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Trail project, Island Transit van pool purchases put on hold
An on-again, off-again trail project in Clinton is off again, and Island Transit’s plans to purchase 24 replacement…
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Couple pleads guilty to lying about boy’s cancer to get life insurance
An Oak Harbor man who attempted to fraudulently obtain life insurance on his son after the boy was…
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Assault victim found walking barefoot after escape
A Whidbey woman jumped out the window of a home to escape from a man who had beaten,…
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A case of catnapping reported | Island Scanner
The following reports were gathered from 911 calls made to the Island County Sheriff’s Office:
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Council considers removing council from permit decisions
Oak Harbor officials are considering a step toward removing politics from decisions regarding development.
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Oak Harbor man killed in collision
Oak Harbor resident Jason Lynch was killed when his car struck a log truck near the Skagit Regional…
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Whidbey Island man accused of raping 13-year-old girl
A Langley man is being held in Island County jail on $100,000 bail for allegedly raping a 13-year-old…
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Man accused of assault with knife
A 36-year-old man is accused of strangling a woman and putting a knife to her throat during a…
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Murderer continues filing lawsuits from prison
A litigious murderer is once again suing Island County and various officials.
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Family searching for missing service dog
A Whidbey family is asking the public for help in trying to find a missing service dog.
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Hitchhiker in red spotted | Island Scanner
The following were calls made to the Island County Sheriff’s Office:
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Nurse assaulted in ER, man arrested near hospital
Violence in hospital emergency rooms is a stark and growing problem nationwide, often linked to patients with mental…
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Food-throwing incident leads to felony charge
A report of a food-throwing incident at an Oak Harbor restaurant turned into a felony investigation Nov. 1,…