Sheriff's Log

October 31, 2011

• A 45-year-old Eastsound man was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and driving with license suspended third-degree.
• A bike was found in Friday Harbor and taken to the sheriff's office.

October 30, 2011

• A 43-year-old Eastsound woman returned home and found her screen door was locked from the inside. Nothing appeared to be missing or disturbed.

October 29, 2011

• Someone broke through the boxspring door of the clothing room at the Exchange on Orcas Island.

October 28, 2011

• A Thunderbird parked in the south-bound travel lane of Port Stanley Road was towed after the owner could not be reached.
• An 8-foot inflatable boat at San Juan County Park was reported as abandoned.

October 27, 2011

• A 51-year-old Lopez Island woman was arrested for driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs after she almost hit someone at Lopez Market.
• An 8-foot inflatable boat at San Juan County Park was reported as abandoned.

October 26, 2011

• 225 pounds of prescription drugs were disposed of as part of the take back program.

October 25, 2011

• A 53-year-old Lopez Island man picked up his dog and a citation for dog at large at the Lopez Island substation after the dog followed some people home.

October 24, 2011

• A 64-year-old Friday Harbor woman's oxycotin prescription was taken from her parked vehicle.
• A guitar tuner and stihl chain saw were taken from an Eastsound trailer sometime between August 1 and October 24.
• A Waldron woman was reported missing 23 hours after she left her home. She was considered a probable suicide.

October 22, 2011

• A 29-year-old woman was arrested for disorderly conduct at a Friday Harbor bar.
• A 37-year-old Eastsound man was arrested on fourth-degree assault domestic violence charges after a 23-year-olddx Eastsound woman told deputies he pushed her and tried to choke her with her sweatshirt.

October 21, 2011

• A painting valued at $3,000, belonging to a 52-year-old Friday Harbor man, is missing from a Friday Harbor consignment shop.
• A 36-year-old Eastsound man was arrested because of a warrant for violating conditions of his court order.

October 20, 2011

• While a deputy was investigating a residential burglary, a 21-year-old Friday Harbor man asked if he could come in. He admitted to the family he committed the burglary and malicious mischief. Two computer screens, a computer speaker and a keyboard were damaged.

October 16, 2011

• A 20-year-old Friday Harbor man was stopped by a deputy after he drove his car around a corner out of control. He was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

October 15, 2011

A 25-year-old man was arrested after he left a Friday Harbor grocery store through the back door with a bag full of more than $100 worth of unpaid for groceries. At the same time, the woman he entered the store with was paying for her groceries at the front checkout stand.
• A woman who gave her name as Maddy was living in a Lopez Island beach cabin on vacation property owned by a 74-year-old Bellevue man. She refused to leave at first saying she had permission from a man, who the owner told deputies was the caretaker years ago.
• An envelope containing five checks for Orcas Sewage and Design Co. and two paychecks disappeared from a 57-year-old Orcas Island woman's office. She gave copies to deputies.
• A 57-year-old Olga woman wants her husband admitted to a medical facility. His psychiatrist can't understand why he isn't in one already. Deputies told the woman they cannot do anything unless her husband is a threat to himself or others.

October 14, 2011

A A 27-year-old Friday Harbor man, suspected of shoplifting at a Friday Harbor grocery store, fled the scene. His car struck a store employee in the arm as he drove away.
• A 20-year-old Lopez Island man was arrested on charges of minor-in-possession of alcohol.
• A 24-year-old Eastsound man went to the sheriff's office to turn himself in because of warrants for failure to appear (FTA) and outstanding fines.

October 13, 2011

• A 49-year-old Lopez husband left his injured wife lying on the ground after he lost control of their vehicle on School Road and hit a tree. She was airlifted to a mainland hospital. When he turned himself in the next day, he told deputies he hadn't been driving impaired but may have been driving over the speed limit. He said he had swerved to avoid striking a deer.
• During a mental health assist, a man was transported to the Orcas Island substation and his breathalyzer test reading was .130. The deputy waited with the mental health specialist until it was below .08 when the specialist could assess the man. He was determined to be a danger to others and transported to Bay View medical facility.
• A 57-year-old Friday Harbor man was arrested because of a warrant for failure to appear involving a driving while under the influence offense.

