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PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
SEASIDE POLICE DEPT.
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
March 18
12:00 a.m., 800 block N. Holla-
day: While responding to a re-
ported disturbance, subject tells
police they want their spouse to
leave because he’s been verbally
abusive.
11:15 a.m., North of 18th/West
of water treatment: Transient
camper is apprised of ordinances
and agrees to leave.
collision is reported.
4:27 p.m., Lost Lake: Caller
reports subjects shooting pistols
in the Lost Lake parking lot. The
subjects are described leaving
the area in two black Jeep
Wranglers.
5:48 p.m., 1100 block N. Roos-
evelt: A dog bite is reported.
March 21
12:47 a.m., U.S. Highway 101
and Reservoir Road: Police assist
Cannon Beach police with a driv-
ing while intoxicated traffi c stop.
3:35 p.m., A person is arrested
on a warrant.
6:29 a.m., Library: A small white
dog is reported unaccompanied
in the area. The dog is gone prior
to police arrival.
10:09 p.m., 1800 block Spruce: A
juvenile is reported missing.
11:48 a.m., Police headquarters:
Sex off ender registration.
March 19
1:35 a.m., 1400 block N.
Wahanna: Police respond to an
anonymous call asking them to
go to an address for a reported
disturbance. On arrival, they see
a man and a woman and a wom-
an outside arguing. Another
agency is assisted.
7:37 a.m., 2300 block S. Roo-
sevelt: Caller says unhoused
people are dumping garbage on
their property.
10:14 a.m., 1100 block Avenue
D: Caller reports suspicious man
in the area; police make contact
and see he is delivering packages
in the neighborhood.
2:38 p.m., 300 block Beach Drive:
Caller reports an issue with an
employee who has not returned
a laptop owned by the business.
They are advised this is a civil
matter and given options.
5:31 p.m., Broadway: A business
owner reports property crimes.
5:39 p.m., Broadway: A verbal
disturbance on the brink of
turning physical is averted. The
involved parties are warned of
disorderly conduct.
6:44 p.m., 1100 block Broadway:
A person is arrested on a warrant.
8:13 p.m., 1800 block S.
Roosevelt: A female subject is
reported making threats.
10:15 p.m., 800 block Ne-
canicum Drive: A dog bite is
reported.
March 20
2:43 a.m., 400 block Avenue A: A
missing person is reported.
2:46 p.m., First Avenue and
Prom: A person says their car was
illegally entered.
3:41 p.m., 1800 block Thompson
Falls Drive: EMS call.
3:45 p.m., 600 block S. Edge-
wood: EMS call. Another agency
is assisted.
4:12 p.m., Rileys, S. Holladay: A
4:32 p.m., 1200 block S. Wahan-
na: A disturbance is reported.
8:47 p.m., 500 block S. Columbia:
Caller requests police speak with
her neighbor who she claims
allows her dog to chase her and
her dog.
Lincoln: A person is cited for
unlawful lodging.
8:00 a.m., 800 block Avenue C:
A person sleeping under a tarp is
trespassed.
8:51 a.m., 1600 block Broadway:
Caller reports his daughter has
been missing since Dec. 2021.
10:45 a.m., Stop & Go: Fuel theft
is reported.
1:27 p.m., Trucke’s: Fuel theft is
reported.
6:21 p.m., 2600 block U.S. High-
way 101: EMS call.
6:40 p.m., 700 block Avenue R:
EMS call.
8:27 p.m., Broadway near Finn’s:
Caller reports a physical fi ght
between two men and a woman.
No weapons were seen by the
caller.
11:54 p.m., 400 block S. Prom:
Caller reports someone on a
balcony throwing a football
attempting to hit cars.
OREGON STATE
POLICE
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
Crash on Highway 26
3:23 p.m., Ocean Way restrooms:
Transient is reported making
a lot of noise and causing a
disturbance; on arrival he told
police he was just listening to
loud music. He was advised of
the complaint.
Troopers responded March 21
at 4:45 p.m. to a two-vehicle
crash on U.S. Highway 26 at
milepost 30 when the driver of
a Dodge truck was unable to
stop when cars traveling in front
of it were slowing. A BMW was
rear-ended and the truck went
into the westbound ditch and
rolled onto the driver’s side. A
61-year-old Seaside passenger
in the truck was taken to Sea-
side Providence Hospital by pri-
vate car. Hillsboro Towing took
possession of both wrecked
vehicles. The Elsie and Banks fi re
departments were on scene.
