1:38 p.m.
July 30
Minors at Loud Party. At 12 minutes after midnight a Cosgrove resident reported hearing thumping music and loud voices. An officer reported to the scene and could hear loud voices and loud bass after exiting her vehicle. Two males were talking loudly outside on a porch swing. The officer called for backup. When the other officer arrived, they approached the front of the house and spoke with the two males. One officer knocked on the door and the resident of the home answered. The officer told the man that they had received a noise complaint. The other officer saw a woman at the home. The officer knew that she had just graduated from high school and was probably 17 or 18. The other officer requested that any occupants of the home who were drinking and underage identify themselves. The officer asked for permission to contact parents to have them decide if their children should stay at the home or if they should come and pick them up. No parents were home at the residence. Two parents came to pick up their sons, 19 and 18 years old. The remaining underage guest said that her mother was out of town. She is 18 and decided to stay the night. The woman the officer spotted earlier was not located in the house and another guest had apparently left before officers arrived. The two officers left but remained in the area to see if anyone left the scene.
July 29
Bainbridge Island Warrant. At about 11:40 at night, Cencom advised that Poulsbo police were out with a man wanted for a Bainbridge Island warrant for driving with a suspended license.
Driving with No License. An officer monitoring traffic on Miller Road near Bainbridge Gardens at 7:38 in the evening saw a station wagon heading northbound pass his location. The officer remembered seeing the same vehicle about two weeks earlier. The vehicle’s registered owner had a suspended license. The officer ran the plate and discovered that the vehicle was still registered to the same man and that his license was still suspended. The officer stopped the vehicle at Olympus and Koura. The officer explained to the man why he had been stopped. The man said he did not know that his license was suspended for an unpaid ticket for having no proof of insurance. The officer explained that his license still has a Poulsbo address and that, if he didn’t change his address through the DOL, any paperwork for him would be sent to his Poulsbo address. The officer issued a citation for driving with a suspended license. He was also served an infraction for having no proof of insurance.
Fight on Wheels. At approximately 5:55 in the evening, Cencom advised of the need for an assist to Washington State Patrol at Winslow Way and 305 for a domestic in a vehicle. An officer arrived on scene at approximately 6:01 and made contact with the trooper who pointed out a blue Honda Civic. There was a male at that vehicle speaking with a trooper. A female was seated on at sidewalk at the corner. The trooper said he had been in the intersection when he heard a commotion. He looked up and saw the Honda stopped in the middle of the road and heard yelling coming from it. The windshield was dirty and he was looking into the sun, but he thought he saw the driver hit the passenger. The officer called out and began walking toward the vehicle. The driver got out and she began walking away. The Trooper stopped her, and she was not overly cooperative. Another trooper arrived and kept the two people separated.
When the police officer arrived, the trooper asked if the BIPD could handle this. The trooper handed over the driver’s licenses of the people. The woman’s license was punched and accompanied by a temporary slip given to people arrested for DUI. The officer then spoke with the other trooper who said he had been speaking with the male passenger. The man told the trooper he had just recently found out that his wife had been having an affair, and they were arguing about it. He had not admitted to being hit by his wife. Two other officers arrived on scene.
The first officer began to speak to the male passenger. He said he had just been deployed in Kandahar, Afghanistan. About three weeks ago his wife had told him about an affair she had had while he was gone. He had received permission to come home early to deal with his marital situation. He and his wife had been on the island for a wine tasting. The male was clearly intoxicated. They began to argue on the way to the ferry, and he decided to call his mother. He doesn’t have a cell phone because he’s been deployed so he grabbed his wife’s purse to use hers. They began to fight over it. He said that his wife might have accidentally hit him. The officer asked him if his wife had hit him and he said, “Yes, sir, she did, but I believe it may have been an accident.” The officer asked where she had hit him, and he said she had hit him in the eye. There was slight redness around it but no swelling.
The officer then spoke with the female driver. She sarcastically told the officer that she and her husband had gotten into an argument. The officer asked her if she wanted to tell him what happened and to quit being sarcastic. She said they had been in an argument over marital issues. The officer asked her if she had been drinking and she said she had had two glasses of wine. Her eyes were bloodshot and watery, but her speech was not slurred. The officers arrested the driver for DV assault. The officer asked her what she wanted them to do with her vehicle and she said, “Do whatever you want with it.” A witness approached. He told police that he had seen a female driver and male passenger struggling and fighting. He thought they were both striking each other.
