The Island Blotter

An Orcas resident decided their firearm's future was in safe hands, turning it over to deputies for destruction rather than keeping it around.

What started as a domestic incident on San Juan escalated into a smoke investigation and then a knife situation, but deputies safely took the individual into protective custody without further incident.

A Lopez deputy extinguished an unauthorized backyard burn, gently reminding the homeowner that "controlled fire" and "I felt like having a bonfire" are not the same thing according to the burn permit.

A wallet was discovered on Larson Street by our Public Works crew, who proved that not all heroes wear capes—some wear safety vests and turn in lost property to dispatch.