The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office responded to 366 calls for service and conducted 156 traffic stops.

The unusually high number of traffic stops was due to an emphasis that was conducted over the weekend.

The emphasis was in honor of Washington State Patrol Trooper Christopher Gadd, who was struck and killed, while sitting in his patrol car, by a speeding and impaired driver, on Sept. 28, 1996, in Pasco.

Sept. 25: Report of a hit-and-run at the intersection of Irondale Road and State Route 19. A white passenger car rear-ended the victim, and when the victim pulled over, the suspect vehicle fled the scene. No reports of injury, and the incident was turned over to Washington State Patrol.

Sept. 26: The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office assisted the Port Townsend Police Department with a domestic disturbance in Towne Point. The male half of the disturbance declined to press charges, but the female half was taken into custody for theft of a firearm and possession of a controlled substance.

Sept. 27: A deceased male was found on the side of the road in the area of Highway 104 and Highway 101. The investigation was turned over to Washington State Patrol, as it is believed the male was the missing driver of a collision nearby, on Highway 104, that was reported earlier the same day.

Sept. 28: Several reports of what sounded like gunshots were reported in Chimacum, but they turned out to be a vehicle backfiring.

• Two marine emergencies were reported, one in Port Hadlock, one in Port Townsend. The vessels were required to be towed, and then secured, after breaking anchor and drifting onto the beach. No injuries were reported. Both scenes were turned over to the U.S. Coast Guard and Department of Ecology.

Sept. 29: A 10-year-old from Chimacum was reported as a runaway. The child was upset when they were told they could not go to school. They were later found safe at school in their classroom.

• A Port Hadlock man kept reporting someone was trying to kill him. He also admitted to smoking marijuana, was sleep-deprived and possibly hallucinating. Law enforcement searched the home, to reassure the caller that no one else was in the residence. The third contact found the male on his neighbor’s porch. The male agreed to go to the Jefferson Healthcare hospital for a psychological evaluation, and was transported.

Sept. 30: Smashing pumpkins (not the 1990s band) were reported in Port Hadlock. Subjects exited a vehicle, and threw pumpkins at a business located on Ness’ Corner Road. The incident was caught on video. The vehicle was identified, and had been reported stolen from Port Townsend that same night. No damage was reported to the business, and law enforcement is working on identifying the individuals involved.

• A deputy covering a Port Townsend Police shift was called to a restaurant on Water Street for a report of an assault. It was determined that a male customer in his 60s struck an employee, who is a minor, three times with a towel, hard enough to cause welts. This incident was witnessed by several people, and the suspect has been identified. 

Oct. 1: A citizen cleaning up dump sites on Penny Creek Road reported finding a bag of what looked like human bones. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office sent pictures of the bones to the state anthropologist, and it was determined the bones were not human.