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

Aug. 26

• A deputy performed a traffic stop at Crow Valley Road and West Beach Road in Eastsound. Further investigation revealed that the driver was under the influence and driving with a suspended license. Both driver and passenger were also cited for making false statements.

• A Lopez Island deputy met with a business owner  regarding a vandalism complaint. The deputy learned an unidentified person damaged one of the locks for one of the structures on the business owner’s property. Nothing was missing from the structure. A report was taken.

• A Lopez Island Deputy received a wallet from a Lopez Island resident after he found it while walking on Military Road. The Deputy returned the wallet to the owner, who confirmed that no items were missing from his wallet.

• An Orcas Island woman reported a violation of a protection order.

• A deputy was dispatched to a store in Eastsound in regards to a shoplifting of over $500 in merchandise.  The suspect is a female in her 20s.

• An Orcas deputy responded to an Eastsound address in regards to vandalism to a vehicle that occurred on an Orcas Hill Road public parking lot.  No suspects are known.

Aug. 27

• A tourist from Ohio reported his rental car had been backed into while parked at a hotel on Orcas. Minor damage occurred. A suspect vehicle is unknown.

• A complainant states he found an item in the road near the Friday Harbor Airport. It is believed to be a belt cover that fell off of a motor scooter. He checked with local moped rental businesses, and looked around the area for a scooter missing the cover. He was unable to locate an owner.

• A resident of a Friday Harbor assisted living complex reported her necklace is missing.

• A deputy conducted a traffic stop on Argyle Ave. at Nichols Street in Friday Harbor. The investigation showed that the driver had a suspended license and a warrant for driving on a suspended license.  The driver was booked into the jail.

• An Orcas deputy was dispatched to a U.S. Post Office in Eastsound in regards to a suspicious person going through the recycle bins and taking mail.  The person was contacted. On Aug. 28, deputies responded to the post office again in regards to a woman going through the recycle bins. The woman denied going through the bins this time.  The cases are under investigation.

Aug. 28

• A Seattle man reported that a truck drove over his guitar at a boat ramp in Eastsound and left.

• A Lopez Island deputy met with a Lopez Island resident and received a found bicycle. The reporting person stated he found the bike while he was on a walk. The bike owner is not currently known.

• A San Juan Island deputy received a report of possible child abuse in Friday Harbor. This incident is still under investigation.

• A deputy responded to a reported drunk driver.  The deputy saw the described vehicle driving on Olga Road in Eastsound. It was determined that the registered owner did not have a valid driver’s license and a traffic stop was initiated.  The driver was arrested.

Aug. 29

• A Lopez Island deputy responded to a residential burglary alarm. While traveling to the residence he learned the alarm was cancelled. It was determined that the alarm was activated after a door was blown open by hard winds.

• A resident on Stuart Island reports building material deposited on his beach. A deputy will be sent to Stuart to investigate.

• A deputy responded to a residence in Friday Harbor in reference to possible child neglect. The case is active at this time.

• At 11:25 a.m. two teenage boys were reported adrift in Mackaye Harbor, Lopez Island on a capsized boat. The boat was being blown northeast in gale force winds and rough seas. A Coast Guard helicopter was called to assist. The boys made it to shore safely and were reunited with their families.

• An employee of the Department of Veteran Affairs was confronted at gunpoint by an occupant of a foreclosed VA home on Lopez Island. The resident told deputies he was defending his home and children when the front door opened from the outside by a man unknown to him.

• A deputy was dispatched to an Eastsound resort in regards to a stolen money clip and contents from their room.

• A deputy received a report of a suspicious circumstance on Perry Place on San Juan Island. The reporting party reported that she thought someone had been in her residence when she was not home.

• A Lopez deputy responded to a possible illegal drug overdose. The involved person was subsequently transported to the mainland for medical treatment.

Aug. 30

A Lopez deputy received a report of a missing juvenile. A Washington State Patrol missing persons packet was filled out and submitted. The investigation continues.

• Deputies responded to a hit and run accident in Eastsound.  An unoccupied, parked vehicle was struck by an unknown vehicle that fled the scene. The case is being investigated.

Aug. 31

• A Lopez deputy responded to a report of three horses running loose in the area of Fisherman Bay and Dill Road. The horses were subsequently corralled in a pasture nearby until the owner could retrieve them.

• A Lopez deputy was called to a custody dispute involving a 13-year-old child. Both parents were referred back to the court for a hearing on the parenting plan.

• A Lopez Island business reported that a customer had left her purse behind. The purse was returned to its owner intact.

• An Eastsound resident called to say that a person she knows did not take her old car to Make A Wish foundation as agreed.

Sept. 1

• A Lopez deputy responded to a residence regarding an unwanted person. The reporting party stated he asked the unwanted person to leave after they discovered what they believed to be evidence of illegal drug use. The unwanted person departed before to the deputy’s arrival.

• A Stuart Island resident reported gas was drained from his aircraft while it was parked at the Stuart East Airstrip.

• An Eastsound man gave a firearm to the Sheriff’s Office for disposal and or sale because he did not wish to continue ownership.

• A citizen turned in a women’s coat that was recovered on a fence next to Dr. Gossom’s office in Friday Harbor.

• A reporting party had grey Nissan pick-up scratched along the driver’s side and around over the tailgate on San Juan Island.

• A Lopez deputy arrested a 25-year-old Lopez man on an arrest warrant for probation violation. The man was transported to Friday Harbor and held in lieu of $10,000 bail.