San Juan County Sheriff’s Log | July 22

The Sheriff's Office reported responded to these calls.

July 9

• An unknown person removed fuel from a parked vehicle in Friday Harbor.

• A deputy was dispatched to Roche Harbor Resort on an unwanted person. The call became a mental health issue and the person was taken to Peace Health.

• A Lopez deputy responded to a reported dog bite. It was discovered the dog did not actually bite the victim, but was considered at large.

• A man was observed shoplifting in Kings Market.

• A Friday Harbor employer went to an ex-employee’s residence to give him his final pay stub. The employee was very aggressive and threatening and the employer wanted to make a  written report.

• A deputy saw a vehicle parked and unoccupied across the sidewalk in the 100 block of North Beach. The owner returned and was issued an infraction for illegal parking.

July 10

• A woman reported her iPhone 6 was removed from the nurses cart at the Life Care Center in Friday Harbor.

• A business in Eastsound was broken into and items taken. Video identified the suspect, and deputies are looking for that person.

• Marine Patrol deputies investigated a possible hit-and-run collision between two vessels in Fossil Bay, Sucia Island, and recovered the damaged Zodiac inflatable tender from the beach. Both vessel operators were contacted and the matter resolved without enforcement action.

•  Two large poodles were reported to be running in the Walling Road neighborhood in Friday Harbor. The dogs live in Seattle with their owners, who were contacted by phone. The dogs were picked up at a residence in the area – tired but glad to see their owners.

• Marine patrol deputies assisted the U.S. Coast Guard with a 20-foot Bayliner found adrift off Sandy Point, Waldron Island. The vessel had dragged anchor in storm during the night causing it to float away unoccupied.

• A deputy responded to Whiskey Hill Road on Lopez Island regarding a dog-at-large complaint. The reporting person stated an unaccompanied dog came on to her property and scared her and her dogs. The deputy located the owner, who apologized and stated he would keep his dog on a leash in the future.

• A Lopez deputy was dispatched for two dogs at large. Warning letters were issued to the owners.

• A deputy received a report of an attempted suicide in the jail. The inmate was intercepted before the act could be carried out.

• A deputy responded to Kurth Road to look for a wanted subject. He was placed under arrest based on probable cause in a burglary and theft case from the previous night.

• Lopez deputies were dispatched to a possible domestic call. There was no probable cause for a crime, and the parties were separated for the night.

July 11

• An Eastsound man turned in several guns from his deceased father’s residence.

• A deputy received a report of two dogs at large on Boundary Point Road in Friday Harbor. The dogs were returned to the owner with a warning letter.

July 12

• A deputy was dispatched to the parking lot of a Friday Harbor business in reference to a domestic dispute. The reporting deputy arrived and contacted the victim. The suspect had fled the scene on foot.  An investigation continues.

July 13

• A Lopez Island man reported that a distraught woman in her 20s was hiding in the woods along his driveway. The woman disappeared before a deputy arrived. The woman was not found.

July 14

• A deputy responded to a reported trespassing in the area of North Beach Road in Eastsound. The suspect had left the property.

• A deputy spoke with a Lopez Island resident regarding a harassment complaint, which resulted from a parenting plan dispute. He determined no crime was committed. The reporting person requested the other parent be told to not return to their property. The other involved parent agreed to not return.