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December 2, 2016 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com • 3A CANNON BEACH POLICE LOG Keep your vacation home safe Break-ins more common in wintertime the vacation rentals that don’t fill up this time of the year, and without someone in the house, they’re eas- Jason ier targets.” Schermerhorn Home- owners can keep lights on when they are away, and when their neighbors are out of town, watch their homes. If asked by a resident, Can- non Beach police are also able to check on unoccupied houses. “The biggest thing is hav- ing people check and keep an eye on your house when you’re not there, and you By Lyra Fontaine Cannon Beach Gazette Empty homes in Cannon Beach can attract burglars during the city’s quieter win- ter months, but homeowners can take preventive steps if they plan on leaving town. During the winter, Cannon Beach seems to get more bur- glaries because there are less people in town to fill vaca- tion homes, hotels or motels and be “extra sets of eyes,” according to Police Chief Ja- son Schermerhorn. “We have can always notify the Police Department when you’re out of the town,” Schermerhorn said. “We put them on a list and drive by to make sure ev- erything looks OK.” Many second and third homes in town are not prop- erly lit, which homeowners can remedy by putting timers on lights to help illuminate the house. Cannon Beach police have dealt with several recent bur- glaries, but nothing different from previous years. Bur- glars have broken into Can- non Beach homes through garages and entered hotel rooms through sliding glass doors that were left open, allowing perpetrators to take easily accessible items such as a wallet, keys, phones or purse, Schermerhorn said. Phone scams are another seasonal crime to watch out for. Scammers have been calling local hotels to ask guests for their credit card information. Through Facebook, Can- non Beach police are remind- ing hotels to not put callers through to rooms without verifying that the caller knows the party, and remind- ing guests to not give out personal information over the phone. “If you have any financial or personal business with the front desk, do it in person and not via the phone,” the Police Department posted Saturday. According to the Oregon Department of Forestry, de- bris settled and was mostly contained on the slope with- in the 250-foot-wide forested stream buffer. Because of con- tinual movement of the debris Pot shops in Cannon Beach Pot from Page 1A In all, more than 50 cities and counties across Oregon considered banning marijua- na sales on Election Day. In Cannon Beach, man- ufacturing and processing remain prohibited since the city has no industrial zoning, Kucera said. Residents may grow a specified number of plants on their own properties in accordance with Oregon Li- quor Control Commission licensing guidelines. Cannon Beach council- ors must take up one more aspect of the law by modify- ing its business license. “Currently our business license states if you’re not in compliance with state and federal law, you will be de- nied your business license,” Kucera said. “Now that the voters have spoken on the initiative, we need to change that business license so we don’t have that federal reg- ulation in there.” “We’re going to try to get the business license changed by about the new year,” he added. “Once that’s changed, they’ll be able to move ahead. Typically, I’d want to say a business that started out now with the process, if they’re not build- ing, if they’re just opening a shop, they’ll probably be open by spring, summer.” during rainstorms throughout the winter and the remote lo- cation of the slide, no action will be taken. As a result of the landslide, ODF is reviewing aerial data which indicates a history of Nov. 3 3:51 a.m., Spruce and Wahanna: Welfare check. Officers made con- tact with a male subject who was sitting on the curb with his head lowered into his knees. The subject was upset over breaking up with his girlfriend. The subject’s mother came to talk to her son. Officers cleared. 11:25 a.m., Highway 10/Milepost 27: Assisted citizen with vehicle stalled out at the top of the north hill on Highway 101. Subject was out of gas and a friend brought some for him. Oct. 31 11:53 p.m., 2300 Block Beach Drive: Assisted Seaside Police Department with domestic dis- turbance. Stood by ascover. De- termined to be verbal in nature and male subject left. Nov. 1 4:43 a.m., 900 Block Third Avenue: Assisted Seaside Police Depart- ment with a report of a male with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. 1:27 p.m., 100 Block West Taft Street: Short-term rental code vi- olation; no rental permit or busi- ness license. Landslide on Mill Creek leads to motorcycle trail closing ARCH CAPE — A rapid- ly moving landslide has shut down a motorcycle trail along Arch Cape Mill Creek after a rapidly moving landslide trig- gered by a record 26 inches of rain this fall. Oct. 30 10:20 p.m., Highway 101/Sunset: Motor vehicle accident ground movement in the area. This information will be help- ful in future planning efforts. Re-routing or re-opening the trail is pending future sur- veying and planning of the site. Nov. 2 12:48 p.m., Elk Court/Glenwood: Driving while suspended. 1:01 p.m., 1200 Block Evergreen: Civil landlord and tenant issue. 10:08 p.m., 3300 Block South Hem- lock Street: Traffic complaint. Re- port of vehicle crossing the center line and failing to dim headlights. Made contact with driver, who was not impaired, and advised them of complaint. 11:00 p.m., 700 Block Oak Street: Suspicious circumstances. Report of possible gunshots. Spoke with neighbor who observed what ap- peared to be fireworks. Unable to locate. Nov. 4 6:46 a.m., 100 Block West Gower Avenue: First-degree burglary. Purse stolen from motel room. 1:24 p.m., Second Street men’s restroom: Third-degree criminal mischief. Nov. 6 11:02 a.m., 3500 Block Ocean: Complaint of a vehicle parking in a private driveway. Officer arrived on scene and made contact with the vehicle owner, a neighbor. The vehicle was moved and offi- cer cleared. Pot shops may carry on in Manzanita Prohibition fails by wide margin By Lyra Fontaine Cannon Beach Gazette MANZANITA — Recre- ational marijuana is still legal to sell and buy in Manzanita. While Cannon Beach cit- izens brought the marijuana question to voters, the Manza- nita City Council decided to put a measure on the ballot asking voters whether recreational marijuana sales and processing businesses should be prohibited within city limits. The ban failed, with 308 Coastal Advantage 503.436.1777 • Coastal Advantage.com FILE PHOTO Manzanita voters said no to a proposed marijuana retail sale prohibition. Manzanita voters, about 67 per- cent, against it and 149 votes in favor of prohibition. Manzanita is part of the Pine Grove precinct, which voted in favor of marijuana legalization in 2014. However, it was un- clear how many of those who voted “yes” were Manzani- ta residents, which led to the council to bring the question to voters, said Kristin Grasseth, city of Manzanita administra- tive assistant. There have been no mar- ijuana business applications since the recent failing of the ban. If the ban had passed, Or- egon Coast Cannabis would have only been able to sell medical marijuana, not recre- ational. The Manzanita shop has been selling both. “That was all just pending on what the city’s final decision was, whether they would be able to continue selling the rec- reational or if they would have to cease,” Grasseth said. While the two cities had similar proposals, Manzanita’s margin of victory surpassed that of Cannon Beach. “I wasn’t surprised,” Can- non Beach City Manager Brant Kucera said. “We had a very engaged citizenry behind the initiative. If you look at Man- zanita, they had a similar (mea- sure). 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