Port Townsend Police Log | Suspicious neighbor

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The Port Townsend Police Department received a total of 185 calls between Friday, March 3, and Thursday, March 9. Below are selected reports.

At 12:15 p.m. Sunday, March 5, an animal call was reported near the Cook Avenue and Elmira Street intersection after a man told police that two large and aggressive dogs had chased him as he was riding down the road.

The canines were two German shepherds running loose in the area, and they had almost been struck by a moving vehicle as well. Officers searched the area for the dogs but were unable to locate them.

At 2:25 p.m. Sunday, March 5, in the 600 block of Clay Street, a disturbance was reported. A man was reportedly yelling loudly in the area.

Officers contacted the man, who said he was praying to God, and the man promised to keep the noise down.

At 8:20 p.m. Sunday, March 5, an animal bite was reported in the 1100 block of 30th Street. The canine bit one of its owners on the leg, just below the knee, and the canine was not immunized. The dog’s other owner told police the animal would be taken to a shelter.

At 9:35 a.m. Monday, March 6, a disturbance coming from an accessory dwelling unit in the 400 block of 26th Street, with loud noises coming from the unit.

The reporting party told police they heard loud music and people yelling at each other inside the ADU. Officers arrived and didn’t hear any noise coming from the ADU, but contacted two people inside the unit. They said they were listening to music and showed no signs of any fighting or arguing, and the officers left.

At 2:15 p.m. Monday, March 6, in the 2400 block of Cliff Street, a neighbor reported a suspicious person entering a home in the area. The neighbor told police he saw a man in his 20s enter a nearby residence, stating that the man didn’t belong there. Officers contacted the man by the front door of the residence. He said he lived there, and had moved there in January. No crime had occurred and the police left.