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ShakeAlert Preparing

Oregonians

Salem, OR – Wildfires, floods, volca-noes and earthquakes: Oregon has its share of natural hazards. Each of these hazards presents unique challenges, but one of the biggest challenges for earth-quake preparedness is unpredictability. Earthquakes strike without warning, causing widespread damage in a matter of seconds. Fortunately, there is a pre-paredness tool, ShakeAlert® Earthquake Early Warning, coming to Oregon on March 11. ShakeAlert does not predict earthquakes. Rather, it uses a network of sensors to detect an earthquake that has just begun. Data from the sensors are used by ShakeAlert processing centers to calculate the estimated quake magni-tude and intensity. Alert distribution providers (e.g. operators of purpose-built apps) create an alert which can be deliv-ered to wireless devices – in a matter of seconds – potentially reaching device users before the shaking does. In the seconds between receiving an alert and feeling shaking, people can protect themselves by dropping, covering and holding on. “One of the reasons earth-quakes are unpredictable is due to a phe-nomenon called ‘stick-slip,’” explains Jenny Crayne, an educator with the Ore-gon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI), which is supporting outreach and education related to ShakeAlert. The push and pull of plate tectonics puts pressure on rocks within the earth. But

rather than glide smoothly along, the rock “sticks,” held fast by friction. Soon-er or latSoon-er, and without notice, pressure overcomes this friction and the rock “slips,” resulting in an earthquake. By studying past earthquakes and by map-ping and monitoring movement along plate boundaries and faults, seismolo-gists can identify areas, like the Pacific Northwest, with a high earthquake haz-ard, explains Crayne. Seismologists can also look at recurrence interval (the av-erage amount of time between quakes) to estimate the likelihood of an earth-quake occurring in the future. But proba-bilities aren’t predictions; no one knows exactly where the next earthquake will occur, or when. This is why ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning is such a val-uable preparedness tool. By rapidly de-tecting earthquakes and deploying alerts, the System can offer live-saving seconds

for individuals. ShakeAlert-powered alerts can also be used to trigger auto-mated actions such as closing a gas valve or slowing a train. These actions can prevent cascading infrastructure failures in the aftermath of an earth-quake. ShakeAlert is an easy-to-use tool. Beginning March 11, 2021, mobile devices in Oregon will be able to receive ShakeAlert-powered alerts via Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA), just like a severe weather or AMBER alert. All WEA alerts, regardless of type, behave the same. The device makes a distinctive notification sound and the alert pops up in a text window on the screen. Some devices with text-to-voice capability may read out the message text. In the case of an earthquake alert, the WEA text will read: “Earthquake Detected! Drop, Cover, Hold On. Protect Yourself. -USGS ShakeAlert.” This message is available in Spanish for phones set to receive alerts in that language. ShakeAl-ert-powered alerts can also be delivered through purpose-built apps; newer An-droid phones have ShakeAlert capacity built into the operating system, offering a third alert delivery route. “ShakeAlert can offer critical seconds of advance warning before we feel the impacts of shaking from an earthquake,” says Ore-gon Office of Emergency Management Director Andrew Phelps. “These pre-cious seconds allow people to take pro-tective actions to increase their chances of being disaster survivors rather than disaster victims.”

Interactive Tsunami

Evacuation Maps for the

Oregon Coast

DOGAMI release - March 11, 2021 marks the 10th anniversary of the 2011 T?hoku earthquake and tsunami, and is a good time to prepare for a tsunami on the Pacific Northwest Coast - The coasts of Oregon, Washington, and Northern California are exposed to tsunamis from distant earthquakes, such as the March 11, 2011, T?hoku, Japan event, which killed more than 15,000 people. Howev-er, the greatest risk to Northwest coastal communities is from a very large locally generated tsunami produced by an earth-quake (magnitude 8-9+) occurring im-mediately offshore the Pacific Northwest coast on the Cascadia Subduction Zone. A new online feature in the Northwest Association of Networked Ocean Ob-serving Systems (NANOOS) Visualiza-tion System (NVS) Tsunami EvacuaVisualiza-tion Zones viewer now integrates those re-sults by providing a custom map view showing your quickest street route to safety outside the tsunami zone after a local Cascadia earthquake. The tool also shows the distance to safety and how fast you need to travel to escape the tsu-nami. “Knowing the specific path you need to take to reach high ground quick-ly will help coastal residents and visitors

plan well in advance, before an earth-quake and tsunami occur,” says Jon Al-lan, Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Coastal Geomorphol-ogist. “With this information, you can practice your route, whether from your home, school, or work. Every minute will count after a local earthquake.” This initial rollout of the tool is for the communities of Seaside, Rockaway Beach, Pacific City, and Coos Bay. Us-ers who create free NANOOS accounts can save their markers and paths for later reference. Over the past year, the Ore-gon Department Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) has collaborated with the University of Oregon In-foGraphics Lab and GIS Mapping Pro-gram to convert tsunami evacuation modeling results for these four pilot communities, in order to build a tsunami routable road network that would allow users to determine the best route out of the tsunami zone automatically via a web-based portal. Paths to safety for all Oregon coastal communities are being developed and will be added when avail-able. NANOOS NVS Tsunami Evacua-tion Zones users can also print out tsuna-mi hazard zone maps for their areas, and use the app on smartphones. The path to safety functionality is being developed to display on both the custom printable maps and smartphones. The path to