October 12, 2011

• A 44-year-old Eastsound man changed his mind and decided to press charges against a 41-year-old man who he said assaulted him. The case was forwarded to the prosecutor's office.

October 9, 2011

While digging for mushrooms at Camp Indryalaya, a 51-year-old Seattle man set down his fannypack containg his I-Phone4 and camera. He left to get a shovel. When he returned his fanny pack and shaggy mane mushroom were gone. A thorough search of the woods was undertaken by fellow campers but the items were not found. The sheriff's office was contacted the next day.
• A 24-year-old woman was found to be in possession of marijuana after she was arrested in Sunken Park in Friday Harbor because of warrants from other counties.

October 6, 2011

• A 61-year-old Lopez Island man's dog entered a chicken coop belonging to a 64-year-old Lopez Island woman and killed two duck, one chicken and injured one chicken.
• A 26-year-old Orcas Island man's wallet may have been stolen from his unlocked truck when it was parked in front of the store by the Orcas Island ferry terminal. He always leaves his truck unlocked because the rear window can't roll up. The wallet was in the front seat area. He wasn't sure if it was stolen, but can't find it.
• A 15-year-old Friday Harbor High School student's bicycle was stolen except for the helmet and seat. The bicylce was found later in the day.

October 5, 2011

• A 49-year-old Friday Harbor man's mountain bike was stolen from the Friday Harbor Food Bank.
• A 28-year-old Friday Harbor victim reported a 40-year-old man was violating a no-contact order.
• A Lopez Island man took a gun to the Sheriff's office for safe-keeping.

October 4, 2011

• A 57-year-old San Juan Island woman returned home and discovered a lamb had been killed and two others injured by dogs. Someone told her they observed a woman taking a dog from the property back to a fenced in property next door. An investigation is underway.
• Cobwebs caused a sensor to go off the station at 1323 Mount Baker Road. The responding deputy cleared the web.

October 2, 2011

• A golden retriever belonging to a 51-year-old Eastsound woman was in the common area at Rosehip where children were playing when a child opened a gate and a black lab, belonging to a 50-year-old Eastsound woman, entered the area. The black lab pinned down the golden retriever. Neither dog was injured. Both owners were told they must be with their dogs when the dogs are in the common area. Dog-at-large letters were sent to both women.
• A 25-year-old Friday Harbor woman's windshield was dinged by gravel from a truck.
• Numerous windows and a door was opened at a North Beach Road residence on Orcas Island.
• A 47-year-old man was arrested on charges of fourth-degree assault after he shot a BB gun at a 68-year-old woman and her son and their dog while they were walking on Starboard Road on Lopez Island.
• A 58-year-old Seattle man was arrested for reckless driving and driving under the influence after a deputy saw him swerving, crossing the center line, honking, and speeding on Spring Street in Friday Harbor.
• A 34-year-old Puyallup man's vehicle sported a turqoise streak after another car hit it and the driver drove off when it was parked in Islander's Market in Eastsound.

October 1, 2011

• A 57-year-old woman harrassed be her 82-year-old in-laws from Hawaii. They want their son to be to be placed in a medical facility. She told the deputy she wants them to stay out of her business.
• A 49-year-old Eastsound woman told deputies she thought she observed suspicious activity when a young girl approached a vehicle which was occcupied by at least one male.

September 30, 2011

• A sewer alarm at a bakery annoyed a guest at a next door lodging facility in Eastsound. A deputy reset the alarm.
• A 54-year-old Portland woman concerned about the welfare of her 49-year-old Olga brother called dispatch. He was intoxicated and said he believed the world will end in 2012. His wife said he had been prescribed anti-anxiety medication but it wasn't working. She is trying to get him into a medical facility. The deputy suggested to the sister she may want to help with that effort.

