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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2015
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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-
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deputy attempted to stop him
for having a headlight out.
Dacosta did not stop. The
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blocked the side roads, keep-
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uty then joined the pursuit, and
Cannon Beach Police were
called to set up the spike strip.
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pace with Dacosta because the
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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
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Beach Police.”
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the spike strips, effectively
ending the pursuit in Cannon
Beach, according to the sher-
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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-
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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
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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-
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night for acts of bravery and online about suicide, helped
mettle during potentially talk the woman into putting
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itmeyer dragged a man who rived.
“Though this situation
was choking and beating a
woman from a car outside could have escalated to dead-
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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.
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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
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In February, Workman month. The commission had
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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
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CANNON BEACH —
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pertown Firefighters Mu-
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