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safety feature is the latest addition to the NANOOS NVS suite of tools for explor-ing ocean data on the Oregon and Wash-ington coasts and was developed by the University of Oregon (UO), Department of Geography InfoGraphics Lab, UO GIS Mapping Program, NANOOS, and DOGAMI, with funding by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-tion (NOAA). The data used to develop the routes are derived from “Beat The Wave” tsunami evacuation studies un-dertaken by DOGAMI over the past sev-eral years in order to evaluate potential barriers to evacuation, minimum travel speeds, core evacuation routes and even tsunami vertical evacuation sites. The Tsunami Evacuation Zones viewer can be found on the web at: http://

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Another Drug Take Back

Day in April

SEATTLE – With opioid overdose deaths increasing during the pandemic, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced its 20th Take Back Day scheduled for April 24, 2021. At its last Take Back Day in October, DEA col-lected a record-high amount of expired, unused prescription medications, with the public turning in close to 500 tons of unwanted drugs. Over the 10-year span

of Take Back Day, DEA has brought in more than 6,800 tons of prescription drugs. With studies indicating a majority of abused prescription drugs come from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets, clearing out unused medicine is essential. “The DEA Take Back is a safe, convenient, and responsi-ble program to dispose of prescription drugs and keeping your family and our communities safe,” said DEA Special Agent in Charge Frank Tarentino. “This initiative is more vital now than ever before due to the alarming spike in over-dose deaths throughout our nation. I hope to see record breaking participation this April, which will contribute to the safety of all our citizens and the commu-nities.” Last October, residents of Alas-ka, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington turned in an all-time record for the Pacif-ic Northwest of 40,517 pounds at 150 collection sites. In addition, Alaska and Idaho had all-time record collec-tions. Collection numbers by state are as follows: Alaska, 4,598 pounds at 16 collection sites. Idaho, 10,526 pounds at 42 collection sites. Oregon, 11,551 pounds at 45 collection sites. Washing-ton, 13,842 pounds at 56 collection sites. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. has seen an increase in overdose deaths dur-ing the COVID-19 pandemic, with 83,544 Americans overdosing during the 12-month period ending July 1, 2020, the most ever recorded in a 12-month period. The increase in drug overdose deaths appeared to begin prior to the COVID-19 health emergency, but accel-erated significantly during the first months of the pandemic. The public can

drop off potentially dangerous prescrip-tion medicaprescrip-tions at collecprescrip-tion sites which will adhere to local COVID-19 guidelines and regulations in order to maintain the safety of all participants and local law enforcement. DEA and its partners will collect tablets, capsules, patches, and other solid forms of pre-scription drugs. Liquids (including intra-venous solutions), syringes and other sharps, and illegal drugs will not be ac-cepted. DEA will continue to accept vaping devices and cartridges at its drop off locations provided lithium batteries are removed. Helping people dispose of potentially harmful prescription drugs is just one way DEA is working to reduce addiction and stem overdose deaths. Learn more about the event at www.deatakeback.com, or by call-ing 800-882-9539.

World War II Bell

Recovered

In the Fall of 2020 the Lane County Sheriff's Office received a report of theft from a property that burned during the Holiday Farm Fire. The stolen property, a unique World War II-era US Navy ship bell, survived the fire despite all of the property around it burning to the ground. This bell had been obtained through proper channels by a serviceman upon the decommissioning of the U.S.S.

Kermit Roosevelt. This bell is one of a kind and invaluable to its owners. After months of investigation, the bell was located and returned to its own-ers. Working from an anonymous tip, officers from the Springfield Police De-partment and Springfield Public Works staff played a vital role in locating and recovering this very heavy and valuable piece of US history.

Coos County

North Bend Police Dept.

Monthly Report

City Administrator release, March 23, 2021 – NBPD responded to 532 calls for service for the two weeks ending March 18th, 2021, which included: 20 criminal trespassing complaints; 21 disorderly conduct or disturbance complaints; 4 suicidal subjects; Three assaults; 11 traf-fic crashes; 22 driving while suspended stops; 11 mental health-related calls; 52 reported suspicious persons or vehicles; 26 welfare checks; 14 warrants served; 12 driving complaints. Telecommunica-tor Dunning; Officers Dunning, White, Stark, and Sgt. Doyle were commended for their handling of a suicidal subject by the complainant on the call. The re-porting person said she believed they saved his life by talking to him with kindness, compassion, and respect. Of-ficer Stark was commended for recover-ing an older person's tricycle that had been stolen from her apartment. The

bike was heavily modified by the person who stole it. Officer Stark recovered all of the original pieces and reassembled the bike into its original condition before returning it to the owner. This month's training line-up includes ethics, basic officer safety in domestic violence cases, important considerations during building searches, and safety training.

2 Impaired drivers

arrested by Coos Bay

Police in February

CBPL release - In February the Coos Bay Police Department arrested 2 driv-ers for DUII. Both arrests were made during regular patrols. On February 1st_, the Coos Bay Police Department partici-pated in a DUII enforcement operation sponsored by Oregon Impact and ODOT. No arrests were made during the operation. The Coos Bay Police Depart-ment will have additional officers out periodically throughout the month of March for DUII enforcement.

