Selected reports from the Bainbridge Island Police Department blotter.
Monday, Feb. 9
1:46 p.m. A 49-year-old Bainbridge woman in a 2011 Mercedes was driving west on High School Road near Capstan Drive NE when she was rear-ended when she slowed down for traffic. She told police the vehicle in front of her had stopped for a pedestrian in a crosswalk when she was struck from behind. The driver of the other vehicle said he saw the woman slowing down but was unable to stop in time.
No one was hurt, but the bumpers on both vehicles were damaged.
Sunday, Feb. 8
2:12 p.m. An abandoned bicycle was found behind the restroom building at the Chevron station on Hildebrand Avenue. It was taken to the police station for safekeeping.
5:12 p.m. A 19-year-old Poulsbo woman and a 20-year-old Lakewood man got into an argument while driving south on Highway 305. Police found their SUV on the side of the road with its hazard lights on and the couple walking away from the vehicle. Police stopped and the woman, who appeared to have been crying, said “I just want my phone back.”
The man said they had gotten into an argument and said the phone had gotten lost alongside the road earlier. There were no signs of a physical altercation, so the couple was released to go on their way. Officers later learned of a report filed later that evening of a domestic assault, and the man was arrested.