Tuesday was a busy day for Ocean Shores Police, who made two felony arrests over the course of less than 24 hours, according to a statement from Sgt. David McManus.

At about 2:40 a.m., a resident in the 500 block of Dolphin Ave. NE said his son had been at the house — in violation of a domestic violence protection order. Officers found the suspect, 38, eating on the side of the road; the father told officers his son had been sneaking in nights and stealing food and money.

The suspect was arrested for violating the protection order, a felony because the suspect has prior convictions for the same crime, said McManus.

“Before being arrested, the man threw the backpack he was wearing away, insisting that he did not want it to go with him to jail,” said McManus. “The backpack was retrieved by the officers. It was later discovered that there were drugs (suspected methamphetamine and heroin) in the backpack.”

The suspect was booked into the county jail for the felony order violation and possession of controlled substances.

Later that day, at about 5 p.m., a citizen reported watching a man break into a storage shed in the 300 block of Ocean Shores Boulevard SW. Officers were on scene in less than two minutes, and found the door to the shed ajar. Movement could be heard inside. Officers ordered the man to come out, and after a few minutes the suspect was placed under arrest. The inside of the shed appeared to have been ransacked, said McManus.

“When the man’s name was added to the call, a Hoquiam Police officer recognized him as a suspect in a theft from the day before,” said McManus. “The same man had reportedly stolen a baseball cap from another man in the area of the YMCA. The Hoquiam officer contacted the Ocean Shores officers on scene and asked if the man was in possession of the stolen hat. He was, and admitted to taking the hat.”

The suspect, a 52-year old Hoquiam resident, was transported to Hoquiam, where he was issued a citation for third-degree theft. He was then transported to the county jail and booked on a charge of second-degree burglary.