Sisters sheriff’s calls...

• A deputy responded to a vehicle accident at Fryrear Road and Highway 20 — a common spot for such things.

• Lightning and crashing thunder scared a boy who was home alone while his mom went grocery shopping. A deputy responded and made sure the kid was okay.

• A woman called the sheriff’s office because she didn’t want her husband in the house after he’d been out all night partying. The man decided to sleep on the porch.

Black Butte Ranch Police

• A man returned to his rental cabin from a round of golf — and found the couch missing. Nothing else.

An employee of the Ranch was able to determine that there were no couch burglars on the Ranch; the cabin owners had had the couch removed.

• Officers assisted a couple of motorists who hit deer in separate incidents.

• A vehicle tried to run a security gate with predictable results. The driver is liable for paying to replace the broken gate arm... again.

Information in “Sisters sheriff’s calls” is taken from log entries and reports of the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and the Black Butte Ranch Police Department.