Snowy sliders, deer deception, wayward watch | The San Juan County Sheriff’s Log

The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls.

Feb. 10

• San Juan deputies responded to an agency assist to take a defendant into custody. The defendant was booked into jail.

• A San Juan deputy stopped the driver of a vehicle for traveling 42 mph in a posted 25 mph speed zone and issued a citation.

Feb. 11

• A person on Orcas reported they lost an Apple Watch in Buck Park on Feb. 3.

• A San Juan deputy stopped the driver of a vehicle because the driver did not have a driver’s license. The driver was issued citations for not having a valid license with ID, nor proof of insurance or registration.

• A deputy on San Juan responded to an accident with no injury.

• A deputy received a call reporting threats in Eastsound.

Feb. 12

• A Lopez business reported a theft. A suspect was identified and served with a no-trespass letter.

• A San Juan deputy responded to a report of a theft. The suspect was located and received a criminal citation.

• A San Juan deputy stopped the driver of a vehicle because the driver had a suspended driver’s license. The driver was arrested for driving with a suspended license and was issued a citation for not having insurance.

• A deputy on Orcas responded to a call about a fraud.

• A deputy on Orcas conducted a traffic stop. The driver was issued a citation for speeding.

Feb. 13

• A Lopez deputy responded to a report of a vehicle in the ditch on Ferry Road during a snowstorm. The vehicle was unoccupied and there was no evidence of injury. The owner subsequently removed the vehicle.

• On Lopez, a deputy was sent to check on a vehicle that was stuck in the snow blocking an intersection. The owner was in the process of removing the vehicle when the deputy arrived.

• A Lopez deputy was sent to check on a report that a vehicle had slid off a snow-covered road and become stuck, stranding two people with the vehicle. The vehicle was gone when he arrived.

• A Lopez deputy was sent to check on a report of a vehicle stuck in the snow, blocking the road. No such vehicle was located.

• A deputy came upon two occupied vehicles stuck in the snow partially blocking an intersection on Lopez. Both were pulled out by a passing Good Samaritan.

• A deputy on San Juan observed a 2-wheel drive vehicle sliding on the road and striking a stop sign. The driver was issued citations for not having insurance and having an expired vehicle registration.

• A San Juan deputy responded to a report of a citizen dispute.

Feb. 14

• A Lopez deputy was sent to check for a disorderly male with a vehicle stuck in the snow. Neither the subject nor vehicle were found.

• On Lopez, a deputy was sent to investigate a 911 call because it was unclear what the caller needed. Upon arrival, the deputy discovered an ongoing domestic disturbance. There was no evidence that a crime had occurred.

Feb. 15

• A deputy on San Juan stopped the driver of a vehicle for defective brake lights and an expired registration. The driver was issued citations for not having a valid operator’s license, no insurance, defective brake lights and expired vehicle registration.

• Someone called the sheriff’s office to report ongoing harassment by a family member.

• A Lopez deputy stopped and ticketed a driver for speeding 47 in the 25 zone on Fisherman Bay Road.

Feb. 16

• A Lopez deputy checked a snowmobile that had been parked on the shoulder of Center Road for three days and tagged it as abandoned, pending impound if not removed within 24 hours. It was removed within two hours.

• A part-time Lopez resident reported seeing footprints in the snow around his house on the security video system. Upon arrival, the deputy found deer in the yard, and all the tracks in the yard were animal in origin.

• A San Juan deputy stopped the driver of a vehicle for not having a driver’s license. The driver was arrested for driving under the influence and was issued citations for not having a valid license and for not having insurance.