Sisters Sheriff's calls

• A Sisters teen was cited and released into her mother's custody after she was allegedly caught shoplifting from a Sisters store.

• A hiker reported a mysterious grave site marked with a black cross. Investigation revealed the site to be the final resting place of a dog.

• A woman believes that two of her horses and her dog were poisoned. Vets are unable to confirm poisoning.

• A chocolate lab was run over on Central Street. The dog was so badly injured it had to be put down on the scene.

No one stopped to tell the owner. Deputies are investigating connections with a vehicle that was seen in the area.

• A motel manager found a loaded gun on a table in one of his rooms. A deputy contacted the owner, who said he'd just bought the gun and left it out by mistake. He was advised to be a little more careful.

• A resident reported a suspicious male on the lawn at Sisters Elementary School. It turned out to be a fellow with a metal detector scavenging for -- what? lunch money dropped from little pockets?

• A man complained that a woman he has been having a little unpleasantness with has been distributing flyers accusing him of "building fraud."

Information in "Sisters sheriff's calls" is taken from log entries and reports of the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office.