Bremerton man arrested for breaking into Kitsap Transit ferries, untying them from dock

A Bremerton man has been arrested after he allegedly broke into two Kitsap Transit ferries on Oct. 20, causing significant damage to each vessel.

The 36-year-old suspect had been at large for nine days before he was arrested by the Bremerton Police Department (BPD) on Wednesday, BPD confirmed.

The damages to both of the Kitsap ferries, the Lady Swift and Rich Passage, have been estimated at approximately $2,600.

Kitsap ferry vandal smashes windows, unties boats from dock

Officers responded to reports of vandalism and noticed a man had broken into the terminal around midnight, and an additional individual entered the property at approximately 3:30 a.m.

BPD said one of the suspects used a fire extinguisher to break windows on each ferry and untied them from the docks. Both ferries drifted a short way away from the dock before they were retrieved. Damages were also made to a power cable that was disconnected.

“There’s a lot of potential if they knew how to start the vessel, you know, we’ve got the Navy sitting right next to us. So there could have been a much worse situation,” Kitsap Transit Executive Director John Clauson told KING 5.

Surveillance camera footage and community tips led to the identification and arrest of the suspect. The suspect was booked into jail on multiple charges.

The second suspect was accused of stealing alcohol from a bar nearby and breaking into a vehicle.

No information has been released on the status of the second suspect.

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