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. Roos-
evelt: Oicers responded to a
person saying they were suicid-
al; the individual was transport-
ed to the hospital by medics.
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April 30
1:11 a.m., 300 block Broad-
way: Belligerent, intoxicated
people are reported to the
police who make contact.
Revelers agree to get a hotel
room.
3:34 a.m., Spruce Street: Caller
reports someone pounding on
the front door. Oicers check-
ing the area could not locate
the subject.
Memorial Day observance at Legion Hall
The American Legion hosts its annual
Memorial Day observance May 30 at the
Legion Hall in Seaside, 1315 Broadway,
at 11 a.m. Legion Riders will conduct their
annual motorcycle ride to the Turnaround.
For more on this and other Legion events,
including Texas Hold ‘Em, Taco Tuesdays,
bingo and dancing, call 503-738-5111.
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