Port Townsend police received 165 total calls for service between Sept. 7 and Sept. 13. Below are selected reports.

At 7:26 a.m. Sept. 7, police were alerted to a vehicle prowl in the 1200 block of Landis Lane.

The victims told an officer that they intended to keep their car doors unlocked to avoid having a window broken by prowlers in the future, but were advised against this. The suspect was described as a male, approximately 150 pounds, riding a red bicycle. 

At 3:05 p.m. Sept. 7, officers responded to a call of a woman assaulting a man at the fairgrounds in the 4900 block of Landis Lane.

Prior to the arrival of officers the woman left the scene. Officers made contact with a man at the scene who would not provide his name, nor any further information about the incident, when asked.

Officers searched the area but were unable to locate the woman for questioning.   

At 7:59 p.m. Sept. 9, Port Townsend police provided an agency assist to Washington State Patrol following an incident of a stabbing aboard a Washington State Ferry.

Officers took two suspects, a man and a woman, into custody. The suspects were booked into Jefferson County Jail.

At 3:26 a.m. Sept. 10, police received a report of several individuals engaged in a verbal altercation at the fairgrounds. According to the caller, the individuals were yelling and throwing items and milk had been poured on the reporting party’s vehicle.

Officers determined it was a mutual verbal altercation regarding noise. One camper was told he could move to a different site.

At 9:29 p.m. Sept. 10,  police received reports of strange noises coming from a cemetery in the 4200 block of San Juan Avenue.

Officers on the scene reported hearing grunting sounds, initially believed to be coming from an animal. Eventually, responding officers spotted a woman who appeared to be upset and stated that police had been tracking her, something officers denied.

The property owner requested the woman be removed and she left the scene, walking on foot while screaming. The woman is known to police and reportedly struggles with mental health issues. Before leaving the scene, the woman refused all offers for service from responding officers.

At 9:05 a.m. Sept. 11, a vehicle prowl was reported in the 600 block of Hancock Street.

Paperwork was removed from the vehicle and the value of a folder stolen in the incident was estimated at $5. 

At 1:18 p.m. Sept. 11, a vehicle prowl was reported in the 500 block of Hendricks Street. The victim reported that the incident likely occurred in the evening or early morning. Contents of the vehicle were tossed around, but it was unclear if anything had actually been taken.

At 5:37 p.m. Sept. 11, police responded to an incident of two transient men fighting in front of a business in the 2100 block of East Sims Way.

When officers arrived, one man was holding the other to the ground. One male was trespassed from the park for drinking and fighting, and the victim would not assist in the investigation of the incident. No arrests were made. 

At 7:41 p.m. Sept. 11, police were called for a verbal argument in the 800 block of Gaines Street. The reporting party believed the incident could have been a possible drug deal gone wrong.

Officers discovered the two men who had been separated while fighting in front of the East Sims Way business, from the previous call, had encountered each other again at the residence of a mutual friend, prompting a second altercation.

One man had left prior to the arrival of police, and officers were unable to locate him.

At 9:56 p.m. Sept. 12, a business in the 1900 block of Blaine Street reported that it had experienced a burglary the night before.

Two expensive bicycles were reportedly stolen from the business, and the shop owner was in the process of taking inventory to see if any others had been taken.

Officers checked the usual locations for stolen bikes but could not locate the missing items. 

At 1:44 p.m. Sept. 13, police received a report of a man in the 2100 block of Sims Way who drives a red pickup truck and parks it in front of the Democratic party headquarters.

Officers arrived at the scene, noted the vehicle was legally parked with signs on it both supporting and opposing candidates and determined the driver hadn’t committed any crime.