September 29, 2011

• A brown lab mix dog belonging to a 36-year-old Lopez Island man went into a neighbor's yard. A dog-at-large letter was sent to the owner.
• A deputy on a civil standby observed a verbal dispute about a child visitation plan between a 31-year-old Lopez Island man and a 26-year-old Everett woman.
• A wallet found and taken to the sheriff's office was picked up by its owner, an 18-year-old LaConner man.

September 28, 2011

• A 38-year-old Seattle man called and threatened to kill his 68-year-old Shaw Island father and mother. THe case was forwarded to the prosecutor's office. The man was violating a protection order and committing telephonic harrassment.
• A car belonging to a 29-year-old Friday Harbor man, parked and abandoned in the intersection of Mill and Cattle Point Roads, was towed.
• A 50-year-old Friday Harbor man violated a protection order by going to a 54-year-old Friday Harbor woman's residence.
• A 22-year-old Friday Harbor man was arrested because of warrants.

September 27, 2011

• Telephone threats to a 66-year-old Shaw Island woman from her 37-year-old transient son violated a protection order.
• A citizen reported illegal activity. Deputies responded and observed two individuals smoking what turned out to be medically prescribed marijuana. One smoker was arrested because of a warrant for escape from community custody and a Department of Correction secretary's warrant.
• A minor traffic accident led to an arrest of a 28-year-old Friday Harbor man because of an old warrant regarding a driving under the influence offense.
• A 65-year-old Eastsound man reported a handgun was lost or stolen in Alameda County, California. It was entered into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database.

September 26, 2011

• A 68-year-old Eastsound man's credit card was used without his permission to purchase $5,900 worth of items which were shipped to Colorado.
• A 66-year-old Lopez Island man's Dewalt impact driver, case and battery was stolen.
• A 41-year-old Olga woman pointed out a rifle handing on the wall of her home to deputies when they were checking out a story of possible domestic violence threats. Her husband said it was legal for him to own it since he didn't have an ammunition magazine. The deputies are seeking to obtain a search warrant.
• A Chicago woman suspects the 47-year-old caretaker of her now deceased parents' Deer Harbor home took large amounts of hand tools. It is a civil matter.

September 25, 2011

• A digital camera was found on a road on Lopez Island.
• A damaged vehicle abandoned on North Beach Road was found to be registered to an 18-year-old man with an unknown address.
• A deputy talked to 16-year-old Friday Harbor girl about her violation of her probation curfew after she returned home at 12:30 p.m. She told her mother she was out with friends.

September 24, 2011

• A deputy saw a 27-year-old Friday Harbor woman, who was just out of treatment, in the front passenger seat of a vehicle he pulled over for a traffic stop. There was a protection order against the 31-year-old driver, ordering him to stay away from her. She tried to hide her identity from the deputy.
• A Cumberland, Rhode Island man lost his wallet during a visit to Eastsound to attend a wedding.

September 23, 2011

• A 51-year-old Friday Harbor man, driving for a Friday Harbor company owned by a 58-year old man, did not have a commercial driver's license.
• A 23-year-old Eastsound man was arrested and transported to Friday Harbor by boat for violating his release conditions. His conditions were related to a driving under the influence offense.
• A letter about a potential citation for having a dog running at large was written to a 28-year-old Orcas Island man, the owner of a Brindle/pitbull mix dog.

September 21, 2011

• A chihuahua growled at a 12-year-old boy as he walked by a yard. The dog's owner an 11-year-old Friday Harbor girl was walking the dog in her own yard at the time. The boy entered the yard, kicked the dog which promptly bit him.

September 20, 2011

• Two bicycles found on Lovers Lane were taken to the Sheriff's Office.
• A 24-year-old Everett man refuses to return his 44-year-old Eastsound father's car. The son, whose license is suspended in both California and Washington, uses the car to deliver newspapers. He was told the car would be reported stolen and still refused to return it.

