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Standoff ends with man taken into custody
Standoff from Page 1A
Police, the Clatsop County
Sheriff’s Office, and the Can-
non Beach, Warrenton and As-
toria police responded to the
scene immediately.
They arrived to find Brian
Wallin at the house where the
initial call was placed. A short
time later, Wallin’s mother
— unarmed and uninjured —
exited the house without inci-
dent.
Nearby Seaside Heights
Elementary School staff was
locked down as a precaution.
According to Seaside School
District Superintendent Shei-
la Roley in a letter to district
families, staff immediately
brought students inside and re-
ported the incident to the prin-
cipal. Access to and from the
building was restricted to the
main entrance only and school
continued as usual for the rest
of the day. Information was
shared with parents through
an electronic communications
system, Roley said.
On Thursday, Seaside Po-
lice Chief Dave Ham said law
enforcement officials believed
there was no immediate threat
to the public. “A peaceful end
to this situation for our offi-
cers and the individual inside
the home continue to be the
focal point of our efforts,”
Ham said.
Wallin remained locked in
the house until Saturday morn-
ing, stating “a lack of willing-
ness to be available outside of
the home,” police said.
Neighbors mainly came
and went during the nearly
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First night of the Whispering Pines Drive standoff.
three-day incident.
Jason Lambert, 38, who
lives just down the hill from
the scene of the standoff, came
home from work Wednesday
night to find emergency vehi-
cles driving up and down his
block.
“I really wasn’t sure what
was going on at first, but my
first instinct was that it was a
domestic dispute, since that
seems to happen a lot around
here,” Lambert said.
But when he heard that
guns were involved, he said he
went for a drive with his two
daughters, 9 and 4 years old.
When he returned a few hours
later, he only saw one Seaside
Police car outside his home.
Matthew Craton, 17, who
lives a few blocks south of
Whispering Pines Drive, said
he heard gunshots Wednesday
night while he was lying in
bed and playing video games.
“I was kind of surprised.
It was kind of scary,” he said.
“My friend picked me up to go
hang out at his house and he
wanted to drive toward Whis-
pering Pines, but I made him
go the other way.”
The standoff continued
throughout the day Thursday
and Friday.
On Friday, police moved
vehicles away from the home
but continued surveillance and
asked the public for patience
while they tried to resolve the
situation peacefully. Police as-
sured neighbors that the only
danger was to the man inside
the home.
On Saturday, Wallin
emerged and was taken into
custody. Seaside Police ex-
ecuted a search warrant on
the residence, resulting in the
discovery of the dead fami-
ly dog and seizure of several
weapons and rounds of ammu-
nition.
Wallin is currently being
housed in the Clatsop County
Jail.
8:59 p.m., 1100 block Avenue
B: Police tag a vehicle as aban-
doned.
Jan. 11
SEASIDE POLICE LOG
Jan. 1
mation was available.
7:10 a.m., Avenue N and The
Prom: Caller reports subject
sleeping in a parked vehicle
overnight. Police responding
say the vehicle was unoccu-
pied.
4:40 p.m., 1100 block N.
Holladay: A forgery/fraud was
reported.
3:27 p.m. 700 block S. Edge-
wood: Caller reports a strange
man in the yard. The caller
communicated with the man
who was looking for someone
who no longer lived there.
The subject left before police
arrived.
Jan. 2
7:28 p.m., 800 block 2nd
Avenue: A missing person was
reported.
7:58 p.m., Edgewood and
Avenue K: Caller reports two
men beating a Husky dog
and then chasing it down the
street. Police arrived after the
dog was with the men again;
the dog was fine and had only
run off. Police say there were
no injuries to the dog.
Jan. 3
11:10 a.m., Avenue A: Police
respond to a report of 2
subjects, the female said to be
throwing hypodermic needles
at the man. No further infor-
to have been shot by a BB
gun is logged in as an animal
complaint. It is illegal to shoot
pigeons.
Jan. 4
12:05 p.m., 900 block 12th
Avenue: Police responding
to a call about a suspicious
circumstance ascertain it is
kids playing.