July 28
Stolen Bike. At approximately 9:23 a.m., Cencom dispatched Bainbridge units to the theft of a bicycle. An officer arrived at Kitsap Street and noticed a For Sale sign across the driveway. The officer spoke with the reporting party. She said she is often home and leaves the garage open. A small shed directly across from the small garage door leading to the backyard is where the bikes hang unlocked. If the cars were in the driveway and the doors open, it would be unlikely someone could see the bikes from the roadway. The unoccupied house next door is also for sale. The woman last remembered seeing the bike two weeks ago and had just discovered it missing. The bike was valued at $1700.
July 27
Parking Lot Accident. Vehicles 1 and 2 were in a private parking lot on Fletcher Bay at 12:33 in the afternoon. Vehicle 2 was stopped for traffic, waiting to exit the lot. Vehicle 1 backed out of a parking space, striking Vehicle 2.
No Hitting. At about 9:09 p.m., two officers responded to Eakin Drive for a domestic verbal. From outside the residence officers could hear people talking. The officers rang the doorbell and after a few moments a man answered. The officer said he was responding because someone had called 911. The man said he was the one who had called. He said he hoped to get some advice about how to handle the situation. He said he had not been hit by his wife. But officers could see an injury to the bridge of his nose. He said he had dropped his cell phone, reached down to pick it up, and fallen on his face. It was obvious to the officers that the man had been drinking. He had red, watery eyes, and his speech was slurred and he was swaying. His wife came to the door. She said she had not hit her husband. She said they had had a fight over several things: her mother had recently died, it was her mother’s birthday the day before, and it was her birthday today. They had gone to Seattle to eat. While eating, her husband had constantly been complaining. He left with their son, and their daughter stayed at the restaurant with her mother. When they arrived home, the argument continued. The children said their parents had argued but that there had been no hitting.
Parking Lot Accident Two. Vehicle 1 was legally parked and unoccupied in a parking lot on Day Road. The owner returned and found damage to the driver’s side rear, consisting of white paint transfer.
July 26
Helpful Neighbor Gets Called Out. An officer responded to a Baker Hill residence about mail theft. He spoke with the resident who said that he had driven to the end of his driveway to get his mail. He had seen a man in a blue pickup at his mailbox. He saw the man leaning out the driver door and thought he had his hand in his mailbox. He said he walked up to the driver’s side of the truck and asked the man what he was doing. He said the man mumbled something then drove off toward the west. The man said he thought the man in the truck might be his neighbor but he doesn’t know him. The officer went to the neighbor’s house. He saw in the driveway a blue pickup matching the description given by the reporting party. The officer knocked on the front door of the residence. A man answered. The man said that when he went to get his own mail he noticed that his neighbor’s box was open, so he shut it and then got his own mail. He said that a man had approached him but he wasn’t sure if he had spoken to him. The officer returned to the first man’s house and reported on his conversation. The first man was satisfied that it had been a misunderstanding.
Mysterious Truck Left in Road. At about 7:36 a.m., an officer was dispatched to Fort Ward Hill and Belfair about a white Dodge pickup blocking traffic at the crest of the hill. The reporting party said the truck had been there since about 4 a.m. The officer arrived on scene and observed the vehicle unoccupied and partially in the roadway, impeding traffic. The officer requested that Cencom attempt to to contact the registered owner, but they were unable to make contact. The officer requested a tow, and Gateway Towing arrived at about 8:44 to tow the vehicle. The officer left a parking infraction for impeding traffic and a copy of the tow form under the wiper blade.
July 25
Nighttime Theft. An officer responded to a residence on New Brooklyn Road about a theft. The home owner said that someone had entered his residence and stolen his house guest’s wallet, cell phone, and iTouch. The man introduced the officer to his house guest. The guest had been staying in the guest bedroom located between the garage and residence. He said he had locked the outside door that leads to the garage and so the only open access would have been through the main residence. He said when he went to bed, he had placed the items on a dresser. When he awoke, the items were missing. He said he was still up at midnight and had heard dogs barking and people yelling in the distance. The homeowner said nothing was missing from the main house. He said that the neighbor to the south had recently moved out and was renting out her house to a man. He did not know the man but knew that the home owner had a spare key to the residence. The officer went to the neighbor’s house but no one was home.