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    Articles by Jessie Stensland
    Police and bank officials spent Wednesday evening processing evidence at the scene of a Clinton bank robbery.
    Masked man robs Clinton bank, may have called...
    By Jessie Stensland • November 28, 2012 11:13 pm

    Deputies with the Island County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a robbery of the Wells Fargo Bank in Clinton that occurred just before closing today.

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    Murder trials inaugurate new year in county
    Murder trials inaugurate new year in county
    By Jessie Stensland • November 23, 2012 5:28 pm

    Three high-profile murder cases are scheduled to be held in Island County Superior Court during the first three months of 2013.

    Joshua D. Lambert, a 31-year-old homeless Oak Harbor resident, succeeded in getting his double-murder trial moved to March 13.

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    Whidbey will miss Haugen’s clout in Olympia
    Whidbey will miss Haugen’s clout in Olympia
    By Jessie Stensland • November 23, 2012 7:00 am

    Outgoing state Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen becomes emotional when she talks about her worries for the district she’s represented in Olympia over the last 30 years.

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    Langley man faces potpourri of charges
    Langley man faces potpourri of charges
    By Jessie Stensland • November 16, 2012 7:05 pm

    A 42-year-old Langley man is facing a series of criminal charges for allegedly violating a no-contact order repeatedly and then getting into a hit-and-run accident, court documents show.

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    Smoking cannabis
    Island County takes initiative to stop prosecuting pot...
    By Jessie Stensland • November 9, 2012 5:49 pm

    The day when adults old enough to drink alcohol and smoke pot without fear of handcuffs may be close at hand, or already here.

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    Langley man charged in assault of football coach
    Langley man charged in assault of football coach
    By Jessie Stensland • November 9, 2012 5:47 pm

    A 30-year-old Langley man was charged this week in an assault that left a well-known Oak Harbor youth football coach with a serious brain injury.

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    Man charged with arson in series of Langley incidents
    Man charged with arson in series of Langley...
    By Jessie Stensland • November 6, 2012 5:17 pm

    A 28-year-old man suspected in a series of arsons in a neighborhood near Langley was allegedly caught in the act by a deputy on a late-night stakeout, according to court records.

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    Johnson vs. Homola: Differences are stark in District 2 race
    Johnson vs. Homola: Differences are stark in District...
    By Jessie Stensland • October 23, 2012 4:57 pm

    The tension between the two candidates vying to represent Oak Harbor-area residents on the Board of Island County Commissioners started before either of them ran for public office.

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    Law enforcement collects, disposes of unused medication
    Law enforcement collects, disposes of unused medication
    By Jessie Stensland • September 25, 2012 5:43 pm

    Law enforcement agencies on Whidbey Island are again teaming up to collect drugs.

    The Island County Sheriff’s Office, the Oak Harbor Police Department and the Coupeville Marshal’s Office are holding the regular Drug Take Back event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 29.

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    Body of missing woman found  in wilderness
    Body of missing woman found in wilderness
    By Jessie Stensland • September 21, 2012 7:01 pm

    The remains believed to be those of a 27-year-old woman last seen a year ago in Freeland were discovered in a wilderness area near Winthrop Sept. 18.

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    Fake $100 bills circulate on South End
    Fake $100 bills circulate on South End
    By Jessie Stensland • September 18, 2012 6:29 pm

    Deputies with the Island County Sheriff’s Office received two reports in three days of people passing phony $100 bills on South Whidbey, but the cases don’t appear to be related.

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    News-Times letter to the editor leads to criminal investigation
    News-Times letter to the editor leads to criminal...
    By Jessie Stensland • September 11, 2012 5:34 pm

    Deputies with the Island County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the harassment of an elderly Coupeville woman who wrote a letter to the editor that spawned a controversy.

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    Greenbank resident George Downey pleads guilty in court Monday to kidnapping and rape charges. He is represented by attorney Terry Smith.
    Greenbank man’s crime spree nets at least 16...
    By Jessie Stensland • August 28, 2012 12:00 pm

    A 23-year-old Greenbank man who kidnapped and raped his estranged girlfriend will likely be going away for more than 16 years.

    George Downey was dressed in jail orange and wearing his usual odd grin in Island County Superior Court Monday.

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