Seaside signal. (Seaside, Or.) 1905-current, August 31, 2018, Page 2A, Image 2

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

    2A • August 31, 2018 • Seaside Signal • seasidesignal.com
Family of Dean Case seeks review of shooting death
Man shot outside his home
remembered in Seaside
By Brenna Visser
Seaside Signal
The staff at Gorilla Gas
was sick of the silence.
In late July, their co-work-
er, Cashus Dean Case —
known as “Deano” — was
shot and killed by police out-
side his home at Seasider RV
Park after allegedly refusing
an order to drop two black
powder pistols.
After the shock of the
shooting wore off, gas station
manager Jesse Jones was be-
ginning to think the commu-
nity had forgotten about his
friend.
“It just got quiet all of a
sudden. The only reminder
in town is our rest-in-peace
sign,” he said. “We wanted to
make a day for Deano.”
To keep his memory alive,
about 20 people held an in-
formal celebration of life for
Case on Thursday afternoon
at Broadway Park. Some
who attended, like Stephanie
Babb, of Eugene, didn’t know
Case personally but came to
support the family as some-
one who also lost a relative to
a police shooting.
“It’s hard when someone
you love gets shot by police,
because the first thing peo-
ple ask is, ‘What did he do
wrong?’” Babb said. “I just
wanted the family to know
there are other families feel-
ing what they’re feeling, and
they have a right to feel out-
raged and sad.”
In the background, the ra-
‘WE’RE ALL
JUST SO
CONFUSED.
WE DON’T
KNOW
WHY THIS
HAPPENED.’
Jesse Jones
BRENNA VISSER/SEASIDE SIGNAL
A sign marks the celebration of life
for Cashus Dean Case, who was killed
last month in Seaside.
dio station 93.3 FM boomed
— a nod to Case’s habit of
blaring rock ‘n’ roll music
at the gas station during his
shift. Around a barbecue,
friends remembered a man
who worked hard, and “would
Gorilla Gas station
manager
give the shirt off his back,” to
help anyone he thought need-
ed it.
They remembered his love
for his green motorcycle,
which always had a stuffed
Gorilla on the back to show
knew Case as a bombastic but
ultimately sensitive and kind
man — to imagine him dying
this way.
“We’re all just so confused.
We don’t know why this hap-
pened,” Jones said. “That’s
what is killing me. Justified
(shooting) or not, that’s what
is getting us — the not know-
ing. Could something have
gone differently?”
The shooting, which oc-
curred after Case helped a
man injured in a dog attack,
remains under investigation.
Case’s father, Ken Case
Sr., said nothing will take
away the pain he feels from
losing his son.
But getting some answers
would help.
“All I want is justice,” he
said. “If that happens, I walk.
But if I don’t get justice, and
this isn’t done fairly, I won’t
be quiet.”
his company pride, and his
extreme attention to detail
when it came to making sure
the store was spotless.
“I’m the manager, and he
was probably there more than
I was,” Jones laughed.
Now, the gas station is qui-
et.
“It went from alive to feel-
ing stale. (Gorilla Gas) has
lost a lot of energy,” said Ka-
tie Kirtley, who owns the gas
station. “He brought a lot of
drive to make it better.”
Case was scheduled to
work the day he died. Jones
and Kirtley remember hearing
rumors of a shooting at the RV
park where he lived, hoping it
wasn’t their friend. After call-
ing him repeatedly to no avail,
Kirtley headed to the Seaside
Police Department, where she
was notified of Case’s death.
It was disorienting for both
Jones and Kirtley — who
dispatchers
Van and trailer submerged near Gearhart Seaside
graduate
academy
Vehicle was
The Daily Astorian
halfway
submerged by the
time tow trucks
arrived
The Daily Astorian
A van and travel trailer got
stuck in the surf near the Del Ray
Beach access in Gearhart on Aug.
22. The owner of the vehicle did
contact several tow companies to
remove the vehicle, however one
was not able to arrive until the ve-
hicle was halfway submerged in
the ocean. On Aug. 24, members
from Sons of Beaches 4x4 club
along with Ben Olsen and Clean
Sweep Excavation were able to
A van and trailer got stuck in the surf around 4:30 a.m. Aug. 22 near Gearhart.
remove the van.
Two of Oregon’s 24 new
dispatchers will work in
Seaside.