Juvenile Felon

A youth wanted by the Oregon Youth Authority ran through backyards, over

fences, Friday afternoon, March 5, in attempt to not be captured by law en-forcement officers. The event spanned two-hours. According to a news release from the North Bend Police Dept., the chase began about 2:38 p.m. in the area of Virginia and Virginia Court in North Bend. The suspect reportedly “jumped from a second story back window over an adjacent fence and began to flee on foot,” according to a news release from NBPD. The un-named juvenile was “last seen running into a heavy wooded area. The suspect has a history of carry-ing firearms.” A K-9 unit was brought in to assist in the search. The suspect was found hiding near the front of the North Bend Community Center about 4:28 p.m. “The suspect was arrested on the original Felony Warrant and new charges of Escape III.” He was trans-ported to the Douglas County Juvenile Detention Center in Roseburg.

Coos Bay Police Seek

Information in Missing

Person Case

CBPD release - On 03/05/21 the Coos Bay Police Department officially

launched a missing person investigation after it was reported that a 58-Year-old Coos Bay man named Gary Michael Adams had not been seen since February 17, 2021. The investigation revealed that Mr. Adams was renting a trailer space at

the Springtide Trailer Park at 718 F Street in Coos Bay, but he had not been seen by neighbors since he was trans-ported to Bay Area Hospital on the after-noon of February 17, 2021. It was learned that Mr. Adams had been dis-charged from Bay Area Hospital several hours later the same evening. Mr. Ad-ams was last observed at around 11:30 PM walking west on Thompson Road near the entrance to the lower hospital parking lot. It was learned that Mr. Ad-ams had been homeless at one point, and associated with other homeless individu-als in the Empire district of Coos Bay. The Nancy Devereux Center was con-tacted but advised they had not heard from Mr. Adams. At this point in the investigation the case is not considered suspicious. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Mr. Adams should call the Coos Bay Police Department at 541-269-8911.

Catching Slough Crash

CCSO release - On March 7, 2021, at about 1:56 AM, The Coos County Sher-iff’s Office received a 911 call which plotted to mile post 1 of Catching Slough Road, in which nothing but screaming could be heard. As the situa-tion developed, it was learned there was a car crash which resulted in the vehicle coming to rest in Catching Slough. Dep-uties from the Coos County Sheriff’s Office responded. Upon arrival, a fif-teen year old juvenile female was locat-ed with some passersby. The vehicle was found hood down in Catching Slough with the passenger compartment submerged. The female was transported

by ambulance to Bay Area Hospital. The investigation revealed the female had been a passenger inside of the vehi-cle operated by 20 year old Tristan Ornbaun along with three other occu-pants of the vehicle. Another occupant, a male juvenile, was also identified after he was presented for treatment at Bay Area Hospital. Through the course of the investigation, it was learned the vehi-cle had left the roadway, possibly hydro-planing and came to rest in Catching Slough. Ultimately, the injured female was left on the scene. The driver left the scene but returned a half hour later. None of the other passengers remained on scene. The driver, Tristan Ornbaun was arrested for Assault II, Assault III, Fail to Perform Duties of a Driver with Injured Persons, Reckless Driving, and Recklessly Endangering Another (2 counts). The other juvenile male was treated for minor injuries. The injured female was flown by Reach Air Ambu-lance to Portland due to sustaining seri-ous physical injury. All of the occupants of the vehicle were believed to be under-age and returning home after having attended an underage drinking party in the Sumner area. The matter remains under investigation. Speed and alcohol are believed to be a factor. If anyone has any information regarding this crash please contact the Coos County Sheriff’s Office at 541-3967800. The Coos County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by Coos Bay Police Department, Millington Fire Department and Bay Cities Ambu-lance.

Criminal Trespass

Boat Basin

CCSO release - On March 7th2021 at approximately 2:45 PM. the Coos Coun-ty Sheriff’s Office responded to a possi-ble Criminal Trespass at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology located at 63466 Boat Basin Rd. Coos Bay, Coos County, OR, 97420. A Sheriff’s Depu-ty responded to the school and located 29 year old Kayla Ann Crawford, of Coos Bay. Ms. Crawford had strewn rubber boots belonging to the school throughout the roadway and the school parking lot. Ms. Crawford was the sus-pect in a couple vehicle break-ins on the school’s campus. As the Deputy was pulling up Ms. Crawford rushed his car and was ordered to stand in front of it. Ms. Crawford complied for a moment and rushed the Deputy a second time at which point she was told she was under arrest. Ms. Crawford appeared to be un-der the influence of narcotics and alco-hol at the time. A fight ensued between the Deputy and Ms. Crawford in which the Deputy received injuries to his hand and back. Ms. Crawford was ultimately placed under arrest. Medical Personnel from Bay Cities Ambulance attempted to evaluate Ms. Crawford, however, she refused any medical treatment. Ms. Crawford was lodged at the Coos Coun-ty Jail for Criminal Trespass II, Disor-derly Conduct, Assault on a Public Safe-ty Officer, Resisting Arrest, and Interfer-ing with a Peace Officer.

