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2A • May 13, 2016 • Seaside Signal • seasidesignal.com With calls on the rise, police ill the ranks Seaside Police Department gets new staf ‘up and running’ By R.J. Marx Seaside Signal The Seaside Police Depart- ment’s biggest challenge in the year ahead is meeting person- nel needs, Chief Dave Ham said Monday in his annual re- port to city councilors. “We’re in the middle of the hiring process with the death of Jason Goodding and the retirement of (Lt.) Steve Bar- nett,” Ham said. The depart- ment is ready to hire four new oficers and plans promotions within its ranks. Sgt. Guy Knight is the de- partment’s lead detective. A sec- ond detective position is vacant, Ham said. Sgt. Bruce Hall is a 32-year veteran, and Sgt. Gary Welborn has served on the force ive years. Cpls. William Barnes and Michael Baugher each have 17 years experience. Cpl. Rich Noield is a 13-year veteran. Stacey Brown, who joined the department last year, leads the eight-member communi- cations staff. Oficer Jeff Oja, formerly with Clatsop County Sheriff’s Ofice parole and probation, is the Seaside Police Depart- ment’s newest oficer. Ham said he aimed to get new personnel “up and run- ning.” “We’re going to have a pretty good mix between some very lengthy tenured of- icers and some new ones,” he said. “One of the challenges you have with new personnel is molding and training them and mentoring them to the point where they’re ready to get out on the streets to per- form to the best of their abil- ities and expectations. That’s going to be a big challenge for us this year.” Public safety remains the city’s No. 1 departmental ex- pense. Of the $4.44 million pro- posed in the 2016-17 budget for public safety, the police department accounts for about $3.4 million, most of that in personnel services. Seaside’s population of 6,495 is served by 19 po- lice oficers, supplemented by eight dispatchers and one community service oficer, Ham said. Calls for service have in- creased 32 percent over the past ive years, Ham said. The rise does not necessar- ily indicate a rise in crime, but could be a result of increased contacts by police staff gener- ating a higher number of log entries, he added. Seaside police made 54 DUII arrests in 2015, down from 112 in 2014. Ham attributed the lower number to the loss of two of- icers who were “very active” in drug and alcohol recogni- tion and enforcement. There were 11 assaults re- ported in 2015; four assaults were reported in 2014. Fourteen motor vehicles were reported stolen in Sea- side in 2015, Ham said, slight- ly more than the 11 reported car thefts in the previous year. ‘We’re going to have a pretty good mix between some very lengthy tenured oicers and some new ones.’ Seaside Police Chief Dave Ham R.J. MARX/SEASIDE SIGNAL Seaside Police Chief Dave Ham addresses the Seaside City Council Monday night. Some of those reports may include cars borrowed or lent to friends or acquain- tances, Ham said. Sgt. Goodding’s death in February was still very much a part of Ham’s presentation. Ham and others attended the Oregon Fallen Law En- forcement Oficers Memo- rial Ceremony earlier this month. Goodding was shot to death in February after at- tempting to arrest Phillip Max Ferry on a warrant. The name of Coos County Sheriff’s Deputy Gil Datan was added to the memorial in 2016. Datan, a Coos County dep- uty, was killed in an ATV acci- dent while in the line of duty. Next year, Goodding’s name will join Datan’s on the memorial wall, Ham said. Seaside’s Bob Perkel asked councilors to consider renaming Broadway Field in honor of Goodding. May 1 was verbal only in nature. 1:59 a.m., 300 block Broad- way: Caller reports a woman is harassing her. Oicers responded but the caller was not there and did not answer when called back. 3:51 p.m., Avenue S: Caller reports an individual going around selling meat door to door. Oicers were unable to locate. there are a lot of children in that area. SEASIDE POLICE LOG April 22 1:42 p.m., 12th and Roosevelt: Caller reports man smoking something suspicious in the bus stop; police locate the man who had moved to the corner to hold up his sign and deter- mine he is smoking tobacco. 7:09 p.m., 8th Avenue: Caller reports a woman sleeping in her car for several days. Police tell the caller they had con- tacted the subject a few days earlier. There are no plates on the car. Subject is unsure of her next move. 6:49 p.m., Ocean Vista Way: A motor vehicle accident oc- curred; no further information was given. April 26 4:11 p.m., Bonnie Court: Caller reports woman running through the street screaming for the police. Police respond- ing search the area diligently but are unable to locate the woman. 