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First Police Town Hall Meeting Garners Praise for Police, Offers of Support
2:50 p.m. In light of all the controversy surrounding the Bainbridge Island Police Department over the last year and all the criticism raised, it would have been reasonable to expect a large turnout...
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Police Blotter 10/22/12: Booze Pants
October 22, 2012, 1:26 p.m. October 20 Man Puts Booze Down Pants. At approximately 7:50 p.m., Lieutenant Bob Day was dispatched to Safeway on a report of liquor theft. He met with the store supervisor...
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Police Blotter 11/20/12: Man with No License Lives in His Car
6 a.m. November 19 Credit Card Fraud. The Head of Madrona School came to the station to report a theft. The school has a Visa card that was used to purchase an iPad online. On November 13, two...
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Police Blotter 7/23/13: Reckless Road Rager Scares Kids
July 21 Distracted by Directions. At 5:30 in the afternoon, a vehicle heading northbound on 305 stopped in traffic backed up from the traffic light at Madison. A second vehicle struck it in the rear....
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Police Blotter 8/13/13: 3 in the Bed, 2 Dumped out + Steak-Knifed Office Memo
August 12 Las Vegas Theft. At approximately 2:09 in the afternoon, Officer Erik Peffer was contacted regarding a laptop stolen in Las Vegas on July 6. The victim said he found his hotel door ajar at...
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Photo of the Day: Police Department “Movember” Staches
Not to be left out, some of the women in the Bainbridge Island Police Department have donned mustaches in honor of “Movember,” the worldwide campaign this November to raise awareness about men’s...
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Police Blotter: Pit Bull Mix Kills Trespassing Cocker Spaniel and Bites Human
January 20 Nonburglary Break-in. Officer Jeff Benkert met with the victim of a burglary. The victim identified himself as the property owner and developer of a site on Wintersweet Road. He said that...
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Police Blotter 7/10/14: Four Backing up Accidents, Lots of Found Stuff
POLICE BLOTTER July 9 Violent Threat Fraud. A man came to the station to report phone fraud. He had received a call at home from a man at a Puerto Rican phone number. The caller told the man that he...
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The Six Madronas Taken Down at Waterfront Park Were Diseased
In late May, Bainbridge Harbormaster Tami Allen noticed that a madrona near the City’s kiosk at Waterfront Park didn’t look right and seemed to be leaning dangerously close. What she didn’t know was...
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Police Blotter 9/23/14: The Clue of the Long Blond Hair
POLICE BLOTTER September 21 Warrant but No License, Registration, Insurance. At 5:24 in the evening, Officer Jon Bingham observed a vehicle driving north on Miller. He ran the plate and determined it...
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For Your Safety, BIPD Trains Fire Department in Water Rescues (w/ Photo Gallery)
The floating victim dummy used by the Bainbridge Island Police Department for training purposes is aptly named Bob, and Bob performed his job admirably on Saturday, October 25, a windy and rainy day...
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Police Blotter 10/29/14: Mutual Flip-Off Road Rage
POLICE BLOTTER October 27 Car v. Drugstore. A vehicle was backing into a handicapped parking stall across from the entrance to Rite Aid. The driver backed into the handicapped sign and then began to...
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Police Blotter 12/3/14: Ice Accidents and Hits & Runs
POLICE BLOTTER December 1 Stolen Mail at Wing Point. At about 1:56 in the afternoon, a man called 911 to report that he had found some mail in the area of Wing Point. Officer Aimee LaClaire arrived on...
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Police Blotter 4/22/15: The Eight Days of Tax Fraud
POLICE BLOTTER April 20 Shoplifter with Expensive Taste. The owner of a Madison Business told police that sometime between 3:30 and 4 a theft occurred in her store. She said she had been in the back...
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Police Blotter 9/3/15: Poirotlike Accoster Feels Pre-Stalked
POLICE BLOTTER September 1 Be True to Your School. A woman found a class ring on Rockaway Beach. It was placed into evidence for safekeeping. Found Keys. A City employee found a key ring on a table at...
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