Back at the crime scene
At 1:07 a.m. May 29, an officer responded to a burglary on Almira Drive. The officer contacted the victim, who reported the suspects to have fled in a red Dodge Neon. The victim said he had returned home to discover three guitars and a video camera valued at approximately $7,500 missing from his residence. Upon returning home, the victim saw one of the suspects wearing a black and white bandana. He recognized the suspect from junior high and playing on the same football team. The driver of the getaway vehicle, the victim said, also was an acquaintance. During an interview with the victim, the suspect called the victim’s cell phone three times, claiming his innocence. The officer called the number back, telling the suspect to return to the residence. The suspect obliged and upon his return, the responding officer discovered the same black and white bandana in the suspects vehicle. The driver, meanwhile, smelled like alcohol and confessed to having a “sip” of beer earlier that night. The driver registered a .041 blood-alcohol content. Both suspects were arrested, with the driver being charged with DUI, minor in possession of alcohol and rendering criminal accomplice second degree, and the other suspect burglary. Both were booked into Kitsap County Jail.
Getaway gone bad
A Callow Avenue Safeway employee called police at 6:38 p.m. May 28, reporting robbery. The employee said he saw a man and a woman put a chicken, a cake and bottle of Snapple into their shopping cart, then leave the store without paying. The employee followed the suspects to the parking lot and asked for a receipt. The female suspect said, “I don’t have it. It’s at the cash register.” When the employee said he would take down their license plate number and call police, the suspects fled, hitting the employee with the car. The employee did not need medical assistance. A still video of the incident was caught on tape and police reviewed the footage, finding the car’s plates and registered owner. Based on the photos and montage shots, police found probable cause to arrest each suspect on hit and run and robbery charges. No arrests had been made at the time of the report, but bail was set at $50,000.
Strange man on the bridge
At 10:15 p.m. May 27, an officer noticed a man walking in traffic eastbound on the Manette Bridge. The man, going against westbound traffic, held his left hand on the railing and his right above his head in a “peace” sign. The officer stopped the man and asked what he was doing. The man responded by saying, “It’s Biblical.” The man smelled like alcohol and admitted to drinking and smoking marijuana earlier that day. The man was transported to Harrison Medical Center for his own mental welfare. He was put in contact with a social worker. The man had no warrants and no police hold. No charges were filed.