8:59 p.m., 12th and Roosevelt: Police assist another agency with a DUII. 6:28 p.m., S. Columbia: Citizen reports an intoxicated, bleeding man falling of his bicycle. The man is located by police and medical personnel; refusing attention, he returns to his residence. April 23 April 27 7:08 p.m., N. Roosevelt: A property crime was reported. 2:31 a.m., S. Roosevelt: Caller asks police to speak to the person living in the room above; police contact subject who says he’s not in the room, but in Astoria. April 24 2:52 p.m., 14th Avenue: Caller reports a vehicle parked for 4 days; police make contact with a neighbor of the owner of the vehicle who report the vehi- cle’s owner is in the hospital. The neighbor agreed to move the vehicle to avoid further parking complaints. 9:35 p.m., S. Roosevelt: Caller reports a stolen purse; caller later reports it may have only been mislaid. April 25 3:27 a.m., Avenue Q, south- side of Old Herbs: An individ- ual was arrested in a warrant arrest. No further information was supplied. 9:05 a.m., S. Downing: A woman said to have mental issues was checked up on by police after she came into the police station only to storm out minutes later. The visit was a welfare check. 10:30 a.m., Highway 101: Emergency medical response was on scene at highway accident. 1:24 p.m., S. Roosevelt: Someone who requested their car be gassed up turned out to have no money to pay the station attendant; a compro- mise was made with police intervention and the person agreed to pay his bill by midnight or be charged and arrested for theft. 1:51, p.m., Broadway: Caller reports a transient camp in a hedge near the Chamber of Commerce. When police arrived, the camp was unoccu- pied. Public Works was notiied to cut the hedge. 3:27 p.m., Lincoln and Avenue F: Caller reports a woman shouting from a moving vehi- cle that she either needs to be let out of the car or taken to the hospital. Police are unable to locate. April 28 9:55 a.m., Broadway: Caller reports drug activity taking place inside a vehicle. Police arrive and ascertain no illegal activity is being conducted. 3:05 p.m., Avenue A: Police assist with a medical transport; patient was taken to CMH. 6:38 p.m., Broadway: Caller re- ports a person sleeping on the steps of a city-owned church. Police contact the individual and give him a warning. He will be moving on. April 29 4:13 a.m., Avenue A: Criminal mischief in the third degree was reported. 4:29 a.m., Beach Drive: Criminal mischief in the third degree was reported. 3:21 p.m., S. Roosevelt Drive: Property damage was report- ed. 5:21: p.m., 12th Avenue and The Bridge: Caller reports someone is pulling up other peoples’ crab pots. Oicers investigate. 9:19 p.m., 1000 block S. Hol- laday: Citizen turns in a birth certiicate they found; location was unspeciied. May 2 5:59 a.m., 900 block 12th Avenue: Caller requests police check up on her spouse who is not answering the phone. Police make contact with the husband who says he is ine and that he will be calling his wife. 1:50 p.m., N. Promenade: Sub- poena service was accomplished on an individual being served. May 3 1:04 p.m., Broadway: Caller reports a man hollering at a woman. Oicers responded but the combatants had al- ready separated. The argument 7:37 p.m., 400 block S. Roo- sevelt: Caller reports a small child begging for cigarettes. No adult was around. Police are unable to locate either caller or child who were both gone on arrival. May 4 10:23 a.m., Avenue A: Caller requesting anonymity asks po- lice to conduct a welfare check on a subject they consider to be suicidal. Oicers respond- ing report that the subject was not at their residence. A follow up resulted in information from a neighbor who said she was at the rental company. 2:59 p.m., Spruce Street: Caller reports a reckless driver in the neighborhood. Police contact the subject and warn them that May 5 8:19 a.m., Section Line and Holladay Drive: Caller reports a vehicle blocking the roadway. Oicer responding spoke with a construction worker who said they had given permission for the owner of subject vehicle to park there as the crew had blocked the owner’s driveway. Police said they would contact the owner of the vehicle and ad- vise them to move their vehicle. 10:03 a.m., Broadway and Edgewood: A mess left by a group of homeless people was reported by a caller. Police advised one of the group to clean the area up or their items would be disposed of. May 7 11:08 p.m., 400 block S. 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