September 19, 2011

• A 24-year-old Eastsound man, whose had second-degree license suspended or revoked, was pulled over for talking on his cellphone while driving.
• A 61-year-old Eastsound man's debit card is being used to order magazine subscriptions without his permission.
• A 24-year-old Eastsound man, driving in Prune Alley in Eastsound, was pulled over after a deputy observed him talking on his cellphone. He didn't have his license with him. It turned out he had a second-degree driving while license suspended or revoked for failure to pay a ticket. He was given a citation, stopped from driving and received a warning about not having his license with him.
• A 59-year-old Brush Prairie man forgot and left his hand gun in a Friday Harbor lodging facility on September 7 and didn't report it until September 19. The room was used several times since then. The gun was not there when the room was searched after the report was filed.
• A 28-year-old Missoula, Montana man, staying at a Friday Harbor lodging facility, called dispatch and said he heard a commotion and thought his wife was in trouble. Deputies responded. His wife and daughter were home safe asleep in bed. He was in violation of probation and in possession of methamphetamine. He was arrested.

September 18, 2011

• A 66-year-old Yakima man's Nissan, parked in a handicap space at Roche Harbor, was damaged apparently by the spare tire on the back of a vehicle backing into it. The driver did not leave any information.
• A 68-year-old Roseburg, Oregon man was stopped by U.S. Customs when he returned from Canada to San Juan Island aboard his pleasure craft  Best of Times. San Juan County deputies were called and the case was turned over to the county Prosecutor's office when the man could not show papers or explain why his vessel lacked federal registration papers, it had a Washington State dinghy registration sticker on it.
• A 41-year-old Anacortes woman was assigned a court date for third-degree driving while license suspended or revoked.
• Deputies looked for a 15-year-old boy reported as a runaway. He was not located.

September 17, 2011

• An 18-year-old Friday Harbor woman swerved to avoid a deer on Douglas Road, crossed the road and ditch, ending up on top of a fence.

September 16, 2011

• A female black lab mix dog keeps entering a 66-year-old Eastsound man's yard. When the dog showed up on the man's deck, he called deputies. The dog's owner, a 64-year-old Eastsound man was told he would be issued a citation for dog-at-large if it happened again.

September 14, 2011

• A 72-year-old Lopez Island woman saw a pitbull outside a 56-year-old man's home. She wanted the man cited for having a dog at large. It was not the pit bull that was in quarantine.

September 13, 2011

• Failure to come to a full stop at a stop sign, resulted in a citation for third-degree driving while license suspended or revoked for a 28-year-old Eastsound man. He told deputies he became aware of the status when he was on an Air Force base a few months ago but thought it had been cleared up. The problem was the result of an unpaid ticket.
• Someone removed the rear lock from an Eastsound woman's 1986 Tercel while she was working in a bar. She found the lock and a screwdriver in a pile of wood chips. Nothing was taken from her car.

September 11, 2011

• A red car traveling northbound in the southbound lane caused an Eastsound man to swerve. He lost control of his car, struck a fence and it ended up in a field facing the opposite direction. He reported the accident the next day.
• A 25-year-old Lopez Island man was arrested for third-degree driving while license suspended or revoked after he was pulled over because his vehicle's tail lights were out.

September 10, 2011

• A 49-year-old Eastsound woman failed to signal and was stopped by deputies. She was given a criminal citation for having suspended license plates and verbal warnings for failure to signal, not having a license or identification on person, no vehicle registration, and registration expired over two months.

September 9, 2011

• Six English Bulldogs barking upset Friday Harbor residents. A deputy responding to the noise complaint, noted he could hear the barking 450' away from the dog owner's address.
• A 6'x3' hole was cut in the side of a 56-year-old Olga man's greenhouse. He suspected his brother was responsible for the damage. He told deputies to talk to his father. The 89-year-old father told deputies his sons had a long-standing feud.
• A 30-year-old Eastsound man bolted when a deputy recognized him and pulled up behind the parked van he had just climbed into. The deputy caught him after a foot pursuit. The 30-year-old had an extraditable warrant and was transported to Friday Harbor by aircraft.

