Public urination; hit and run; vandalism | San Juan County Sheriff’s Log

The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls.

The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls.

June 10

• A San Juan deputy responded to Golf Course Road due to noise early in the morning. One neighbor had complained her neighbor had turned on his music and had run his loud Harley for a short time – about 20 seconds.

• A deputy received a report of a rollover minor injury accident in the 500 block of Eureka Drive on San Juan island. The driver said that he swerved to miss a deer. He sustained minor cuts to his arm.

• A deputy was called to the 100 block of Plumb Tree Farm Lane in Eastsound in regard to a domestic argument over a car key with a juvenile child. Both parties denied any assault occurred. The property was returned to the parent.

June 11

• A deputy was called out for an aggressive person, with known mental health issues, threatening and yelling at people walking by at Spring and Argyle Streets in Friday Harbor. The subject was gone when the deputy arrived, but the sheriff’s office received continuing reports of him around town. He was finally contacted at Compass Mental Health.

• An Eastsound resident reported that a worker had stolen checks from their house and cashed them.

• A report was received about a subject who had urinated on the wall of the San Juan Island Library. The subject was contacted and advised this was a citable offense. He apologized and said it would not happen again.

• A mother of a 16-year-old female advised that a 17-year-old female had called her daughter obscene names and told her she had to leave Sunken Park in Friday Harbor.

• An Orcas man found a dry bag containing camping equipment and food floating in Rosario Strait. The items were collected and booked into property at the Orcas substation.

• A deputy received a report of a suspicious circumstance in the 400 block of Terrace Drive in Friday Harbor. The reporting party thought he heard someone shoot off a pellet gun, and then someone yelled, “I don’t want to do it.” The area was checked and nothing was located.

June 12

• A Lopez deputy was dispatched to a possible case of drug manufacture.

• A Friday Harbor deputy received a report of a hit and run, which had occurred the previous day. Pictures were taken, the statement received and a report written.

June 13

• Friday Harbor deputies responded to burglary and vandalism at a business in town. The suspects had entered through a window, spray-painted items inside the business and stole three older-style amplifiers. Photos, prints and other evidence was collectedly. The investigation continues.

• A Lopez deputy received a report of a subject behaving strangely and insulting another citizen outside her home. The incident occurred the previous evening, and the reporting party wanted it documented.

• A Friday Harbor deputy received a report of a traffic collision that occurred in the 700 block of West Side Road. The driver of the causing vehicle was cited for failing to reduce speed.

June 14

• Deputies received a call of people on a private beach in Eastsound. The parties were gone when deputies arrived.

• A Lopez Island deputy responded to a reported theft in progress. Upon arrival, it was determined that the owner of the item in question had given permission for the subject to remove it.

June 15

• An unknown person smashed a window at the Eastsound library.

• Deputies responded to Island Market in Eastsound on a report of a welfare check request on a man with wounds on his arm. Further investigation determined the subject was not a danger to himself or others.

June 16

• Deputies were called to assist Orcas EMS in the retrieval and safekeeping of some property of a female who had been flown off the island and was reportedly deceased.

• A Friday Harbor deputy responded to Peace Health Hospital to investigate a report from hospital staff of a male acting paranoid. The male was determined to be a threat to himself and others and was detained for a mental health evaluation.

• There was a report of a one-vehicle rollover crash with injury. The driver was transported to the hospital and his car was towed and impounded. The driver was subsequently cited for DUI.

• An Orcas deputy made a traffic stop on a vehicle. The driver of the vehicle had a suspended license in the third degree. An additional deputy was called out due to the volatile situation. The driver was released with a promise to appear in court and a citation was issued.