10:36 a.m., Softball field:
Subjects reported they had
hit each other. There were
no physical injuries. Subjects
were advised.
11:18 p.m., Seaside police
station: A citizen entered
the lobby to say his wife had
kicked him out of the house.
He was given options.
10:58 p.m., 2300 block Ocean
Vista: A minor in possession of
alcohol was apprehended.
10:53 a.m., Wahanna baseball
field: While on a disturbance
call, officer reports finding
blankets and clothing stashed
in the dugout. The items were
taken away to be destroyed.
4:13 p.m., 200 block Avenue
U: Police follow up on the wel-
fare of a woman possibly in
distress. The woman said she
was fine and not going to self
harm. She said she was “just
going through a tough time.”
Jan. 5
3:27 a.m., Convention Center:
Subjects sleeping in a car are
warned of overnight parking
regulations.
9:59 a.m., 1300 block N. Holla-
day: A dead pigeon believed
Jan. 6
7:08 a.m., 1200 block Avenue
E: Parties engaged in a verbal
altercation told police they
would separate for the rest of
the day. No further action was
taken.
8:34 a.m., 1900 block Spruce:
Police respond to a call for
a welfare check on a tenant
in a building described by a
concerned caller as crying
and screaming all night. The
woman told police her apart-
ment heater wasn’t working.
She was advised to contact
management.
11:09 a.m., Avenue G: A
female calling from Portland
said her Seaside landlord
threatened to evict her and
also accused him of assault.
The landlord denied touching
the complainant and said he
has not entered her apart-
ment or disturbed her things.
1:00 p.m., 2100 block S.
Franklin: Caller reports an
unknown person entered his
or her residence through a
bedroom window. No further
information was available.
Jan. 7
11:00 a.m., Seaside police
station: A person came in to
register as a sex offender.
3:38 p.m., 400 block S.
Roosevelt: A theft in the third
degree was reported.
7:30 p.m., S. Wahanna ball
field: Police talk to a male
subject inside the dugout. No
crimes were committed.
Jan. 8
12:20 a.m., Beach Drive:
Police respond to a verbal
altercation. Both parties told
officers they would keep it
down.
7:26 p.m., 800 block 12th Av-
enue: Caller reports a physical
fight at her residence. Officers
responded.
Jan. 9
1:40 a.m., Highway 53: Police
respond to a hang up 911
from a man saying his wife is
suicidal. Subjects are located.
6:20 a.m., Avenue S: Subject
reports being locked in a stor-
age unit for four days. Medix is
contacted.
3:25 p.m., 400 block S. Frank-
lin: Police and medical per-
sonnel respond to a medical
emergency.
7:29 p.m., 1900 block North
Hollday: A motor vehicle hit-
and-run was reported.
Jan. 10
2:12 p.m., S. Wahanna: Caller
reports a subject cursing at
him after caller inquired about
subject’s well being after
seeing the subject bent over
double and in apparent dis-
tress. Police contacted subject
who was described as “amped
up” and “irritated somebody
was getting in his business.”
6:01 p.m., 2000 block S.
Downing: A dog bite was
reported.
7:25 a.m., S. Columbia Drive:
A theft in the 1st degree was
reported.
8:57 a.m., 500 block S. Holl-
aday: A missing person was
reported.
4:30 p.m., Avenue A: A motor
vehicle hit-and-run was
reported.
6:55 p.m., 700 block 26th St.:
Police respond to a report of
a woman being held hostage
in a home. Officers responded
and cleared the house. No
male was located on arrival.
The woman was transported
to Seaside Providence Hospi-
tal; the man was later located
and arrested on warrants and
assault in the fourth degree.
Jan. 12
12:07 p.m., Seaside Heights
Elementary School: School on
lockdown due to unknown
boom southwest to the
school. Administrators say the
sound is related to the stand-
off happening nearby.
11:39 p.m., Lewis and Clark
Road: Police respond to a
report of a disturbance, which
turned out to be verbal in
nature only.
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