2A • May 11, 2018 • Seaside Signal • seasidesignal.com
Former Seaside Heights custodian
sentenced to 25 years for sex abuse
By Jack Heffernan
The Daily Astorian
A former Seaside Heights
custodian pleaded guilty Fri-
day, April 27, and was sen-
tenced to 25 years in prison
for molesting a girl under 8
years old on several occa-
sions.
Keith Davis, 46, was ar-
rested in January. He was
charged with 25 alleged sex
crimes against the girl. He
pleaded guilty
to three counts
of
first-de-
gree sodomy
and
agreed
to serve three
concurrent
sentences of Keith Davis
25 years as
part of a plea deal with the
Clatsop County District At-
torney’s Office.
Seaside police said after
the former custodian’s arrest
Candlelight service set
to honor fallen officers
A candlelight service pay-
ing tribute to the 129 nation-
al law enforcement deaths in
2017 will help usher in Na-
tional Police Week on Sunday,
May 13, at Broadway Park in
Seaside. The one-hour public
ceremony will begin at 8 p.m.
and include a name-by-name
reading of all who lost their
lives during the 2017 calendar
year.
Four fallen officers from
Clatsop County will also be
recognized during the event.
They include Seaside Ser-
geant. Jason M. Goodding,
Clatsop County Sheriff Al-
mond L. Eastman, Warrenton
Police Reserve Robert B. Mc-
Master, and Oregon State Po-
lice Sergeant James D. Shep-
perd.
National Police Week dates
back to 1962 when President
John F. Kennedy signed a pub-
lic law that declared May 15 as
National Peace Officers Me-
morial Day and the calendar
week in which May 15 falls
as National Police Week. The
annual tribute to law enforce-
ment service and sacrifice in-
zard said of sex crimes cases.
The girl’s mother read
an impact statement at the
sentencing hearing. During
the statement, she stressed
the importance of her family
throughout the ordeal, as well
as the support from friends in
Seaside.
“They’re a pretty amazing
family,” Buzzard said. “When
this thing happens, this fami-
ly is probably the best thing
the victim could have.”
that they do not believe he
was using his position with
the school to gain access to
the victim in the case.
The parents reported the
incidents to police after the
girl came forward, Deputy
District Attorney Dawn Buz-
zard said. In a recorded phone
call before the arrest and with
police present, Davis admit-
ted to committing the crimes.
“You usually aren’t able to
get through it this fast,” Buz-
Gearhart fire department fundraiser on May 26
Gearhart’s 57th annual
volunteer fire department
fundraiser takes place Sat-
urday, May 26, from 8 p.m.
to midnight. This year’s
fundraiser is in conjunction
with the 100-year birth-
day celebration of the city
of Gearhart. Along with
games, entertainment and
refreshments, the event will
offer a silent auction, signa-
ture champagne beverage
and clothing celebrating the
event.
All funds go to fire de-
partment programs and
benefit the service provided
to the community. These
include the smoke detector
program, safety and tsuna-
mi brochures, fire preven-
tion and public education
programs and firefighter
safety and education pro-
grams.
The department is at-
tempting to complete
replacement of aging
self-contained
breathing
apparatus, with funding a
priority for the department
and safety of firefighters.
Visit gearhartfire.com
for prevent, home fire safe-
ty and other links.
FILE PHOTO
Jason Goodding
cludes ceremonies throughout
the week in Washington, D.C.
The 129 national deaths in
2017 followed a year in which
159 lives were lost, includ-
ing Sgt. Goodding from the
Seaside Police Department.
Records dating back to 1791
detail 21,541 peace officers
that have lost their lives while
serving communities through-
out the United States. The 183
who have died while serving in
the state of Oregon are recog-
nized each May at the Oregon
Fallen Law Enforcement Me-
morial in Salem.
POLICE LOG
April 20
April 21
2:46 a.m., N. Columbia: A dis-
turbance was reported.
12:24 p.m., Beach swings: Call-
er finds a 4-year-old seemingly
alone; parents are reunited with
the child before police arrival.
2:12 p.m., 400 block First
Avenue: Caller reports subject
“rolling his wheelchair on
purpose into traffic.” Officers are
unable to locate.
4:15 p.m., Ecola Park: Seaside
police assist with a medical call.
6:05 p.m., 1900 block Huck-
leberry: Neighbor complains
about another neighbor’s dog
who keeps coming through the
fence. Officer secured the fence
and returned the dog to its own
property. Dog control officer
will follow up on the matter.
7:11 p.m., 800 block 14th
Avenue: A person is arrested
and charged with driving under
the influence of intoxicants, hit
and run property damage, and
reckless driving.
3;58 p.m., 2400 block S. Roos-
evelt: Caller reports intoxicated
person about to drive their car;
police locate subject at another
establishment and warn them if
they drive, they will be arrested.
8:55 p.m., Seaside Golf Course:
A disturbance and verbal dis-
pute is reported.
11:36 p.m., Broadway: A
person is arrested and charged
with driving while under the
influence of intoxicants.
April 22
1:25 a.m., Avenue E and The
Prom: Police and the fire de-
partment extinguish a bonfire
in the dunes.
3:41 a.m., 700 block S. Wahan-
na: Caller reports three intoxi-
cated subjects at the hospital.
Police locate subjects; two of
them were waiting for a third
person who receiving medi-
cal treatment. They were not
driving; a taxi brought them all
to the hospital.
1:43 p.m., Seaside movie the-
atre: Police respond to a report
of a bonfire in the parking area.
Upon arrival, they find a person
barbecuing outside their vehi-
cle. No crimes were in evidence.
7:33 p.m., 500 block Beach
Drive: An assault in the fourth
degree is reported.
7:39 p.m., 800 block 26th
Street: A dog bite is reported.
for unlawful lodging.
Court: Caller reports people
camping on private property.
Officer made contact and ad-
vised the campers they were on
private property. They agreed
to leave.
6:02 a.m., N. Holladay and
Third: Police respond to a
report of a person sleeping in
their car. The occupant of the
car is contacted; he says he’s
not sleeping and that he has a
room.
7:19 a.m., Broadway Park:
A person sleeping under a
table in the park is warned of
unlawful lodging. He agreed to
move on.
8:23 p.m., Avenue U and the
Beach: Police assist a tourist
who needed help locating their
car.
5:49 p.m., Avenue K and Co-
lumbia: Caller reports subject
in a vehicle taking pictures of a
young girl. Officer located the
described vehicle at an apart-
ment complex, but the vehicle
was unoccupied. Police advise
they will continue to look for
the subject.
April 25
7:24 p.m., Holladay Drive: A
subject is arrested and charged
with resisting arrest and harass-
ment.
1:46 p.m., 400 block Fairway
8:52 p.m., 800 block S. Roos-
evelt: An assault was reported.
April 26
5:39 a.m., 2200 block N. Wa-
hanna: A person was arrested
and charged with driving with a
revoked or suspended license.
11:26 a.m., 400 block S.
Roosevelt: A person who came
into the police station to report
a situation of harassment was
advised of options.
3:12 p.m., 1200 block Broad-
way: An assault was reported.
4:50 p.m., 1200 block S.
Wahanna: A 3-year-old child
accidentally locked inside an
apartment was reunited with its
parent with the help of the fire
department.
April 24
12:12 a.m., Chamber re-
strooms: Subjects are warned
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