San Juan County Sheriff

$789K grant awarded for boat, may not be fully utilized due to politics

Last Updated on Friday, 07 June 2013 09:41 Thursday, 16 May 2013 07:30

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A collaborative effort by San Juan County Sheriff Rob Nou, U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen, the Department of Homeland Security, the Captain of the U.S. Coast in Seattle resulted in a $789,000 grant to build a public safety boat for the county.

Lack of cooperation by the local fire and EMS agencies may result in an opportunity lost.

Man dies after diving in Griffin Bay this morning

San Juan County Sheriff

Last Updated on Thursday, 09 May 2013 16:16 Thursday, 09 May 2013 14:38

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A 47-year old Bellingham man told crewmembers he was having difficulty breathing as he ascended after diving for sea cucumbers in Griffin Bay this morning (May 9). He collapsed, resuscitation efforts by crew and rescue workers were unsuccessful and he was pronounced dead at Jacksons Beach on San Juan Island.

See drug dealing, call the sheriff

San Juan County Sheriff

Last Updated on Monday, 25 March 2013 11:24 Friday, 15 March 2013 07:18

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"I rarely if ever see police officers patrolling," said a mother frustrated after seeing adolescents and 20-somethings using drugs at the skate park. "What should I do when I see it, call you?" she asked Sheriff Nou at last night's Town Hall meeting about Drugs, Domestic Violence and DUIs.

"Yes," he said. "We need all the eyes and ears out there."

Her response a bit later in the meeting. "It's not my job."

Notification of release of Level 3 sex offender (and links to 2011 stories about Stewart)

San Juan County Sheriff

Last Updated on Thursday, 07 March 2013 15:55 Wednesday, 20 February 2013 13:52

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The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office is releasing the following information

SJI man arrested for intent to deliver heroin

San Juan County Sheriff

Last Updated on Monday, 16 July 2012 11:28 Monday, 16 July 2012 06:35

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A 25-year-old San Juan Island man was arrested early Sunday morning on charges of Violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act- Possession of Heroin with Intent to Deliver, and Possession of Cocaine.

Explosive in mailbox shuts down part of Lopez for five hours

San Juan County Sheriff

Last Updated on Monday, 25 June 2012 15:05 Monday, 25 June 2012 14:40

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Cross Road on Lopez Island was closed down for five hours Saturday afternoon until regional bomb squad members from Snohomish County could render an explosive device safe. Lopez firefighters and San Juan County Sheriff deputies evacuated the immediate area and closed the roadway when the device, made from a collection of “safe and sane” commercial fireworks altered to manufacture a homemade bomb, was discovered in a mailbox.

Scam Alert

San Juan County Sheriff

Last Updated on Monday, 06 May 2013 09:15 Tuesday, 23 April 2013 15:30

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On April 23, 2013 the Sheriff’s Office received reports from Friday Harbor residents about a possible scam to obtain personal identifying information.

A caller, representing himself as being from Medicare, attempted to “verify” person information, including name, address, and social security number, under the guise of sending out new Medicare cards.

Friday Harbor man arrested on charges of dealing cocaine

San Juan County Sheriff

Last Updated on Sunday, 31 March 2013 22:11 Tuesday, 05 March 2013 08:27

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A 28-year-old Friday Harbor man will be arraigned at 9 a.m. Wednesday March 13 in San Juan County Superior Court on three counts of delivery of cocaine. He allegedly sold the drug out of his residence at 195 Sunshine Alley.

Car crash victim flown to mainland hospital

San Juan County Sheriff

Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 February 2013 07:36 Monday, 04 February 2013 04:12

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On February 3rd, 2013 at approximately 1920 hours deputies were dispatched to a single vehicle rollover crash in the 600 block of Raccoon Point Road near Eastsound on Orcas Island. The vehicle operator, the lone occupant, was treated at the scene and flown by Airlift Northwest, to PeaceHealth Medical Center in Bellingham. The driver’s condition was stable at the time of the airlift. The incident remains under investigation.

A break-in at Orcas gym and Orcas Elementary school

San Juan County Sheriff

Monday, 16 July 2012 06:30

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Sheriff’s deputies on Orcas Island are investigating two recent school burglaries, the first reported July 7 in the old Orcas Island gym and the other reported July 10 at the Elementary School.

Click it or it could cost you $124

San Juan County Sheriff

Last Updated on Friday, 15 June 2012 08:00 Friday, 15 June 2012 06:28

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If you aren't being a safe and sensible driver - stopping at stop signs, wearing your seatbelt, requiring all your passengers to wear theirs, buckling your children into proper car seats - it is going to cost you. Tickets for not wearing a seatbelt or for using a cellphone while driving are $124.

San Juan County Sheriff

$789K grant awarded for boat, may not be fully utilized due to politics

Man dies after diving in Griffin Bay this morning

See drug dealing, call the sheriff

Notification of release of Level 3 sex offender (and links to 2011 stories about Stewart)

SJI man arrested for intent to deliver heroin

Explosive in mailbox shuts down part of Lopez for five hours

Scam Alert

Friday Harbor man arrested on charges of dealing cocaine

Car crash victim flown to mainland hospital

A break-in at Orcas gym and Orcas Elementary school

Click it or it could cost you $124

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