Police Tased and arrested a 67-year-old Anacortes man after he reportedly resisted arrest and struggled with officers at his home on 39th Street around 2:50 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13.

An officer initially recognized the man while he was driving. He had two warrants for violating a court order and had been arrested on Oct. 8 on the same charge.

Since court was in session he was allowed to go before the court and avoid going to jail. However, he left the courtroom before his case was heard.

Officers later went to his home to arrest him. The man resisted officers’ attempts to take him into custody and broke free of their grasp. It appeared he was about to assault one officer, who pulled out a Taser and told the man to put his hands behind his back.

Officers were concerned because the man has carried firearms in the past. He was moving toward the basement, where he previously kept weapons. The man was subdued with the Taser and taken into custody.

Among the other 194 cases handled by Anacortes police during the previous week:

Friday, Oct. 9

• An Anacortes woman reported her vehicle was broken into while she hiked at Mount Erie. The woman left the vehicle at 4 p.m. and when she returned around 6 p.m. a window was broken out and an old purse which contained nothing of value was missing from the back seat.

• A 31-year-old Anacortes man was arrested on a charge of furnishing alcohol to minors after a concerned citizen spotted the man and two young people sleeping in a car in the 2300 block of West Sixth St. A 17-year-old Anacortes girl was also arrested on a charge of underage drinking. Open bottles of beer were found in the vehicle. The second juvenile had not been drinking.

Saturday, Oct. 10

• A 37-year-old Anacortes woman was arrested on a charge of DUI after an officer saw her vehicle strike the lane-dividing barriers on R Avenue near 32nd Street around 11 p.m. The vehicle continued southbound and turned east onto Highway 20, where the officer stopped it. The driver showed signs of intoxication and was asked to perform field sobriety tests. She was arrested and taken to the station for a breath test.

• A 38-year-old woman was arrested on a charge of domestic assault after allegedly pushing her husband during an argument at their home.

• A 27-year-old Anacortes man was arrested on charges of DUI and possession of drug paraphernalia after an officer traveling eastbound in the 2500 block of Oakes Avenue saw a vehicle traveling westbound with no headlights on. The officer stopped the car and saw the driver was slumped over the wheel and hardly coherent. There were empty beer bottles in the vehicle.

The driver allegedly admitted drinking. He failed field sobriety tests and was transported to the police department for a breath test. A marijuana pipe reportedly was also found on the man.

Sunday, Oct. 11

• A 30-year-old Anacortes man was assaulted early Sunday morning at a local establishment in the 400 block of Commercial Ave. The man and his friend were drinking at the bar when another patron punched him in the face, knocking him to the ground. The suspect fled out the back door. Both the victim and his friend claim the assault was unprovoked.

Police are reviewing surveillance video and talking to witnesses. Anyone with information on the case is asked to call Officer Janet Wilson at 293-4684.

• Excessive alcohol consumption and rudeness appeared to have been the motives in an assault in the 900 block of 35th Street around 5:12 a.m. Officers were called to the all-night party after a 34-year-old Seattle man reported he was assaulted by a 27-year-old Anacortes woman.

The man said the woman hit him in the face for no apparent reason. The woman said she struck the man after he said some very unkind things about her appearance. A witness was not forthcoming with information. Everyone was very intoxicated. The case has been sent to the city prosecutor for possible charges.

Monday, Oct. 12

• A resident in the 900 block of 27th reported a boy’s Mongoose bicycle was abandoned in their yard. The bicycle was retrieved and is at the police department waiting to be claimed.

• Two Anacortes women face charges of possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia following a traffic stop. An officer saw the vehicle northbound on Commercial Avenue in the 3300 block around 10:33 p.m. with one of its headlights out. The officer stopped the vehicle to tell the driver of the headlight problem.

When the driver rolled down the window, the officer noticed a strong smell of marijuana. After a brief investigation, the 22-year-old driver and her 20-year-old passenger allegedly turned over a small amount of marijuana and a smoking pipe.

• An officer on routine patrol in the Cap Sante area found a vehicle in the park after hours. The officer smelled a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. An 18-year-old Anacortes woman and a 20-year-old Anacortes man were both cited and released after a brief investigation found they had a small amount of marijuana and several smoking pipes. 

Tuesday, Oct. 13

• A pharmacist in the 1200 block of 24th Street alerted police that he received a forged prescription. The pharmacist said a man wearing a hooded sweatshirt entered the pharmacy and presented prescriptions for methadone and dilaudid that appeared to be from a Seattle doctor. A phone call to the doctor’s office confirmed the prescriptions were fraudulent. Since the man had not waited for his prescriptions, police were unable to find him. Similar fraudulent attempts have been made at other pharmacies in the area with the same doctor’s prescriptions.

Wednesday, Oct. 14

• An Anacortes man who sells videos and CDs on Commercial Avenue Saturdays was the victim of a bad check passed by a 20-year-old Anacortes man who wrote a check for $135.25 on Aug. 29. There have been insufficient funds in his bank account ever since. Officer’s believe he may no longer be in the area as his phone is disconnected, and he has an outstanding warrant for his arrest.

• A 30-year-old Anacortes man received a negligent driving citation following a collision at 29th Street and Commercial Avenue. Both vehicles were eastbound on 29th waiting at the stop sign. A man driving a 1990 Honda decided he wanted to back up the street to go to a friend’s house. He revved the engine, put the car in reverse and struck the 2010 Toyota Camry behind him. No one was injured but there was extensive front-end damage to the Camry.

• A 22-year-old Anacortes woman was arrested on a charge of theft after police were summoned to a retail business in the 900 block of 11th Street. The woman’s employer noticed money missing after the woman’s shift on several occasions. When confronted, the woman allegedly admitted she took cash to pay medical bills. Felony charges will be filed against her. She was released on her own recognizance.

Thursday, Oct. 15

• An officer on patrol in the 300 block of Commercial Avenue saw a 25-year-old Bellingham man urinating in the roadway around 1:48 a.m. The intoxicated man claimed he just left an establishment in the area. When asked why he did not use its restroom, he said the bar had already closed. The man was cited for urinating in public and got a ride home with a friend.