The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office received 272 calls for service between Saturday, July 30 and Friday, Aug. 5. Below are selected reports.

At 9:13 a.m. Saturday, July 30 in Chimacum, a woman reported the theft of plywood.

The material was worth about $1,000.

The caller said she had left the plywood on the property a while back and had last seen it there about a month ago.

She suspected a squatter on the property had taken the plywood and either sold it or gave it away. She said she had no evidence that had happened, however.

A deputy contacted the squatter and he said he had no idea what had happened to the plywood. He said the woman probably removed it herself.

At 5:20 p.m. Saturday, July 30 in Port Ludlow, an emergency beacon was activated on the south side of The Brothers.

The beacon signal was traced to three climbers, and one had heat stress and was facing a significant chance of heat stroke.

A search-and-rescue effort with two teams was launched at the Lena Lake Trailhead.

Searchers came across a group of four people on the mountain who said they had talked to other climbers who were camping in the area. 

One said a climber was wearing a watch with a heart-rate monitor, and the person was alternately hot then cold. The man was wrapped and other climbers attempted to rehydrate him with electrolytes.

The group of climbers in distress was reportedly 7.5 miles from the trailhead and were slowly self-evacuating.

A message was received that the group would try to rest and stay the night on the mountain. They were advised to not drink water that did not have electrolytes.

At 8:20 p.m., one of the search-and-rescue teams made contact with other people coming down, and shortly after 9 p.m., the first team made contact.

The climber had tightness in his chest and was having difficulty breathing. He had not lost consciousness, however, but reported slight cramping.

The climber was described as a 27-year-old man with a history of cardiac issues.

A Navy helicopter was called in from Whidbey Island and the man was flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

The rescue effort came to an end at 3 a.m.

At 11:59 a.m. Sunday, July 31 in Port Hadlock, a caller said a Scotty electric downrigger had been removed overnight from their boat.

The downrigger was valued at $900.

A deputy checked places where stolen items were usually sold in an effort to find the downrigger, with no success.

At 7:07 p.m. Sunday, July 31 in Quilcene, a caller said her husband had left in his vehicle after reading text messages from another man that he found objectionable.

The husband then turned off his phone and could not be reached. 

The woman said he had a loaded gun and said her husband “has no hesitation in unloading a mag into him.”

She said he left an hour earlier, and didn’t know where he was.

The other man, she added, had an extensive criminal record involving weapons.

The caller also said her husband had his 4-year-old son with him.

A deputy was able to locate the husband, who said he wasn’t planning on causing any  trouble or trying to provoke a confrontation.

The man who had sent the text messages, he added, was a “sh**bag” with violent tendencies.

The husband also said he had calmed down and would find a place to stay that night.

A deputy determined no crime had occurred and ended the response.