SEATTLE - The Coast Guard rescued two people from a grounded 30-foot recreational boat in the northern San Juan Islands, Tuesday.

At approximately 11:00 p.m. the Coast Guard Cutter Sea Lion, an 87-foot patrol boat, homeported in Bellingham, Wash., was near Sucia Island State Park, Wash. when the crew came across the 30-foot wooden boat, Gypsy, grounded on some rocks.  

The cutter Sea Lion dispatched its small cutter-boat crew to rescue Robert Knapp, owner of the grounded vessel and passenger Wendy Davis. 

Coast Guard Station Bellingham, Wash., dispatched a 33-foot boat crew to transport Knapp and Davis to Blaine, Wash.

Fire season is here and as temperatures rise, many counties and fire agencies have instituted burn bans.  These bans can prohibit everything from burning yard waste to a campfire.  In Washington, a burn ban violation is punishable by a fine of up to $10,000.  "Outdoor fires that get out of control can cause large wildfires that put citizens, firefighters and property at risk," says State Fire Marshal Mike Matlick.  You may also be responsible for the cost of putting out the fire as well as any damaged property.

Last week PACNET received an unexpected financial boost from the Columbia Enforcement Narcotics Team, a drug task force in St. Helens Oregon. The task force, known as CENT, forwarded PACNET checks totaling $12,386.80. The money was the result of a civil seizure in July of 2008 and associated with a narcotics arrest in Pacific County.

On July 17th of 2008, deputies arrested local resident, Jentry Milhiser in the Chinook area. The arrest was the result of a lengthy PACNET investigation in to the sales of Marijuana. During the arrest, deputies found Milhiser to be in possession of a large amount of processed marijuana valued at $11,500.00. Milhiser was booked in to Pacific County Jail for three counts of delivery of marijuana and one count of possession of marijuana with intent to deliver.

The Washington State Patrol is seeking additional information on a suspect that was involved in a road rage incident that occurred; Saturday, August 01, on eastbound I-90 at Altamont just before 4:30 p.m.

The incident started on eastbound I-90 near the Altamont exit where the driver of a passenger car and the rider of a motorcycle exchanged obscene hand gestures in an apparent driving disagreement. The driver of the passenger car then changed lanes striking the motorcycle, causing him to lay his motorcycle down; the rider was later treated and released from a local hospital. The driver of the passenger car the fled the scene eastbound on I-90 and was last seen southbound on Thor from 3rd avenue.