Island County Sheriff

The following items were selected from reports made to the Island County Sheriff’s Office:

Friday, Feb. 14

At 3:03 a.m., a Cherry Street resident reported that her car was stolen.

At 10:09 a.m., a Wilson Road resident reported an ongoing problem with a neighbor’s German shepherd coming into her yard and baring its teeth.

At 2 p.m., a caller reported that a man with a scruffy beard was carrying a scoped rifle on Taylor Road, headed toward a trailer park.

At 4:07 p.m., an anonymous caller reported 50 dogs were living inside a home on Cadman Lane. The caller said the dogs were not being cared for or fed properly as the owner had been gone for days. There was a “very overpowering stench” coming from the location.

At 5:22 p.m., a caller reported that a middle-school-age child was carrying a rifle on Taylor Road.

At 7:01 p.m., there was a report of a man with a flashlight walking around a vacant house on Summit Boulevard.

At 7:05 p.m., a driver reported being upset because a silver Honda Accord was traveling at 30 mph on Highway 20 north of Oak Harbor.

At 7:21 p.m., a Kodiak Avenue resident reported that someone stuffed a dead chicken in the mailbox.

At 11:40 p.m., a man reported that his wife bit him at a Heller Road residence.

Saturday, Feb. 15

At 11:43 a.m., a Hollydale Lane resident reported that a neighbor’s dog came into her yard and killed a chicken.

At 12:56 p.m., a caller reported that people were prowling around a neighbor’s yard on Northgate Drive.

At 1:26 p.m., a Dewey Drive resident reported that a suspicious person in a black Mercedes was taking photos in front of the home.

At 4:10 p.m., there was a report of an injured eagle in the water near Freeland Park.

At 7:07 p.m., a Loerland Drive resident reported that their son was armed with a blowtorch and threatened to blow up the house.

At 9:54 p.m., a Ridgeview Drive resident reported that a possible prowler was shaking her front door.

At 10:25 p.m., a caller reported that a man was stumbling around and fell on Otis Street.

Sunday, Feb. 16

At 11:21 a.m., a caller reported an ongoing problem with trees being cut on an Admirals Drive property.

At 2:38 p.m., a driver reported dropping off an elderly male hitchhiker on West Beach Road. The hitchhiker seemed very confused and kept repeating words. The caller asked that someone check on him.

At 3:54 p.m., a caller reported that squatters had been living inside a home on Fircrest Avenue.

At 8:53 p.m., children on Hunter Lane called 911 and started singing “Monkey in the Middle.”

At 11:55 p.m., a Classic Road resident reported that a neighbor put “a Nike” in a wood stove and was stinking up the neighborhood.

Monday, Feb. 17

At 8:18 a.m., there was a report of cattle on Balda Road.

At 4:50 p.m., a Landing Circle resident reported that a skinny pit bull was loose in the area. The dog was foaming at the mouth and was aggressive.

At 5:30 p.m., a Hamilton Drive resident reported that she was being kicked out of her home and was being threatened by the landlord’s family.

Tuesday, Feb. 18

At 5:37 a.m., a woman reported that a man got out a gun and threatened to kill her when she was delivering rocks to a Wilson Road home.

At 10:45 a.m., a woman reported seeing a suspicious young man in a hoodie carrying a purse on Edgewood Drive.

At 3:11 p.m., a Cedarcrest Avenue resident requested to ask a deputy if it is legal to get rid of raccoons from his property by “different means.”

At 8:05 p.m., a caller reported that three kids were messing with a car on Sunset Drive and set off an alarm. The kids, including a “husky boy” in a hoodie, ran off.

Wednesday, Feb. 19

At 12:55 a.m., a caller reported that “squatters” in a house on Riepma Avenue had been revving their engines.

At 9:04 a.m., there was a report that a boy threatened a girl with a knife on a bus north of Oak Harbor.

At 2:59 p.m., a caller reported that a hot water heater was stolen from a vacant home on Wandering Lane.

Thursday, Feb. 20

At 9:46 a.m., a resident of Dead Goat Road reported that a man showed up at the door with a machete. The man claimed that his son was in danger and that time travelers may take him.