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October 23, 2015 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com • 3A Cannon Beach joins community conversation Police chiefs, residents discuss how to improve interaction now try to zero in on a can- didate’s core, asking how a candidate makes ethical deci- sions and examples of when the candidate has made such decisions. The answers, Ham said, are deeply revealing. In some cases, based on these answers, they haven’t hired someone who, other- wise, earned high scores on the other tests the departments use to single out strong can- didates, tests the departments JOSHUA BESSEX/THE DAILY ASTORIAN used to rely on heavily. And though diversity train- Astoria Police Chief Brad Johnston, right, speaks during the Lower Columbia Diversity Project’s “Cops and Com- ing is important, Johnston and munity: A Local Perspective” discussion. Police on the pan- Workman pointed out that, as el included Seaside Police Chief Dave Ham, Warrenton Po- social concerns go, the ques- lice Chief Matt Workman and Cannon Beach Police Chief tion of how to best deal with mental health issues tops the Jason Schermerhorn. list here, not racism. There are Though Clatsop Coun- about the level of diversity next to no beds available for ty police departments have at the various police depart- people who are experiencing a not recently been involved ments. The chiefs admitted mental health crisis and need in any racially-charged cas- that none of their departments a safe place to go, the chiefs HV OLNH WKH KLJKSUR¿OH RQHV are particularly diverse. In all said. 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His department, as borhoods, getting to know color present at the talk, asked well as the other departments, people, being a trusted mem- By Katie Wilson EO Media Group The North Coast is far away from Ferguson, Mis- souri, where protests shook the St. Louis suburb last year following the death of Mi- chael Brown, an unarmed black teenager who was shot and killed by a white police RI¿FHU The climate — socially, culturally, environmentally — is different here. So is the history, the landscape and the economics. But in light of the Ferguson shooting and other similar in- cidents that have shaken the nation, the Lower Columbia Diversity Project saw a need to address how police work intersects with the community. “Cops and Community: A Local Perspective,” a discus- sion Thursday night, Nov. 15, at the Judge Guy Boyington Building in Astoria, featured a panel of local police chiefs: Cannon Beach’s Jason Scher- merhorn, Seaside’s Dave Ham, Warrenton’s Matt Workman and Astoria’s Brad Johnston. Astoria City Councilor Drew Herzig moderated the discussion, asking the chiefs to talk about “community po- licing” and what programs or policies they’ve implemented to improve interactions with the community. He asked them to describe the challeng- es they face in their distinct communities. Production Manager John D. Bruijn Circulation Manager Heather Ramsdell Advertising Sales Laura Kaim Wendy Richardson CANNON BEACH GAZETTE The Cannon Beach Gazette is published every other week by EO Media Group. 1555 N. Roosevelt, Seaside, Oregon 97138 503-738-5561 • Fax 503-738-9285 Coastal Advantage 503.436.1777 Coastal Advantage.com www.cannonbeachgazette.com • email: editor@cannonbeachgazette.com SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Annually: $40.50 in county, $58.00 in and out of county. Postage Paid at: Cannon Beach, OR 97110 Sept. 27 ber of the community. Many times it is about forging partnerships with oth- er groups or agencies that are better equipped to deal with the underlying issues like mental illness, substance abuse and family strife, the chiefs said. While local police might be WKHRQHVZKRUHVSRQG¿UVWWRD domestic violence call, strong partnerships with The Harbor, an organization that helps vic- tims of domestic violence and sexual abuse, mean advocates trained to get victims the legal help and personal counseling they need are often present, too. “In small cities like these, you really have to rely on one another and we currently do every day of the week,” Schermerhorn said. Clatsop County law en- forcement is in a good place in many ways, the chiefs said. “We do a have these — de- cades-long in some places — connections with our commu- nity,” Johnston said. But challenges remain. All the police departments are small and many struggle for adequate funding. In recent years, most have had to drop WKH VFKRRO UHVRXUFH RI¿FHU position, losing out on those face-to-face opportunities with kids in the schools. $OVR RI¿FHUV RIWHQ VKRZ up in the middle of what has likely been a long-term prob- lem. By forging strong rela- tionships with community partners, police can be instru- mental in solving some of these long-term problems, but ultimately, the chiefs said, this is the community’s work. These days, Johnston said, police have to be everything to all people. But often, he add- ed, “We’re just Band-Aids.” 3:47 p.m. Third Street beach access: driving while suspended, revoked. A vehicle got stuck. 6:24 p.m. Monroe Street beach: fireworks offense. Report of fire- works on the beach. The officer checked the area and was unable to locate. Sept. 29 7:01 p.m. Arcadia Beach: DUII. Lindsey K. Erbes, 28, of Manzani- ta, was arrested for DUII, reckless driving, failure to drive within lane and breath test refusal. After breath test refusal, a search warrant was written. The officer obtained blood samples and Erbes was released to a responsible person. 8:42 p.m. 1100 block of Spruce Court: harassment. Report of ha- rassing phone calls. Sept. 30 5:27 p.m. 200 block of North Hemlock Street: forgery, fraud. Re- port of possible attempted fraud- ulent used of a credit card. Officer contacted the male who stated it was his card and the card he had ac- cidentally tried to use belonged to an authorized user on his account. The officer confiscated the card and attempted to contact Capital One. Oct. 9 10:29 p.m. 300 block of Elk Creek Road: disturbance. Report of intoxicated adults causing a noise disturbance. The officer contacted the group and warned for disorderly conduct. Oct. 10 4:05 p.m. Rock Court and Gow- er Street: possession of metham- phetamine. The officer contacted James S. McDuffie, 47, of Cannon Beach, for driving suspended and after further investigation, arrest- ed McDuffie for driving with a suspended license, possession of methamphetamine and possession of Oxycodone. LOCAL’S SPECIAL: THE NATIONAL AWARD-WINNING Publisher Steve Forrester Editor R.J. Marx Reporter Dani Palmer Advertising Manager Betty Smith POLICE LOG EVER YON E ZIP S $ FOR TH E P R IC E OF A KID ! POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Cannon Beach Gazette, P.O. Box 210, Astoria, OR 97103 69 each Saturday & Sunday • November 7 & 8 Reservation s Requ ired • L im ited A vailability Copyright 2015 © Cannon Beach Gazette. Nothing can be reprinted or copied without consent of the owners. 92 111 H IGH L IFE R OAD • W AR R ENTON F OR M OR E I NFO C ALL 5 03.8 61.98 75 B OOK ONLINE AT : W W W . 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