Island County Sheriff's Office releases sketch of burglar

The Island County Sheriff
Island County Sheriff's Office
The Island County Sheriff's Office released this sketch Tuesday of the man suspected of breaking into a South Whidbey home on Dec. 21.

December 27, 2011 · 11:40 AM

The Island County Sheriff's Office has released a sketch of the man who broke into a home on Kolia Place and assaulted a homeowner during a burglary last week.

A police sketch artist met with the crime victims of the daylight break-in to create a drawing of the burglar.

An initial report described the prowler as a thin white man, with long reddish hair in a ponytail, who was wearing a khaki-colored shirt, Dockers-style pants and a blue baseball cap at the time of the break-in.

The burglar assaulted a resident who discovered the prowler in his home near South Whidbey State Park just after 10:30 a.m. Dec. 21. The prowler, who told the homeowner his name was "Jeff," escaped from the home after hitting the homeowner in the face and then ran off into the nearby woods.

A police search for the intruder came up empty.

Anyone with information on the burglary can contact Detective Mark Plumberg via the ICOM dispatch center at 360-679-9567.

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