The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office responded to a total of 205 calls for service from Oct. 9-15.

Deputies conducted 77 traffic stops, of which, six resulted in criminal (misdemeanor/felony) charges.

Oct. 9: Deputies responded to a report of a vehicle-versus-pedestrian collision in Port Hadlock. Before the caller disconnected, they said the pedestrian had run off. When asked for their name, the caller hung up. When law enforcement arrived, the vehicle described was no longer on the scene.
• A deputy had intel that the subject driving ahead of him might have a felony warrant. While he asked dispatch to run the subject, and confirm if there really was a warrant, the subject took off at a high rate of speed. The deputy was able to double-back, to cut the driver off, but by the time he located the vehicle, the subject had fled on foot. Law enforcement was unable to locate the driver, so they towed his abandoned vehicle, and took his backpack and phone into evidence for safekeeping.

Oct. 10: A citizen from unincorporated Port Townsend reported they were scammed out of several thousands of dollars, after a man who identified himself as the owner of “Timberline Roofing” did not perform work he was paid to do. The victim contacted the roofing company, who told them they were the fifth or sixth person to call, asking about this fictitious owner/employee. Law enforcement was able to ID the suspect, and he has warrants for “doing contracting work without a license.” The Port Townsend citizen was put in touch with some of the other victims, and they plan to join together to file a civil lawsuit.
• A Port Hadlock resident advised they saw a man who was wanted in Clallam County for failing to register as a sex offender. The man was contacted and identified, and he was not the subject Clallam County was looking for.
• The Sheriff’s Department assisted Port Townsend Police, after several callers reported an assault at QFC on Sheridan. The reports ranged from the use of a stun gun/taser, a baton and physical contact. By the time law enforcement arrived, there were no victims and no suspects on scene.

Oct. 11: A backpack was found at HJ Carroll Park. There were several types and sizes of loose needles, and an unknown substance, found inside the backpack. After a reasonable effort was made to contact the owner, the backpack was destroyed, due to the safety issue of loose needles, some sticking through the fabric of the backpack.

Oct. 12: A Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputy assisted Port Townsend Police by responding to a possible violation of a court order. The caller stated that, at approximately 4 a.m., a neighbor shined a high-powered strobe light into their bedroom window. Law enforcement reviewed the camera footage, and determined that the order was still in effect. There is a history of this harassing activity, because the order specifically states the neighbor cannot come onto the property, or shine lights into the residence. Probable cause was established to arrest the neighbor.

Oct. 13: A Brinnon citizen called to report that she was scammed out of $4,500. The scam included a subject identifying themselves as a bail company, calling on behalf of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, from a “no caller ID” phone number. The suspect requested bail for her son, who was incarcerated in the JCSO jail. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office will never call for bail money. It is very easy for scoundrels to look up incarceration lists, supported by county and city entities, and claim they are helping you bail out a loved one.
• A frantic mother in Port Hadlock called, stating that her 9-year-old son did not come home after school. They live near the school, and he usually walks home. About 20 minutes later, she called back to cancel. She’d forgotten about a pre-arranged after-school function that he was going to attend.

Oct. 14: A citizen in Hadlock was using a county-owned parking lot for her personal garage/yard sale. She was asked to move her items by the next morning.

Oct. 15: A citizen was contacted outside of QFC on a Kitsap County felony warrant. Kitsap County refused to confirm the warrant, but at least she was convinced to return the stolen items that were crammed into her oversized handbag.