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02/17/2006: "Elect Car Aids Sheriff Pursuit"

An old dispute between two young men on San Juan Island resulted in one assaulting the other at Vic's Cafe with a baseball bat, and in the ensuing pursuit of the assailant by Sheriff Deputies, one of the Deputies who was on foot flagged down the first transportation he saw to catch up with the suspect, who was running toward the SJI School District building on Blair Avenue. And so who should be driving down the road at exactly that time? None other than School Board member Piet Visser, who was returning from a Board meeting, and was on his way home in his little new electric car. The Deputy wedged into the passenger seat, and he and Piet went roaring off in hot pursuit at the breath-taking speed of 25 mph.

By the time they arrived on the scene the suspect had just been captured and was ready for booking. It is worth noting that within moments of the assault, the Deputies were both on the scene and in pursuit. The assault is under investigation.