Port Townsend Police Log | Portland visitor gets bit

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Posted 12/10/22

The Port Townsend Police Department received a total of 100 calls between Friday, Nov. 18, and Thursday, Nov. 24. Below are selected reports.

At 4:10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, suspicious activity was …

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Port Townsend Police Log | Portland visitor gets bit

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The Port Townsend Police Department received a total of 100 calls between Friday, Nov. 18, and Thursday, Nov. 24. Below are selected reports.

At 4:10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, suspicious activity was reported near the Sherman Street and Hastings Avenue intersection after a resident noticed a woman looking over people’s fences and walking around residences, appearing to be looking for vacant homes.

She was described as wearing a maroon sweater, black leggings, and white shoes.  Officers were unable to locate the woman.

At 12 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, a welfare check was made in the 2300 block of West Sims Way after a caller reported seeing a man lying on the ground.

Officers contacted the man, and he said he was fine and didn’t need any assistance. There were no issues and police left.

At 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, in the 2500 block of Cleveland Street, a resident requested a welfare check for their neighbor. The neighbor’s dog was outside barking, which was unusual for the canine. The resident’s neighbor is 75 years old and has a history of health issues.

Officers knocked on the door, but nobody answered.

The dog appeared to be fine, and there wasn’t enough information on the neighbor and his condition to make a forced entry. Later that evening, another officer checked on the neighbor, who had just returned home from shopping in Poulsbo and felt fine.

At 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, a pedestrian near the L and Rose streets intersection was bitten by a dog after the person put a hand too close to the canine’s fence.

The bite victim, visiting from Portland, Oregon, was taken to the local hospital’s emergency room.

She told an officer she decided to kneel down and pet two unknown dogs while walking. She admitted it was likely her fault, but added the owner should put up signs warning passersby that the canines are aggressive. An officer spoke with the dogs’ owner, who said they’d already put out warning signs around the property, and said the pets are award-winning show dogs and they are up to date on their rabies vaccines. The officer noted the dogs were friendly and not aggressive.

At 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, in the 2500 block of Evans Vista, a caller informed police of a resident being a menace and hitting people in the homeless encampment in the woods nearby.

Officers contacted one of the individuals at the camp who said no assault had occurred and it was all just an argument. There was no proof of any physical assault at the camp and the officers left.

At 5:35 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, a theft was reported in the 900 block of Washington Street after an unknown subject stole a door off of a 1988 Oldsmobile vehicle. The car had been left in a lot in the area, and after the owner returned, a passenger door on the Oldsmobile was discovered missing.

The thief used a pry tool to open the door, removed it, and left. Bolts and other garbage was left in the car.