The Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls.
Dec. 2
• A deputy responded to Roche Harbor Road to investigate a report of a disturbance between two brothers.
• Deputies responded to the Argyle and Pear Point area in Friday Harbor for dogs chasing cats and growling at residents in the area. The owner and issued a written warning for failure to control the dogs.
• A Lopez Island deputy received a theft complaint from a part-time resident. The property owner stated an unidentified person removed an item which was attached to a gate entrance for his driveway. The item, which was described as metal wall art sculpture of a compass, was valued at $200.
Dec. 3
• A San Juan Island School bus driver reported a motorist moving through an intersection against the flashing red lights.
• A Friday Harbor resident came to the office to report his wife’s necklace had gone missing sometime during an aid call, hospital visit and airlift. The ER was very busy that night and due to HIPPA non-disclosure laws the hospital is conducting the interviews with other patients and personnel.
Dec. 4
• A deputy in Friday Harbor received a report of a person with mental problems.
• A deputy was contacted by the caller in reference to a vehicle prowl which occurred in the Friday Harbor area. The caller advised that two items were missing from the vehicle. The incident occurred sometime over the past four months.
• A deputy in Friday Harbor received a report of a citizen dispute. The Deputy contacted the people involved and resolved the issue.
Dec. 5
• An Eastsound resident turned in found property.
Dec. 6
• A deputy checked a white Chevrolet Cavalier with truck plates at Lopez Airport lot. DOL was down. Owner said he transferred plates to the car. DOL record shows otherwise.
Dec. 7
• Two cows were out on the road on Lopez. They had been returned to their pasture and secured prior to the deputy’s arrival.
• A Lopez vehicle towed as a traffic hazard.
• Workers from a painting working on site accidentally set off an alarm on Lopez.
• A deputy was contacted in reference to a theft that occurred in the Friday Harbor area. The item taken was removed from a business.
• A Friday Harbor resident called to report two “pit bull type” dogs were chasing her chickens in her back yard. She was able to chase them off before they inured any of the birds. She did not recognize the dogs. Multiple checks of the nearby neighborhoods was made without locating the animals.
• The sheriff’s office was contacted by a family member whose brother had died at a main land hospital. The brothers had not been in close contact for a number of years. The brother believes a number of his brother’s weapons might have been stolen but understands his brother may have sold them over the years.
Dec. 8
• A deputy responded to a vehicle accident on Guard St. in Friday Harbor. The subject was still at the scene and said he was not driving and advised the driver left to obtain a tow for the vehicle. There was no damage to the vehicle, no witnesses and and no injuries.
Dec. 9
• A deputy responded to a Friday Harbor address reference a dog at large complaint. The dog owner has received written notice not to allow his dog to roam on a previous incident and has continued to allow his dog to roam.
• Seven Lopez sheep were running at large and were returned to their pasture on the corner of Hummel Lake and Port Stanley Rd.
• A deputy received a report of the theft of a trailer hitch on San Juan Island. It is valued at approximately $230.00 dollars.
• A Lopez Island deputy received a shop lifting complaint from a local business. The business owner declined pressing charges after learning the suspect suffered mental illness. The involved person agreed to not enter the store again.
ª A San Juan Island deputy issued a driver a notice of infraction for squealing his tires at the intersection of Second Street and Spring Street.
Dec. 10
• A deputy responded to a business in Friday Harbor in reference to possible vandalism. They discovered two small holes on one of their front glass windows. Damage could have been caused by rocks or BBs.
• A deputy responded to an injury collision on Roche Harbor Road, near Gunning Lane. The driver was transported to the hospital via ambulance to treat minor injuries. The driver was subsequently arrested for driving under the influence.
Dec. 11
• A deputy was contacted in reference to a theft in the Friday Harbor area. The caller reported several items were removed from his residence.
• A Lopez Island resident filed a disorderly conduct complaint after another resident called him an offensive name and made numerous threatening motions with his fists. The victim declined filing criminal charges but wanted the event documented.
Dec. 12
• A reporting deputy was dispatched to a residential burglary in progress in the San Juan Island area. The reporting deputy arrived and found the residence secure and empty. It was determined that the caller was in a location outside San Juan County.
• A deputy investigated reported vandalism at the corner of Olga Road and Crescent Beach Road, Eastsound. An additional location was found during the investigation. The case is under further investigation.
