Selected reports from the Bainbridge Island Police Department blotter:
Friday, Dec. 5
3:44 a.m. An officer heard a radio call about a rider on a “crotch rocket” style of motorcycle that was heading south on Highway 305 near Poulsbo and hitting speeds above 70 mph.
The Bainbridge officer was on Highway 305 near Sportsman Club Road when he saw a single headlamp coming south on the highway. The officer activated his radar and found the motorcyclist was going 66 mph.
The motorcycle matched the description from the radio call, and when the officer pulled a U-turn and activated his lights, he heard the motorcycle downshift and accelerate. The officer gave chase and watched as the rider passed other vehicles.
The motorcycle continued to speed away as the officer accelerated to 120 mph but couldn’t catch up.
The officer backed off the pursuit.
The motorcyclist was not found during a search of the area near Safeway and the ferry terminal.
7:41 p.m. Bainbridge police were asked to assist the Liquor Control Board in compliance checks to make sure establishments on the island that possess liquor licenses for retail sales were not selling to minors.
A Bainbridge officer worked with three liquor control officers and an 18-year-old investigative aide. Seven island businesses including Walt’s Lynwood Market, Safeway, Rite Aid, Town & Country, Isla Bonita and two Chevron stations were checked. During a prior compliance check none of the businesses sold alcohol to minors.
During the Dec. 5 operation, clerks at the Chevron station on Hildebrand Lane and Walt’s sold to minors. At Walt’s, the 18-year-old walked in and picked up one can of Budweiser Light and went to the counter.
The clerk asked for identification, and looked at the card that showed the teen’s birthday as May 13, 1996. She then sold the can of beer. At the Chevron, the investigative aid took a can of Budweiser Straw-Ber-Rita and approached the counter. The clerk also checked the aide’s ID, then sold the can.
Both clerks said they must have done the math wrong when figuring out the customer’s age.
Investigators told the clerks they would be cited for selling to minors.
