A 58-year-old Anacortes man wearing pink spandex shorts was suspected of riding his bicycle in a reckless manner on the railway trestle on the Tommy Thompson Trail around 1:40 p.m. Wednesday, June 24.

A woman walking on the trail said the man almost ran her down and he yelled at and almost hit an elderly man who was pushing an elderly woman in a wheelchair. The cyclist reportedly almost hit a child on the trail who was walking with his parents.

Police believe the cyclist is a man they have had similar complaints on in the past for reckless riding and profane abusive language towards trail users.

Police contact with the man and possible criminal charges are pending.

Among the other 210 cases handled by Anacortes police during the previous week:

Friday, June 19

• A car parked in front of a house in the 1500 block of 10th Street had its hood, roof and trunk dented by what appeared to be someone walking on it. A small trailer parked next to the car was also tipped over. Estimated damage is $500.

• A 26-year-old Oak Harbor man faces a number of charges after his pickup struck a vehicle occupied by an Anacortes woman and her two children at the intersection of 32nd Street and Commercial Avenue around 4 p.m. The woman suffered an arm injury and the male driver fled the scene. A witness followed the man to a business in the 600 block of 30th Street where an officer found his pickup. The man fled on foot and officers were unable to find him but did learn he worked at a different business in the area.

Officers smelled alcohol and marijuana in the pickup and the vehicle was impounded. The man went to the police station the next day where he allegedly admitted driving the pickup and fleeing and hiding from the police. The man also allegedly admitted he had been drinking and said he ran because he didn’t want to get arrested again for DUI.

Saturday, June 20

• A 16-year-old Anacortes boy riding a skateboard on Sunset Avenue sustained minor scratches on his knees when he swerved into the roadway and struck the side of a van that was passing by. The driver stopped but the boy said he was unhurt. Witnesses confirmed the boy was skating fast downhill, going back and forth across the entire roadway, and swerved into the van.

• A 54-year-old Anacortes man was arrested on a charge of DUI after being locked out of a house he shared with his ex-wife and trying to break in. An officer stopped the man driving in the area of 12th Street and D Avenue. His speech was slurred and he allegedly smelled of intoxicants. He tried to give the officer bank cards when asked for his license. The man allegedly admitted having a few beers at a local church festival. He performed poorly on field sobriety tests and was arrested. He was cited after providing breath samples more than twice the legal limit. 

Sunday, June 21

• An officer stopped at a car at 32nd Street and H Avenue for having a defective taillight and brake light just after midnight. The driver allegedly smelled of intoxicants and exhibited other classic signs of intoxication. His driver’s license was also suspended. The driver said he had a beer but provided a portable breath test that was more than twice the legal limit. The man was issued a DUI citation and released to a sober friend.

• A $125 iPod was reported stolen from an unlocked car parked in front of a house in the 2900 block of Oakes Avenue. 

• Officers responded to the report of a loose pit bull that aggressively charged a woman walking a dog on A Avenue near Forest Park Lane around 7:30 p.m. The dog retreated to a house in the 2400 block of Forest Park Lane. Officers found the dog unsecured at the front of the house and the dog barked aggressively at them. Officers contacted the dog owner who was out of town and confirmed the dog was previously deemed “potentially dangerous.” The dog was taken to the pound. The animal control officer is following up.

• Someone damaged a plastic bird feeder at a house in the 2300 block of 32nd Street. It appeared the feeder was struck by a BB-type projectile. The owner said she had heard a loud bang similar to a gunshot or a firecracker the previous night. 

Monday, June 22

• Several wooden balusters were kicked out of a decorative railing at a business in the 2500 block of Commercial Avenue. Estimated damage is $300. The owner said it is a reoccurring problem.

• The police department of Wrangell, Alaska asked Anacortes officers to contact a 19-year-old Anacortes woman after she mailed a package to Alaska that contained a small amount of marijuana, a fake urine kit and coffee and tea.

The woman allegedly told an Anacortes detective she mailed the items to her boyfriend although he had not asked for marijuana. She said the fake urine test was a joke. The woman allegedly said her behavior was stupid. She could face criminal charges.

• A parks department employee reported an unknown older man was trimming branches off property belonging to an energy company near Washington Park. An officer identified the man because the parks employee recognized the man’s dog.

The man said he trimmed the branches because they grew over a small bus shelter. Although it was determined there was no criminal intent, he was told to contact the energy company about issues with trees on their property.

Tuesday, June 23

• Officers responded to the emergency room after it was reported a 45-year-old Anacortes man was verbally abusive to staff. A nurse said the man was very vulgar and profane towards her while being treated. The man had two arrest warrants out of Seattle, but the local jail would not accept him for booking. An officer calmed the man and transported him to a local motel where he lives.

• Police received multiple calls about a transit bus that had an emergency sign flashing “Call Police.” The driver was contacted and confirmed that things were fine and he accidentally hit the emergency button.

Wednesday, June 24

• An officer checking for vandalism at the baseball fields at Volunteer Park around 1 a.m. found three teenage boys in a dark dugout. The officer smelled alcohol and saw open containers of beer at their feet. Two of the boys, 17-year-olds from Anacortes, allegedly smelled of alcohol and had flushed faces. One also had slurred speech, clumsy movements and was obviously intoxicated. The third teen, an 18-year-old Anacortes boy, had not been drinking. The 17-year-olds were arrested on charges of underage drinking. They were referred to juvenile court and released to their parents.

• Family members of a 68-year-old man found him deceased at his home on 24th Street. The man had medical problems and there was no evidence of foul play.

Thursday, June 25

• Unknown burglars entered a locked shed behind a home in the 1100 block of Fourth Street and stole a foldable kayak, an inflatable boat, a bicycle, two pontoons from a fishing platform, a garbage can and assorted kitchen ware. Total value of the stolen items was more than $4,500.

• A Bellingham woman reported an unknown male passenger in a car threw a tape measure at her car while she was stopped in the 2000 block of O Avenue just before 8 p.m. The woman’s car sustained two small dents to the passenger side. The woman described the man and a woman in the other vehicle and said they and their car were similar to people and a vehicle she was involved in an altercation with in Mount Vernon two weeks before. Efforts to locate the vehicle and people were unsuccessful.

• A witness reported a man and a woman arguing in the middle of the road on Oakes Avenue near Kansas around 8 p.m. An officer found a 22-year-old Mount Vernon woman who was obviously intoxicated walking in the area holding an open can of alcohol. When the officer asked her what was going on, the woman responded with a barrage of profanity. The woman walked back into the road while continuing to swear at the officer. She claimed she was a “gangster” and “hard-core.”

The officer took the woman into protective custody as she did not appear able to walk safely. She was placed into the back of a patrol car where she repeatedly struck her head against the Plexiglas screen. She was treated for a self-inflicted head cut at the emergency room and booked into jail on a charge of disorderly conduct. The male, a 24-year-old Sedro-Woolley man, was also found walking and was uncooperative when questioned about what happened. The man was cited for disorderly conduct based on reports of him also obstructing traffic and throwing a traffic cone across the roadway.