop sign at 2nd Street andWashington Ave. in La Conner. Sunday Oct 11 7:42 a.m.: Odd find – A backpack with hypodermic needles and women’s clothing were found off the north end ofChannel Drive north of La Conner. There was nothing to identify the owner. 2:51 p.m.: Bad neighbor – A La C...
Tuesday Oct 6 2:45 a.m.: Assault – A 21-year-old La Conner woman called fromSkagitValleyHospital to report an assault. She said her husband, 28, had assaulted her at their home in the 700 block of Maple Ave. She had facial injuries. Her phone and laptop were also broken at the time of the assault. Deputies contacted the husband, who denied it all. But evidence matched that of an assault with him being the primary aggressor. He went to jail for domestic assault. 9:49 a.m.: Peace keeping – Civil standby at address onMaple Ave. 2:32...
Monday Sept 21 12:57 p.m.: Burglary – Someone entered a residence onMorris Street in La Conner and took a blanket. Investigators believe this is likely the same individual who has been going into unlocked homes, and apparently has gone into homes to spend the night when nobody is home. 2:04 p.m.: Fender bender – Vehicles accidently met in the parking lot at La Conner Marina. Nobody hurt and owners exchanged insurance info. 9:13 p.m.: Vehicle prowl – A window was broken out of a vehicle parked at the Farmhouse restaurant north...
Monday, September 14 12:47 p.m.: Fraud – A person at the La Conner Post Office claimed that his roommate took his social security check. Tuesday, September 15 7:15 p.m.: Burglary Mystery –A burglary occurred at a property on 4th Street in La Conner. Deputies are trying to identify a suspect that has spent time in a couple of unlocked residences and likely entered at least one unlocked vehicle. 8:38 p.m.: Theft – The same person from the Post Office called reporting the same fraud incident, this time fromCaledonia Street in La...
Monday, September 7 10:52 a.m.: Speeding – A vehicle onFir Island Road inConway coming from the north fork end of theSkagitRiver was reported to be speeding. 12:19 p.m.: Car in the way – Somebody parked their vehicle blocking a clearly-marked driveway onMorris Street in La Conner, blocking in out-of-town parked in the driveway who needed to leave. Deputies could not find contact information for the vehicle’s owner, so it was both ticketed and towed. Tuesday, September 8 5:54 p.m.: Inappropriate email – An ex sent an email t...
Tuesday, September 1 10:50 a.m.: False Alarm –An alarm at a business onFir Island Road inConway accidentally went off. 10:57 a.m.: Blocked Roadway – Large equipment fell off of a trailer, blocking the roadway atFir Island Road andMaupin Road inConway. It took several hours for the road to be cleared. 3:51 p.m.: Angry Ex – A woman showed up at her ex-boyfriend’s house onMyrtle Street in La Conner and began breaking and destroying his possessions. She was arrested and booked for domestic violence malicious mischief. 4:49 p...
Monday, Aug 24 12:27 p.m.: Accident – A Mercedes SUV struck a rock embankment near the entrance toPioneerPark onPioneer Parkway before skidding down the road into a ditch. The driver was taken to the hospital for injuries that were not life-threatening. For photos, check out last week’s issue. 12:46 p.m.: Missing Phone – A phone was lost at Pioneer Market in La Conner. 12:52 p.m.: Found Gas Can – A red gas can, but unfortunately no phone, was found near the La Conner side ofRainbowBridge. 1:12 p.m.: Fender bender – A d...
Monday, Aug 17 1:03 p.m.: Hit and Stay – A box van ran into two vehicles while trying to make a turn on the corner of Morris and 2nd streets in La Conner. The driver stayed and waited for police. 1:06 p.m.: Not a Bed – A sleeping intoxicated person was asked to move along from 1st Street in La Conner. 6:07 p.m.: Stolen Bike – A Black Haro BMX Bike was stolen from a residence on 3rd Street in La Conner. It’s worth around $750. Wednesday, Aug 19 3:36 p.m.: Shoplifting – Employees at the La Conner Drugstore caught a c...