Domestic Menacing

CCSO release - On 03/08/2021 at ap-proximately 2:37 PM The Coos County Sheriff’s Office received a report that JD Easley, 37 of Bandon, threatened and damaged the vehicle of the caller. This occurred at their home located on

Chan-dler Rd. in Bandon. Coos County Depu-ties and an Officer from the Bandon Police Department responded to the resi-dence. Officers on scene were told Mr. Easley pinned the caller against her car while screaming and cursing at her. The caller felt afraid that she was going to be seriously injured by Mr. Easley. The caller was able to get into her car at which time she contacted 911. While she was doing this Mr. Easley broke a part off of her car. This caused minimal dam-age to the vehicle. Mr. Easley was lo-cated in a nearby pump house. He was placed into custody and later lodged at the Coos County Jail for Domestic Men-acing, and Criminal Mischief III.

Missing Person Fatality

CCSO release - On March 7, 2021, at about 8:17 PM, the Coos County Dis-patch Center received a 911 call near the area of Doerner Fir Trail outside of Myr-tle Point off Burnt Mountain. The caller, 23 year old Hailey Huckabee of Rose-burg, reported her and her boyfriend, 33 year old Daniel Dyer of Sutherlin, had hiked the trail and down to the creek below. Hailey reported Daniel had slipped on the rocks and fell into the creek near the falls at approximately 4:15 PM. Hailey tried to help Daniel out of the water and fell in herself. Daniel pushed Hailey back towards the shore, where she was able to climb out of the water. Hailey reported she did not see Daniel after she got out of the water. Hailey was extremely wet and had lost her shoes in the water. Hailey had to hike nearly 4 ½ miles barefoot to locate enough cell signal to call 911. Deputies were dispatched the area and located Hailey at about 10:15 PM. Hailey was experiencing hypothermia and had sev-eral injuries to her feet. Hailey was tend-ed to by mtend-edical staff and ultimately

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Dunes Fatal, Coos Co.

CCSO release - On 03/20/2021 at about 6:08 PM, the Coos County Communica-tions Center received a report of a traffic crash in the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area of Lakeside. The crash was reported to be on the Ten Mile Sand Road about 1.5 miles East of Horsfall Beach. Initial reports indicated a 2001 Jeep Cherokee was off of the sand road in the water upside down, and that there were still occupants in the vehicle. Two of the three occupants of the vehicle were able to get out of the vehicle with assistance of several other ATV riders who stopped to help. Upon the Depu-ties’ arrival, the 3rd occupant of the ve-hicle was still trapped in the veve-hicle un-der water. The Deputy, with the assis-tance of the other ATV riders was able to attach a winch line from the deputy’s patrol truck and quickly winch the vehi-cle out of the water so that the occupant could be removed from the vehicle. CPR was immediately administered and continued to be administered until medi-cal staff from the Hauser Fire Depart-ment and Bay Cities Ambulance arrived on scene and took over medical aid. Bay Cities Ambulance Medical personnel with the assistance of Bay Area Hospital Physicians pronounced the 3rd passen-ger; Hailey Vincent, 24, deceased at the scene. The Coos County Sheriff’s Of-fice would like to Thank the ATV Com-munity, and more specifically the ATV riders who assisted at the scene with the quick, selfless actions which likely saved the life of at least one of the other occupants of the vehicle. At this time

the cause of the accident is still under an active investigation.

Single Vehicle Crash

CBPD release - On 03/22/21, at 0327 hours, the Coos Bay Police Department dispatch center received several 911 calls reporting a vehicle crash. One of the reporting parties stated the crashed vehicle was in their yard. Medical per-sonnel and law enforcement were

imme-diately dispatched to the scene at 1180 Ocean Ct. Just prior to the 911 calls, a Coos Bay Police Officer had observed a vehicle traveling eastbound on Ocean Blvd at a high rate of speed; however, the officer was traveling westbound and lost sight of the vehicle as he turned his patrol vehicle around. Officers were later able to determine that this was the same vehicle observed. Officers arrived

at the crash scene at approximately 0331 hours and located the vehicle laying on its roof in a yard. The officers discov-ered the driver of the vehicle was trapped inside the vehicle and was badly injured. The driver, later identified as Victor Chavez, of Coos Bay was uncon-scious and unresponsive. Coos Bay Fire Department along with Bay Cities Am-bulance also arrived on scene and begin assisting in the extraction of Chavez. Once Chavez was freed from the car, he was transported to Bay Area Hospital by Bay Cities Ambulance with what ap-peared to be life threatening injuries. The officers were also able to determine that the driver was the only occupant in the vehicle. North Bend Police Depart-ment arrived on scene to assist Coos Bay Police Department with the crash inves-tigation. The crash scene revealed that there was significant property damage to several private properties as well as damage to a parked vehicle and a large boat. A bag containing what appeared to be illegal narcotics was also located in Chavez’s vehicle. Mast Bros Towing Company arrived on scene to assist in the removal of Chavez’s crashed car as well as the clean-up of the debris. The cause of the crash is still under investi-gation and is being conducted by the Coos Bay Police Department with the assistance of the North Bend Police De-partment.

Whiskey Run Fatal

OSP report - On Monday, March 22, 2021 at approximately 7:40 P.M., Ore-gon State Police Troopers and emergen-cy personnel responded to an incident involving a vehicle on Whiskey Run Beach near Bandon, OR. Preliminary investigation revealed a Mercury Moun-taineer, operated by Jerry Garrett (46) of Coos Bay, was being operated on Whis-key Run Beach with the passenger, April Garrett (43) of Coos Bay, on the roof of the vehicle. April Garrett fell off the vehicle, sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased. OSP was assisted by the Coos County Sheriff's Office, Bandon Police Department, Bandon Fire Department, and Bay Cities Ambulance. Investigation is continuing.

