The Island Blotter

San Juan County Sheriff's Log — Powered by dad humor

Source: Islands Sounder

Week of Aug 12

A San Juan neighbor received a dog warning letter after their pup became the subject of a noise complaint, giving "ruff" justice a whole new meaning.

Aug 12, 2024 Animal

[This appears to be a duplicate/continuation of incident 25—no separate entry needed.]

Aug 12, 2024 Animal

A deputy responded to a dog bite incident on Orcas and checked in with the victim receiving medical treatment—hopefully the dog's bark was worse than its bite.

Aug 12, 2024 Animal
Week of Aug 5

A Lopez deputy responded to a dog-at-large complaint on Lopez.

Aug 9, 2024 Animal

A deputy processed a licensing matter with proper identification verification—documentation: the unsung hero of bureaucracy.

Aug 7, 2024 Animal
Week of Dec 12

A San Juan resident called to report her brother missing, then called back moments later to say never mind—he was found and doing just fine, which we assume means he wasn't actually missing, just thoroughly lost in his own life.

Dec 12, 2022 Animal
Week of Jul 4

A Friday Harbor situation went from "domestic incident" to "just voices being raised" faster than you can say "we're fine, really."

Jul 4, 2022 Friday Harbor Animal

A Friday Harbor man refused a breath sample despite being under court-ordered conditions to comply—a decision that will likely be reviewed by a judge.

Jul 4, 2022 Friday Harbor Animal

A man in Friday Harbor was having a very verbal day in Friday Harbor until a deputy asked him to provide a breath sample per court orders, which he declined—a decision that will likely be discussed at length in a courtroom.

Jul 4, 2022 Friday Harbor Animal
Week of Jan 31

A Lopez resident apparently thought "court-ordered sobriety" was a helpful suggestion rather than a legal requirement—breath test results disagreed, and the prosecutor now has some light reading.

Jan 31, 2022 Animal
Week of Jan 2

A Lopez deputy responded to a young man taking a leisurely stroll across frozen Hummel Lake, who learned the hard way that ice is not, in fact, a valid parking surface. After a brief chat about thermodynamics and gravity, the juvenile agreed to keep his feet on solid ground going forward.

Jan 7, 2017 Animal