The owner of a boat moored at a marina in the 1000 block of Q Avenue got an unexpected surprise when he checked on it around 11 a.m. Monday, June 15 — a man and woman, both naked, in the main stateroom. 

The unknown couple fled but the woman left behind a purse containing a photo ID. The boat owner confirmed it was the same woman. There was evidence the couple had been eating and drinking while on board the boat.

The man, who was found in the area, told an officer the woman invited him onto the boat. The boat owner said she did not have permission to be there.

The man faces a charge of criminal trespass and the woman faces the same when found. 

Among the other 263 cases handled by Anacortes police during the previous week:

Friday, June 12

• An Anacortes man was talking on a pay phone in the 1500 block of Commercial Avenue when an unknown man stole his bicycle, which was lying next to the phone booth. The victim said he had no idea who the suspect was, but described him as about 40 years old with a scruffy beard and wearing a blue and white football jersey with the number 80 on it.

• A 36-year-old Bellingham man was arrested in the 1700 block of Commercial Avenue on an outstanding felony warrant. He was booked into jail. 

• The mother of a 21-year-old Anacortes woman reported her daughter missing after the driver of a car the daughter was traveling in was arrested in Snohomish County two days earlier. The daughter was left with the car and reportedly called her mother to say a friend picked her up and they were heading north. The daughter was eventually found gambling at a Snohomish County casino.

Saturday, June 13

• An officer contacted a 15-year-old boy who walked out of a yard in the area of 13th Street and B Avenue around 1:40 a.m. and met two other teens. When asked what he was doing, the boy said he was hiding a megaphone. The boy eventually admitted he and his friends stole the megaphone and some glow sticks from a storage room left unlocked on a school playground in the 1200 block of M Avenue.

The officer took the boy home and contacted his mother after recovering the megaphone and a glow stick. Police contact with the other two teens is pending.

• An 18-year-old Bellingham man was cited for possessing/consuming alcohol on Forest Lands after a park ranger saw him throw four unopened cans of beer onto the side of the trail near Whistle Lake when he saw the ranger. The man allegedly admitted he saw the signs that prohibited alcohol.

• A 41-year-old man was arrested on a charge of domestic assault after his wife reported he grabbed the back of her head and pushed it into a pillow at their motel room in the 2900 block of Commercial Avenue. The woman said she thought her husband was going to suffocate her. The man said nothing happened and his wife was a liar and was acting crazy. He was booked into jail.

Sunday, June 14

• A 69-year-old man walking his dog on a dock suffered a deep bite to his wrist after a dog jumped off the deck of a boat moored at a marina in the 2400 block of T Avenue and ran up and bit him. The owner of the greyhound mix said it never acted aggressively in the past and he did not know why it would jump off the boat. The victim was treated at the emergency room and the animal control officer will follow up on the dog’s vaccination record. The owner of the greyhound faces possible criminal charges.

• An out of town man using a public rest room at a marina in the 1000 block of Q Avenue found a small handgun hanging from a hook inside one of the stalls. An officer retrieved the pistol and ammunition from a U.S. Customs agent who had taken them for safekeeping. A 67-year-old Oregon man later contacted the police to report leaving his pistol in the handicapped stall. The man claimed to have a concealed weapons permit, but will have to wait for a background check before the gun can be released.

• A car parked at the Whistle Lake parking lot had a window smashed out by a large rock. An unknown suspect stole the car stereo and a backpack containing a wallet, keys and clothing.

• Officers responded to the report of a man and woman fighting in the campground at Washington Park around 9:20 p.m. Officers spoke with a 19-year-old woman who was wet and upset. She said she was arguing with her 23-year-old boyfriend and he dumped a beer on her. She said she reacted by grabbing him by the neck, and then he pushed her back over a wood pile, causing her to fall, and poured beer on her again.

A witness saw the man standing over the downed woman holding her by the ankle. The man was found walking in the area and allegedly admitted dumping the beer on his girlfriend, likening his actions to pouring water on a cat to get her to stop arguing. He was booked into jail on a charge of domestic assault.

• A Seattle man reported his $500 laptop computer and a briefcase were stolen out of his car while it was parked in the 2500 block of Commercial Avenue. The victim was eating at a nearby restaurant and left his car unlocked.

• A 48-year-old Anacortes man was contacted in a parking lot in the 2800 block of Commercial Avenue after a witness reported he and another man might have been using drugs at a nearby park. The officer recognized the man from previous contact, and the man allegedly admitted he had marijuana and a pipe on him. He was cited for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. The second man was not found.

• A 49-year-old woman reportedly assaulted her 72-year-old mother at their home. The mother said her daughter pulled her by the hair, causing a scrape to her head, after the two argued about the daughter allegedly punching her 12-year-old son. The boy then reportedly grabbed a baseball bat and threatened his mother to get her to stop hurting his grandmother. The daughter fled before officers arrived. She faces a charge of domestic assault.

