— by Sheriff Ron Krebs —
On Friday night [June 26] at approximately 10:30 pm, an 18 year old female was walking alone past the Orcas Medical Center on Mt. Baker Road when an unknown male attacked her and attempted to take her purse away. After a struggle she was able to knee him in the ribs and run away. The attacker is still at large.
He is described as being a white male in his late 30’s to 40, 6’3″ tall, skinny with short dark hair, and several days growth of beard. He had very short fingernails and a cut/scar on the top of his right hand. His teeth looked complete and normal, and he had dirt on his face. He was wearing a black hoodie with the hood up. The sweatshirt had a front pocket and a word that started with a large “W”. He was wearing dark colored pants that were possibly a rip-stop type material.
If anyone has any information or sees this individual, please call 911 immediately.
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