San Juan County Sheriff’s Department reported responding to these calls:
Nov 28: A vehicle was damaged in an attempt to break into it while parked at Turtleback Mountain on Orcas.
• An Orcas man was cited for unsafe backing up after a minor collision on Orcas Road at Uff Da Lane.
• A vehicle at Turtleback Mountain on Orcas was broken into, and property that was visible in plain view was taken. Entry was gained by breaking windows.
Nov 29: Deputies responded to a residential burglar alarm in the Eastsound area. The residence was found secure.
• Deputies responded to a commercial burglar alarm in Eastsound. The front door was found unlocked, but nothing was disturbed inside. An employee failed to lock the door when leaving the business.
• Orcas deputies are investigating a hit-and-run collision that damaged an unoccupied vehicle in the Island Market parking lot.
• A Friday Harbor man turned in cash found on the sidewalk outside a Friday Harbor business.
• An Eastsound woman reported that her car had been entered while parked at Orcas Center. Personal property was taken from the unlocked vehicle.
Nov 30: Two vehicles parked at an Eastsound business were broken into, and property was taken.
• Orcas deputies responded with EMS personnel on a medical call involving a combative patient.
• The upper toll booth at the Orcas Ferry Landing was damaged in a break-in.
• A prowler was reported looking into windows at a Friday Harbor residence. The suspect was gone when deputies arrived.
Dec 1: Washington State Ferries personnel reported that a vending machine aboard the Hyak had been vandalized.
• Orcas deputies responded to a residential burglar alarm near Eastsound. The house was found secure.
• An Eastsound woman reported fuel stolen from her car while it was parked at Eastsound Airport.
• Two underage males were arrested for MIP after being observed sitting on an Eastsound beach drinking.
• An Eastsound juvenile was arrested for shoplifting at an Eastsound business. The youth was released to parents and referred to juvenile authorities.
• A San Juan Island juvenile was cited for Negligent Driving and Violation of Intermediate License restrictions after a rollover crash on Redoubt Road in American Camp. The driver had two 15-year-old friends in the car at the time of the crash. Nobody was injured.
Dec 2: Lopez deputies checked Mud Bay at the request of the Coast Guard about a report of kayaks adrift.
• San Juan deputies investigated a reported prowler around a rural San Juan Island home.
• San Juan deputies were called to a disturbance outside the hospital emergency room.
• A San Juan Island youth was cited for violation of intermediate license restrictions after a rollover crash on Beaverton Valley and No. 2 Schoolhouse roads.
• A 62-year-old San Juan Island woman escaped injury in a single-vehicle crash on San Juan Valley Road. She lost control in icy road conditions.
— Editor’s note: Information above is published as written and submitted by San Juan County Sheriff’s Department. It is not compiled nor authored by Weekly staff.