Tuesday Aug 4 7:14 a.m.: Not welcome – A woman who was on notice to stay out of Pioneer Market in La Conner showed up there. When a deputy arrived, she was gone so a citation was sent to her in the mail for criminal trespass. 11:08 a.m.: Drunk driver – Someone tipped a La Conner deputy that a man who appeared to be inebriated was getting ready to drive away from the La Conner Post Office. Deputies found the pickup truck being driven erratically and very slowly through town. When the driver was stopped, deputies could smell the alcoh...
Monday July 27 5:44 p.m.: Concern – A caller was concerned about a subject driving away intoxicated at Nell Thorn in La Conner. Authorities could not find the vehicle in question. Wednesday July 29 10:33 a.m.: Hit & Run – A maroon Subaru Outback hit a parked vehicle at the Channel Lodge in La Conner and drove away. 6:19 p.m.: Poor Boating – A boat departing the La Conner Marina struck a moored vessel, and then waved at the occupant of boat that was hit instead of stopping to talk about the eight-inch scratch attributed to the...
Monday July 20 12:08 p.m.: Civil dispute – There was an issue regarding wages at a restaurant in La Conner. 4:33 p.m.: Fight report – A caller thought a fight was brewing onMorris Street in La Conner, but it turned out the dispute was nothing physical. 8:30 p.m.: Peace keeping – Deputies stood by while someone took property from a home onCaledonia Street in La Conner in keeping with a court order. Tuesday July 21 11:13 a.m.: Shoplifting – Somebody caught swiping candy at La Conner Drug Store refused to wait for law...
Tuesday July 14 8:18 a.m.: Stray cow – A cow was in the roadway onFir Island Road nearConway, but the animal went home without incident. 12:13 p.m.: Burned trailer – A caller was worried that somebody was towing the trailer that burned last week near Rexville with no tarps covering it. Wednesday July 15 12:53 p.m.: Argument – A loud argument at a home onMaple Ave., La Conner inspired a call to law enforcement. Thursday July 16 9:10 a.m.: Helping out – Deputies found a pair of pants to replace a pair for a woman in La Con...
Monday July 6 1:43 p.m.: Suspicious – Somebody on a bicycle was seen in the Rexville area and the reporting party thought a business might be being “cased.” Tuesday July 7 11:47 a.m.: Fraud – Someone in La Conner was reporting incidents of fraud that occurred inMount Vernon andOakHarbor. 10:10 p.m.: Trespassing – A boat owner trying to access their vessel in a secure area aroused suspicion at the La Conner Marina. Wednesday July 8 2:49 p.m.: Parking Miscommunication – A guest at the La Conner Marina parked in the wrong s...
Monday June 29 12:13 a.m.: Found it! – A U-Haul trailer that had been reported stolen inAuburn was located during an inventory check at an Anacortes area U-Haul company. Tuesday June 30 10:32 p.m.: Helping out – Deputies came to the aid of a disoriented person north of La Conner. Thursday July 2 11:50 a.m.: Left their stuff – A resident inConway needed to deal with returning the belongings of a person they didn’t want back on their property. Saturday July 4 11:29 a.m.: Hit & run – There was a hit and run vehicle a...
Monday June 22 2:28 p.m.: Mail theft – Swinomish Tribal Police had someone turn in opened mail that is believed to have been addressed to the Swinomish Tax Authority post office box at La Conner Post Office. At least three taxpayers were identified, therefore anyone who mailed a payment to the Swinomish Tax Authority around June 18 should confirm that their payment was received. 3:17 p.m.: Found property – A prescription stolen in a burglary that occurred on the Swinomish Reservation was found in the parking lot of Conway Feed inCon...
Monday June 15 8:11 a.m.: Graffiti – Someone put red paint on the stair handrail behind the public restrooms onMorris Street in La Conner. 3:46 p.m.: Pot grow – Somebody was growing marijuana onPark Street in La Conner, believing that it is legal now. It’s not legal to grow however, without a state issued license that requires strict guidelines to be met. Tuesday June 16 11:35 a.m.: Suspicious – Somebody cut a lock on a storage locker atPioneerPointMarina in La Conner. 10:23 p.m.: Rock throwing – Someone was reported t...
Monday June 8 9:33 a.m.: Check theft – A check issued by the Town ofLa Conner was never received by the party expecting it, but was found to have been cashed inIowa. Thursday June 11 12:06 a.m.: Oops! – Someone in La Conner accidently dialed 911 from a phone that had been previously used to report a verbal argument. When deputies arrived, the phone’s owner had just gone to bed. 9:38 a.m.: Sign theft – Somebody stole the warning sign indicating cross traffic on does not stop at the intersection ofMaple Avenue andMorris S...
