Between a rock and a hard place | Port Townsend Police Log

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Posted 2/4/22

The Port Townsend Police Department received a total of 146 calls between Friday, Jan. 21, and Thursday, Jan. 27.  Below are selected reports.

At noon Saturday, Jan. 22, a caller in the 700 …

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Between a rock and a hard place | Port Townsend Police Log

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The Port Townsend Police Department received a total of 146 calls between Friday, Jan. 21, and Thursday, Jan. 27.  Below are selected reports.

At noon Saturday, Jan. 22, a caller in the 700 block of Sheridan Street reported that a middle-aged man wearing a blue hoodie and brown pants had thrown a concrete block at a silver Nissan Pathfinder.

Officers arrived and noted damage to the passenger side of the vehicle consistent with a rock or concrete block. No one was around the vehicle, so officers left a card on the windshield.

At 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, a caller in the 1000 block of 17th Street said her brother, who was 73 years old, was not answering her calls and she was worried.

Officers arrived to find the man in good health; he said he didn’t want to talk to his sister.

At 10:15 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, someone reported that a side door near the bike rack at Blue Heron Middle School was open. Officers arrived and entered the building, which was deemed secure. It appeared that somehow the door had been left open.

At 1:35 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 23, a man in the 100 block of Frederick Street called to report a potential business break-in. There was an open window, and his dogs were barking.

The man’s fiancé was walking down the street trying to find a man on the scene who had denied owning a Nissan Montero parked near the outside of the building.

The caller recognized a radiator in the back seat of the vehicle that he had been working on earlier that evening, along with a battery and many other items from his shop. Officers arrived and the vehicle was towed as evidence; no suspect was located initially.

A Facebook post showed a man driving a similar vehicle, and someone said they recognized the driver. There is a suspect at this time, and the issue is under investigation.

At 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, a caller in the 1000 block of Hill Street reported that they had received a letter stating someone had purchased a car in Delaware under her name.

The caller asked for a police report on the fraud.