September 8, 2011

• Twenty-seven pounds of drugs deposited in the boxes at Friday Harbor Drug Store and the Sheriff's Office lobby were collected, packaged and weighed for disposal.
• A 30-year-old Eastsound man bolted when a deputy recognized him and pulled up behind the parked van he had just climbed into. The deputy caught him after a foot pursuit. The 30-year-old had an extraditable warrant and was transported to Friday Harbor by aircraft.

September 7, 2011

• An 8-year-old Lopez Island girl was flown to the mainland after being bitten by a dog she was playing with in its owner's home. The injuries weren't life-threatening.
• A 77-year-old woman's 15-foot aluminum boat was missing from her dock on De Haro Lane.
• A camera in excellent condition was found in Friday Harbor and taken to the sheriff's office.

September 5

• A 20-year-old Longview woman ended up with minor injuries and a citation for inability to show proof of insurance after she a car crash caused when she tried to avoid a deer while traveling northbound on Crow Valley Road on Orcas Island. She steered to the right and the hatchback traveled 37' with one tire off the road before it struck a tree. The impact changed the vehicle's direction to westbound. The hatchback finally came to rest in a ditch.
• The mirror on a bronze Jeep and the driver's side door were damaged when a vehicle driving in the opposite direction clipped the Jeep at Orcas Road and Nordstrom Lane. The Jeep owner was not able to give deputies a description of the other vehicle.

September 4

• A 66-year-old Boulder, Colorado man, driving a rental car, backed into a 2005 Chevy owned by a Roche Harbor woman. He was observed leaving a note, then removing the note. He was met by a deputy and given a citation when he returned the vehicle at the rental office.
• A Spokane man discovered his son's bicycle was stolen off a rack on the back of the family's Honda CRV while they were asking about kayak rentals in Deer Harbor.
• A 22-year-old man ran into a bar in Friday Harbor and struck a 60-year-old man in the back of the head and then ran out. The older man was knocked unconscious. He was airlifted to PeaceHealth hospital in Bellingham. Witnesses gave deputies the assailant's name and they are looking for the man.

September 2

• A 66-year-old Eastsound woman was bit by an animal trainer's terrier mix dog when she bent down and petted it. The dog's owner, a 44-year-old Seattle woman, said the dog is not normally aggressive. The dog was on a leash. The dog's rabies shot information will be forwarded to the sheriff's office
• Three San Juan Island School District buses were egged.
• Two windows were broken at Lopez Island Grange Hall.

September 1

• A blue minivan's rear passenger window was broken while it was parked at the Lopez Senior Center. The damage may have been caused by  gravel being thrown up by someone spinning their car around fast.
• A compact digital still/video camera left in a store in Friday Harbor two weeks earlier was taken to the sheriff's office.
• Two juveniles entered a home off of Kiel Road and took a camcorder, a thumb drive, a piggy bank and other small items. The next day, a 55-yea-old San Juan Island woman saw a 12-year-old girl walking along the road with the camcorder. The camcorder was retrieved and a deputy obtained a confession.
• A 23-year-old Eastsound man rented a canoe and left without paying. A deputy contacted the man who agreed to pay. Case closed.
• A 21-year-old Lopez Island man was arrested because of an outstanding warrant and transported to Friday Harbor.

Sheriff's Log

February 21

• A 42-year-old man cashed a check from his daughter's checkbook. An Eastsound store owner reported it because it was returned by the bank since the signature didn't match the daughter's. The daughter told deputies she gave her permission.
• A 1991 Oldsmobile sedan caught fire and was destroyed after a single-car crash on Lopez Sound Road. The driver, a 23-year-old Lopez man was arrested for driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol and vehicle collision.

