The Port Townsend Police Department (PTPD) responded to 216 calls between Oct. 6 and Oct. 12, including 7 general alarms, 3 incidents of thefts, 9 reports of suspicious circumstances and 10 requests for welfare checks. Officers made 53 traffic stops. Among the incidents were the following:

Man stabbed in Kah Tai

Jefferson Healthcare emergency room staff reported to the Port Townsend Police Department at 8:45 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 7 that they were treating a man for stab wound, which he said had occurred at Kah Tai Lagoon Nature Park.

When officers arrived at the ER to speak to the man, he said he was assaulted by a man in the park and during the altercation, the man stabbed him in the back. The victim was able to drive himself to the hospital in a car belonging to a person he was with at the time of the incident. He was treated and released.

Throughout the interview with the victim, police spokesperson Keppie Keplinger said, police were told various versions of the incident and were unable to obtain an accurate description of the attacker.

At 3:25 p.m. on Oct. 6, officers responded to an area on Taylor Street where a man was standing on the corner, raising his hands, yelling and jumping in front of people on the sidewalk. The man had attempted to get into Memorial Athletic Field during a game before police arrived. He appeared to be under the influence of narcotics, rambling and not making any sense when police approached him. He was arrested and taken to Jefferson Healthcare for evaluation, and then transported to jail.

A resident filed a report with the police department at 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 6 about a $4,000 charge on her credit card. She said the credit card company had contacted her about the charges, which it declined and then canceled her credit card. She was advised to keep an eye on the situation.

Officers arrested a man on Washington Street at 6:07 p.m. on Oct. 6 for driving with a suspended license and not having a required ignition interlock on his vehicle. A citation was issued to the man for having an open container of alcohol in the car and driving with a suspended license.

An officer stopped a vehicle traveling on Sims Way near Decatur Street at 11:20 a.m. on Oct. 7 when he recognized the driver as having been previously suspended for driving without a license in the third degree. The female subject was arrested and transported to jail.

At 2:50 p.m. on Oct. 7, officers responded to a business at Tyler and Polk streets where a man was reportedly yelling at invisible people and swinging his arms around. The reporting party was fearful that law enforcement’s presence would exacerbate the situation and only wanted to report what was happening for the record. Because of the potential for violence, police responded to the call. Officers spoke to the man and succeeded in getting him to calm down and go with medics to Jefferson Healthcare for evaluation.

Police were called to a residence on Hancock Street at 2:45 p.m. on Oct. 8, after a woman reported the front windshield of her vehicle had been smashed by a rock found on the ground next to the car. The reporting party said she did not want to file a written report at this time. She was told she had up to a year to file a report if she changed her mind. There were no suspects, witnesses or cameras in the area. Damage to the vehicle’s windshield was estimated at $300.

A notice of infraction was issued to a driver traveling on 19th Street at 4:15 p.m. on Oct. 8. The citation was for talking on a cell phone while driving, a nonfunctioning brake light and no proof of insurance in the vehicle. The driver also passed a Kinetic Parade float and drove through an emergency zone while talking on the phone.

Police were called to an area on 49th Street at 11:10 a.m. on Oct. 10 to assist a neighbor in getting a llama off the street and back in its pen. The llama complied without incident.

At 12:57 p.m. on Oct. 11, a woman reported she had been waiting for a bus near Towne Point when an older man driving a white van with tinted windows stopped and asked her for directions to the county fairgrounds. He stated he was lost and asked the woman to get into his vehicle to show him how to get to the fairgrounds. She declined to get into the van, and the man drove off.

At 7 p.m. on Oct. 11, officers were called to the Port Townsend Recreation Center on Tyler Street, where those in favor of the proposed Proposition 1 were holding a meeting. The reporting party said that opponents to the ballot measure were there uninvited, had pushed their way into the meeting and were being disruptive. Both proponents and opponents said they were being pushed, and police stated all parties needed to be civil or they could be removed from the meeting. All agreed to be civil. An officer remained at the meeting to deter additional problems. No further incidents occurred.

Police spoke with two individuals found lying on the ground on the fog line near Kearney Street at 1:05 a.m. on Oct. 12. Both individuals agreed to move on and stay out of the roadway.

Officers responded at 8:10 a.m. on Oct. 12 to an address in Towne Point where music had been playing all night on a loudspeaker. A neighbor told police the loud music was also being played during the day. The neighbor said she planned to contact the homeowners association about the problem.

An officer responded to an area on 19th Street at 8:57 a.m. on Oct. 12 after a woman was reported to be standing in the middle of the roadway with her eyes closed. When police arrived, she was on the sidewalk, and refused to speak the officer except to say that she was fine. She then walked away.