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

At 8:25 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3 in Port Hadlock, a caller reported a case of animal abuse.

The caller was in the parking lot outside a veterinarian’s office, and the caller said they had rescued an injured duck.

The caller said they saw a man plucking the feathers from the duck while it was still alive, and the duck was in bad shape. The caller also admitted that county animal control doesn’t handle calls about wildlife, but would still hope someone would come to the parking lot and take a look at the duck.

A deputy responded, but the duck and its guardian were gone.

At 1:23 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3 in Brinnon, a caller said he left chainsaws by the side of the road while he was packing his stuff down a trail, but came back to the trailhead several hours later and the chainsaws were gone.

Authorities determined the chainsaws had been found and turned into authorities.

At 12:18 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 4 in Port Hadlock, a caller reported being threatened by someone who had been drinking and wanted the incident documented. The caller didn’t want to talk to a deputy.

At 8:36 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 4 in Port Ludlow, a postal carrier reported finding a dog that looked to be suffering from animal abuse.

The dog was found wandering in the road, and was described as being filthy, with feces embedded in its fur, and was looking gray and uncared for.

The mail carrier had never seen the dog outside before, but knew the owner to be someone who might have dementia. The dog also looked like it was not being fed and appeared extremely thin.

A neighbor told a deputy the animal was a rescue dog.

The case was referred to animal control.

At 12:21 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4 in Port Hadlock, a caller reported an injured animal that had been seen on the beach.

The animal looked like an injured house cat; the caller said it was on a leash and looked beat-up.

A deputy responded and the caller described the location of the cat, which could be seen with binoculars.

A deputy tried to get to the cat without success, but finally made a new trail by going through the undergrowth along Oak Bay Road to get to the beach where the cat was at.

The cat was found to be “very lethargic.” It had a collar but no tag.

Authorities discovered the cat had a microchip, but there was no owner associated with the implant.

The cat was taken to an animal shelter.