Monday, June 15

• Officers found a 38-year-old man hiding inside an upstairs closet at a house in the 800 block of Fifth Street after they came to arrest him at the request of the Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office in Texas. The man had a $100,000 warrant on charges of sexual assault of a child. The man was booked into jail as a fugitive from justice.

• A woman who was away from her home in the 800 block of 29th Street for the weekend found someone had tried to pry open her front door with a bread knife she found by the door. It was unknown if entry was gained but the victim thought some of her possessions had been rifled.

• The owner of a Dodge pickup parked in the 1200 block of 41st Street found three deep scratches to the hood. The victim believed the damage occurred overnight, as she heard her dogs barking.

• A 15-year-old Anacortes boy was taken into custody in the 1400 block of 16th Street on an outstanding warrant. He was booked into juvenile detention.

Tuesday, June 16

• A 40-year-old woman reported her 45-year-old live-in boyfriend assaulted her by grabbing her by the mouth and forcing her head into a pillow so she could not breathe. She said they were arguing and he called her a derogatory name. The man confirmed they were arguing, but he said he had gone to bed and was awakened by the woman attacking him. He had a fresh scrape on his chest. Officers also saw other marks and bruising on the woman that appeared to be a few days to a week old. The man was deemed to be the primary aggressor and booked into jail on charges of domestic assault.

• Four horses that got loose in the area of 28th Street and H Avenue were rounded up by their owner and put back in their pasture.

• Someone entered an unlocked SUV parked curbside in the 2000 block of M Avenue and stole a multi-tool, a first-aid kit, a key and a vehicle tow bar. The turn signal arm on the steering column was broken as well as the handle to the lift gate.

• A thief broke a window on a garage in the 1400 block of 16th Street, climbed in, pried open an antique soda machine and stole numerous cans of beer.

• A mailing business received a suspicious phone call from a man with a foreign voice who asked about regulations for sending a package to the President of the United States. The unknown man said he wanted to send a package, but provided no other information. The business also reported the information to federal authorities.

• School officials caught a 14-year-old boy and a 15-year-old boy with marijuana in a middle school bathroom during a dance. The 15-year-old fled, but officials recognized the former student. The remaining boy and two other 14-year-olds were interviewed about involvement in purchasing the marijuana. Charges are pending.

• A mini van parked in the 1700 block of N Avenue had a window broken out, apparently with a small sharp object.

• A resident of the 1100 block of 29th Street reported someone broke a small glass-top table at the back of her apartment. Estimated damage is $100.

• Officers responded to a residence in the 1900 block of 23rd Street after a 23-year-old man accidentally dialed 911. The man had warrants for driving offenses and was arrested. Due to jail overcrowding, he was released after being given a new court date.

Wednesday, June 17

• The husband of an 88-year-old woman reported she walked way from their home on 33rd Street and he was concerned because she had medical issues. A neighbor saw the woman walk into the yard of a nearby house. She was found and was fine. She said she had just taken a walk to be alone awhile.

• A 58-year-old La Conner man was arrested on outstanding warrants at a marina in the 1000 block of Q Avenue. He was contacted after he ignored a security officer’s request to leave the property.

• A $95 pink girl’s bicycle was stolen from the front yard of a house in the 2100 block of 15th Street.

Thursday, June 18

• Officers contacted an extremely intoxicated 19-year-old man and his mother in the 1700 block of 39th Street around 12:45 a.m. The man was in a car and paramedics were called because he was breathing but unresponsive. The mother reported she got a phone call from her son’s 19-year-friend who asked for help getting him out of the car because he was too drunk.

The friend fled when he learned police were called. The friend was contacted at his home and he allegedly admitted to drinking. The son was transported to the hospital for treatment and was able to mumble to the officer he had “eight or twelve” beers. Both men were issued underage drinking citations.

• Someone damaged a sensor light fixture attached to a garage in the 2000 block of I Avenue by knocking it off its base. Estimated damage is $100.

• A hit and run was reported to a BMW parked in a lot in the 1200 block of Commercial Avenue. The victim’s car was struck in the driver’s side by an unknown vehicle.

• A $550 iPod was stolen from a purse hanging in an employee rest room at a business in the 900 block of 21st Street.

• An officer heard squealing tires and saw what appeared to be smoke in the area of 29th Street and Commercial Avenue just before midnight. The officer saw a pickup squeal its tires and burn rubber near 29th and M Avenue before pulling into a driveway in the 1400 block of 29th Street. The driver had to be asked several times to roll his window down and he finally told the officer he needed to talk to his attorney.

The driver, a 24-year-old Anacortes man, reportedly had slurred speech, smelled strongly of intoxicants, told the officer he had too much to drink and had a suspended driver’s license. When asked to perform sobriety tests, he allegedly said “Just arrest me. I’m drunk.” The officer had to help hold the man up to keep him from falling over. He provided breath samples nearly three times the legal limit. He was cited on charges of DUI and negligent driving and released to a sober family member.