Tires slashed, meds & jewelry snatched, traffic stop prompts DUI arrest; San Juan County Sheriff’s Log
Published 12:22 pm Friday, September 12, 2014
Aug. 22: A pair of warrants led to the arrest of two people on Orcas Island.
Aug. 23: A 16-year-old Lopez Island girl seen behind the wheel of automobile was confronted by a deputy, and then driven to her home after she was unable to produce a valid driver’s license.
• Reports of an intoxicated person onboard a ferry led to the arrest of an adult male for DUI. The man was reportedly stopped, question and then arrested by a deputy after driving away from the ferry landing.
Aug. 25: Automobile owners were struck by a string of slashed tires at various locations on Lopez Island, including on Lopez Road, Port Stanley Road, Tuatara Road and at the Islander Resort. The case remains under investigations.
• An estimated $6,000 in jewelry vanished from a home in a rural location on San Juan Island in an apparent theft.
Aug. 26: A person was arrested for being a minor in possession of alcohol following an automobile accident in the Olga area of Orcas Island. The individual, whose age and injuries were unlisted in the incident report, was reportedly treated at the scene prior to the arrest.
• A disturbance at Roche Harbor Resort prompted the arrest of an intoxicated person for disorderly conduct. The individual, whose age, gender and hometown were unidentified in the incident report, was confronted by a deputy after reportedly refusing to leave the area of the resort where he or she had been causing a commotion.
Aug. 27: One driver was taken to the medical center for treatment and another was ticketed for failure to yield following a two-car collision on San Juan Island.
Aug. 30: A driver was arrested for DUI following a traffic stop on San Juan Island. The time and location of the traffic stop, and age, gender and hometown of the driver were not listed in the report of the incident.
Sept. 1: A dispute between two men led to the arrest of one following an altercation on San Juan Island.
• A tire of an automobile parked on School Road was slashed in an apparent case of ongoing vandalism on Lopez Island.
Sept. 4: Jewelry, medications and other items were reportedly stolen from a vehicle parked in Friday Harbor.
Sept. 5: Reports of a domestic assault on San Juan Island led to the arrest of a male subject for misdemeanor assault.
• Warrants issued in King County led to the arrest of a man on San Juan Island.
• A traffic stop on Orcas island prompted the impound of a vehicle belonging to a man who was reportedly driving with a suspended license.
• Erratic driving prompted the arrest of a driver on Orcas Island DUI. The driver’s blood-alcohol level was reportedly twice the legal limit; age, gender, hometown and location of the traffic stop were unlisted in the incident report.
Sept. 8: Found unconscious and in the roadway near Roche Harbor Resort, a man was treated and transported by San Juan EMS.
— Editor’s note: The above is article is published as written and submitted, for the most part, by the San Juan County Sheriff’s Department. It is not produced by Journal staff; feedback is welcome.
See “Hello digital, goodbye Sheriff’s Log?” May 28, page 7, Reporter’s Notebook, for background on the state of the Sheriff’s Log; or online at cmg-northwest2.go-vip.net/sanjuanjournal.
