Trial date set
posted 04/27/01
Trisha White pleaded innocent to two counts of second-degree burglary for allegedly stealing an ATM machine on Orcas Island. An August 21 trial date has been set.
ATM theft suspect held
for attempted murder in Idaho
posted 01/23/01
A suspect in the theft of an Orcas Island ATM, faces charges of attempted murder and robbery in Idaho. Devin Michael Baker, 18, of Orcas, is being held on $250,000 bond in Bonneville County, Idaho. He allegedly fired two shots during an armed robbery of a convenience store Jan. 11 outside Idaho Falls. One of the shots grazed the clerk's shoulder.
The robber left without taking any money. A citizen chased the getaway car and gave police the license number. Baker and Sarah Batton surrendered peacefully after hiding in a house for four hours. Batton is being charged as an accomplice. She is being held on a $50,000 bond.
Trisha White, 19, of Orcas, was arrested on charges of being an accessory to the robbery. A preliminary hearing for the three will be held Jan. 25.
San Juan County Detective Ed Commet flew to Idaho late last week and took statements from Baker and White regarding the December ATM theft and the earlier theft of a safe from an Eastsound restaurant.
"Det. Commet did an excellent job of investigating," said San Juan County Sheriff Bill Cumming. " Commet traced the suspects to Idaho and had contacted the Bonneville County law enforcement officers prior to the Jan. 11 robbery.
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ATM machine containing $8,380 stolen from Eastsound store
posted 12/12/00
Thieves made off with an automatic teller machine filled with $8,380 in $20 bills from an Eastsound store between 10 p.m. Dec. 4 and 6 a.m. Dec. 5.
San Juan County sheriff deputies are determining if the theft of the ATM, valued at $11,403 excluding the cash, and a burglary two days early at the same store are related, said Sheriff Bill Cumming. In that break-in, several cartons of cigarettes were stolen and the thieves left marks near the ATM and the store's safe.
A worker discovered the missing ATM when she arrived at the store the morning of Dec. 5. Deputies investigating the burglary are processing physical evidence found at the crime scene, Cumming said.
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