5:38 p.m., 1400 block N. Wahan-
na: EMS call.
Unleashed dog attacks
leashed dog
6:01 p.m., 200 block Avenue A:
A person is reported urinating in
public.
An off -leash dog attacked a
leashed dog on the beach in
Gearhart by the Del Ray beach
access March 22 at 6:03 p.m.
All parties were contacted
and interviewed and witness
statements taken. The person
responsible for the unleashed
dog was determined to be
at fault for the injury of the
leashed dog. The leashed dog’s
owner was also injured. The
owner of the unleashed dog
was cited and agreed to work
with the owner of the injured
dog to resolve the matter.
March 22
1:32 p.m., 1900 block Spruce
Drive: A deceased person is
reported.
2:22 p.m., 1100 block Queen
Street: Dog complaint.
8:32 p.m., 800 block S. Hemlock:
Police assist Cannon Beach
police with a reported argument
between parties that turned
physical.
11:00 p.m., 500 block S. Prom:
Caller reports a family member
is very late returning home and
wishes to report them missing.
March 23
7:54 a.m., Avenue E and S.
Prosecutor to target poachers
By MONICA SAMAYOA
Oregon Public
Broadcasting
For the fi rst time ever,
the Oregon Department of
Justice has hired a special
prosecutor solely dedicated
to locating, investigating
and prosecuting poachers.
The new position comes
as the state has recently
seen a spike in the unsolved
illegal killing of wildlife,
including deer, elk and
wolves.
Jay Hall was hired in Feb-
ruary to be the new assistant
attorney general dedicated
to enforcing anti-poaching
laws and providing exper-
tise and resources to local
law enforcement for poach-
ing investigations and pros-
ecutions. He previously
spent 12 years prosecuting
major crimes for the Lane
County district attorney’s
offi ce and developed exper-
tise in using state racketeer-
ing laws against organized
poaching rings.
In 2010, he received an
award from the Oregon
State Police for prosecuting
a poaching ring that killed
more than 300 deer and elk.
Hall will work with the
Oregon State Police and
Oregon Department of Fish
and Wildlife and advise
law enforcement agencies
in collecting evidence, pro-
cessing cases and assigning
penalties and will also guide
and assist county prose-
cutors in fi sh and wildlife
criminal cases.
In 2019, the Oregon
Legislature approved fund-
ing for the Stop Poach-
ing Campaign to increase
anti-poaching
eff orts
across the state. The cam-
paign includes working
with communities to fi nd
poachers, adding four Ore-
gon State Police troopers
and a sergeant to increase
enforcement and hiring an
anti-poaching prosecutor.
“Now that all three com-
ponents of the legislative
strategy are in place, our
Oregon State Police
A bull elk was illegally killed and left to waste near Elgin.
ability to tackle poaching
across the state is greatly
enhanced,” state Rep. Ken
Helm, a Beaverton Demo-
crat who co-chairs the Leg-
islature’s Wildlife Caucus,
said in a statement.
Recently, the state has
seen an increase in wildlife
poaching, with two cases
of wolves being illegally
shot in the last two months.
In January, investigators
with Oregon State Police
said a 2-year-old collared
female wolf was found
dead in Wallowa County.
Last month, offi cials found
a dead wolf near Cove in
Union County. The shoot-
ings have prompted conser-
vationists and wildlife advo-
cates to call on the state to
hire a special prosecutor for
wildlife crime.
“Fulfi lling this role
increases our chances of
holding poachers account-
able,” Oregon Department
of Fish and Wildlife Stop
Poaching Campaign Coor-
dinator Yvonne Shaw said.
“Prosecuting crimes against
fi sh, wildlife and their hab-
itats preserves natural
resources that belong to all
Oregonians.”
Shaw said only a fraction
of poaching is detected and
reported.
According to Oregon
State Police, 447 big game
species like wolves, bears
and antelope were killed
in 2020. That’s a major
increase from the 324 big
game species that were
killed in 2019.
Conservationists say this
new role is much needed
and will provide counties
with the resources to pros-
ecute poachers. They say
they hope to see a reduc-
tion in the illegal killing of
wildlife.
“I think some of these
high-profi le poaching cases,
particularly of wolves, have
kind of pushed this issue
into the spotlight,” Quinn
Read, a policy director for
the Center for Biological
Diversity, said.
