The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office received 244 calls for service between Saturday,
March 12 and Friday, March 19. Below are selected reports.

At 10:55 p.m. Saturday, March 12 in Port Ludlow, a resident on No Name Road complained about a “rave party” in the area and loud music. The caller did not know where the music was coming from, and did not want to provide an address. Deputies arrived 20 minutes later and the party was clearing out as they were pulling in.

At 12:47 a.m. Sunday, March 13 in Chimacum, an unwanted man was reported at a home on Center Road.
The intruder was seen digging through garbage cans and yelling. He was also waving a stick around.
The caller said the man was rambling and not making any sense, and the caller did to want to approach him. The unwanted visitor was described as wearing a hoodie and a light-colored jacket, and he was last seen walking in front of the house. The resident called dispatchers back to say the man ran away when a deputy arrived. He was last seen heading toward Finnriver Farm. Multiple deputies responded. The person who reported the intruder became “wishy-washy” about pressing charges. Deputies believed the man to be someone known to authorities for repeated complaints about trespassing or showing up where he wasn’t welcome. A thorough foot search of the area was conducted, and a drone was brought in, but the man could not be found.

At 1:25 p.m. Sunday, March 13 in Port Townsend, a caller reported a burglary at a storage unit. Both locks had been cut off, and tools from a unit used by a tile company were taken. No other storage units had been broken into. A deputy contacted the caller and she was asked to prepare a list of the stolen items.

At 7:18 p.m. Sunday, March 13 in Chimacum, a couple returned from vacation and discovered their house had been burglarized. The residents had someone watching over the house every night and had been taking care of the dogs. The caller said the burglary happened sometime over the weekend, and noted his dogs had been found on Beaver Valley Road the day before. Two firearms that had been left in a bedroom dresser were missing, and the man said his wife’s jewelry was taken. A passport was also stolen.
The caller wasn’t sure if any other documents were missing. The man said the dog sitter had left around 11:45 a.m. Saturday, but had come back and stayed until the couple returned home. The homeowners noticed a door to the back of the house had been kicked and damaged, but the deadbolt held strong and the burglar got in some other way. A deputy contacted the dog sitter a week later. The homeowner had spoken highly of the dog sitter, and the sitter told authorities that no one knew he was at the property other than his parents. He also did not invite anyone over to the home.

At 1:09 p.m. Monday, March 14 in Chimacum, a homeowner reported a suspicious person in their driveway.
The caller had previously contacted authorities about a burglary, and thought the unwanted person might be associated with the break-in. Deputies responded but the man was gone. The resident was advised to call back if anything seemed suspicious.

At 4:24 p.m. Monday, March 14 in Chimacum, a resident said people had broken into a trailer on their property.
One person was a man in a black sweatshirt and the other interloper was a man in a gray sweatshirt.
When the property owner confronted the pair, one man was holding a brass-and-copper pan. The duo was last seen walking away on Rhody Drive. One of the pair was blonde and well-known, the caller said, while the other person was “a new guy” dressed in cut-off pants.  Both men were now carrying sticks. A deputy contacted the men and detained them until they could be given a trespassing warning. They were both cooperative with law enforcement. A deputy visited the trailer, and it was determined to be an abandoned junker in the middle of the woods, with all the windows broken out.

At 6:08 p.m. Monday, March 14 in Port Hadlock, a woman said someone came onto her property overnight and cut the locks off of trailers. A 10-foot black utility trailer was also stolen. A deputy responded and took a report on the missing trailer. Locks had also been cut off a container but no one was able to enter it. The victim said she would contact a nearby property that had security cameras.

At 10:18 p.m. Tuesday, March 15 in Chimacum, a woman said her son was scammed out of more than $7,000.
The son’s bank was contacted but the institution wanted a police report made.

At 4:08 p.m. Wednesday, March 16 in Port Ludlow, a caller reported two suspicious vehicles in the neighborhood.  The two cars looked “pretty nice,” the caller said, but she believed they were involved in a drug deal. The caller said the drivers took off when she confronted them. The woman said she spoke with a neighbor, who said she had seen the vehicles previously.

At 1:13 a.m. Wednesday, March 16 in Port Hadlock, a loud party was reported at the end of Price Street.
The caller said he lives a block away and the loud music woke him up. People were also yelling and screaming. Deputies responded and people started running away from a campfire when the first deputy approached. A deputy spoke with adults at the scene about the complaint and they said they would get things quieted down.

At 3:11 a.m. Wednesday,  March 16 in Port Hadlock, a resident complained about loud music coming from a nearby trailer. A deputy responded, and could barely hear a radio playing in someone’s garage.
The deputy contacted the resident; he apologized and shut off the radio. The deputy determined the county’s noise ordinance had not been violated.

At 6:56 a.m. Wednesday,  March 16 in Chimacum, a resident reported a suspicious vehicle parked near the end of a nearby driveway. A deputy found the vehicle and spoke with the woman inside; she said she was parked on her parents’ property and was waiting for her mother.

At 11:13 a.m. Wednesday, March 16 in Port Hadlock, a caller said a man was taking metal off of a barn on Mason Street. The caller said the owner of the property had been contacted, but the owner told the caller to contact law enforcement. The caller, however, wanted to remain anonymous. The suspect was described as “a larger guy with dirty clothes.” No vehicle was seen near the man, and it was believed he had come from a nearby property. A deputy responded and a person on the property was arrested for first-degree theft and second-degree burglary after a woman’s credit card was found in his possession.
The card had been reported stolen earlier while the woman was traveling between Shelton and Belfair. The victim had the card canceled after she noticed several fraudulent charges had been made.

At 8:28 p.m. Thursday, March 17 in Chimacum, a caller said a man was at the end of their driveway and was acting “really weird.” The man said he was waiting for a ride. He was holding a flashlight and a cellphone. The caller said he did not recognize the man, and said he appeared to be under the influence.  The caller said he has a long driveway and there was no reason for the man to be standing there. The man was last seen heading toward Highway 19. A deputy was unable to locate the man.

At 3 p.m. Friday, March 18 in Port Hadlock, a bank clerk said a man’s girlfriend was spending money the man had in his bank account. The girlfriend had spent a couple thousands dollars, and was forging the man’s name on starter checks for his account and cashing them at various locations. The victim, who was incarcerated in the county jail, reportedly called his wife and told her his girlfriend was stealing his money.
A deputy contacted the victim in jail, and asked if he knew the woman who had used his account. He said he did, and that the woman was his girlfriend, and that he had given her permission to sign his name.
A deputy learned the victim was also in constant contact with the woman.