“The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office advises that should anyone find an explosive device at any time or place, not to pick it up, put it in their backpack and drive it to the Sheriff’s Office. Instead, they should call 911.””

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office received 284 calls between Nov. 1 and Nov. 8. Below are some of the notable calls from the week.

At 2:50 p.m. on Nov. 1 a caller reported a burglary had happened at their property sometime in the past four weeks. The caller said they do not live at the property, but noticed a forced entry and several items taken when they went to their property. They had possible suspect info.

At 8 a.m. on Nov. 3 a caller reported to the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office that the keys to the longhouse in Blyn had been stolen. The suspect was someone who worked at the Port Townsend Paper Mill, so Clallam County contacted Jefferson County to ask for assistance in contacting the suspect. Before deputies were dispatched, Clallam County advised that the case was a civil case and not criminal—meaning there was a dispute between the subjects and that the keys were not stolen. Jefferson County deputies contacted the person who made the report, who said that they would get in contact with the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office after work and return the keys.

At 11:25 a.m. on Nov. 3 a caller reported that they had not received their last two social security checks. A deputy went to the caller’s household and, after talking with the caller, observed that the caller potentially suffered from early dementia or memory loss. The deputy contacted neighbors and the caller’s family members, who advised they would be keeping an eye on him and would call back if there were any issues.

At 11:36 a.m. on Nov. 5 a caller reported on behalf of her husband that her husband’s ex-wife was harassing him. The ex-wife was continually contacting her husband, and posting slanderous comments on Facebook about her husband being a “bad father,” as well as threatening to take away child visitation. A deputy advised the caller on the best way to collect evidence and seek a no-contact order against the harasser.

At 7:26 p.m. on Nov. 5 a caller reported their 3-year-old daughter was missing. She was wearing pink pyjamas and had been last seen that evening when he was reading to her and his two sons. After he told her to go downstairs and get ready for bed, she had gone missing. His wife was outside searching on foot and he was continuing to search the house, while staying with his two sons. Jefferson County Search and Rescue was notified and law enforcement was on its way. Around a half hour later, the father called back and advised she had been found and had been in the house the whole time.

At 1:04 p.m. on Nov. 6 a caller advised that a dog that looked extremely thin had escaped the fence at a home in Port Hadlock and attacked another dog. When deputies arrived on scene, they found that the dog, a boxer, had escaped the fence and tried to attack a woman’s beagle, as she was on a walk with her dog. A man had come out of the woods nearby and taken the boxer off the beagle and shooed it down the street. Holes in the fence at the property where the dog lived allowed it to come in and out of the property. The property owners were not home. Deputies attempted to catch the dog so that it could not hurt anyone else, but were unsuccessful, as it was too afraid of humans. When the property owners returned, deputies arrived and the owners turned over the dog to law enforcement who delivered it to the humane society.

At 1:57 p.m. on Nov. 6 a caller reported that his truck had been stripped of parts while he was gone. The owner had left the truck parked on his property. While he was gone, someone came onto his property and took the truck, moving it to a section of the property that was less visible from neighbors. Then they stripped the truck of parts. The owner estimated $1,000 worth of parts was taken.

At 1:30 a.m. on Nov. 8 a deputy contacted a subject in the Port Hadlock QFC parking lot. The subject had a backpack that was half open and the deputy could see a crystalline substance in the backpack, as well a glass device that could potentially be a meth pipe. The deputy received consent to search the backpack and found methamphetamines and drug paraphernalia in the backpack. The subject was arrested and booked at the Jefferson County jail.

At 9:41 p.m. on Nov. 8 a man walked into the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office with a World War I era explosive device in his backpack. The man said he found the ancient artillery shell in his deceased wife’s belongings while he was cleaning. JCSO contacted Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) officials and sent pictures of the device. EOD officials responded and said it was defused and that they were en route to assess the device. When they arrived, they determined the device was safe to transport and took it to a military range for destruction. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office advises that should anyone find an explosive device at any time or place, not to pick it up, put it in their backpack and drive it to the Sheriff’s Office. Instead, they should call 911.