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A2 • Friday, February 14, 2020 | Seaside Signal | SeasideSignal.com Vigil honors fallen hero Sgt. Jason Goodding Offi cer killed making felony arrest in 2016 By R.J. MARX Seaside Signal Law enforcement, friends and members of the commu- nity came together Wednes- day, Feb. 5, for the fourth anniversary of the death of Sgt. Jason Goodding, the Seaside police offi cer shot and killed while attempting to make a felony arrest on Feb. 5, 2016. Goodding was 39 at the time of his death and is sur- vived by a wife and two daughters. R.J. Marx LEFT Seaside Police Chief Dave Ham at the Jason Goodding memorial vigil. RIGHT Lt. Bruce Holt spoke and led the memorial ceremony. Lt. Bruce Holt, Seaside’s longest-serving police offi - cer, remembered Goodding for his encouragement to others, both “on and out of the fi eld.” “Each of us have a com- mitment to ourselves, our families, and our co-work- ers, and to all in our commu- nity to make it a little better each day,” Holt said to the crowd at the Bob Chisholm Community Center. “He had passion for what he believed in, and a competitive spirit about him. It was part of all he was involved in.” After a ceremony, coun- try ballads (Goodding was a country music devotee) and benediction, Police Chief Dave Ham said the memory of his colleague remained strong. “Everyone here is feel- ing the same,” Ham said. “The same wanting to have him back, missing Jason to a point where they still feel compelled to come to this service.” Ham attributed the large crowd to the sense of com- munity and the pride people have in their fi rst responders and in the police department themselves. “When some- body as innocent as Jason who is doing the basics of law enforcement gets killed in the downtown streets of Seaside, it’s hard not to want to be a part of that. “It’s hard not to feel something for him when you hear about what a great guy he was, on the job, off the job,” he con- tinued. “Even if you didn’t know him, you feel like you knew him. You want to have known him. I think people want to be part of it, want to remember.” 6:51 p.m., 1900 block S. Roos- evelt: Vehicle fire. • 43 automatic/mutual aid to Seaside Fire Department PUBLIC SAFETY LOGS SEASIDE POLICE DEPT. PUBLIC SAFETY LOG Feb. 1 10:27 a.m., Police headquar- ters: A person came in to regis- ter as a sex off ender. 1:46 p.m., N. Prom: A distur- bance is reported. 7:04 p.m., The Cove: Police as- sist Portland police attempting to locate a suicidal subject. Feb. 2 1:09 p.m., 1900 block Spruce: Caller reports people arguing in a unit adjacent to her resi- dence. Police speak with the occupants who say they are playing a video game. They agree to keep it down and close their window. 7:02 p.m., 1300 block 12th Av- enue: A person is arrested and charged with DWI at the scene of a motor vehicle accident. 8:42 p.m., Avenue J and S. Roo- sevelt: A person is transported to detox. 11:08 p.m., 400 block Avenue A: A second person is trans- ported to detox. 11:10 p.m., 88000 block Mallard Court: Police assist county dep- uties with a disturbance call. Feb. 3 Feb. 7 10:51 a.m., Mill Ponds: Litter is reported. 1:13 p.m., 400 block Broadway: Subject is arrested on an OSP warrant and trespassed indefi - nitely from a location. 2:34 p.m., 12th Avenue Bridge: Police conduct a welfare check on an intoxicated man on the bridge. Feb. 4 12:44 p.m., 300 block Fifth Ave- nue: A caller concerned about straw in a neighbor’s driveway blowing everywhere is advised no code violation or crime was committed. Police spoke with the straw-spreading home- owner who said he was using straw to absorb mud in his driveway. Feb. 8 12:51 p.m., 1800 Spruce: Forg- ery/fraud is reported. SEASIDE FIRE & RESCUE PUBLIC SAFETY LOG Feb. 1 2:04 p.m., 1100 block N. Roos- evelt: Emergency medical re- sponse. and the fire department on a medical call. 8:52 p.m., 1000 block Second Avenue: Fire investigation. Feb. 4 8:02 p.m. 1200 block S. Wah- anna: Police and fire respond to an emergency medical call. Feb. 5 11:38 a.m., 1400 block S. Wa- hanna: Fire alarm. 5:49 p.m., 1300 block N. Hol- laday: Emergency medical response. Feb. 6 5:56 p.m., Police headquarters: A person came in to register as a sex off ender. 3:04 p.m., 13000 block N. Roo- sevelt: Emergency medical re- sponse. 10:47 a.m., 900 block Beach Drive: Emergency medical response. 11:21 p.m., Alpine: Suspicious circumstances are reported. 6:12 p.m., 1000 block S. Holla- day: Hazardous materials con- dition reported. 8:57 p.m., 500 block N. Wa- hanna: Emergency medical response. Feb. 2 11:25 p.m. 3200 block Bay- view Terrace: Emergency medical response. Feb. 5 5:07 a.m. 1000 block Avenue F: Subjects are advised of tres- pass. 10:17 a.m., Police headquar- ters: A person came in to regis- ter as a sex off ender. Feb. 6 8:25 a.m., 800 block 12th Av- enue: A missing person is re- ported. 10:26 a.m., 300 block Ninth Avenue: Emergency medical response. 3:39 p.m., 800 block Beach Drive: Emergency medical re- sponse. Feb. 3 3:51 p.m., 1200 block S. Wa- hanna: Police assist Medix Feb. 7 5:04 p.m., Second and Prom: Water rescue. Feb. 8 5:04 p.m., 1800 block S. Downing: Emergency medi- cal response. OREGON STATE POLICE • Seven automatic/mutual aid to Warrenton Fire Depart- ment PUBLIC SAFETY LOG • One automatic/mutual aid to Cannon Beach RFPD Lands in ditch • Six automatic/mutual aid to Olney RFPD A 60-year-old Seaside man was transported to the hospital by ambulance Feb. 3 after he lost control of his car on an icy road. While traveling eastbound on Highway 26 near Wunsch Road, he lost control and crossed the westbound lane, crashing into the westbound ditch. His vehicle sustained minor damage and was towed from the ditch by Classic Towing. GEARHART FIRE DEPT. FIRE LOG Gearhart Volunteer Fire De- partment presented its yearly incident volume at the Febru- ary City Council meeting. The 2019 yearly incident vol- ume included 491 incidents, divided as follows: • 237 incidents City of Gearhart • 189 incidents Gearhart Rural Fire Protection District • Four automatic/mutual aid to Hamlet • One automatic/mutual aid to Astoria • One automatic/mutual aid to Lewis and Clark RFPD • One automatic/mutual aid to Elsie Vinemaple RFPD Of 2,307 incidents over a fi ve-year period, 1,058 of those were city of Gearhart response, or 45.8%; Gearhart Rural Fire Protection District responded to 971 incidents, or 42.1%; and 278 incidents were reported as automat- ic/mutual aid response, or 12.1%. Gearhart saw a 38% increase in incident response volume in the last 10 years. The city reported 3,675 to- tal personnel for incident response and 5,588 total training hours in 2019, 9,263 hours training and incident response total. 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