Assault IV, Roderick

Road, Coos Bay

CCSO release - On March 16, 2021 at

approximately 8:58 am, the Coos Coun-ty Sheriff’s Office responded to 59779 Roderick Road for a report of a domestic dispute. 34 year old David G.K. Orr was contacted and detained at the resi-dence. After the completion of the in-vestigation, Orr was charged with As-sault IV and Strangulation. Orr was transported to the Coos County Jail where he was lodged on the above charges.

Unlawful Killing of Black

Tail Deer, Coos Co.

OSP release - On March 23, 2021, three young Blacktail bucks were found by a citizen alongside a sand road on the North Spit of Coos Bay. All three deer were shot in the head from relatively close range and were likely taken using artificial light at night. These deer were shot and left to waste. OSP Troopers estimate that the deer were killed some-time between March 19 - March 21, 2021. It is currently closed season for Blacktail Deer. The Oregon State Police is requesting that any person with infor-mation about this incident contact the TIP line and leave information for Trooper John Cooper. Individuals wish-ing to remain anonymous may also con-tact the Oregon State Police through the Turn in Poachers line at; TIP Hotline: 1-800-452-7888 or *OSP (677).

Reward of $1500 for

information on three

black-tailed bucks

poached near Coos Bay

ODFW release - Three black-tailed bucks illegally shot and left to waste on North Spit, Coos Bay, on the weekend of March 19. Reward of $1500 for

infor-mation that leads to a citation. COOS

BAY, Ore. — Poachers shot three black- tailed bucks over the weekend of March 19, likely using a spotlight, and then left

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Three black-tailed bucks illegally shot and left to waste on North Spit, Coos Bay, on the weekend of March 19. Reward of $1500 for

them to waste on the North Spit of Coos Bay. There is a $1500 reward offered for information that leads to a citation in the case. All three deer were shot in the head, from relatively close range, ac-cording to Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Sergeant Levi Harris. Because the deer were found so close together, Harris believes they were blinded by a spotlight, which gave a shooter time to aim and drop each deer individually. In a normal hunting situation, a single shot at one deer would have startled others into flight. Black-tailed deer hunting season is currently closed. There were no foot-prints or tire tracks leading to the site according to US Department of Agricul-ture employee, Joseph Metzler, who discovered the scene as he began rounds the morning of Monday, March 23. Metzler, a member of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) team, specializes in survival strategies of Oregon Snowy Plover populations among the dunes along the North Spit. Only off-road or four-wheel drive vehi-cles can access the roads. That morning, traveling on his ATV, Metzler noticed crows congregating in the area. As he rounded a bend in the road, he came upon the deer carcasses directly in front of him, on the hillside. Metzler agrees that the deer were likely spotlighted. “As soon as I came around the corner, there they were, and if it had been dark, they would have been standing right in front of my headlights on the hillside,” he said. Metzler, no stranger to Oregon coast wildlife, has spent his career work-ing with various wildlife agencies. On that day, Metzler saw a side of the occu-pation dreaded by all wildlife manag-ers. “This is the worst that I’ve seen,” he said, “All three of these animals would have matured to be nice bucks for people to take next hunting season. Each one would have filled a freezer.” Re-ducing the number of poaching incidents across the state is a primary objective of the Oregon Hunters Association (OHA), according to Duane Dungannon, who serves on the state board. “Oregon’s deer are facing so many threats from predation, habitat loss, disease and vehi-cle collision, that last thing we can af-ford is to have them senselessly slaugh-tered by poachers,” he said. Adding a

new chapter to its 38-year history, OHA manages the Turn In Poachers (TIP) reward fund for reporting poachers. The reward for information leading to a cita-tion in this case now stands at $1500, or 12 hunter preference points. Oregon State Police requests that any person with information about this incident con-tact the TIP line and leave information for Trooper John Cooper. Individuals wishing to remain anonymous may also contact the Oregon State Police through the Turn in Poachers line at; TIP Hot-line: 1-800-452-7888 or *OSP (677).

VRO on Hwy. 101

CCSO release - On March 26, 2021 at about 6:49 PM, the Coos County Sher-iff’s Office received a report of a road rage incident which had occurred near milepost 255 on Highway 101, Bandon.

The investigation revealed the suspect, 40 year old Adam Akers, had encoun-tered his estranged wife whom has a restraining order against Akers. During the encounter, Akers yelled at his ex-wife and then swerved towards her vehi-cle, causing the driver to swerve into the oncoming lane in order to avoid a

colli-sion. The incident was caught by two separate video recordings. Based upon the evidence, Akers was arrested for two counts of Violation of a Restraining Or-der, Driving While Suspended – Misde-meanor, Reckless Driving and

Reckless-ly Endangering Another. Akers was transported to the Coos County Jail where he was booked on those charges with an additional hold placed upon him by his probation officer.