• A deputy received a report that profanities had been sprayed on three unit doors of an Eastsound storage unit business. The suspects were identified.
• An employee of a Friday Harbor restaurant discovered a person inside the restaurant after hours. Deputies made contact with the subject who was an ex-employee. The owner wanted the male subject removed from the property.
Dec. 13
• A Lopez Island resident reported property damage to trees in front of his south end home from an overnight hit and run crash.
• Two juveniles who spray painted messages around Eastsound were brought in by their parents. The case is being sent to juvenile probation for follow up.
Dec. 14
• A deputy responded to a reported vandalism located on North Beach Road, Eastsound. The suspects had previously been identified during other related incidents.
• A deputy was dispatched to the San Juan Island area in reference to a theft. Evidence was collected at the scene.
• A Lopez Island woman reported the theft of a power tool.
• An Eastsound resident reported a missing moped.
• A Lopez Island deputy came upon a disabled vehicle on a curve on Mud Bay Rd. and helped the driver push the car safely out of the roadway. The driver said he would remove the vehicle in the morning.
• Deputy in Friday Harbor received a report of a vandalism.
Dec. 15
• A Lopez Island woman reported a pickup truck parked in a roadway on Bayshore Road. A deputy checked the vehicle, and saw a note indicating it would be towed later in the day. It was removed within a couple hours of the report.
• A Lopez Island woman reported multiple gunshots in the area of her residence. A deputy checked the area and found duck/goose hunters in a nearby field. The hunters were on the property with the permission of the landowner, and were lawfully hunting in a safe manner.
• A deputy responded to the Deer Harbor area regarding a threats complaint. The deputy arrived and contacted all parties involved and determined the incident was a civil matter.
• A deputy responded to an Eastsound address regarding a report of harassment. The reporting party was contacted and the incident was settled by contact.
Dec. 16
• A Lopez Island resident reported receiving a suspicious call from someone representing themselves as an employee of the IRS. Upon becoming suspicious of the questions being asked, the person hung up. No personal identifying information was given. It was referred to the Federal Trade Commission.
• A Lopez Island man reported that he had found a canoe washed up on a beach on Mud Bay. The canoe had no identifying markings or numbers. The canoe was left in the finder’s possession pending identification of the owner.
• A deputy responded to a report of a dog bothering a person’s ducks in the Olga area of Orcas Island.
• A deputy responded to a Friday Harbor residence for a domestic violence and malicious mischief call. Upon arrival a 17-year-old male was arrested and brought to the Sheriff’s Office to be processed. The juvenile was later released to the care of his father.
Dec. 18
• A San Juan Island person stated that someone she knew was coming on her property when the complainant was not home. The suspect was married to the former owner of the property and feels the need to report the activity and state of repair of the property to the ex-husband.
• A San Juan Island person stated that packages were stolen from his delivery location.
Dec. 19
• A passing motorist reported a vehicle crashed into the ditch at Mud Bay Road near Islandale Road on Lopez Island but the driver was not around. The driver was identified, and he returned to the scene to remove the vehicle.
• A commercial burglar alarm brought a Lopez Island deputy to a business in Lopez Village. The building was found secure, with no signs of forced entry.
• A Lopez Island Deputy made a traffic stop for unsafe passing in a no passing zone in the 3800 block of Fisherman Bay Road on 12/19/15. The vehicle driver was issued a notice of infraction for the violation and released.
• A deputy stopped a vehicle in the Town of Friday Harbor for missing a front license plate. Subsequent investigation showed the driver was driving with a suspended/revoked driver’s license in the third degree. The deputy issued the driver a criminal citation for DWLS 3.
• A man reported his I-Pad Mini was taken from in front of the Lopez Village Market
• An Eastsound resident reported damage to her vehicle while shopping in Eastsound.
Dec. 20
• A 25 year old Georgia man was stopped for speeding and cited by a Lopez Island deputy for Driving While License Suspended or Revoked. The man’s driving privileges in Washington were suspended for a previous unpaid traffic ticket.
Dec. 21
• A Lopez Island woman reported that a wanted subject was staying at her home with family members. Deputies checked the home, but the wanted subject was not there at that time.
• Deputies responded to a DV situation in progress. The incident occurred in Friday Harbor, WA. After making contact with both parties involved, statements and photographs were taken and both subjects involved were instructed not to make contact with the other.
