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NORTH COAST THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2015 3A Salem man arrested after high speed chase By KYLE SPURR The Daily Astorian A Salem man, driving a stolen Honda Accord, took law enforcement on a high speed chase down U.S. Highway 101 early Sunday morning. The nearly 100-mile-per- hour chase ended in Cannon Beach, where police set up a spike strip on the highway. Patrick Rocha Dacosta, 22, was driving the stolen 1990 Honda Accord southbound on New Youngs Bay Bridge at 1:39 a.m. Sunday when a Clat- VRS &RXQW\ 6KHULII¶V 2I¿FH deputy attempted to stop him for having a headlight out. Dacosta did not stop. The RI¿FHU FDOOHG DKHDG WR *HDU- hart and Seaside Police, who blocked the side roads, keep- ing the chase on Highway 101. $VHFRQG6KHULII¶V2I¿FHGHS- uty then joined the pursuit, and Cannon Beach Police were called to set up the spike strip. Clatsop County Sheriff’s 2I¿FH 6JW 0DWW 3KLOOLSV VDLG WKHRI¿FHUVZHUHDEOHWRNHHS pace with Dacosta because the roads were dry and clear of WUDI¿FLQWKHHDUO\KRXUV6XQ- day. Law enforcement agencies have strict policies on pursuits, weighting the crime versus the risk and balancing the condi- tions and the dangers to the public if the suspect is let free. “It was as safe and success- ful of a pursuit as we could ask for,” Phillips said. “It was pretty clean and a good col- laborative effort between the VKHULII¶VRI¿FHDQGWKH&DQQRQ Beach Police.” Three of the four tires on WKH+RQGDZHUHÀDWWHQHGIURP the spike strips, effectively ending the pursuit in Cannon Beach, according to the sher- LII¶VRI¿FH Dacosta was arrested and charged with attempting to elude police with a vehicle, unauthorized use of a vehicle, possession of a stolen vehicle, identity theft, two counts of recklessly endangering an- other person, reckless driving and possession of burglar’s tools. The recklessly endangering charges relate to a passenger, Austin Cooley, being in the car during the chase. Cooley was charged at the scene with un- lawful entry and use of a motor vehicle, but the Clatsop Coun- W\'LVWULFW$WWRUQH\¶V2I¿FHLV not perusing the charges at this time. Dacosta was indicted by a grand jury Tuesday and is scheduled for an arraignment hearing at 1:15 p.m. April 1. After an initial court appear- ance Monday, Dacosta was released from Clatsop County Jail, according to a conditional release agreement. Warrenton resident, police RI¿FHUUHFRJQL]HG for courage Lyons honored sizable amount of metham- phetamine after picking up two suspects with arrest war- rants at the South Jetty Inn in WARRENTON — The Hammond. Warrenton Police Depart- In January, Wirt, who had ment and the City Commis- been asked to check on an sion recognized a resident 18-year-old woman in Ham- DQG D SROLFH RI¿FHU 7XHVGD\ mond who had been posting night for acts of bravery and online about suicide, helped mettle during potentially talk the woman into putting GRZQ D ULÀH VKH KDG GUDZQ deadly encounters. Last November, John Bre- DIWHU WKH SROLFH RI¿FHU DU- itmeyer dragged a man who rived. “Though this situation was choking and beating a woman from a car outside could have escalated to dead- the Warrenton Mini Mart and ly force — and you would then, with others, held the KDYH EHHQ MXVWL¿HG ² \RX suspect until he could be tak- were able to maintain com- posure, control, and work en into custody by police. The woman, who was toward safe resolution for ev- with her 2-year-old son, had eryone involved,” Workman pulled into the mini mart’s told the commission. The police chief said let- parking lot in hopes that peo- ple would see the assault and ters of commendation would be placed into Wirt’s person- intervene. “If not for the decision of QHO¿OH In other action Tuesday the female and Mr. Breitmey- er’s bravery and the willing- night: • Mayor Mark Kujala pro- ness to help the victim that November evening, I am pos- claimed April Sexual Assault itive that the incident would Awareness Month. • The City Commission have ended in tragedy,” Police Chief Matthew Workman told voted to formally change the City Commission before commission meeting times presenting Breitmeyer with a to 6 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the FHUWL¿FDWHRIFRPPHQGDWLRQ In February, Workman month. The commission had VDLG 2I¿FHU 5REHUW :LUW been starting meetings at 7 helped with the seizure of a p.m. By DERRICK DePLEDGE The Daily Astorian Former Seaside City Councilor Stubby Lyons, left, receives a plaque from Seaside Mayor Don Larson honoring Lyons’ 14 years of service on the City Council and his extensive involvement in community activities. Lyons said later that it was the “best plaque” he had ever received. A former Seaside High School teacher and football coach, Lyons, who resigned from the council last year, was honored at the March 9 City Council meeting. NANCY McCARTHY — The Daily Astorian Free Internet fraud seminar CMH Urgent Care in Warrenton offered In Cannon Beach Open daily, 9am-6:30pm CANNON BEACH — Cannon Beach Bible Church, 264 E. Hills Lane in Cannon Beach, is hosting a free sem- inar Monday about protection from Internet fraud, viruses and email scams. This semi- nar is being presented twice, at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Both sessions are about 60 minutes long, cover the same material, and are followed by an open question and answer time. This 60-minute class provides an overview of email safety (avoiding )LUH¿JKWHUV Museum now open Thanks to the efforts of several volunteers, the Up- pertown Firefighters Mu- seum is going to be open from noon to 3 p.m. Sat- urdays, now through Sep- tember. During the spring break this week, it will also be open today, Thursday and Friday. 7KH 8SSHUWRZQ )LUH¿JKW- ers Museum is operated by the Clatsop County Historical Society. 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