May 22, 3:40 p.m. — Report of cooler in ditch near Memorial Garden. Contents more orderly than expected.
Vol. CXXIX — No. 21 · Archive Section
The Blotter
Tuesday, May 26, 2026 · Memorial Day Week · 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 23, 10:11 a.m. — Flag rope tangled at Legion. Deputy not needed after veteran with ladder arrived.
May 23, 9:35 p.m. — Single field light reported flickering. Coach advised players not to lean on panel.
May 24, 12:02 p.m. — Loon pair observed near buoy. No enforcement action available.
May 25, 8:58 a.m. — Memorial program briefly relocated indoors due to rain, then outdoors due to optimism.
May 25, 2:45 p.m. — Child’s shoe found near garden cleanup. Owner returned wearing one sock and no concern.
May 26, 7:20 a.m. — Complaint of hammering on holiday traced to pavilion roof committee measuring hopes.