Read said having a pros-
ecutor focused on enforcing
anti-poaching laws is a game
changer. She said many
times cases fall through the
cracks in counties because
of limited resources.
“Having someone here
who can really focus and
specialize and bring that
expertise to enforcing our
wildlife laws is really key,”
she said.
The Stop Poaching Cam-
paign is a collaboration
among hunters, conserva-
tionists, landowners and
recreationists to educate
the public on how to rec-
ognize and report poach-
ing. The program’s goal
is to increase reporting of
poaching through their tip
line, 1-800-452-7888, and
to increase prosecution of
these crimes.
help bring stability to the lives of the lesser known
victims of the opioid crisis, America’s children.
First, it takes time.
Right now, more than 40 volunteers spend
4,000 plus hours a year speaking out for the
best interests of the more than 120 children
they serve here in Clatsop County. To give every
child one caring, constant adult in their lives, we
need to more than double the number of CASA
volunteers. We know we can do it.
If I could say thank you to every foster fami-
ly, child welfare professional, judge and CASA
volunteer who dedicate their life to children and
youth in the foster care system, I would. And,
even then, it would insufficiently cover the depth
and gratitude due them for their unwavering
dedication, selflessness, and countless sacrifices
day in and day out – to support children who have
experienced abuse or neglect. Without you, these
children might have no one to depend on. They’d
be left with nothing more than a constant pa-
rade of strangers cycling in and out of their lives,
asking the same questions and ticking the same
boxes before disappearing, only to be replaced
by the next.
Imagine experiencing this loneliness
and chaos…on top of losing
your parents.
It’s a loss too terrible for anyone
to bear, much less a child.
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and
today, I am reaching out about a REAL and
PRESENT crisis affecting children here in Clatsop
County and across the nation. If you read the pa-
per or watch the news, you know the magnitude
of the opioid epidemic in this country. With the
additional devastation of COVID-19, our commu-
nities are facing an uphill battle. This is especially
true in small communities like ours. While law-
makers, public officials, and the media focus on
these public health crises, we focus on the silent
victims—the children.
Of course, parental substance abuse is not new,
and we have always advocated for the best inter-
ests of children who have experienced abuse or
neglect because of a parent’s addiction. But over
the last six years, the number of children in foster
care across the country has risen 8 percent, a rise
that public health officials, analyzing other data
trends, increasingly attribute to the growing use of
opioids. Sadly, we have expected this number
to continue to climb. And this was before the
COVID-19 Pandemic – these numbers are ex-
pected to increase dramatically because of family
isolation, anxiety/stress, lack of access to treat-
ment and economic uncertainty.
If this breaks your heart, you are not alone.
It breaks mine, too. And what’s worse is that this
wave will not peak any time soon. If we want to
save our children, we have to act now. Which
means our role—and yours—has never been
more important.
I am writing to ask for your assistance. As an
important part of the CASA movement, you can
Second, it takes money.
The 4,000-plus hours our volunteers donate
each year in our community is a bargain, but
it is not free. What makes our volunteers so
effective is the investment that we make in their
ongoing training and supervision. The issues
surrounding opioid addiction are complex. We
need to create new trainings and new materials
on those issues for all our volunteers. Given the
return—to the children in foster care and to our
society—we are committed to partnering with
donors and investors who can help us make
that investment. Please consider a tax-deduct-
ible donation to our program. Donations can be
made at www.clatsopcasa.org or mailed to: PO
BOX 514, Astoria, OR 97103.
Third, it takes HEART.
It takes heart to see a child in need and stop
to help. It takes heart to stay for as long as you
are needed—for that child and every child—day
after day, year after year, in good times and
bad. Those who do this work, whether they are
volunteers, staff members, or donors, have the
heart to see, to stop, and to stay.
Perhaps you do, too. And if you do, this is an in-
vitation to join us, in whatever capacity you can.
Not even one of us has the power to change
these children’s past— what they have seen,
what they have done, what they have suffered.
Every one of us has the power to change
their future. All it takes is the heart to do so.
I can tell you that whatever dollars you invest
will yield an outsized return in that most valuable
currency of all, time.
I can promise you that wherever that time is
spent—in court, on the phone, at a hospital, in a
high school gymnasium or backyard sandbox—
you will be giving children all the time they need
to learn that it’s safe to hope, to trust, to believe,
and to move forward.
On behalf of all of us — thank you.
Sincerely,
Nakesha Womble
Executive Director, Clatsop
CASA Program, Inc.