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Weekly Sheriff’s Log
Updated August 3: Sheriff’s Log July 1-6, 2026: Dog seriously injured by neighbor’s dog, car fire, fireworks, assaults, illegal U-turn
San Juan County Sheriff’s Log July 1 and 2, 2026. San Juan County Sheriff’s Office is no longer providing the sheriff’s log. The following information is from incident reports received after San Juan Islander Editor Sharon Kivisto filed a public records request for…
Update. End of the Sheriff’s Log?
Monday, July 6, San Juan County Sheriff Eric Peter informed the media that “Effective immediately, the Sheriff’s Office will no longer prepare or distribute the weekly media line report to local newspapers.” Local media publish the reports weekly. Prior to…
Sheriff’s Log San Juan County, WA June 24-30, 2026: Deputy assaulted by inmate, Ghostface at beach, 18-year-old arrested for 2nd DUI, mail stolen
San Juan County Deputies responded to 187 calls from June 24 – 30, 2026 including: A Friday Harbor inmate assaulted a deputy while they were attempting to remove him from his cell to be transported off island. A report is being forwarded to the PA’s office…
Sheriff’s Office
San Juan County receives $660k Public Safety Grant
SAN JUAN COUNTY, WA – October 14, 2026 – San Juan County has received a $660,000 grant from the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission (CJTC) to increase staffing in the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office. On September 29, CJTC notified the County of its…
Issues with phone service at San Juan County Sheriff’s Office
The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center is currently having issues with the business line (360-378-4151 and 360-378-4141) not working. This issue is affecting approximately 5,125 customers. 9-1-1 is still working for people who need to call for…
Scam Alert
San Juan County Sheriff’s Office has received multiple calls this week from community members reporting that they received a phone call from an individual claiming to be Lt. Coleman with the SJCSO. The caller is telling people they have a warrant for their…
Superior Court
$300k bail set for Friday Harbor man accused of possession of drugs and firearms, and stalking
Preston N. Yip, 31, of Friday Harbor appeared in San Juan County Superior Court for a probable cause hearing Thursday, September 25, 2025. Probable cause was found for seven charges in San Juan Superior Court on Thursday, September 25, 2025 that Yip, a convicted…
District Court
PA’s office and District Court move to termporary offices while courthouse has seismic retrofit
San Juan County District Court and the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office are moving out of the historic courthouse to allow for structural renovations. The “seismic retrofit” will improve the safety of the building in case of an earthquake, and it is funded through a…
Mayor Jackson found not guilty of animal cruelty
Town of Friday Harbor Mayor Raymont Jackson was found not guilty of the crime of animal cruelty in the second degree in San Juan County District Court on Friday, October 24 after a trial by jury. He was arraigned on August 20, 2025 in San Juan County District Court….
Mayor petitions to get his dog back at 2 pm in District Court
Ray Jackson will be in San Juan County District court for a hearing at 2 p.m. September 25, 2025. This is not a hearing for the criminal case regarding animal abuse. This is a separate civil matter. He is petitioning to get his dog back. The dog was found in poor…
Ray Jackson’s ownership of his dog forfeited in District Court
Ray Jackson’s rights to his dog Sasha were forfeited today September 25 in San Juan District Court in Friday Harbor. During the hour-long hearing, considerable time was spent on determining that legal papers were never served to the San Juan County…
Updated: Friday Harbor Mayor arraigned on animal cruelty charge
Raymont Jackson, 59, was arraigned August 20 on a charge of second-degree animal cruelty in San Juan County WA District Court. The Mayor of Friday Harbor entered a not guilty plea through his lawyer. The charge is a gross misdemeanor punishable by up to 365 days in…