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

July 1 and 8

• The Sheriff’s Office received a total of 44 calls reporting illegal fireworks.

July 4

• A deputy stopped a vehicle in Eastsound for having a person riding on the outside of the vehicle.  Further investigation determined there was probable cause to believe the driver was under the influence of alcohol. The driver was arrested, processed and released.

• During the July 4 parade on Lopez a pedestrian was struck and knocked down by a driver pulling from a parking space. The pedestrian reported no immediate injury.

• A Lopez deputy responded to a citizen dispute. The reporting party alleged his neighbors were harassing him. The deputy contacted the neighbors and learned the citizen was upset that they had conducted a mandatory inspection of his home, which was part of a residential co-op.

• Deputies were dispatched to a hit and run accident at the Roche Harbor Resort parking area. The vehicle was examined and photos taken. There are no suspects at this time.

• Lopez deputies investigated a two-vehicle rollover collision on Mud Bay Road. No injuries were reported. One driver was cited for “unsafe passing on the right,” “no operator’s license” and “no proof of insurance.”

• Deputies responded to a reports of threats involving a firearm in the Deer Harbor area. Deputies arrived and arrested the suspect who was then booked into jail.

• A deputy responded to Market Street in Eastsound for a call about a rude, belligerent person. The deputy found the suspect and his female companion and they were advised to leave.

July 5

• A Friday Harbor deputy was called out for a verbal domestic call. The deputy met with the reporting party and then contacted the other party, who had left the scene earlier. He agreed to stay at a friend’s house and give things time to cool off.

• A Burlington man reported the theft of a small outboard motor from a dinghy tied to his boat docked in Fisherman Bay during the night of July 4-5.

• A Friday Harbor woman reported that someone struck her car’s left rear corner panel while it was parked at the Key Bank parking lot. The damage was approximately 36 inches off the ground and the suspect’s vehicle left white paint transfer. There are no suspects at this time.

• A Friday Harbor deputy received a report of a hit and run accident in the 100 block of Second Street.  Currently there are no suspects.

• A Lopez deputy was dispatched to a runaway juvenile. A juvenile pickup notice was collected.

• An Orcas deputy arrested a female on a warrant who came into the station to turn herself in. The female was arrested and was booked into the jail.

July 6

• A Mount Vernon resident contacted a Lopez Island deputy to report a disturbance that he had been involved in the previous evening at a Lopez Island bar.

• A woman from Los Angeles, Calif. called to report that she had lost a single diamond earring while visiting friends on Orcas Island. The value of the earring is approximately $37,500.

• A Friday Harbor was dispatched to the Roche Harbor Water Plant in reference to malicious mischief. He observed that the metal bar gate had been damaged.

• A Lopez deputy assisted with a civil dispute between landlord and tenant.

• A deputy responded to Barnswallow Road on San Juan Island in reference to a dog going on to the reporting person’s property. She was worried that the dog, which was not currently on her property, might cause problems with her dogs.

• Key Bank in Friday Harbor called in a suspicious package by their rear door.  The package was  a vacuum bag used by landscapers.

July 7

Someone forced entry into a Lopez Island church, damaging the door. Once entry was gained, nothing appeared to be stolen or tampered with. The break in happened sometime between July 5 and 7.

• A Lopez Island woman reported being harassed/stalked by a Lopez man.

• A deputy was dispatched to a business on Spring Street in reference to drugs. The reporting deputy arrived and located the vehicle but it was unoccupied.  There was evidence of marijuana use in the vehicle.

• A deputy executed a traffic stop on A Street in Eastsound. The driver of the vehicle became resistant, leading to a brief scuffle.  The suspect was apprehended and is being held on  resisting arrest, obstructing a law enforcement officer, and driving under the influence of alcohol and or drugs.