Oak Harbor police officers arrested two people in a stolen truck Dec. 27 and recovered items they suspect were pilfered during burglaries or car prowls, some of which may not have been discovered yet.

Police officers are asking Whidbey residents to check places like storage units and vacation homes to see if anything is out of place or missing. People on extended holidays may want to have a friend or property manager check their homes.

The recovered items include two statues of exotic animals made from semi-rare minerals, tribal jewelry and a large album of collector stamps. Residents can call Detective Sgt. Jenn Gravel at 360-279-4630 to identify the items.

Prosecutors charged one suspect, Nicholus X. Vazquez of Sedro-Woolley, in Island County Superior Court Dec. 30 with possession of a stolen vehicle.

Another suspect is identified as both Amanda Sargeant and Amanda Gaudette in court papers. Prosecutors charged her with taking a motor vehicle without permission in the second degree.

According to the detective’s report on the incident, Officer Angelica Scelzi spotted a truck that matched the description of a stolen vehicle parked at a motel on Dec. 27. She and several officers contacted the three occupants of the pickup and saw that the truck was overflowing with such items as purses, gas cans, Walmart bags and one big black dog.

The steering column of the truck was also seriously damaged and the license plate had been switched, the detective wrote in her report.

One of the occupants, Vazquez, told officers that they had only gotten into the parked vehicle in order to eat fast food. However, Sargeant told officers they had picked up the truck on Christmas day and had been driving it since, the report states.

Officers obtained a search warrant for the truck found on Dec. 27. A shotgun and many other items were located that connect the occupants to mail theft, package theft, vehicle prowls and at least one residential burglary on North Whidbey, according to a statement from the police department.

The statement indicates that significant damage was done to the home that was burglarized. The burglars had been squatting in the house, which didn’t have utilities, along with the dog that was not house trained.

In a separate case on Dec. 16, Vazquez and Sargeant were discovered trespassing in an abandoned house on Southwest 24th Avenue that had a truck stolen from Ferndale parked outside; Vazquez denied he knew anything about that truck, but officers found his mail and other items inside the vehicle, the report states.