Jefferson County Sheriff's Log | Chickens on the run

Leader News Staff
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Posted 12/7/22

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office received 270 calls for service between Saturday, Oct. 29 and Friday, Nov. 4. Below are selected reports.

At 8:55 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1 in Chimacum, a …

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Jefferson County Sheriff's Log | Chickens on the run

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The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office received 270 calls for service between Saturday, Oct. 29 and Friday, Nov. 4. Below are selected reports.

At 8:55 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1 in Chimacum, a business reported someone who had stolen produce from the location and left without paying.

The theft was captured on video. A deputy reviewed the video and recognized the person who was accused of theft. The produce that was stolen could be seen on the video, as well.

The case was forwarded to the prosecutor’s office for potential charges.

At 9:57 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2 in Port Hadlock, a caller reported a juvenile who had made a fake Snapchat and was harassing other juveniles.

The caller said the person was spreading rumors on social media about another person being a pedophile.

Authorities learned there had been a possible altercation between the juveniles previously, and that one of them may have struck the other on the head and pushed the person down.

A report was forwarded to the prosecutor for possible charges.

At 9:40 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 3 in Port Ludlow, a worker for a maintenance company found two holes had been cut in a fence at the business.

It was unknown if anything had been stolen from RVs that were parked on the property.

The damage was estimated at $750.

At 9:48 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 3 in Port Hadlock, a worker with a construction company working on a project at the library reported the theft of a small compressor and several cords.

The items were valued at $400.

The employee called back later to say the missing property had been found in the bushes nearby.

At 5:58 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3 in Port Hadlock, a woman said her neighbor had come over and told her that if she didn’t keep her dogs on a leash that he was going to shoot them in the head.

A deputy contacted both parties.

The dogs had been on the man’s property and he said they were harassing his chickens.

A deputy advised the owner of the animals to keep the dogs contained.