San Juan County Sheriff’s Log: January 13

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

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

Dec. 30

• A Lopez Island deputy took a report from the post office of several parcel thefts that had occurred around Christmas. Empty packaging had been turned into the post office after it was discovered discarded at a local park. The matter remains under investigation.

• Deputies on patrol identified a subject in the Friday Harbor area who had an outstanding felony warrant. The subject was arrested and booked into the San Juan County Jail without incident.

• A Lopez Island resident reported hearing a woman yelling in the vicinity of Shark Reef Road. The deputy determined that the woman was actually calling for her dog and that no one was in distress. No further action was required.

• Deputies responded to a bar in Friday Harbor to deal with an intoxicated male. The male had assaulted a customer and left prior to deputies arriving. Deputies located the male in the area of Spring and Price Street. The suspect assaulted both officers during the arrest.

• A deputy responded to a Lopez Island residence regarding a trouble unknown complaint. The deputy determined that the home owner unintentionally dialed 911. No further action was required.

Dec. 31

• An Orcas resident was cited for passing in a no passing zone.

• A deputy conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle because the driver was not wearing the safety belt. The traffic stop occurred in the Town of Friday Harbor. The driver was subsequently arrested and booked on the charge of driving with a suspended license in the third degree.

• An Orcas resident met a deputy at the substation and requested report for verbal threats received over a civil matter. The reporting person did not request any further investigation at this time.

• Lopez deputies were dispatched to the ferry landing for a disruptive ferry passenger. The subject was gone on the deputies’ arrival and was not located.

• Deputies arrested a male subject on San Juan Island pursuant to an arrest warrant. The male subject attempted to flee out the back of the property and deputies placed him under arrest.

• A deputy stopped a vehicle for failing to stop at a stop sign and subsequently arrested the driver for DUI. The vehicle was impounded for the mandatory 12 hours after a DUI arrest and the driver was later released with a notice to appear in court.

•  Deputies responded to a noise complaint in Friday Harbor, which turned out to be a juvenile drinking party. Seven persons were arrested and charged with minor possessing/consuming alcohol and one was charged with furnishing. All parties were cited and parents contacted.

• A San Juan County Sheriff deputy performed a traffic stop on a vehicle. The driver was later determined to be driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor and or drugs. The driver was arrested, processed and released with a promise to appear in court.

Jan. 1

• An infraction was issued to a person for illegally riding an ATV on a county road, not having turn signals at night, and no insurance.

• Deputies were dispatched to an argument at a bar in Eastsound. Parties were separated.

• A deputy responded to a residence on San Juan Island to investigate a domestic dispute. The deputy found that the incident was a verbal dispute only and no further action was taken.

Jan. 2

• A Lopez Island woman misjudged where the driveway entrance was to a local business and ended up stuck in the ditch. A good samaritan pulled the vehicle out. There was minor damage to the vehicle. No citation was issued.

Jan. 3

• A Lopez Island deputy responded with EMS to a reported intentional prescription drug overdose. The person was airlifted to a mainland hospital.

•  A Lopez deputy was dispatched to a reported shoplifting at the Lopez Village Market. The juvenile suspect was identified and located off-site. The suspect admitted to the theft and was trespassed from the business.

Jan. 4

• A Lopez deputy responded to a single vehicle rollover collision on Center Road. The juvenile female driver sustained minor injuries. An investigation showed the vehicle encountered ice and slid off the road.

• The reporting deputy was dispatched to the Friday Harbor area in reference to a domestic disturbance. The reporting deputy arrived and contacted the involved parties. The incident was found to be verbal in nature. The parties agreed to separate. No enforcement action was needed.

• The reporting deputy was contacted by a caller in reference to a malicious mischief which occurred in the Friday Harbor area. The reporting party advised that sometime over the last two weeks, a vehicle was spraypainted.

Jan. 5

• A Lopez Island woman reported a possible impaired driver traveling northbound on Center Road, Lopez Island. A deputy located the vehicle parked-unoccupied at the ferry landing shortly after the departure of a mainland ferry.

• Deputies responded to the Orcas Ferry Landing on a reported unwanted person. Contact was made with the suspect. The suspect would not listen to lawful orders given and was arrested for obstructing a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest.