Island County Sheriff's Office
Mission Statement:
It is the mission of the Island County Sheriff's Office to provide unbiased, community oriented police services in order to maintain and enhance Island County's reputation as a safe, thriving community where residents and visitors can safely live, work and visit.
Core Values:
Service- We are committed to the concept that our primary purpose is to provide excellence in public safety and community service.
Professionalism- We are committed to adhering to the highest professional standards in all aspects of our chosen profession.
Accountability- All of our actions will be measured with the rule of our mission statement, core values, policy and the law. We will hold ourselves accountable to these principles at all times.
OUTDOOR BURN BAN
IN ISLAND COUNTY
TYPE II BURN BAN IN EFFECT
AS OF 4:00 PM, July 15, 2021
NO OUTDOOR BURNING OF NATURAL DEBRIS – EVEN WITH A PERMIT.
Burn Ban - Type II includes a ban on all outdoor burning in unincorporated Island County including a ban on recreational fires that were otherwise exempt from a Type I burn ban and including a ban on the use and discharge of consumer fireworks, unless the use and discharge of such fireworks are authorized by a permit issued by the local fire official .The use of barbeque grills using propane or briquettes, or self-contained camp stoves are exempt from Type II burn bans and these items may still be used.
The danger of outdoor fires is very high right now. Please use extreme caution with any ignition source.
PROCLAMATION and PUBLIC NOTICE
WHEREAS, by July 15, 2021, atmospheric conditions of reduced moisture levels, low humidity, and warmer weather have increased the risk of fire within the confines of Island County,
THEREFORE, in concurrence with the Fire Protection Districts of Whidbey and Camano Islands and the Northwest Clean Air Agency, I, Sheriff Rick Felici, serving as the Island County Fire Marshal, do hereby proclaim a BAN on ALL outdoor burning within the entirety of Island County
REPORT VIOLATIONS TO 911
This ban will remain in effect until further notice.
Sheriff Rick Felici Island County Fire Marshal
OUTDOOR BURNING INFORMATION:
Island County Code-Chapter 9.10
(https://library.municode.com/wa/island_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIXPUPESAMO_CH9.10OUBUPE)
FOR NORTHWEST CLEAN AIR AGENCY CALL 360-428-1617 (https://nwcleanairwa.gov/)
Please click here for this year's fireworks information.
The Coupeville Office is currently open Monday - Friday between 8:00am and 4:30pm. The Camano and Freeland ICSO offices continue to be closed to the public until further notice.
Coupeville New Concealed Pistol License applications and fingerprinting are taken on a walk in basis, Tuesday – Friday between 9:00am and 3:00pm (socially distanced) with the last walk-in taken at 3:00pm.
Camano Island New Concealed Pistol License applications and fingerprinting are still being processed BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.
In lieu of a single day for drug take backs Island County maintains a drop box in the lobby of the Annex Building at 1 NE 6th Street, Coupeville, WA. The hours for drop off are Monday – Friday 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, excluding holidays .
ATTENTION REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS:
If you are new to the county and need to register, you must contact Sgt Peabody within 3 days of moving into the county. He will instruct you on when you can come to the office to finish your processing. You can reach him at 360-679-7320 or c.peabody@islandcountywa.gov
If you are moving inside the county and need to update your change of address, please fill out this form and mail it via Certified Mail to:
Island County Sheriff's Office – Attention Sgt Peabody, PO Box 5000, Coupeville, WA 98239.
If you are transient, please continue to report every Tuesday at the jail.
If you do not comply with the modified registration procedures, you could be arrested or charged with a crime for failing to register.
Evidence/Property
To pick up property from our Evidence Technician Detective Gene Martin, please call 360-679-7318 for an appointment Tuesday through Friday 8am to 4pm.
SHERIFF RICK FELICI
"I believe strongly in a community that works together with law enforcement to help solve crime and make Island County a safer place to live. In order to commit to this philosophy, I will dedicate myself to answering the needs of the citizens and fostering their trust in the men and women of the Island County Sheriff's Office."
Island County Tip Line
The Island County Tip email is an effort to elicit information from concerned citizens about illegal activity occurring within the confines of Island County, by giving its citizens an ability to communicate with us confidential information.
Anyone wanting to report information or provide tips are encouraged to contact us through our tip email, to include as much precise information as possible such as city, date/time, address, what is occurring, and attachments such as photographs. If you are willing to identify yourself, the information will remain confidential¹ and not available to anyone except restricted Sheriff’s investigators assigned to this email.
The tip emails are used to disseminate information to Sheriff’s investigators, and to local police agencies in an attempt to make our communities in Island County a safer place for all in which to live.
Email tips are gathered during regular business hours. Remember – if you are reporting a crime in progress, please call 9 1 1.
Email: tips@islandcountywa.gov
Washington requests for electronic collision reports or "WRECR"
(Olympia) - Were you recently in a collision and now need a copy of your police traffic collision report for your insurance company? Instead of the four weeks it previously took when mailing in the request, now a few simple clicks of the mouse you can request a copy of your report and receive it in one to five days.
“This new Web site will provide the citizens with an important service that’s faster and easier to use,” said Washington State Patrol Chief John R. Batiste. “From the officer filing the collision report via their laptops in their patrol car to seeing it on the Web site, we could not have completed this program without the support and partnerships of other state agencies.”
The Washington State Patrol (WSP) Collision Records Section partnered with the Department of Revenue, Department of Licensing, Washington State Department of Transportation, Office of the State Treasurer, and Office of Financial Management and received grant funding from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission to build the Washington Requests for Electronic Collision Reports or “WRECR” application.
The goal of the project was to give the public the ability to go online, enter their identifying information, find their collision report, pay the $10.50 fee, and receive their collision report via e-mail, fax, or by mail in one to five days.
“There are still some requirements our collision records technicians need to accomplish to process the online request before it can be sent out,” said Jim Anderson, Collision Records Division Administrator. “Even with these requirements, the online records requests make receiving the collision report weeks faster than the old method.”
The Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 46.52.030 requires all law enforcement agencies to submit their collision reports to the WSP Collision Records repository in a timely manner. Prior to this Web site, an individual looking for a copy of a collision report would have to mail in the request and a $9.50 fee, even if the WSP Collision Records Section had not yet received the collision report.
“This new application allows the individual to find their report online first and then pay the fee for the report,” said Anderson. “If at first you do not find your report, please check back. There is no cost until you actually find your report.”
The WRECR application can be found on the State Patrol’s Web site at
www.wsp.wa.gov/driver/collision-records.
The WRECR Web site has training and other helpful information available to assist requestors with the process. If people still have questions about how to obtain their collision records they are always welcome to contact WSP’s Collision Records Section at (360) 570-2355.
For more information about the WRECR program and how to use it, check out WSP's Good to Know – Collision Reports video.
Fingerprinting Information
Fingerprinting at Camano: Alternating Mondays, BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. To schedule, please call us at 360-678-4422 option #5
Fingerprinting at South Whidbey: not available at this time*
Fingerprinting Coupeville: Tuesday-Friday 9:00am - 3:00pm, walk-in (socially distanced).
*Our Camano and Freeland facilities are currently closed.
*Please note that we cannot make change for large bills*
Washington State Firearms Dealer License applications and Vendor Permits are taken at the Coupeville Office only, Tuesday – Friday.
¹ Despite your expressed preference, your identifying information might be disclosed as required by law or court rule pursuant to RCW 42.56.240(2).
