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Coroner identifies man shot, killed by police
A deputy with the Island County Sheriff’s Office shot and killed a homeless man who attempted a carjacking…
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Make him stop sexting | Island Scanner
The following items were selected from reports made to the Island County Sheriff’s Office:
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Former Big 5 employee who claimed racism gets $165,000 in settlement
A man who filed a federal discrimination lawsuit over racist behavior he endured at a Big 5 store…
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Strange man found sleeping in vacation rental property
An employee at a property management company found a stranger sleeping in a South Whidbey rental house Sept.…
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Man faces prison for indecent liberties
A former South Whidbey man faces a prison term for sexually assaulting a woman as she slept four…
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Rapist who wielded machete sentenced to 12 years in prison
An Oak Harbor woman who was chased by a man with a machete and raped suffers from post…
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Oak Harbor bank employee accused of theft
A former employee at an Oak Harbor bank is accused of stealing nearly $38,000 from a customer and…
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Dismissal of killer’s federal lawsuit affirmed
The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed this week the district court’s decision to throw out a…
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Couple suing Island County after learning home’s checkered past
A couple is suing Island County and an investment company after unwittingly purchasing a home on Camano Island…
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Free jammin’ and campin’ at fairgrounds added to Djangofest
The Island County Fairgrounds Campground will be filled with music later this month.
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Prolific child molester should have been stopped, officials say
A child molester was allowed to roam free and victimize a series of children even after authorities were…
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State’s high court rejects South Whidbey child rapist’s appeal
The state Supreme Court doesn’t want to hear an appeal from a South Whidbey man who repeatedly raped…
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With 5 DUIs, woman facing felony
A woman suspected to have caused a DUI-related accident on Whidbey Island Sept. 2 was arrested five previous…