Attempt to Elude,

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CCSO release - On 03/27/21 at approxi-mately 12:59 p.m. Coos County Sher-iff’s Deputies overheard via radio that an Oregon State Trooper had possibly lo-cated a stolen vehicle in the Coos Bay

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area near Hwy 101 and Golden Ave. The Trooper had to circle the block due to one way traffic patterns and when he completed the block the vehicle had fled from the location. Deputies and Officers from other agencies responded to the scene to assist in looking for the stolen vehicle. One Deputy was in the area of Hwy 42 and Hwy 101 and began travel-ling towards Coos Bay in the event the stolen vehicle fled southbound on Hwy 101. This Deputy located the vehicle driving southbound on Hwy 101 near Coos Sumner Lane at a high rate of speed. The Deputy immediately notified other officers he had located the vehicle and attempted to conduct a traffic stop. The vehicle continued southbound on Hwy 101 failing to yield to the pursing deputy. A vehicle pursuit ensued reach-ing speeds of 110 mph. Due to the reck-less driving of the suspect the Deputy engaged in a “slack pursuit” backing off of the stolen vehicle approximately 300 yards in efforts to allow the suspect am-ple opportunity to abandon the vehicle and flee on foot while not further endan-gering the public. Ultimately the slack pursuit worked, and the suspect aban-doned the vehicle on Hwy 101 near Medowhill Road. The suspect fled from the stolen vehicle into brush off the west side of the road. A perimeter was imme-diately set by Bandon Police, Oregon State Police and the Coos County Sher-iff’s Office. Coos County SherSher-iff’s K9 Odin was called to the scene to track for the suspect. After approximately a 450 yard track K-9 Odin located the suspect, who was identified as 28 year old Lan-don D. Rondema of Portland in thick brush and gorse. Landon was taken into custody without further incident after being located by K9 Odin. This capture marked K9 Odin’s 103 criminal appre-hension as a member of the Coos Coun-ty Sheriff’s Office. The Coos CounCoun-ty Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the Oregon State Police, Coos Bay Police, Bandon Police and all the citizens who witnessed the event and moved out of the way allowing law enforcement clear access to apprehend the suspect.

DUII Transpacific Hwy.

CCSO release - On Saturday March 27, 2021, at about 4:41 pm, Coos County

Dispatch received a report of a crash on Transpacific Parkway near mile post two. Upon the Coos County Deputy’s arrival, the Deputy found marks on the road way leading to a damaged vehicle which had been parked unattended on the side of the road. The marks contin-ued through the dirt off of the roadway to a red sedan with significant front-end damage. The Deputy made contact with 31-year-old Irvin Isaac Kelly who was standing near the red damaged sedan. After Kelly made several statements about driving around the corner too fast, and the Deputy smelling the strong odor of an intoxicating beverage coming from Kelly’s breath, the Deputy asked Kelly if he would consent to SFST’s and Kelly consented to the tests. After completing the tests, Kelly was placed under arrest for Driving Under the Influence of In-toxicants. Kelly was transported to the

North Bend Police Department, where he later refused to submit to a breath test. A search warrant was applied for and granted. Kelly was transported to the Bay Area Hospital where a blood sample was obtained. Kelly was issued citations for DUII, Reckless Driving, DWS (Mis) and Breath Teat Refusal. Kelly was re-leased to a responsible party.

Hwy. 241 Fatal, Coos

River Hwy.

OSP release - On Monday, March 29, 2021 at approximately 4:00 P.M., Ore-gon State Police Troopers and emergen-cy personnel responded to Hwy 241 (Coos River Hwy) near milepost 11 for signs a vehicle had left Hwy 241 and entered the river. Emergency personnel located a Chevrolet Camaro submerged in the river. Darious Oaks (72) of Coos Bay was located inside the vehicle de-ceased. He had been reported missing on March 26, 2021. OSP was assisted by the Bandon Fire Department Dive Team, Millington Fire Department, and ODOT.

Oregon Coast

Oregon Police Academy

The Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) is pleased to announce the graduation of its 404th Basic Police Class. The Basic Police Class is 16-weeks in length and includes dozens of training areas includ-ing survival skills, firearms, emergency vehicle operations, ethics, cultural diver-sity, problem solving, community polic-ing, elder abuse, drug recognition, and dozens of other subjects. Basic Police

Class 404 graduated during a private ceremony at the Oregon Public Safety Academy in Salem, Oregon on Thurs-day, March 4, 2021. Due to the COVID 19 pandemic and the need for social distancing the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training regreted that the ceremony was closed to the pub-lic. However, we would like to publicly congratulate Basic Police #BP404 on their successful completion of basic training. Graduating members of BP 404 assigned to the Oregon Coast: Po-lice Officer Abraham Felix, Newport Police Department; Police Officer Dayna Groder, Astoria Police Depart-ment.

Central Coast

Homicide Arrests

On February 20, 2021, at approximately 6:15 am, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Of-fice Dispatch received a call reporting an unconscious male on Cemetery Road near Government Hill Road in Siletz, Oregon. Lincoln County Sheriff’s depu-ties responded to the scene and located Richard Allen Mann, 36, of Logs-den, deceased. Evidence at the scene suggested foul play. The Lincoln County Major crime team was activated, and Mann’s death was determined to be caused by gunfire. On February 23rd, investigators from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Lincoln County District Attorney’s Office, Oregon State Police, Lincoln City Police Department, and Newport Police Department executed search warrants on two residences in the 500 block of Tolowa Court in Siletz. A vehicle and evidence were seized as a result of the search warrants. From Feb-ruary 24th until March 2nd, investigators continued gathering evidence and inter-viewing parties with knowledge of the incident. On the evening of March 2nd,

