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Sheriff's Log -- May 2000

May 30, 2000
Someone keyed a Blue 99 Chevy Suburban parked by China Pearl in Friday Harbor.

May 29, 2000
An intoxicated customer made threats in a Friday Harbor bar. Deputies are investigating.

A Friday Harbor woman's 2000 Honda was hit in the Mercantile parking lot in Friday Harbor.

A mail box on Argyle was stolen.

A 33-year-old Friday Harbor man was stopped by deputies for driving with a badly damaged windshield and obscured license plates. A check revealed he did not have a driver's license or insurance. He was cited for third-degree driving with license suspended or revoked.

May 28, 2000
A 33-year-old Friday Harbor man was arrested for driving under the influence.

A 16-year-old Lopez male was arrested for minor in possession.

Deputies shot and killed a badly injured deer.

A 29-year-old Berkley, California woman left her bag at an Eastsound restaurant. She called and was told it had been found. When she picked it up the next morning her wallet with credit cards and $140 cash was missing.

A 25-year-old Friday Harbor man was arrested for speeding and driving under the influence.

May 27, 2000
A 51-year-old Ferndale man was arrested for driving on an out-of-state license after his Washington State License was suspended.

A 36-year-old Port Orchard man was arrested for third-degree driving with license suspended or revoked.

May 26, 2000
Three pgymy goats were missing from an Orcas Island farm. The owner considers them pets and thinks someone must have taken them. Two were adult females, one was an eight-week old male. Please call the sheriff's office at 360.378.4151 if you have any information about the goats.

Deputies accompanied a 63-year-old Eastsound man to his property where he asked a 47-year-old Eastsound man to vacate the property. The man refused to leave. It is now a civil matter.

A Roche Harbor Road home owner was cited after deputies responded to the fourth false alarm at his home this year. There have been 14 since 1997.

May 25, 2000
A blue 1982 Subaru was found on its side in a ditch off of Boyce Road. It was impounded.

May 24, 2000
Deputies assisted a King County sheriff's deputy and a Bellevue police officer in arresting a 19-year-old Friday Harbor man and a 20-year-old Friday Harbor man on outstanding warrants.

May 23, 2000
A bicycle was found in a dumpster in Eastsound.

May 22, 2000
The owner of a 1993 Toyota reported a light blue Nissan pickup backed into her car and left.

May 15, 2000
Hit and run driver sought in power pole accident

May 15, 2000
A Friday Harbor shopkeeper reported the theft of a gray chiffon dress by two females. Deputies responding to the call were unable to locate the suspects.

May 14, 2000
A .357 Smith & Wesson revolver and a Remington pump shotgun were turned into the sheriff's office for destruction or department conversion. The owner of the guns did not want them anymore and did not want them to fall into the wrong hands.

Sometime between May 11 and 14 someone removed a handmade sign --"Old McDonald Lane" -- from Shaw Island. Four names were listed on the 40-inch high sign. Anyone with information about the sign is asked to call the sheriff's office at 360.378.4151.

May 13, 2000
A sheriff's deputy observed a 35-year-old Friday Harbor man fail to obey a stop sign on Spring Street. The deputy turned on his flashing lights and pulled up behind the man. The man didn't pull over and rode his moped through another stop sign without stopping. The deputy turned on his siren. The man pulled over. A check revealed his license had been suspended. He was cited for third-degree driving with license suspended or revoked and two counts of failing to obey a stop sign.

Someone broke into Orcas Island Golf Course clubhouse and stole $30 cash and two bags of Tim's Cascade Jalapeno-flavor chips.

A San Juan Island farmer shot a husky-type dog who was chasing his sheep. The dog's owner, a 37-year-old woman, found the dog and took him to the vet. She told deputies someone must have let her dog out.

May 12, 2000
A 46-year-old intoxicated Eastsound female fighting with a male companion, threatened to slit her wrists. She scratched her wrists with a razor blade and ran off into the woods. Deputies found her and took her into protective custody. She was on probation and was not supposed to use alcohol. The court will be notified of the probation violation.

Deputies arrested a 24-year-old Friday Harbor woman at her place of work on violation of release conditions and second-degree trespass. Bail was set at $5,000.

