A 40-year-old Anacortes man was arrested on charges of DUI twice in one night — both times providing breath samples almost three times the legal limit.

An officer stopped the man’s car for improper lane travel at the intersection of 11th Street and O Avenue just after midnight Saturday, Nov. 1. He had a suspended license and showed signs of being intoxicated.

The man allegedly admitted he drank that night. He declined to perform field sobriety tests, but when he climbed out of his car barefoot, he fell back against it.

During a search of the man’s car the officer found a marijuana pipe and an unopened bottle of whiskey. The man was arrested and provided breath samples almost three times the legal limit. The man also faces charges of driving with a suspended license and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was released to his father around 1:30 a.m. and told not to drive again.

About an hour and a half later, officers responded to a report of a man beating on the door of a house trying to get in. When officers arrived, they saw the same man previously arrested backing out of the driveway.

The man allegedly was shouting at his girlfriend, who was inside the house. A resident of the house said he drove past it, turned around and pulled into the driveway.

Based upon the man’s alcohol level and the short amount of time since his previous arrest, he was again arrested. The man was very unsteady on his feet. A search of his car revealed the same whiskey bottle found earlier but it was open and empty.

The man again provided breath samples almost three times the legal limit. He was booked into jail on charges of DUI and driving with a suspended license.

Among the other 211 cases handled by Anacortes police during the previous week:

Friday, Oct. 31

• A resident of the 1200 block of I Avenue reported his pit bull dog bit a 3-year-old child in the face and he wanted the dog removed from his house. The animal control officer responded and took the dog. The man had no verification of the dog’s vaccination record and was told the dog would be quarantined for 10 days. The man allegedly said he did not want the dog back. He said the child was standing near the dog when it was being fed and the dog barked at the child. When the child continued to try to pet the dog, it bit him.  The child was taken to the emergency room for treatment.

• An 18-year-old Anacortes man reported he stopped to pick up a friend who was walking in the 3000 block of D Avenue and lost his wallet in the process. The man later returned to the area and found his wallet, but $200 in cash was missing.

• A resident of the 1000 block of 28th Street reported the theft of three different prescription medications belonging to his roommate. The man said he suspected his 49-year-old neighbor because earlier she woke up another neighbor in the middle of the night looking for money to buy beer. The man said the downstairs neighbor later told him he heard the woman climbing the stairs and entering the reporting party’s residence while the man and his roommate were sleeping. Contact with the woman is pending.

• A 65-year-old Anacortes woman reported the theft of her $100 bicycle from outside of a thrift shop in the 1100 block of Third Street. The bike was parked on the west side of the building while the woman was inside.

Saturday, Nov. 1

• An officer contacted three teenage boys who were parked in a car after midnight in a construction area off Rockridge Parkway. The officer smelled marijuana coming from inside of the car and found they were smoking marijuana inside the car. A 15-year-old boy allegedly pulled a small baggy of marijuana from his shoe and a 17-year-old boy turned over a lighter and rolling papers. One boy was referred to juvenile court on a charge of possession of marijuana and the other on a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia.

• A resident of the 2100 block of E Avenue reported someone unzipped the window to his housemate’s Jeep parked in the driveway and stole a CD/DVD player from the dash. It appeared the suspect was skilled in the removal because there was no damage to the vehicle.

Sunday, Nov. 2

• An employee of a business in the 2400 block of J Avenue reported the screen was removed from a window at the back of the building. The employee also noticed a mirror from the women’s bathroom lying on the ground and a trash can standing on end under the bathroom window. The business’s interior doors were still locked but it appeared someone entered the building and ate some candy.

Monday, Nov. 3

• A resident of the 3000 block of Rye Court reported someone entered his unlocked car overnight and stole an iPod, a checkbook and various electronic accessories. The man said he did not see or hear anything suspicious.

• A woman living in the 3900 block of Q Avenue reported someone entered her unlocked car overnight and stole a pack of cigarettes and a disposable lighter.

• An Anacortes woman reported someone broke out the front passenger window of her car while she was walking the Washington Park loop trail. The woman said she left an empty wallet on the seat and she believed the window was broken in an effort to steal the wallet. Estimated damage is $250.

• A resident of the 800 block of 36th Street reported someone entered his son’s car through an unlocked rear hatch and removed the stereo from the dash. The stereo was still sitting on the car seat. It did not appear anything was stolen. 

