Friday, February 28, 2014 • Bainbridge Island Review
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Poulsbo man arrested for allegedly selling heroin on island BY BRIAN KELLY
Bainbridge Island Review
A 30-year-old Poulsbo man was charged with delivery of a controlled substance Thursday in Kitsap County District Court after police said the man sold pure heroin and 20 Percocet pills to an undercover informant at the Day Road Park-and-Ride on Bainbridge Island. Jason Michael McBride was arrested by Bainbridge police and booked into Kitsap County Jail on Wednesday, Feb. 19. His bail was set at $50,000 for delivery of heroin.
According to the jail, McBride also has three other pending charges for failing to appear in court, with bail set for those charges at $20,000. Jail records indicate he is also a felony fugitive from another state. According to court documents, police set up a controlled buy of heroin and oxycodone from McBride on Aug. 15, and a 10-year informant for the police set up the sting at the Day Road Park-and-Ride. Police later watched as the informant got into McBride’s vehicle, described in court documents as his mother’s van, and purchased the
drugs. Authorities also said McBride’s mother was sitting in the driver’s seat, and that the Percocet pills had come from his mother’s prescription and that she allegedly knew her son was selling her pills. A field test indicated the drugs were Percocet (a trade name for oxycodone) pills and heroin. Conviction for delivery of a controlled substance is a felony that carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $25,000 fine. McBride’s next appearance in court has been scheduled for March 4.
Sandstrom to seek re-election as Kitsap County coroner BY REVIEW STAFF
Greg Sandstrom has announced that he will seek another term as Kitsap County coroner. Sandstrom has been the coroner since 1999, and was a deputy coroner in Kitsap for five years before his election. He also served as a Washington State Patrol trooper for 13 years and was a minister and missionary for six. Sandstrom, 62, lives in Port Orchard. He said his past experiences prepared him for the post of coroner. “The Patrol taught me how to conduct an investigation, and the
ministry prepared me to serve with compassion. That, combined with my experience as a deputy coroner, fully prepared me for this job,” Sandstrom said. Sandstrom said the coroner’s office has had many accomplishments during his tenure, including the design and completion of a state-of-the-art facility at the Bremerton Readiness Center and the establishment of regional partnerships with other counties for autopsies and emergency responses. Sandstrom also started the “Cribs
Bainbridge blotter Selected reports from the Bainbridge Island Police Department blotter: Monday, Feb. 10 12:27 p.m. Bainbridge parks personnel contacted police after discovering someone had damaged a Battle Point Park baseball field by driving and spinning tires through the sand. Witnesses to the incident saw a large blue Ford pickup with tinted windows and multiple stickers in the back window. Since the field was wet at the time, the damage was estimated around $500 to repair. 2:29 p.m. A woman was seen hunched over a bank of mailboxes. Upon first sight, a nearby resident did not think it was suspicious that she did not recognize the woman as one of her neighbors. Later that afternoon, her daughter retrieved the mail and found several items had been opened. All mail containing financial information, including credit card applications and statements had been opened but returned to the mailbox
apparently intact. The woman who was seen earlier that day, was described as white, in her mid-30s, approximately 5-foot-7, wearing a sweatshirt and jeans and driving a blue pickup truck. 6:08 p.m. A Kingston man stole a dog from a Bainbridge residence after he was visiting the area to look at a Craigslist item. Police were told that the man had dropped by a nearby residence to look at a bass guitar that had been listed on Craigslist. While at the duplex, a German shepard that belonged to a neighbor wandered into the yard. The man believed that the owners were not taking proper care for the animal and shortly after viewing the guitar, took the dog with him. The neighbors informed the owners of the guitar a few days later that their dog Boris was missing, and hadn’t taken his medication in four days. The guitar owners contacted the man, and were advised via text message that he had taken the animal to the vet, and there was no need to worry.
for Kids” program, an effort to make sure that every baby has a safe environment to sleep. Sandstrom said he is seeking another term to continue to enhance the effectiveness and level of service of the coroner’s office, and his goals include establishing a reserve program to provide a professional learning opportunity for those interested in a career in death investigations. He said he will also work to obtain national certification for the coroner’s office and facility.
Police contacted the man, and he told police he did not take anyone’s German shepard, he had his own German shepard. Later that day, police received a call from the dog’s owners that the man had contacted them. He was crying and apologetic. He offered to purchase the dog from them, but he ended up returning it that evening. Tuesday, Feb. 11 9:48 a.m. A Bainbridge couple were out of town for a week. When they returned they found their house had been “egged.” 11:53 a.m. An elderly man reported someone had dumped several bags of garbage on his property. Police found about 10 plastic bags that contained discarded mail and garbage. Officers contacted the fam-
ily that the mail belonged to and were told that they had hired kids to take the trash to the dump. They had instead dumped the garbage at their neighbors. 3:16 p.m. A resident received a scam phone call. When he answered the telephone, he heard a click than an automated voice say, “You die.” The phone line disconnected. Sunday, Feb. 16 3:32 p.m. Officers were called to an island residence on a report that a neighborhood dispute has repeatedly caused property damage. The woman who reported the incident told police that her neighbor damages her property daily. Earlier that day, she said, he drove over her garbage can lid and dragged it “a
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Bainbridge homeowner finds burglar in kitchen Scuffle ensues but intruder escapes BY BRIAN KELLY
Bainbridge Island Review
A Bainbridge Island man fought off a burglar who had broken into the homeowner’s Wing Point-area home early Monday morning. After a brief struggle, the burglar escaped and the homeowner gave chase through a neighbor’s yard before turning back and calling 911. Police said Wednesday the intruder is still at large. “We are actively looking for this individual,” said Bainbridge Police Chief Matthew Hamner. Hamner said the homeowner had been up late working at the time of the break-in, just after 1:30 a.m. Feb. 24, and was interrupted when he thought he heard creaking boards on the porch. The man got a shock quarter mile” down the road. She further informed police that this was an ongoing problem with her neighbor running over her garbage cans. Police observed tire tracks along the side of the roadway where the garbage can had been. When officers
when he went to investigate, however. “He notices the kitchen door open and he walks in and there, in the open room, is a burglar,” Hamner said. “They both surprised each other,” Hamner said. “I think the burglar thought nobody would be awake.” A brief struggle ensued, and the homeowner received minor injuries in the fight. The break-in is still under investigation. Hamner said more details would be released in the near future. “This is kind of a scary crime,” Hamner said, noting that when burglars are confronted by police or others, they typically react violently in an attempt to get away. Nothing appeared to have been taken in the break-in, and the homeowner was able to provide a good description of the intruder. “We’ve got some things we’re looking at; I think it will lead us to a suspect eventually,” Hamner said. approached her neighbor, he denied having ever touched her garbage, whether that day or in the past. The woman later admitted that she places garbage cans in what appears to be the roadway in an attempt to calm traffic.
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