The Port Townsend Police Department received a total of 129 calls between Friday, April 14, and Thursday, April 20. Below are selected reports.

At 4:35 p.m. Friday, April 14, disorderly conduct was reported in the 500 block of Rainier Street. A man allegedly took his shirt off and started hitting a tree, and tried to speak to people nearby.

The caller was unsure what the man was actually trying to say to others, but said he was bothering the people. Officers located the man sitting at a bus stop bench on Sims Way, calmly reading to himself. No crime had been committed and the officers left.

At 10:55 p.m. Friday, April 14, in the 1000 block of Lawrence Street, a dispute between two customers at a local bar escalated into one of them pulling out a firearm.

The reporting party, a bar employee, told police the two men had an argument and went outside. Then, one of the men pulled out a handgun before driving away in a large, dark-colored truck. The employee added that he believed the man with the weapon, described as bald and between 5-foot-8 and 5-foot-10, said he was from Port Angeles.

Officers spoke with witnesses, learning that the incident started after the men, both intoxicated, had gotten into a verbal argument. After walking outside and hopping in his truck, another person charged at the Port Angeles man’s vehicle, which led him to brandish his gun. The act may have been in self-defense, but it is illegal in Washington to bring a firearm into a drinking establishment. The officers searched the area for the Port Angeles man, also checking in at other nearby bars, but were unable to locate him. The incident is under further investigation.

At 12:40 a.m. Saturday, April 15, a disturbance was reported in the 600 block of Hancock Street after a tenant heard an upstairs neighbor sobbing uncontrollably. The caller said they heard the woman saying, “Stop,” “Not again,” and “Don’t hit me.”

Officers arrived and contacted the caller and a man and woman. The two confirmed it was a verbal-only argument and their relationship was ending, which caused the woman to be upset. No crime occurred and the officers left.

At 11:45 p.m. Sunday, April 16, in the 600 block of Hancock Street, suspicious activity was reported outside a caller’s home. A man wearing a blue shirt was pounding on the door and trying to open it.

Officers located and spoke to the man, who appeared to be intoxicated. There was a language barrier, but the man explained he was trying to get in the house where he used to live. He appeared to be transient, had nowhere to go, and was wet and shivering.

No criminal charges were made and the officers took the man to the hospital to make sure he was OK.

An hour later, the man returned to the same home and began knocking on the door again. Officers contacted the man and asked him to leave the area, which he did.