FYI
Bainbridge Police reported the following incidents:
Feb. 8
10:43 a.m. Citizen came to the police station to report fraudulent activity on his account.
The man explained to the officer that he was alerted to fraudulent charges made on his account when he was checking his balance online.
All of the charges were made in Columbia, South America.
The citizen said the last time he used his card was in Mexico, when he withdrew $250 worth of pesos from an ATM on Jan. 18. He said he has not used his card since.
He was advised to cancel his card and apply for a new one to prevent further fraud.
Feb. 11
11:39 p.m. Officers observed a truck driving without the lawfully required mud flaps.
After running the plates of the vehicle, it was discovered that the vehicle was sold in November 2010, but the title had not yet been transferred.
The driver told the officer that he knew he was supposed to transfer the title within 45 days, but he did not have the money to do so. The driver said he also knew he needed to purchase mud flaps for his vehicle.
The driver was cited and assigned a court date.
Feb. 14
10 a.m. Citizen called about fraudulent activity on her account.
An officer contacted a woman who filed a complaint of fraudulent activity on her bank account. She said she had recently returned from a vacation in Mexico when she noticed the charges.
The citizen said she was paying close attention to her account because a friend she was with had information stolen after using an ATM at the same hotel she was staying at.
The woman said her account was charged for six transactions with corresponding ATM fees.
The officer said it is unusual to see identical transactions listed as withdrawals and he also noted that it is uncommon for an ATM to dispense change.
She canceled the account to prevent any further fraud.
12:08 p.m. The marine police officer and the harbor master were called to deal with an apparently abandoned boat found off the island.
After the high winds and high tide on Saturday evening, an officer was notified that a boat was found located between the Restoration Point light and the County Club of Seattle’s swimming pool.
The boat was not sinking and it did not appear to be a barrier to navigation.
There was no one on board and the reporting party said there weren’t any lights on at night.
The boat was anchored by what appeared to be a single-stern anchor and it appeared to be in poor condition. The officer found that the boat registration had expired in June 2010.
The phone number listed on the registration had also been disconnected.
When the officers entered the boat they found it was taking on water, but it was still being operated through battery power at the time.
The boat was towed in to Eagle Harbor and secured to the city dock.
The officer concluded that the boat may have recently been auctioned.
The Department of Natural Resources and the derelict vessel coordinator were notified of the event.
12:54 p.m. A local business owner called to report a forced entry and burglary occurring at her business after hours.
An officer was dispatched to a business on Winslow Way and made contact with an employee, who said the tip jar, along with $10, were taken sometime between 10 p.m. and when the store was opened the following day at 10 a.m.
The business is located on the second floor of an open covered mall in the northeast corner of the complex. The shop is accessible by at least three sets of stairs.
The single dead-bolt lock that secured the door appeared to be pried out and missing, but there were no fingerprints at the scene.
It appears a small screwdriver was used to pry open the door.
The report listed the case closed, and all leads exhausted.
