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The following items were selected from reports made to the Island County Sheriff’s Office:
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Candidate filing week starts with surprises
Candidate filing week began with some unexpected names.
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Police say intruder lived in home, stole appliances, did drugs
A couple returned home after being gone a couple of weeks to find an uninvited man sitting inside…
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Suspected bank robber wanted on $500k warrant
A man who allegedly robbed an Oak Harbor bank is wanted on a $500,000 arrest warrant while his…
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Owner of preschool in OH accused of molesting children
A man who owns an Oak Harbor daycare with his wife is accused of raping and molesting three…
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State budget has money for Whidbey
Boys &Girls Clubs in Oak Harbor and Coupeville are among the winners in the state’s recently approved capital…
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Smith leads effort to fix mental health system
Rep. Norma Smith employed her good-natured tenacity, in-depth knowledge of state government and bipartisan spirit to help lead…
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Tips help identify bank robber, accomplice
Oak Harbor police identified a suspect and an accomplice in an April 30 bank robbery, but they aren’t…
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Child porn inquiry leads to molester on Whidbey, police say
A Homeland Security investigation into the distribution of child pornography led to the arrest of a Clinton man…
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Man back in jail after latest arrest
A man who led police on a slow-speed chase around Oak Harbor parking lots April 3 is back…
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Group suing Navy for not producing Growler documents
An environmental group is suing the Navy in federal court for refusing to adequately fulfill Freedom of Information…
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One found alive, another dead in water off Whidbey
One man was recovered alive and another man was found dead in the water west of North Whidbey…
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Day for Prayer
Pastor Rick Karjalainen, who’s also the chaplain for the Island County Sheriff’s Office, gives the benediction at the…