• A resident of the 3900 block of S Avenue reported his unlocked car was prowled while it was parked in his driveway overnight. Stolen from the car were a digital camera, an in-dash CD player, about 60 CDs and a vinyl binder for the CDs. Estimated value is more than $700.

• An Anacortes woman reported someone smashed out the window of her vehicle parked at the base of Mount Erie while she was hiking with friends. The woman was missing a bag of road flares and other roadside safety equipment valued at about $20. She also found a spark plug in her back seat. Spark plugs are commonly used by thieves to shatter car windows.

• Two vehicles belonging to a family living in the 700 block of Haddon Road were prowled. One vehicle had a shattered window and it appeared thieves tried to pry the window open before breaking it. The door frame was also damaged. Missing from the vehicle was a $200 digital camera and about $5 in loose change. The second vehicle was left unlocked and the dome light was found on. Nothing appeared to be missing.

• A hospital home care employee reported a 74-year-old man was being combative and assaulting his wife at their home. It was requested the man be taken to the hospital for examination due to recent health problems and the inability to care for himself.

Officers spoke with the man’s wife who said he struck her in the stomach and arm and kicked at a home health care worker who was helping her care for the man. The man was transported to the hospital for evaluation.

• A man returned to his home in the 2300 block of 17th Street and found his $1,000 laptop computer missing from a table in the living room. He checked further and found he was also missing an iPod video player and an iPod music player. It was believed the house was entered through an unsecured window. The victim provided the name of a relative as a possible suspect. The investigation continues.

• Two teenage girls were cited for underage drinking after officers responded to a grocery store in the 900 block of 11th Street about an intoxicated man who was causing a scene after the clerk refused to sell him alcohol around 11:30 p.m. The man left the store before officers arrived but he left behind his debit card.

Two teenage girls who were with the man remained at the store and were contacted by officers. The teens smelled of alcohol and both allegedly admitted they had been drinking and provided breath samples that confirmed it.

Tuesday, Nov. 4

• A resident of the 4300 block of Whidbey Court reported someone removed a tarp covering the back of his pickup parked in his driveway and stole two weed eaters, two gas-powered leaf blowers, a gas-powered hedge trimmer, a gas lawn mower and three gas cans.

• Residential burglary charges are pending against a 22-year-old Anacortes man who allegedly broke into a home in the 1100 block of Longview Avenue. A man came home and found a bathroom window open and a muddy footprint on the floor. He checked his house and found he was missing prescription medication from inside a backpack. The man said he checked with neighbors and learned an acquaintance of his had been in the neighborhood earlier in the day.

The man said the acquaintance had a drug problem and previously tried to get the man to give him some of his prescription pills. A fingerprint lifted from the house was identified as that of the acquaintance. A detective interviewed the suspect who allegedly admitted entering the house through the bathroom window and stealing the pills.

• An Anacortes High School student reported the theft of a $275 scooter from inside her locker at the school. The victim said her locker was secure and no one else knew the combination. An officer was checking with school officials for possible suspect identification.

• An officer saw a man struggling with a 15-year-old Anacortes boy in the middle of Commercial Avenue around 6:30 p.m. The man yelled to the officer that the boy was his nephew, was drunk and had a warrant for his arrest. The officer was aware of the warrant for failing to appear in court on a theft charge. The boy then struggled with the officer and his uncle and resisted being handcuffed. A Skagit County Sheriff’s Deputy was passing by and helped take the boy into custody.

Officers found a suspected marijuana pipe on the boy during a search and the boy also provided a portable breath test that confirmed he had been drinking. He was taken to juvenile detention on the warrant and also faces charges of possession of drug paraphernalia and underage drinking.

Wednesday, Nov. 5

• A woman was arrested on a charge of domestic assault after officers responded to a call of her pulling a man’s hair. Officers saw the intoxicated woman staggering in the roadway in front of the house. The woman’s husband then walked out of the house accompanied by several teens, including his and the woman’s children.

He had fresh blood and cuts on his face. He also appeared to be intoxicated and said he had been in bed sleeping when his wife jumped on top of him and began punching and scratching at him, then dragged him out of the bed by his hair. Witnesses said they saw the woman hitting and scratching him before pulling his hair.