The Oregon Public Safe-
ty Academy held a gradua-
tion ceremony in Salem for
its 110th Basic Telecommu-
nications Class. Dispatch-
ers Xin Chen and Brittany
Nelson of the Seaside Po-
lice Department are listed
as two of the graduates.
The two-week class
teaches emergency call
handling techniques, stress
management, civil liabili-
ty, ethics, criminal law and
an overview of fire-rescue
and law enforcement oper-
ations.
Chen and Nelson will
spend a number of months
learning from a field train-
ing officer.
FLOORING
CCB# 205283
y
ou ou
r r w
ep alk
ut o
at n
io
n
POLICE LOG
Aug. 10
12:33 p.m., Prom and Shilo:
Police assist fire department
with a BBQ explosion.
3:55 p.m., Holladay and Ave-
nue G: A person is arrested for
possession of methamphetime;
an outstanding warrant; and
interfering with a police officer.
4:12 p.m., Avenue A: An assault
is reported.
6:15 p.m., Police headquarters:
A person comes in to register as
a sex offender.
Aug. 11
2:41 a.m., 12th and Franklin: A
person is arrested and charged
with driving under the influ-
ence of an intoxicant; reckless
driving; and motor vehicle hit
and run, resulting in property
damage.
12:29 p.m., Broadway: A boy
approached a police officer to
say he lost his mom. Shortly
afterwards, mother and son
were reunited.
2:51 p.m., 300 block S. Holla-
day: Caller reports two dogs
in a truck with no water; the
windows were cracked. One
of the dogs was yelping. Both
dogs were gone from the truck
when police responded.
5:07 p.m., 400 block S. Roos-
evelt: Caller reports a subject
abusing their dog in a store.
Officers searched the area but
were unable to locate.
Aug. 12
1:23 a.m. 800 block Necani-
cum: An assault in the fourth
degree is reported. The
assailant was taken into police
custody and also charged
with disorderly conduct in the
second degree.
4:14 a.m., Turnaround and
Ocean Shore: Criminal mischief
in the third degree is reported.
8:53 p.m. 300 block S. Roo-
sevelt: Officers respond to a
report of possible drug use.
Upon arrival, no drugs are lo-
cated, but the group is warned
to clean up their mess.
Aug. 13
1:26 a.m., Avenue A: Police
respond to a report of a man
screaming on the top level of a
parking lot. The man said he’d
been using meth and mari-
juana and said he was having
a panic attack. He refused
medical treatment and was
given a courtesy ride home. He
was also trespassed from the
property for 30 days.
Roosevelt: Burglary and theft
are reported.
Aug. 17
7:00 p.m., Beach and Sema-
phore: An elderly man reported
missing on the beach was
located prior to police arrival.
10:38 a.m., Wahanna: A needle
found in the church parking lot
was disposed of by police.
Aug. 14
12:21 p.m., 700 block S. Co-
lumbia: Burglary and theft are
reported.
2:09 p.m., 200 block N.
Holladay: Police assist Cannon
Beach police with a subject
needing transport to Seaside
Providence Hospital. The
subject was combative and
verbally abusive when police
attempted to remove him from
his residence; he was finally put
in handcuffs and taken to the
hospital where he suddenly
became very cooperative.
3:05 p.m., 500 block S. Down-
ing: Caller reports his long
board was stolen off the front
deck of his bungalow. No sus-
pects are known. Police say the
case has been suspended.
5:05 p.m., S. Wahanna: A man
with his pants around his an-
kles is told to pull them up and
keep them up.
10:48 p.m., Dutch Brothers: A
deceased person is reported.
Aug. 18
1:54 a.m., 700 block S. Wahan-
na: A person is arrested for pos-
session of methamphetamine
and criminal trespass.
2:44 p.m., Avenue G Bridge:
A person reported as being
under the bridge was actually
beside it. Officer cleared.
6:49 a.m., 300 block S. Wah-
anna: A person is arrested and
charged with disorderly con-
duct, trespassing, and resisting
arrest.
7:47 a.m., The Cove: Police
respond to a report of an
airstream taking up 7 parking
spots and a mobile home
parked over rocks and on the
curb. Subjects are advised of
the complaint and warned of
illegal overnight camping; they
agree to move along.
Aug. 21
8:57 a.m., Rite Aid parking lot:
Two male subjects smoking
marijuana are cited for public
use of marijuana and tres-
passed indefinitely from the
area.
