A 29-year-old Oak Harbor man who allegedly had been using steroids is accused of kicking down a door and threatening to kill his girlfriend, court documents indicate.
A 24-year-old Marine at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station will likely be headed to prison for choking his wife, threatening her with a gun and breaking a court order by contacting her.
Hayron Garcialemus pleaded guilty in Island County Superior Court May 24 to second-degree assault with a deadly weapon, assault in the second degree by strangulation, harassment, tampering with a witness and two counts of violation of a no-contact order.
Investigators are asking Whidbey Island residents to help them identify a burglar captured on low-resolution video after he broke into the VFW on Goldie Road May 16.
Detective Ed Wallace with the Island County Sheriff’s Office said a couple of young men broke into the building sometime at night and stole alcohol, candy bars and potato chips.
Island County voters will decide in the Aug. 17 primary election whether to increase property taxes to cover the county’s budget shortfall.
A 25-year-old Oak Harbor man could face time in prison if convicted of charges of drug possession, vandalism and court order violations, according to court documents.
It appears likely that Island County officials will ask residents to vote on whether to raise their own taxes this fall to fill a projected shortfall of $1.2 million next year.
A convicted sex offender moved to W. Whidbey Avenue in Oak Harbor without notifying local law enforcement, which was a violation of sex offender registration requirements.
Timothy Deffendoll-Ralph, 20, pleaded guilty in Island County Superior Court May 10 to a single count of failure to register as a sex offender.
A 37-year-old Oak Harbor man with a history of domestic violence could end up in prison if convicted of the latest charge against him, court documents indicate.
Island County budget problems and subsequent austerity measures have had at least one unforeseen consequence. As a result of cuts, a famous police officer has postponed plans to run for county sheriff.
The seven members of the Citizen Financial Review Committee made small tweaks to the Island County budget director’s five-year budget projection, but the conclusion is the same. The county’s revenues will not be sufficient to cover the current levels of service.
Island County officials who are trying to figure out appropriate places for adult entertainment in the unincorporated areas studied a map of the Goldie Road area Wednesday.
A 46-year-old Oak Harbor man is accused of throwing dirty water and cutting a man with a putty knife for no apparent reason, court documents state.
Island County Superior Court Judge Alan Hancock pointed his finger at convicted rapist Bryan Ross and called him a “vicious predator” just before giving him the maximum sentence possible.