May 11, 2000
Two 11-year-old Chelan boys on a field trip were taken into custody at the county fairgrounds on third-degree theft charges. They were turned over to a Chelan Sheriff's Deputy who happened to be accompanying the class on the field trip.

A 24-year-old Friday Harbor woman arrested in connection with the May 9 assault on her former boyfriend and a 21-year-old woman was released at 2 p.m. One of the conditions of her release, was no contact with the woman. At 4:30 p.m. she violated the terms of her release.

May 10, 2000
A 54-year-old Orcas Island man reported someone had broken the window on the back door of his home. The intruder stole bottles of alcohol from an antique ice box. There was blood on the window and floor. Deputies took blood samples. The investigation continues.

May 9, 2000
A 24-year-old Friday Harbor woman broke into a trailer and attacked her former boyfriend and a 21-year-old woman. They managed to call 911. The assailant was gone when deputies arrived. The 23-year-old former boyfriend had an outstanding felony warrant from Utah. Deputies arrested him. The warrant was for second-degree possession of dangerous drugs (meth). Bail was $2,500 cash.

At 1:30 a.m. a Friday Harbor man heard the door of his truck close. He looked out his bedroom window and saw his blue Isuzu pickup truck being driven east on Park Street. Tools, equipment, two pairs of sunglasses and two speakers were in the truck which was unlocked with the keys in the ignition.

Four street signs, one stop sign and one 25 MPH sign were reported missing from Eastsound roads. The cost is estimated between $35 and $50 for each sign and $50 for labor to install them.

May 7, 2000
An 18-year-old Mount Vernon female was arrested on a warrant.

A Friday Harbor store owner opened a backpack which had been left in his store for three days. Inside he found a loaded .38 revolver. ID in the backpack belonged to a 48-year-old Anacortes man. Sheriff's deputies took the backpack and its contents into evidence.

Someone stole two 20" chrome BMX-style bikes belonging to two Eastsound boys, one 16-year-old and a 14-year-old. The boys had custom-built the bikes themselves.

A 50-year-old Friday Harbor restaurant owner left her purse on the porch of her business. When she returned it was gone. The next day it was hanging on the gate. Her identification and credit cards were inside, $586 cash was missing.

A $5,000 gold wedding ring and a VCR were stolen from a home in Eastsound sometime between May 4 and May 7.

May 6, 2000
A 16-year-old Pleasanton, California male had his photo taken standing next to a car with a black lab in it. He reached in to pet the dog and was bitten. He was treated at Inter Island Medical Center. The dog's owner provided records of the dog's vaccinations.

A 30-year-old Lopez man was caught smoking marijuana in the parking lot of a bar. He was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana.

A 39-year-old Eastsound man was issued a notice of infraction for first-degree nuisance dog at large. His dog got away from him and was chasing the neighbors's kids.

May 5, 2000
A 62-year-old Lopez woman was arrested for driving under the influence. Her breathalyzer test results were .233 and .225.

A 45-year-old Eastsound man told deputies he and his girlfriend had been fighting the night before. They drove off in separate vehicles. She kept bumping the rear of his gold Lincoln Towne car with her gray BMW. He got mad and hit his brakes. She rearended him. He did not want to press charges, just wanted to let the deputy know what happened.

A 47-year-old Friday Harbor woman was arrested for third-degree theft after she concealed a bottle of wine under her coat and left a Friday Harbor grocery store without paying.

A 15-year-old Eastsound boy was arrested on a bench warrant and taken to Skagit County juvenile detention facility.

Sheriff's deputies held three undocumented aliens until immigration officials from Blaine could pick them up.

May 4, 2000
Two Friday Harbor men, age 25 and 27, reportedly abandoned a bus on Carter Avenue. They did not remove the bus and town officials arranged to have it moved at the two men's expense.

A Friday Harbor woman parked her Honda Civic in a field, because her driveway was blocked due to roadwork. The next day she discovered damage to the left rear corner of the trunk. Deputies are investigating.

May 1, 2000
Someone stole a car stereo out of one of West Isle Air's rental cars.

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