The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls.
Sept. 2
• A San Juan Island deputy made contact with the Brickworks manager who reported unknown persons removing money from the sculpture donation pig in front of the building.
Sept. 3
• A subject was found in a drinking establishment on Orcas with “no alcohol” provisions on his probation.
Sept. 4
• Marine deputies responded to the area of Sucia Island at the request of the U.S. Coast Guard in efforts to locate a dinghy reported adrift, with a person possibly in the water. The dinghy was located by a boater who turned it over to the Coast Guard.
• Deputies responded to a reported suspicious circumstance in which a vessel docked on a private beach on Orcas and unknown persons walked around the property. The subjects fled the scene before officers could make contact.
Sept. 5
• An unknown person ran off the roadway at Turn Point Road on San Juan Island and struck an OPALCO trans-closure. Damage caused nearby residents to be without power for a short time.
• The sheriff’s office was advised that a patient from an assisted living facility in Friday Harbor had walked away. A deputy located the patient a short time later at a local hotel.
• An employee of a Lopez Island business felt uncomfortable with the repeated unwelcome attention of a customer. The employee called her dad who had a conversation with the man, insisting he leave her alone.
• A Lopez man reported an attempted burglary of his garage. The intruder did not gain entry, damage was minimal and no property was taken.
• A Friday Harbor citizen reported his identity was being used in Chicago to pay for DIRECTV.
• A deputy in Friday Harbor contacted a person who had a warrant out for his arrest for use of drug paraphernalia. The person was arrested and was booked into the jail.
• A Lopez deputy was dispatched to a boating collision that occurred in the afternoon. The involved parties were involved in an argument over a crab pot, and the boats made contact, resulting in damage to one.
Sept. 6
• Damage was reported to mailboxes on Terrace Drive in Friday Harbor. There were no witnesses or suspect information. A piece of a bumper, grey in color, was left near the mailboxes.
• A deputy in Friday Harbor received a report of a hit and run. A black BMW backed into the victim and left the scene. The suspect’s vehicle was not located.
• A deputy in Friday Harbor received a report of a theft of some wood in the 1200 block of Argyle Ave.
Sept. 8
• A hit and run reportedly occurred in the parking area of Jakle’s Lagoon on San Juan Island.