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Island Scanner: Callers report woman flashing people on Pioneer
The following were gathered from calls made to the Oak Harbor Police Department:
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Man charged in assault at gravel pit
A transient man is facing a felony charge for allegedly assaulting a woman in a gravel pit because…
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Don’t stop to smell the roses | Island Scanner
The following were selected from reports made to the Oak Harbor Police Department:
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Witness said man left police with no choice in shooting
A man who was shot by a police officer Tuesday in downtown Oak Harbor was armed and assaulting…
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Serial rapist from Oak Harbor making Tacoma his new home
A serial rapist who terrorized Oak Harbor in the early 1990s has moved to Tacoma.
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Two of Whidbey’s funeral homes closed
Two of the four funeral homes on Whidbey Island closed last Friday.
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Indecent exposer sent to prison
An Oak Harbor man convicted of exposing himself to a teenager at a yard sale last summer was…
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Man shot by officer in Oak Harbor was armed, police say
A man who was shot by a police officer today in downtown Oak Harbor was armed and had…
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Editorial: Life-saving Narcan should be available far and wide
It’s both alarming and sad that opioid overdoses are now such a problem on Whidbey Island that a…
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Council adopts amendment to spare oak tree
Oak Harbor council members passed an ordinance amendment last week to save a single oak tree from development.
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North Whidbey fire district sets meetings on Aug. 1 vote
A vote on a proposed levy lid lift for North Whidbey Fire and Rescue is less than a…
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Runway at NAS Whidbey closed for repairs
Naval Air Station Whidbey Island reports that routine annual repairs to Runway 7/25 at Ault Field are scheduled…
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Navy SAR rescues kayaker in Dugualla Bay Sunday
A Whidbey Island kayaker may owe his life to a sharp-eyed member of the Search and Rescue team…