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two arrests were made for the shooting death of Richard Mann. Gavin Whitehawk Epperson, age 27 of Siletz, was arrested and lodged at the Lincoln County Jail for Murder in the Second Degree, Conspiracy to Commit Murder in the Second Degree, Assault in the First Degree, and Conspiracy to Commit Assault in the Third Degree. Donovan Eugene Carey-Bennett, age 23 of Siletz, was arrested and lodged at the Lincoln County Jail for Conspiracy to Commit Murder in the Second Degree, Assault in the Third Degree, and Conspiracy to Commit Assault in the Third Degree. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office was assisted in this investigation by the Oregon State Police Criminal Investiga-tion Unit (CID), Oregon State Police Forensics, Toledo Police, Newport Po-lice, Lincoln City Police and the Lincoln County District Attorney’s Office.

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Ore-gon man with multiple felony convic-tions was sentenced to federal prison today for his role in a conspiracy to dis-tribute large quantities of methampheta-mine in and around Lincoln City and illegally possessing a firearm, an-nounced Acting U.S. Attorney Scott Erik Asphaug. Felix Daniel Garcia-Mendoza, 28, was sentenced to 204 months in federal prison and five years’ supervised release. “The U.S. Attor-ney’s Office is committed to doing eve-rything we can to reduce drug trafficking and violent crime across Oregon. A key pillar of our strategy is to reduce illegal gun ownership and use by drug traffick-ers,” said Acting U.S. Attorney As-phaug. “I applaud our law enforcement partners for their persistence in bringing Mr. Garcia-Mendoza to justice and mak-ing our coastal communities safer in the process.” “The brazenness of Garcia-Mendoza’s actions clearly warrant this significant sentence,” said ATF Seattle Field Division Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jonathan E. Blais. “He

showed a complete disregard for the law and jeopardized the community as a whole. The removal of Garcia-Mendoza and his co-conspirators from the streets will help make Lincoln City and Lincoln County safer.” According to court docu-ments, beginning in March 2018, agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) began infiltrating the Lincoln City metham-phetamine market. Soon after, one of Garcia-Mendoza’s co-conspirators bro-kered the sale of a quarter pound of methamphetamine from Garcia-Mendoza to an undercover agent. At their initial meeting, agents purchased 113 grams of methamphetamine from Garcia-Mendoza.

Garcia-Mendoza met repeatedly with undercover agents and sold them in-creasingly larger quantities of metham-phetamine. On one occasion, in June 2018, Garcia-Mendoza sold the agents more than one and half pounds of meth-amphetamine. Garcia-Mendoza also sold the undercover agents a handgun later

determined to have be stolen from a Lin-coln City gun shop. He wore a Glock pistol prominently in his waistband dur-ing various transactions and displayed it by raising his shirt and pulling it out during deals. On December 12, 2018, a federal grand jury in Eugene returned an 11-count indictment charging Garcia-Mendoza with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methampheta-mine, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, felon in possession of a firearm, possession of a stolen fire-arm, and possession of a firearm in fur-therance of a drug trafficking crime. He was arrested on January 5, 2019 and pleaded guilty to all but three of the charges on January 20, 2020. Three other co-defendants—Billy Jack Reese, Jr., 42, of Lincoln City, Oregon; James Levi Boyer, 51, of Springfield, Oregon; and Patricia Rose Hedrick, 25, of New-port, Oregon—were charged and have pleaded guilty to conspiring with Garcia -Mendoza to distribute methampheta-mine. All were sentenced to time served

in federal prison and are serving five-year terms of supervised release. This case was investigated by ATF, the Lin-coln City Police Department, and the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office. It was prosecuted by Nathan J. Lichvarcik and William M. McLaren, Assistant U.S. Attorneys for the District of Ore-gon. This case was brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN). PSN is the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program prov-en to be effective at reducing violprov-ent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime prob-lems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN fo-cuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with lo-cally based prevention and reentry pro-grams for lasting reductions in crime.

Price Gouging

Motels Fined

Four Oregon hotels/motels, including one on the Coast and another in Rose-burg, have been fined by the State of Oregon for price gouging during last year’s wildfires. The establishments will reportedly pay $105,600 in penalties and reimburse at least 100 customers. Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosen-blum identified the four as Le Chateau Inn of Florence. The motel reportedly charged $89 to $125 a night, but last

September the rate was raised more than 15% for at least 18 rooms. The motel will pay nearly $2,200 to customers who stayed there in the settlement and pay the State $21,600 in penalties. Days Inn, Roseburg, raised rates from no more than $150 a night to $200 to $300 a night. They will pay $4,860 to 31 cus-tomers and pay the State $31,000. The other two were the Rodeway Inn, Cor-vallis, rates allegedly went up 15%. They will pay $918 to 23 customers and $15,00 to the State. The last was Capital Inn & Suites in Salem. Room rate was $60 to $80 a night but jumped to as much as $146 during the wildfires. They have already refunded $1,342 to customers and agreed to pay the State a $38,000.

Hwy. 101 Fatal,

Clatsop Co.

