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2A • June 22, 2018 • Seaside Signal • seasidesignal.com Rare whale dolphin washes ashore Seaside Signal R.J. MARX Four chiefs: Jason Schermerhorn of Cannon Beach, Astoria’s Geoff Spalding, Warrenton’s Matthew Workman and Dave Ham. Citizen’s academy grads recognized in Seaside By R.J. Marx Seaside Signal With a packed room at the Seaside City Council June 11, graduates of the citizen’s po- lice academy were honored upon completion of the spring course. Cannon Beach Police Chief Jason Schermerhorn presented the recognition to 19 students — the most in the class’s more than decade-long history — along with Dave Ham, Chief Matt Workman of Warrenton and Astoria Chief Geoff Spal- ding. City councilor Tita Montero participated in the class’s 14th year. “I wish I had done it ear- lier,” she said, “because it was such a fabulous experience.” The course took partici- pants behind the scenes at each city’s police department, the county courthouse, with fire- arms training and simulated confrontations. Participants visited dispatch centers, the county jail and studied the pub- lic safety budget. The group met weekly on Tuesday nights, Schermerhorn said, before in- viting graduates to a reception at the Seaside Fire Department. Police shared philosophy and experiences that you “wouldn’t normally think about,” Montero said. The class was “impressive and thought-provoking,” she said. “It brought to the fore that it takes a very special type of person to serve and protect.” MANZANITA — A rare female northern right whale dolphin washed ashore on Manzanita Beach on the Or- egon Coast on Saturday, June 9, the Seaside Aquarium re- ported. The animals tend to live much farther south and in deeper offshore waters, al- though they can range as far north as Alaska, Tiffany Boothe of the aquarium said. The whale dolphin moves south during colder water temperature periods and north during warmer water periods. Boothe said that aquarium staff have only seen four of these unique dolphins since 1995, when the aquarium became involved with the Northern Oregon/Southern Washington Marine Mammal Stranding Network. The northern right whale dolphin is known to travel in groups of up to 2,000, al- though they are more often found in social groups of 200 or 300. The largest threat to these dolphins is from high-sea TIFFANY BOOTHE/SEASIDE AQUARIUM A female northern right whale dolphin washed ashore on Manzanita Beach. drift nets. Drift nets are considered responsible for a 24 to 73 percent population decline. In Oregon and California, law requires fishing boats to use pinger devices that de- liver acoustic warnings into the water column to reduce bycatch. The dolphin beached in Manzanita was picked up by the Seaside Aquarium and transferred to Portland State University, where a necropsy was preformed, Boothe said. Preliminary results from the necropsy were inconclusive. POLICE LOG June 5 5:21 p.m., 1600 block Broadway: A woman reported as yelling and spitting on her kids was advised of options. 11:42 p.m., 1400 block Oster Road: Seaside police assist Gearhart police on a disturbance call. warned and advised to move on. 5:38 p.m., Avenue S and King: Police respond to a report from a neighbor about a child screaming for 10 or more minutes. Police responding learn the parents had just re- moved a large sliver from the child’s foot. June 6 3:29 a.m., Broadway and the Legion: Police arrest a subject and charge them with eluding a police officer; interfering with a police officer; and escape in the third degree. 1:34 p.m., 700 block S. Wahanna: A transient camp in a wooded area near the hospital was broken up, the tenants June 7 8:24 p.m., 700 block S. Wahanna: A subject reported to be illegally camping told police they were not camping, but merely preparing a meal. June 8 9:03 a.m., 400 block S. Roosevelt: Police report being unable to locate a man described by a woman to be yelling at her, “She’s a liar.” No further action taken at this time. 4:24 p.m., 1100 block S. Downing: Police arrest a man and charge him with assault in the fourth degree; interfering with a police officer; and resist- ing arrest. 6:37 p.m., N. Holladay: A man reported urinating on a sidewalk was at first unable to be located by police; he was later found in an intoxicated state. The man requested police get him a cab to take him home. June 9 1:53 a.m., Avenue A and S. Holladay: Police arrest a person who is charged with disorderly conduct in the second degree, and interfering with a police officer. 10:38 a.m., The Cove: Theft in the second degree is re- ported after a man left the Cove area accidentally with- out his surfboard; when he returned minutes later, the board was gone. Witnesses say they saw a teen male loading the board into a truck. No one was able to give a detailed description of the truck, the license plate or a good description of the teenager. The case has been suspended. 11:40 a.m., 200 block S. Roosevelt: A person is arrested and charged with SUNSET EMPIRE TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT HEY! WHERE’S MY BUS? JUST USE YOUR PHONE! driving while under the influence of intoxicants. located and pulled over in Cannon Beach. 1:51 a.m., Columbia and Avenue L: A woman lying in the street seemingly disoriented is transported to Seaside Providence Hospital by Medix and the fire department. 1:39 p.m. Delray and the dunes: A subject reported being possibly armed on the beach was only carry- ing a stick. June 10 1:50 a.m., 1300 Second Avenue: A deceased per- son is reported. 4:59 p.m., First Avenue: An attempted burglary is reported. June 11 8:54 a.m., Highway 101, Milepost 14: A driver reported to Seaside and Gearhart police as tailgat- ing and honking was later June 12 9:29 a.m., 500 block N. Roosevelt: A woman was taken into protective cus- tody and a man arrested for breaking a no-contact court order. 2:57 p.m., RiteAid: A wom- an standing in the store trying out different hair sprays and then returning them to the shelf was ad- vised to pay for the items she used, which she did. She was then trespassed. June 13 9:57 p.m., 1100 block S. Downing: A disturbance between a man and a woman that climaxed with a picture frame being thrown into the street was defused by police arrival; both parties were warned for disorderly conduct. The female left the premises for the evening. June 14 11:26 p.m., Broadway: An intoxicated person was trespassed indefinitely from a business and then took a cab home. June 15 9:30 p.m., 500 block 13th Avenue: A deceased person is reported. THE KIDS ARE LOOKING FOR YOU – BE A CASA! CASA VOLUNTEER TRAINING REAL-TIME BUS LOCATION Download to your smart phone from Google Play or Apple store REAL-TIME BUS INFO CALL OR TEXT 971-701-2224 Enter the STOP CODE of your location for an instant report Stop codes posted in bus shelters or on our website at ridethebus.org on each route schedule next to name of stop THIS IS SO EASY! 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