Eastsound OPALCO office closed due to vandalism and threats of violence | Update

Published 9:57 am Thursday, February 11, 2016

Submitted by OPALCO

OPALCO offices are closed today after an act of vandalism, including threats of violence, occurred at the headquarters in Eastsound. The San Juan County Sheriff’s office is investigating. No further details are available at this time.

OPALCO chief concern is for the safety of its staff and crew.

OPALCO asks its membership for understanding during this brief closure and encourages members to come forward with any information about suspicious activity around OPALCO’s facilities or staff. Please call the Sheriff’s office at 378-4151 if you have any information to share. Thank you for your cooperation.

The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information in conjunction with vandalism and threats made to the Opalco Office on Orcas Island. Spray Painted on the property was the threat “Prepare to Die.”

This is believed to be related to a home invasion where a gun was held to the head of a new employee of Opalco and similar threats were made two days earlier.

Anyone with information on the suspect is asked to call 911 or the anonymous tip line at 360-370-7629.