The Port Townsend Police Department received a total of 155 calls between Friday, Sept. 9, and Thursday, Sept. 15. Below are selected reports.

At 1:45 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, a caller in the 1300 block of First Street reported to police that a man had stolen mail from their mailbox. The caller did not have any suspect information or descriptions of the man, and no monetary value for the stolen mail was shared. 

At 1:55 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, an employee in the 2000 block of Sims Way reported an unwanted person camping on property belonging to a nearby hardware store.

Officers arrived in the area, located a tent, and spoke with the camper. Based on GPS data, it appeared the person was actually camping on city property and wasn’t breaking any laws. No further action was taken and the officers left.

At 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, at the Quincy and Franklin streets intersection, someone shared with police that two dogs were locked in a parked vehicle for around four hours in the sun.

An officer drove to the area and observed the dogs. The vehicle was an RV with the windows cracked and the dogs appeared to be fine, only barking when the officer approached the RV. It appeared somebody had left a flyer on the vehicle’s window referencing the dangers of leaving a dog in a locked car when it’s hot outside. The dogs’ owner was nowhere nearby and the dogs were OK, so the officer left.

At 4:15 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, two vehicles in the 1500 block of Van Ness Street were reportedly spray painted in the high school’s parking lot. Sexually suggestive phrases were painted onto the two cars.

The police and high school are reviewing video surveillance to identify who did it. The paint was able to be washed off easily.

At 11:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, in the 300 block of Discovery Road, a caller reported people yelling and possibly fighting nearby. The caller only heard the conflict but didn’t see anything and didn’t know if the altercation had been physical.

Officers arrived and located multiple people hanging out around a campfire and having a good time. The group members appeared to be intoxicated but were peaceful, and there were no signs of an argument or physical damage, so the officers drove away.

At 6 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, suspicious activity was reported at a movie theater in the 1100 block of Lawrence Street. The reporting party was walking by and noticed the theater’s front door had been left open, but didn’t see anyone inside. The lights inside the lobby were on and both front doors were propped open. Officers came over and checked out the property for intruders. Nobody was there, and after speaking with the theater’s owner, they said they’d taken something upstairs and forgot to lock the doors when leaving. Nothing appeared to be stolen overnight. 

At 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, near North Beach, a caller reported graffiti on a vault toilet. An officer attempted to call the reporting party, but was unsuccessful.

The officer noted the graffiti was from a silver-colored pen, written on the wall. 

At 11:45 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, disorderly conduct was reported in the 700 block of 29th Street.

The reporting party told dispatchers that they let someone in their home to use the restroom, but the guest was refusing to leave.

The guest was screaming and yelling, and had evidently locked herself in the bathroom.

Officers arrived and spoke with both parties. The guest told officers that her son was letting her stay there and had been living on the property for over a year. The reporting party wanted the woman gone, but said she had been allowed to stay on the property by her son. Officers advised the reporting party that if they wanted the woman removed, they would have to contact the court.

At 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, in the 400 block of Kearney Street, a grocery store employee reported a 60-year-old man who’d been yelling and using racial slurs. No assaults or threats had been made, but the employee said the man used the “N” word while speaking with them. Officers drove to the scene and were unable to locate the man, and advised the employee not to engage with the man if he returns.