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Kingston man killed in a one-car collision

PORT GAMBLE — A Kingston resident was found dead in his overturned car off State Route 104 in the early morning of June 13.

Washington State Patrol troopers and crews from North Kitsap Fire & Rescue and Poulsbo Fire Department were called to the SR 104 scene just south of its intersection with Port Gamble Road, shortly before 3 a.m. Sunday morning.

According to the WSP report, Christopher Brockman, 33, had been driving eastbound in a blue 1994 Ford pick-up when it left the highway to the right and came to rest on its top.

Firefighters found the truck cold to the touch and Brockman dead at the scene. He was wearing his seatbelt. Police are investigating alcohol as a factor in the crash.

Four injured in Hood Canal Bridge accident

HOOD CANAL BRIDGE — Four people from the Olympic Peninsula were injured in a two car-collision just after 2 p.m. June 13 on the Hood Canal Bridge.

Anne Helene Vinitsky, 19, of Port Townsend, was headed eastbound in her 1988 Toyota Corolla when she struck a concrete barrier on the eastside of the bridge.

Her Corolla then crossed into the westbound lane, then back into the eastbound lane and struck the eastside barrier again. It bounced again back into westbound traffic and struck a 1999 Toyota Camry, driven by Ruth Theisen, 51, of Port Angeles. Barbara Rose Theisen, 55, and Catherine Charles Theisen, 86, both of Port Angeles, were passengers in the Camry.

Vinitsky and Catherine Theisen were both transported to Harrison Hospital and treated and released. Ruth and Barbara Rose Theisen were transported to Jefferson General Hospital. Ruth was treated and released and Barbara was in satisfactory condition as of Herald press time.

WSP Trooper and spokesperson Brian George said there were only minor injuries but traffic on the bridge was held up for more than an hour Sunday afternoon.

Poulsbo woman arrested for drug possession

KINGSTON — A 44-year-old Poulsbo woman was arrested on several charges of possession of drug and drug paraphernalia last week.

Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called the scene in the parking lot near Papa Murphy’s Pizza at George’s Corner in Kingston on State Route 104 to investigate possible drug sales around 6 p.m. June 11.

A search of the woman and her truck by a police K-9 revealed methamphetamine, marijuana, valium, several types of pipes, knives and more than $2,000 in cash in the woman’s handbag.

The woman was booked in Kitsap County jail on charges of possession with intent to distribute, possession of less than 40 grams of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Albertsons gas

station robbed at gun point

KINGSTON — An armed robbery took place at the Kingston Albertsons gas station and convenience store on the evening of June 9.

The suspect entered the gas station at approximately 9:30 p.m last Wednesday and went into the facility’s bathroom before approaching an employee behind the register, according to a Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office report.

At the counter, the suspect pulled out a chrome semi-automatic handgun with a black handle and said to the victim, “Have you ever been robbed? You know what I want. Give me all the money. Lift up the till, give me all the ones, fives, all of it. Don’t make me do anything stupid.”

The victim said the suspect put the cash in his sweatshirt pocket before fleeing on foot toward the northeast.

The suspect was described as a dark-skinned white male, between the ages of 23 and 25, approximately 6’1” to 6’2” in height, possibly 180-200 pounds. His face was covered with a bandanna and he was wearing a dark colored sweat suit with a white stripe on the outside of each pant leg from top to bottom and a hood pulled up over his head.

It is unknown how much money was taken or what type of handgun he used. The area was dusted for fingerprints, but unusable smudges were found. No other evidence was found.

No one else was in the store at the time of the robbery, however, while the suspect was in the bathroom, a person came into the store, asked for matches and the left. He was wearing a black long sleeve sweatshirt with a hood covering his head, a white tee shirt, red sweat pants and light colored athletic shoes, according to the KCSO report.

The case is still under investigation. Anyone who has any information regarding this incident, is asked to call the sheriff’s office at (360) 337-7101.

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