February 18

• A 29-year-old Friday Harbor man was arrested for harrassment and 4th-degree assault after attacking a 20-year-old Friday Harbor woman at an apartment building. He had been arrested for disorderly conduct at the same apartment complex earlier in the week.
• A 56-year-old Lopez Island woman, recently separated from a 35-year-old man, told deputies he took some of her belongings. She wanted to give the deputy a glass pipe, which had white powdery residue, she had found in the man's belongings. She had buried it in the back yard.

February 16

• A 46-year-old Deer Harbor man claimed a 42-year-old Bellevue man stole his mixed breed dog named Buck. The dog was described as missing teeth and had a mangled ear. The Bellevue man, his wife, children and five dogs had been staying in a cabin at the Deer Harbor man's property for a month before leaving unexpectedly and according to the Deer Harbor man "with six dogs".
• A 42-year-old Friday Harbor man was arrested because of a warrant as he left the medical center where he had taken his ill son. The boy was released to the child's uncle who has with him.

February 15

• An 8-year-old Friday Harbor boy was arrested for shoplifting.
• A 51-year-old Friday Harbor man followed a 24-year-old man for four blocks after the younger man accidentally dropped a glass bottle in front of his business. The younger man told the deputy he kicked the glass off the sidewalk but had nothing to pick it up with and there was no trash can in sight.
• A 23-year-old Friday Harbor man was arrested for malicious mischief and domestic violence. The victim was a 36-year-old Friday Harbor man.
• A 22-year-old Friday Harbor woman was booked into jail after she voluntarily went to the sheriff's office because she had a warrant from a San Juan County District Court for failing to pay fines for a driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs conviction. She had served her time but due to lack of funds hadn't been able to pay her fine.

A 39-year-old Friday Harbor man left his disabled car in a Friday Harbor Bank's parking lot for four days. When he came back to retrieve it, $2500 of tools were missing.

February 14

• Multiple dogs barking at a 45-year-old Friday Harbor man's house on Hunt Street resulted in a complaint call to the sheriff's office.

February 13

• A 53-year-old Friday Harbor man was the victim of internet fraud.
• A 49-year-old Eastsound woman believed a neighbor was responsible for unlocking the door on her car which was parked in front of her house. Nothing was taken. She has a restraining order against the man.
• An investigation is continuing into a 58-year-old Friday Harbor woman's January 8 report of an assault by a 15-year-old Friday Harbor boy.

February 11

• A 24-year-old Lopez Island woman was arrested because of outstanding warrants and for 4th-degree assault because of attacking her grandmother.
• Marijuana was found during a search while a 48-year-old Friday Harbor man was arrested for outstanding warrants. He posted $200 bail.

February 10

• A 16-year-old Friday Harbor girl's car was parked on Spring Street while she worked. Someone drew a fish on it. She suspected another 16-year-old girl who hangs out with a group of high school girls. The girls tease her in the high school hallway and say she smells like a fish or tell her she stinks. No one saw the suspect draw the fish but someone did see her spit on the car. The deputy told her she could get an anti-harrassment order and told her to report bullying that occurs on school grounds to school authorities.
• A 1999 Ford Ranger pickup was discovered with one of its tires in a ditch on Weeks Road on Lopez Island. It belongs to a 77-year-old Lopez Island man.
• A residence on Egg Lake Road was burglarized.

February 9

• The super ferry Yakima narrowly missed hitting a small fishing boat stopped with its running lights off in front of the Friday Harbor ferry terminal. The boat's skipper was contacted and interviewed.
• A Lopez Island house belonging to a Cheney man was burglarized again. Someone gained entry, but nothing appeared to be taken. It was reported by the caretaker.
• A golf pull cart was found on Sperry Road on Lopez Island.

February 8

• A 54-year-old Friday Harbor man said his 48-year-old girlfriend was irrational when he tried to leave her. She tried to bite his face and managed to nip his cheek. He wanted to file the report for information only.

February 5

• A Lopez Island house belonging to a Cheney man was burglarized.It was reported by the caretaker.
• A 63-year-old Eastsound man was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs after a single vehicle crash on Olga Road on Orcas Island.

