2A • October 2, 2015 • Seaside Signal • seasidesignal.com 0DQZKRWULHGWRHVFDSHMDLOJHWVPRUH Seaside man sentenced for baton attack, burglary than six years under plea agreement The burglary occurred in October at a house being re- modeled on North Wahanna By Kyle Spurr A Seaside man who at- Road in Seaside, according Joshua Lee drain grate, tied it to a bed- Buzzard requested 90 EO Media Group Fitch, 24. sheet and swung it against days to determine the amount tacked another man with a to Prosecutor Dawn Buzzard. Seaside After breaking into the a window about 20 times of restitution for the damage. baton in May and burglarized Kevin Michael Burn- Police re- until the window shattered. Osborne, 24, was in a home last fall was sentenced home, Buzzard said, Lambert ham, the Seaside man who sponded to A couple of more swings custody on theft, burglary Thursday, Sept. 24, in Clatsop reportedly stole more than $1,000 worth of tools, steaks tried escaping from Clatsop Providence and they could have broken and drug charges. He is County Circuit Court. County Jail while in custo- S e a s i d e Cameron Lee Lambert, from a refrigerator, applianc- through the window, which VFKHGXOHG IRU D ¿QDO UHV- dy for an attempted murder Hospital af- KEVIN MICHAEL is large enough for them to olution conference in De- ZLOOVHUYH¿YH\HDUVSUR- es and furniture. BURNHAM “He did not have permis- charge from a hammer at- ter receiv- bation. If the probation is vi- get through. cember. tack, was sentenced Friday, ing a report “They took a steel drain, Burnham’s defense at- RODWHGKHZLOOIDFH¿YH\HDUV sion,” Buzzard said. Lambert’s defense law- Sept. 25, to more than six of a man who had suffered attached it to a bed sheet torney Rock Pizzo and the in prison. years in prison. Lambert pleaded guilty yer Mary Ann Murk told D VHULRXV KHDG LQMXU\ 7KH and started whaling on the prosecution were negotiat- Burnham, 26, appeared man reported being as- window and they did knock ing a plea agreement in the to attempted second-degree the court her client plans to in Clatsop County Circuit saulted with hammers by some of the glass out,” Buz- attempted murder case be- assault and no contest to use his time on probation to Court Friday to accept his two other men, later identi- zard said. fore the attempted escape. second-degree burglary. He make positive changes in sentence. ¿HGDV%XUQKDPDQG)LWFK 7KHWZRPHQDOVRÀRRG- The reason he tried to pleaded Thursday as part of his life. Lambert admitted to He pleaded guilty last Fitch was sentenced ear- ed a toilet in the cellblock escape was because the an agreement to avoid trial Judge Brownhill that he has month to a lesser charge of lier this month to more than and added soap to make the 'LVWULFW $WWRUQH\¶V 2I¿FH next week. Other charges of a drug problem. “He assurs second-degree robbery for ¿YH\HDUVLQSULVRQ ÀRRU VOLSSHU\ IRU UHVSRQG- gave him such a bad deal. theft and criminal mischief me he will do his probation.” Murk said. the hammer attack and to “There was really no LQJFRUUHFWLRQVRI¿FHUV However, he accepted that were dropped. Judge Brownhill warned ¿UVWGHJUHHDWWHPSWHGHVFDSH rational reason to beat up At the hearing Thursday, Their plan failed when deal by pleading guilty to IRUWKHMDLOLQFLGHQW+HDOVR (the victim),” prosecutor FRUUHFWLRQV RI¿FHUV KHDUG second-degree robbery. Lambert described the baton Lambert that many other pleaded guilty to unlawful Dawn Buzzard said. “He the grate hitting the win- “In the end Mr. Burnham attack to Judge Paula Brown- people are unable to com- possession of methamphet- didn’t steal from them or GRZ 7KH RI¿FHUV GHWDLQHG has discovered, through hill as self-defense. plete probation sentences and amine from a previous case. anything.” “I struck a man with end up in prison. the inmates and placed the angst of these past six “The chances are slim that Other charges, includ- While in custody, Burn- them in a more secure part months, that however it a weapon. He previously ing attempted murder, were ham and another inmate, RIWKHMDLO went down at some point SXOOHG D ¿UHDUP RXW DW PH you are going to successful- dropped through the plea Anthony Craig Osborne, The estimated damage he has lost his soul to drugs It wasn’t like I planned it. It ly complete probation, but agreement. attempted to escape from could cost between $4,000 and he wants to spend this MXVW KDSSHQHG , KDSSHQHG I hope you do,” she said. “I Burnham was arrested WKHFRXQW\MDLO7KHWZRLQ- DQGWR¿[DFFRUGLQJ time to get his soul back,” to come across his path,” he hope you can get clean and