Wednesday, February 24, 5 – 7 p.m., Senior Center
— from Councilmember Rick Hughes —
I have been in contact with Sheriff Krebs and we will host a Town Hall this Wednesday, 2/24 from 5-7 PM at the Senior Center to discuss the issues around the home invasion, assault and San Juan County’s response.
It’s unfortunate this incident occurred and I am sure the Sheriff will hold those involved accountable once the internal investigation is complete. People here need to realize that there are bad people with bad intentions everywhere, even on Orcas. We need to let the Sheriff and his Command staff handle this and not jump to conclusions. There’s always three sides to a story: the two sides and the truth. Even with this incident I still feel safe here on Orcas compared to living on the mainland. Sheriff Krebs was elected to lead our County Law Enforcement for numerous reasons and he will continue to strive to improve the Department and its relationship with our residents. This, of course, is just my opinion which we all have.
Dear editor. Any good reason why the previous relevant comments were removed?
From the Editor: John, as you yourself said, they were ranting, also uncivil and repetitious.
Sheriff Krebs spoke at the council meeting Monday and apparently the Sheriff’s office has already exhausted all leads. Here’s the video of the council meeting.
https://media.avcaptureall.com/session.html?sessionid=72793202-caef-499e-b69f-fa3a84ca78f2
While I was incredibly disappointed at the initial lack of response by the sheriff’s office when the original call was made, I am relieved to know that the staff are aware of their mistake and the department is aware of the loss of trust many of us felt. I hope we don’t see a crime like this or a lack of response by our sheriffs again. Thank you for posting the Sheriff’s update from the council meeting.
Gee, not much time to prepare to go. Some of us would love to attend and discuss law enforcement response on the island.