February 3

• A Lopez Island man was attacked by a pit bull while visiting the home of its 41-year-old Lopez Island owner. house belonging to a Cheney man was burglarized.It was reported by the caretaker.
• A 59-year-old Friday Harbor woman's car was sideswiped by a gray work truck as she drove on False Bay Road. Deputies looked for it but couldn't find it. Later they were called to a domestic call. In the driveway was a truck matching the description. It had fresh damage. They arrested a Friday Harbor man for hit and run - attended, domestic violence. He was airlifted to a mainland hospital for alcohol-related detox. An investigation is continuing.

February 2

• Someone attached a hose to a rainwater catchment system at a house belonging to an 81-year-old Lopez Island part-time resident.

February 1

• A 58-year-old Friday Harbor man driving a GMC flatbed pickup truck crossed the center line on Cattle Point Road and was pulled over. He had a warrant out of Mount Vernon for driving while license third-degree license revoked. It was non-extratidable He was administratively booked in San Juan County and released.
• A couple found a stray dog. A 51-year-old woman tied it to a tree in their front yard until a deputy could pick it up and take it the the substation on Lopez Island where it was given food and water. A worker from the Animal Protection Society picked it up later.
• A 58-year-old San Juan Island man was taken into custody for driving while license suspended or revoked third-degree after he was seen crossing the center line several times while driving his 1966 GMC on San Juan Valley Road.

January 31

• A 51-year-old Lopez Island man found a black pouch, straw, tissue paper wrapped around broken glass tube on a Lopez Round. It was taken to the Sheriff's substation. There was not enough residue to test.
• A bomb squad was called in to dispose of pyric acid bandages in an old first aid kit.

January 30

• A 60-year-old Friday Harbor woman received a packet of letters from a Wisconsin man. A McDonald's receipt for a cup of coffee, poetry and a letter demanding $27,000 were included in the packet. Deputies contacted Wisconsin authorities who said the man had mental problems and a history of this type of behavior.
• A 39-year-old intoxicated Friday Harbor was arrested for 4th degree assault domestic violence after his 51-year-old female partner told deputies she took his keys to stop him from driving. After deputies spoke the couple, both said the man had assaulted the woman.

January 29

• A stop sign post was broken off at the intersection of Mud Bay and Richardson Roads on Lopez Island.

January 28

• Missing woman's body found on Waldron Island. FULL STORY

January 24

• A 36-year-old Friday Harbor Elementary School teacher's purse was stolen from her classroom. It contained $20 cash, keys, driver's license, two debit cards, and a credit card. No one was in the classroom, students were in the classroom next door.
• A 22-year-old Olga woman was arrested for violation of a 24-year-old Eastsound man's protection order. Gale force winds prevented transport of the woman to District 1 (Friday Harbor). She agreed to stay in her residence and not contact him. A report of the violation was sent to the prosecutor.

January 23

• The receiver/frame for a pistol was discovered at Jacksons Beach during a very low tide. It is registered to a 50-year-old Seattle man.

January 21

• A 39-year-old Seattle man had been told by a Friday Harbor apartment complex manager not to come to the complex again. When he did, the manager called deputies. They told the man to leave and that he would be arrested for trespass if he returned.

January 20

• A 32-year-old Mount Vernon man was taken into custody because of a San Juan County Superior Court warrant and charged with four counts of delivery of a controlled substance. FULL STORY.

January 19

• A 1972 Ford pickup was stolen from a Lopez Island garage belonging to a 57-year-old Seattle man. The house had also been burglarized. The crimes were reported by the 63-year-old caretaker.
• A 35-year-old San Juan Island man was cited for driving with his license suspended or revoked third-degree.

January 17

• A 32-year-old San Juan Island man crashed his car during very icy conditions.
• Someone apparently driving too fast for the snowy and icy road conditions, hit a mailbox post belonging to a 70-year-old man San Juan Island man. The driver drove away without leaving a note.

January 12

• A 60-year-old San Juan Island woman reported mail was stolen from her mailbox on Miller Road.

