police blotter

Bainbridge Police reported the following incidents:

OCTOBER 6

9:32 p.m. An officer observed a Nissan Pathfinder traveling 40 to 50 mph in a 25 mph zone on Wyatt Way. The officer stopped the vehicle and contacted its driver, who appeared intoxicated. The man admitted to having just left a bar, where he said he had consumed at least four cocktails in the previous hour. The man agreed to a portable breath alcohol test. When shown the results he used an expletive to describe his legal prospects, then offered to leave his car and walk home. The officer declined the offer and following a poor performance on field sobriety tests the man was arrested for driving under the influence. Enroute to jail the man vomited in the patrol car. “I’m really sorry,” he told the officer. “I’m not doing it on purpose.” At jail the man provided a breath alcohol content sample of 0.176. He told corrections officers he had downed six shots at the bar before driving.

OCTOBER 7

3:02 p.m. Several windows were found etched at a Bainbridge High School building. In all, four double-paned windows had been marked with loops and swirls. Total damage was estimated at $500. A teacher reported seeing three juvenile males standing at one of the windows at the school Saturday. They had left the area qucikly after seeing her and she was not able to identify the suspects.

7:16 p.m. A citizen reported hitting and injuring a deer on Blakely Avenue near the elementary school. An officer responded to the scene and called in a wildlife expert for advice on the deer’s condition. The expert advised that the deer be put down. The officer checked that there was a safe backstop and dispatched the animal with a rifle.

OCTOBER 8

2:15 p.m. A citizen found a Swiss DMQ, women’s-style watch on the sidewalk near Winslow Mall. The watch was entered into storage for safekeeping.

10 a.m. A parking enforcement officer recovered cash that had been dropped in a parking space at the ferry terminal. The officer made a note of the nearest car and later contacted its owner. The owner said he had indeed lost money in the parking lot. He was referred to the deparment’s evidence technician to recover the money.

OCTOBER 9

8:09 a.m. A harbor liveaboard reported that over the last few months strange things have been happening to his LeMans bicycle, which he keeps locked near the public boat ramp. He said that on several occasions the lock and chain on the bike have gone missing, leaving him bewildered as to why the bike – valued at $1,000 – was not stolen.The week before he said someone had “stripped” the bicycle, taking every accessory except the front wheel and frame, which were locked to the rack. The man wasn’t sure if the events were related but he believed someone has been “just messing” with him. Missing parts were valued at $450.

10:58 a.m. A citizen turned in a yellow, coin-purse style wallet found outside her residence on Winslow Way. The wallet conatined some cash and a gift certificate to a gallery. The wallet was entered into storage for safekeeping.

3:56 p.m. A Bainbridge High School student forgot a Canon EOS Rebel film camera by his desk in a classroom. When he returned to collect the camera it was missing. It was not turned in to the school’s lost and found. The camera had a black case and blue carrying strap. It was valued at $145. No suspects.

5:01 p.m. Evidence of an attempted burglary was discovered at a Sportsman Club Road business. Employees arrived that morning and found damage to a hollow-core, steel door that leads to a block of storage units. The door was slightly ajar. None of the storage unit doors had been tampered with. Replacement of the entryway door was estimated at $2,400. No suspects.