Monday June 1 10:25 a.m.: Morning snort – Two people were cited for drinking alcohol in public on a bench nearGilkey Square in La Conner. 11:11 a.m.: Theft – Somebody stole one of the new bollards the town put in to protect pedestrians at the south end of the La Conner boardwalk. 11:27 a.m.: Threatening – Somebody with a mental health issue near Pioneer Market in La Conner sparked a call to law enforcement. Tuesday June 2 6:26 a.m.: Roll-over – Somebody drove their vehicle too fast into a corner atFirIsland and Maupin ro...
Monday May 25 9:20 p.m.: Loud argument – An intoxicated male guest at aNorth First Street hotel in La Conner was upset because his wife had left her driver’s license inBurlington while shopping. The argument was loud enough to cause guests to report it to police, but it was all verbal. Tuesday May 26 10:44 a.m.: A real creep – An employer at an agricultural business onCalhoun Road east of La Conner was made aware that a male employee had been continually asking a female coworker for sex. Deputies contacted the guy regarding his i...
Tuesday May 12 4:54 p.m. Assault – There was a report of an issue at Conway Elementary School, but all parties wanted it dealt with by the school without law enforcement involvement. Monday May 18 11:30 a.m.: Lost cell phone – Never mind. Found it in La Conner. 10:46 p.m.: Bad driving – There was a report that a red vehicle forced another off the road near Snow Goose Farm onFir Island Road. Deputies couldn’t locate the red vehicle. Tuesday May 19 1:41 p.m.: Oops! – Someone at the La Conner schools didn’t mean to dia...
Monday May 11 4:10 p.m.: Traffic accident – It happened several weeks ago but the resident just returned home to find the damage. A neighbor had assisted a motorcyclist involved, but did not obtain a license plate number. Wednesday May 13 3:38 p.m.: Hit & Run – Someone parked at 2nd and Main streets inConway, and within a 20 minute window, another vehicle struck theirs. There were no witnesses, and the driver who caused the damage did not leave any information behind, as is required by law. Thursday May 14 5:32 p.m.: Weapon offense...
Monday May 4 11:29 a.m.: Drug problem – A student was found to be in possession of marijuana and alcohol at La Conner High School. 11:38 a.m.: Vandalism – Postal employees refused to let someone get into another patron’s post office box, and the person who tried to get the mail damaged one of the boxes at La Conner Post Office trying to gain entry. 2:46 p.m.: More vandalism – Somebody cut the fuel line on a truck parked behind Pioneer Market in La Conner. Tuesday May 5 1:54 a.m.: Argument – Someone reported a fight outsi...
Tuesday April 28 2:50 a.m.: Stuff missing – More items were discovered related to boat burglaries that occurred the previous week concerning vessels on land at La Conner Marina. 4:20 p.m.: Phone harassment – A La Conner resident reported receiving hang-up calls in the middle of the night. She was told how to block the last caller. Wednesday April 29 2:57 p.m.: Domestic altercation – A woman was arrested after a dispute with her husband, 900 blockMaple Ave., La Conner. 8:09 a.m.: Rocks in the road – Part of a hillside...
Monday April 20 10:26 a.m.: Abandoned vase – Somebody left a vase by a fire hydrant near First and Morris streets in La Conner. The person who picked it reported it in case someone is looking for it. 11:12 a.m.: Catch & release – A deputy picked up a fellow who wanted a ride onMorris Street in La Conner, It turned out the guy had outstanding arrest warrants. He was booked and released. 12:58 p.m.: Hot dog – A dog was kenneled inside a truck canopy with no ventilation. The vehicle was gone when deputies checked. Wednesday...
Tuesday April 14 Midnight: Suspicious – A person was seen walking around in the area of the La Conner roundabout. Deputies found a vehicle in the area, but nobody around. The registered owner had sold the vehicle, but had not updated the information with the state, which is not only required by law but is a good idea so the registered owner is not legally liable for future problems. Even so, the new owner’s name was with the vehicle so deputies made a note of it just in case there were issues reported later. 3:13 p.m.: Sad ending &...