Selected items from the Bainbridge Island Police Department blotter.
SATURDAY, MAY 30
3 p.m. Police located an outboard engine that had been reported stolen in early May.
While assisting the Harbormaster in the posting of a notice on a possibly derelict vessel that was in public waters, police noticed an engine fitting the description of the one stolen in the open, uncovered cockpit.
Police photographed the motor, including the serial number, which the owner of the stolen engine verified was the same. The make and model are also the same. The man, 37, of Bainbridge reported his boat’s motor had been stolen while it was moored at the Harbor Marina on Parfitt Avenue on May 1.
The man said he visited his vessel almost daily and upon his last trip it had not been disturbed. Then, when he returned the next day, he found the outboard motor had been removed.
The motor reportedly did not require many bolts to be removed, as it was attached to the boat with brackets and secured only with a padlock. It weighed about 80 pounds and was equipped with a handle, the man said.
The estimated value of the engine, a black Tohatsu MFS6C, is $1,857.90.
Upon being contacted, the owner of the boat on which the engine was found, 31, also of Bainbridge, said he’d bought it for $500 from another liveaboard, having no idea it was stolen.
After further questioning, the man admitted he’d stolen it, saying he was drunk at the time and in need of along-shaft motor to push around this sailboat.
The motor was returned to the rightful owner.
A report was filed.
SUNDAY, MAY 31
5:08 p.m. A person or persons unknown spray painted swastikas in red paint on an abandoned building at Port Blakely Park.
Officers were called to the scene by a woman who hadn’t actually seen the graffiti but heard about it and wanted to alert police.
The Bainbridge Island Police Chief, at least one officer, and representatives from the Bainbridge Island Metropolitan Park & Recreation Service met at the scene and discovered someone had already painted over the swastikas with black paint and the letters “BLM,” presumably meaning “Black Lives Matter.”
The original caller supplied police with a photo of the original graffiti upon being told of the new development.
The location is a known and tolerated spot for excessive graffiti, police said.
There are no suspects.
A report was filed.
TUESDAY, JUNE 2
2:45 p.m. Someone stole the nose cone and vanity license plate from a 2013 Tesla at a Hidden Cove Road residence.
The owner said he noticed the nose cap was missing earlier that morning, upon going outside to get his newspaper. Further inspection revealed the license plate was also gone.
The man said he had not heard or seen anything unusual during the night.
There are no leads or suspects.
A report was filed.
