May 15, 9:03 a.m. — Goat reported at large near County 6. Goat returned before motive could be established.
Vol. CXXIX — No. 20 · Archive Section
The Blotter
Tuesday, May 19, 2026 · Spring Work, Soft Roads · Full weekly section page with current issue material, standing notices, and back-page items.
Sheriff’s Blotter
Selected calls from the week. The Pilot-Independent prints these with gratitude to deputies and restraint toward scanner gossip.
May 15, 2:22 p.m. — Public works advised two residents that a swept pile of street sand is not “free beach.”
May 16, 10:44 a.m. — Wrong dock section reported removed during cleanup. Dock later returned with apologies and one fewer spider.
May 16, 7:18 p.m. — Youths warned for riding bikes through puddle behind ballfield until the puddle achieved neighborhood status.
May 17, 8:01 a.m. — Mosquito complaint received. Deputy advised caller that jurisdiction remains unclear.
May 18, 12:35 p.m. — Smoke alarm at First Lutheran traced to toast prepared for committee longer than toast allows.
May 19, 6:05 a.m. — Suspicious clanking near alley identified as Earl sorting type, muttering, and not needing assistance.