12:33 p.m., Safeway: A man
dressed all in black who had
been trespassed was reported
for returning to the property.
Police were unable to locate
him in the area.
9:47 p.m., Broadway School:
Subjects reported on the
school roof got down when po-
lice arrived; they were warned
for criminal trespass.
Aug. 22
Aug. 19
10:45 a.m., 2400 block Ocean
Vista: A street preacher using
an amplified speaker is warned
of code violations and also
blocking the sidewalk.
22:50 p.m., The Cove: A found
wallet is turned in to police.
Aug. 15
12:46 p.m., 800 block S.
Roosevelt: A person is arrested
and charged for possession of
heroin.
Avenue, Gearhart: Police assist
Gearhart police with a verbal
disturbance.
Aug. 20
12:28 p.m., 2500 block Mill
Creek Lane: Police take a report
of suspicious circumstances be-
lieved to have occurred on Aug.
18 in the vicinity of the Clatsop
Shores apartments.
9:50 p.m., Oceanway re-
strooms: Graffiti is reported.
9:59 p.m., 1100 block Marion
11:40 p.m., Broadway: Police
assist a citizen in getting a cab
to take her home.
Aug. 23
8:21 a.m., Avenue U: A woman
told police she’d argued with
her boyfriend in the Cove. She
admitted to breaking his sun-
glasses. She said she left before
“things got worse.” She ex-
pressed concern the boyfriend
had notified police exaggerat-
ing the situation and was told
he had not. As she said she had
no funds, she was advised to
get a gas voucher to get back
to Portland. Police attempted
to locate the boyfriend with no
success.
Flooring
CONSTRUCTION
B oB M c E wan c onstruction , inc .
E xcavation • u ndErground u tiitiEs
r oad w ork • F ill M atErial
s itE P rEParation • r ock
owned and operated by
10:07 a.m., 1100 block N.
M ike and C eline M C e wan
503-738-3569
34154 Hwy 26, Seaside, OR
P.O. Box 2845, Gearhart, OR
S erving the p aCifiC n orthweSt S inCe 1956 • CC48302
LANDSCAPING
Laurelwood Compost • Mulch • Planting MacMix
Soil Amendments
YARD DEBRIS DROP-OFF
(no Scotch Broom)
503-717-1454
34154 HIGHWAY 26
SEASIDE, OR
Laurelwood Farm
LAWN CARE
Free Estimates • Storm Clean-Up
JIM’S LAWN CARE
“a different kind of gallery”
503-325-2445
LAWNS • SHRUBS • GUTTER CLEANING
BARK • BRUSH CLEARING & REMOVAL
WEEDING • HAULING • MONTHLY RATES
12:21 a.m., 2100 block Lewis
and Clark Rd.: A person is
charged with initiating a false
police report.
6:07 a.m., Avenue I and the
Prom: A family sleeping in their
car that caught the attention of
police because of obstructed
plates was warned against
unlawful lodging and asked to
move along.
Carpet Cleaning
3470 Hwy 101 Suite 102 • Gearhart, Oregon
503.739.7577 • carpetcornergearhart.com
C oast G allery and n umismatiCs
Aug. 16
2:10 a.m., 300 block S. Roos-
evelt: A person arrested on a
warrant is also charged with
interfering with a police officer.
Installation
TIRES/WHEELS
D EL ’S O .K .
Coast Gallery and Numismatics is the northwest
coast newest gallery. Opened June 1, 2018, Coast
Gallery and Numismatics exclusively features
original oil paintings and wood fired ceramics
by Jeff Whyman MFA University California
Berkeley 1981. Jeff Whyman lived in Cannon
Beach for over 10 years and taught at Clatsop
Community College in Astoria, Oregon. From
around the world we also offer exotic shells
and choice world coins. Regards coins we offer
complimentary appraisals on Saturdays.
3350 N Hwy 101 Suite D, Gearhart, Oregon
Wed. thru Sat. 9 am to 4 pm
www.coastgallerynumismatics.com
D EL ’S O .K .
is changing its name to
Same great service
YOUR #1 SOURCE FOR TIRES
CUSTOM WHEELS • AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES
Hours:
Mon-Fri 8-6
Sat- 8-4
503-325-2861
35359 Business Hwy 101
For emergencies
503-325-0233
Astoria, OR
(miles crossing)