VREHUDQGVWD\RXWRIMDLO´ in Seaside in February with mates broke off a shower WRWKHMDLO said. Pizzo said. By Kyle Spurr EO Media Group Sheriff Bergin announces Serial burglar sentenced to over seven years in prison Astoria Ford. agreement. Judge Paula ochia why he committed so his bid for a fourth term “All the Brownhill noted Friday that many burglaries, even after By Kyle Spurr On Sept. 15, Sheriff Tom %HUJLQ ¿OHG WR UXQ IRU KLV fourth term as Clatsop Coun- ty Sheriff. Bergin started his law enforcement career as a UHVHUYHSROLFHRI¿FHUIRUWKH Seaside Police Department in 1985. Bergin was hired full time in December of 1986 with Seaside where he worked patrol until 1992. Bergin went to work for the Clatsop County Sheriff’s 2I¿FHLQ)HEUXDU\DVD patrol deputy. Bergin started WKH¿UVWQDUFRWLFFDQLQHXQLW DWWKHVKHULII¶VRI¿FHDQGKDG three dogs over the years of service. Bergin was promoted to the rank of sergeant in 1996. Bergin has primarily been involved with patrol and narcotics over the course of his career and ran the in- ter-agency narcotics team for several years. While su- pervising the team, Clatsop County Inter-Agency Nar- cotics Team was awarded Narcotic Team of the Year 2001 from Western States Information Network in Sacramento, California. Bergin was promot- ed to chief deputy in 2003 DQG ZKLOH FKLHI KH ¿QLVKHG earning his middle manage- PHQW DQG H[HFXWLYH FHUWL¿- cations that were precluded by his basic, intermediate, advanced and supervisory. Bergin has more than 2,344 hours of training in law en- forcement. He attended Ore- gon State and Portland State universities. Bergin ran for and was HOHFWHGWRWKHRI¿FHRIVKHULII and started in January 2005. He has since run unopposed for a second term and then re-elected for a third term in 2013. EO Media Group A serial burglar who stole from over 100 businesses and residents in Clatsop County is going to prison. Loren C. Tarabochia, 42, of Seaside, pleaded guilty Friday, Sept. 18, in Clatsop County Circuit Court to eight counts of second-de- gree burglary and one count of attempted second-degree burglary. He was sentenced to more than seven years in prison. Tarabochia has a lengthy criminal history of theft and burglary dating back more than a decade. He has more than 100 vic- tims in Clatsop County. Most of his recent victims were lo- cal businesses such as Pizza Hut and the Sunset Empire Park & Recreation District in Seaside, Skipanon Brand Seafood in Warrenton and victims were very excit- ed about the resolution,” Prosecutor LOREN C. Scott Cham- berlain said. TARABOCHIA L a s t September, Tarabochia was arrested on multiple charges including burglary, theft, felon in possession of a weapon, unlawful posses- sion of a destructive device and sex abuse charges. Seaside Police Depart- ment detectives and the Clatsop County Sheriff’s 2I¿FHMRLQHGWRJHWKHUWRLQ- vestigate Tarabochia’s mul- tiple commercial burglaries in the Clatsop County area. A slew of charges were dropped through his plea Tarabochia could have faced a much longer sentence if not for his impressive knowledge of the legal system. He and his lawyer Terrence Hunt submitted countless motions to suppress the charges. Some of the motions prevailed. A trial was scheduled this week, but was canceled once both sides reached the plea agreement. -XGJH%URZQKLOOVDLG¿QG- LQJDQXQELDVHGMXU\LQ&ODW- sop County would have been GLI¿FXOW “You have victimized so many people,” she said. “It would be somewhat chal- OHQJLQJWRSLFNDMXU\EHFDXVH VRPDQ\LQRXUMXU\SRROKDYH been victims of your crimes. You have to stop this.” 7KH MXGJH DVNHG 7DUDE- SEASIDE, OREGON Borrow from your own backyard. spending time in prison. He said he had no idea why. Hunt did not make ex- cuses for his client, but said Tarabochia has struggled ZLWKPHGLFDOSUREOHPV¿QG- ing work and dealing with his own identity. “He is not a hopeless case,” Hunt said. “He is a challenging case.” Judge Brownhill sen- tenced Tarabochia to 102 months in prison, or about eight-and-a-half years. He will get credit for time served this past year, so his remain- ing sentence is seven-and-a- half years. The prosecution has 60 days to submit a total amount for restitution for the victims. Tarabochia said he will not appeal the sentence. Unlike national banks, we’re in the business of helping local businesses. That’s what neighbors are for. Columbia Bank takes pride in supporting Northwest communities and making sure that decisions affecting your business are made right here, with you. Get local with your loans. 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