The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office responded to a total of 292 calls for service from Sept. 27, 2024, through Oct. 4, 2024. Deputies conducted 118 traffic stops, of which seven resulted in criminal (misdemeanor/felony) charges.

Sept. 27: Deputies responded to a possible burglary in progress in Chimacum after receiving a call about two unknown men entering into a house that should have been vacant at the time. The house was found to be secure, and it was later discovered that the people that were reportedly there were in fact allowed to be there.

Sept. 28: A caller reported dirtbikes being driven on the roadways in the greater Irondale region. A deputy located the riders and advised them they could not ride the bikes on the public roadways, as they are not street legal, and the riders didn’t have licenses to drive.

Sept. 29: A deputy stopped a suspended driver in Irondale, and after initially citing and releasing the driver, who was sent off on foot, the deputy was given notice that the driver had a warrant for their arrest out of another county. The suspect was then arrested on said warrant, and transported to the county that had issued the warrant.

– Deputies responded to a collision at the Hadlock 76 station, when a vehicle drove into the building, damaging one of the walls. The driver was quickly found to be intoxicated, and evidently “mistook the gas pedal for the brake pedal.” The driver was arrested for DUI and booked into the Jefferson County Jail.

Sept. 30: A Hadlock resident reported “hearing shots overnight around 1 a.m.” This single caller reported this at 11 a.m. No further action was taken.

– A vehicle was reported stolen in Irondale, as a result of a burglary which had occurred at the residence it was taken from. The scene was investigated, with no usable evidence discovered, and the vehicle was entered as stolen.

Oct. 1: A deputy contacted a group of people whom had set up camp on someone’s property in the Glen Cove area. The group were advised they were trespassing on the property and would be arrested if they did not clean up and move along. The group complied.

Oct. 2: A deputy responded to a report of vandalism and other mischievous activities at a Chimacum address. A rock was moved yesterday, and a tractor tire deflated last week. The person reporting this wanted the incident documented.

Oct. 3: A caller in the Port Townsend area reported receiving a phone call from someone obviously impersonating a U.S. Marshal, claiming the person owed taxes on a property in Texas. The caller felt they gave too much information to the scammer, but they did not provide anything which could be criminally exploited.

Oct. 4: A Port Townsend resident called in to report a scam. The caller gave $220 to someone claiming to be renting out a house. The scammer took the money, then stopped replying to the victim. The crime was determined to have occurred within Port Townsend Police’s jurisdiction. The caller did not wish to report this to the Port Townsend Police Department.