January 10

• Mail was stolen from a mailbox on Misty Isle Drive on San Juan Island.

January 9

• Someone stole a stack of wood from a residence on Emmerling Place.
• A 50-year-old Friday Harbor man was arrested for violating a no-contact order. A 54-year-old Friday Harbor woman said he had been contacting her three to four times a day since he had been released from jail.

January 7

• 18-year-old Friday Harbor man arrested on four counts of Violation of the Controlled Substance Act. A trial date has been set for March 26, 2012. FULL STORY

January 6

• A 44-year-old Friday Harbor woman was airlifted to a mainland hospital with possible neck injuries after a single-vehicle accident on Wold Road. She had swerved to avoid hitting a deer and her SUV rolled over several times before coming to rest upside down.
• A 17-year-old Friday Harbor High School junior was found to be under the influence of alcohol after he drove his vehicle off the roadway on Treeline Drive.
• A 62-year-old Eastsound man brought part of a seal bomb to the sheriff's office. He believed the bomb was used to blow up his neighbor's mailbox.

January 5

• A dog found by a county worker running loose on Lopez was taken to the substation and given food and water. It didn't have a leash or collar. The APS was contacted.
• A 45-year-old Lopez Island man reported cash and food missing from his unattended farm stand which is open 24/7.
• A 50-year-old Friday Harbor man left his rifle in the sheriff's office for safekeeping.

January 4

• An 11-year-old Orcas Island boy escaped with only a small abrasion on his right knee after he was hit by a car while riding his bicycle. The driver, a 58-year-old Eastsound woman was not at fault. She was stopped at the intersection of Northbeach Road and School Road. The bicyclist was going westbound on School Road preparing to cross North Beach Road. As she began going through the intersection, he went through the stop sign without stopping and was struck by her car. He and his bicycle were partially pinned by the front spoiler. The accident report clearly stated the driver was not at fault. The slow rate of speed of the car was a key reason for the lack of injury.
• The San Juan Island Animal Protection Society's building was broken into during the night. $119 worth of damage was done.
• A 75-year-old San Juan Island man hit the accelerator instead of the brakes as he backed out of a parking space on Spring Street Monday and crashed into four unoccupied parked cars. He told deputies he has a medical condition which causes his feet to go numb and he can't feel the pedals. No one was hurt in the crash, which damaged the facade on the smallest coffee shop in the county. The driver's 2011 Jeep Cherokee hit a 1997 Jeep Cherokee, a 2001 Jeep Cherokee - which was shoved into the coffee shop's facade - a 2003 SUV and a 1993 Lexus sedan.

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• A 39-year-old Eastsound man saw a man leave his neighbor's house at night. He chased after him but was unable to catch him. The back door was unlocked and a mag light was missing. He told the deputy the name of a person he suspected.

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March 31

• A wallet belonging to a Colorado man was found.
• A redwood sculpture was taken from a 71-year-old San Juan Island man's yard.

March 30

• Someone used duct tape to change wording on the street sign at Aleck Bay and Mackaye Harbor Road.
• A 23-year-old Lopez Island man received citations for expired license and no insurance as a result of a non-reportable accident after his vehicle was found in a ditch.
• A 46-year-old Lopez Island man pulled over for speeding was arrested for driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
• A broken taillight led to a traffic stop which led to the arrest of a 38-year-old Eastsound man for driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

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• A 63-year-old Lopez Island man pulled over for not wearing a seatbelt ended up arrested for third-degree driving while license suspended or revoked.

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• Someone used a bench on a 37-year-old Lopez Island man's front porch to smash a window. Liquor valued at $170 was stolen from the home. The theft took place while the house was unoccupied for a month.

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• An 84-year-old Lopez Island man reported a bike pump and tire gauge missing from his garage.

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• An attendee at a conference at University of Washington Friday Harbor Labs was suspected of stealing two I-Mac computers. A security camera filmed a man from the University of British Columbia taking the computers shortly after midnight. He had already crossed the border into Canada when the border officials were contacted.

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