Sisters sheriff's calls...

•A deputy spotted smoke coming from a bark pile, which then burst into flames. He contacted the fire department, which doused the blaze.

•A deputy contacted a dog owner whose dog has been pooping on a neighbor's property. The deputy explained dog-at-large ordinances and the like.

•The sheriff's office dealt with a multitude of loose dogs, dogs at large and a chicken-killing dog (see story, page 15).

•A cleaning crew at a local gym found a small brown vial containing an unknown white powder and turned it over to police. The powder remains unidentified, having tested negative for methamphetamine or cocaine.

•A pair of citizens opted to sign a citation on a dog owner after they were chased by a dog while riding their bicycles.

•Unidentified intoxicated people assaulted a man at a local watering hole, then left in a vehicle.

•A woman reported that two boys had been harassing and picking on her sons and goading them to fight. She said she had tried to talk to the offending boys, but they were rude to her and offered to fight her, too, if she wanted to.

•A woman tried to pass a vehicle on East Cascade Avenue, hit another vehicle and fled the scene. She's wanted for hit and run.

•A woman turned in a wallet she had found. She didn't leave a name for a thank you.

•A 48-year-old woman was arrested for drunk driving with a blood alcohol count of .15 percent.

•A man reported that his home was burglarized while he and a guest slept there.

•A deputy responded to a roll-over crash on Fryrear Road. The driver had left the scene.

•An ex-employee and her husband were reported harassing the woman's former employer via telephone.

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