On Saturday, March 6, 2021 at approxi-mately 1:00 P.M., Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel re-sponded to a two vehicle crash on Hwy 101 near milepost 14. Preliminary in-vestigation revealed that a south-bound Dodge Ram 3500 pickup towing a large RV, operated by Donald Siglin (76) of Banks, crossed into the north-bound lane and struck a Toyota Corolla operated by Hazel Nyberg (66) of Asto-ria. Nyberg sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased. Siglin was flown to OHSU were he was pro-nounced deceased.

Law Enforcement

Reedsport

REEDSPORT, Ore. - Deputies were on scene with multiple law enforcement agencies in the area of Highway 101 and Winchester Ave in Reedsport Tuesday, March 9. The Sheriff's Office asked members of the public and media to avoid the area for safety of the public and law enforcement. On March 9, 2021, at approximately 5:43 p.m. depu-ties conducted a traffic stop. During the course of the traffic stop, one individual was detained. Another individual in the vehicle became hostile. Deputies active-ly attempted to negotiate with the indi-vidual. Highway 101 near the incident was closed to through traffic. No other information was available. Douglas Co. Sheriff's Office release, 11:46 p.m. REEDSPORT, Ore. - Negotiators with the Douglas County Sheriff's Office Cri-sis Negotiations Team had been negoti-ating with the armed suspect in the vehi-cle attempting to de-escalate the situa-tion for several hours. At 10:44 p.m., shots were fired at the scene. The sus-pect, whose name is being withheld at this time, was pronounced deceased by EMS personnel. The Douglas County Major Crimes Team has been activated and will take over the investigation. ODOT release, 11:18 p.m. - ODOT: SW Oregon: U.S. Highway 101 remains

closed in Reedsport at milepost 212, between the Oregon 38 junction and Schofield Creek, due to a law enforce-ment investigation. A detour is now in place. Motorists should expect delays until the highway reopens, probably Wednesday morning.

Trying to Identify a

Deceased Child - Update

Oregon State Police investigators have received and investigated more than 180 tips from the public, law enforcement partners and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Using available dental records, field contacts, and other investigative techniques, in-vestigators have been able to exclude 61 individuals from being the child whose remains were recovered. Investigators are still actively working to identify the deceased, and reviewing information regarding missing children which chang-es and is updated frequently. Several different investigative efforts are under-way, including DNA analysis. With the assistance of the Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office, DNA has been ex-tracted, and is awaiting analysis. This analysis is expected to provide investi-gators additional information regarding the race, origin, eye color, and other genetic details that may help lead to her identity. A sketch with the updated race and genetic details will be released upon receipt of the DNA information. An-thropological and forensic dental exami-nations of the female child recovered at in the H.B. Van Duzer State Forrest Sce-nic Corridor have so far determined she is between 61/2 and 10 years old. She stood between 3’10’ and 4’6” tall. She had long black or dark brown hair. She died at least 30 days prior to her discov-ery on December 10, 2020. Investiga-tors continue to ask anyone with infor-mation about the identity of the deceased or the circumstances surrounding her death to call the Oregon State Police at 800-442-0776 or *OSP (*677).

USCG

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F/V Scandies Rose

USCG release - WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard and National Trans-portation Safety Board concluded the formal public hearing proceedings into the sinking of the commercial fishing vessel Scandies Rose Friday, March 5. The joint investigation board reviewed and considered evidence related to the loss of the fishing vessel, which oc-curred on Dec. 31, 2019. The board heard from 43 witnesses, who provided testimony into the conditions influencing the vessel prior to and at the time of the casualty. Testimony also focused on weather, icing, training fisheries, the Scandies Rose’s material condition, owner and operator organizational struc-tures and culture, the regulatory compli-ance record of the vessel, Coast Guard policy, and practices related to vessel design, engineering and inspections. Additionally, 130 pieces of evidence were identified as exhibits of public rec-ord regarding the investigation, and they have been posted for the public to view. Due to ongoing risk mitigation efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic, and out of an abundance of caution for the pub-lic, witnesses, and families, physical participation was limited and coordinat-ed in advance. Every effort was made to make the hearing accessible to the public in real time. “The public hearing is a crucial element of the investigation pro-cess,” explained Marine Board of Inves-tigation Chairman Capt. Greg Callaghan, U.S. Coast Guard. “This hearing pre-sented and confirmed many facts and details surrounding the events that led to the sinking of Scandies Rose and loss of

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available at https://livestream.com/ USCGinvestigations. Documents, exhib-its, helpful videos, Board biographies, and other hearing information is availa-ble at https://www.news.uscg.mil/news-by-region/headquarters/scandies-rose/.

Hug Point Rescue

USCG release - SEASIDE, Ore. — A Coast Guard aircrew medevaced a male hiker who fell more than 100 feet from a cliff Friday afternoon, March 5, near Hug Point State Park south of Cannon Beach. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Columbia River received a re-quest for assistance from Seaside emer-gency dispatch at 4:27 p.m. First re-sponders with the Seaside Fire Depart-ment were on scene but were unable to recover the fallen hiker safely. A Sector Columbia River aircrew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter responded and hoisted the hiker at 5:15 p.m. The air-crew transported the hiker to Sector Co-lumbia River where he was conscious and responsive. A Life Flight aircrew transported the man to Portland for high-er medical care. "Effective coordination with our partner agencies ensured a safe and efficient transfer of the survivor," said Lt. Derrick Rockey, MH-60 pilot. "Working together to get the hiker to higher medical care was the goal, and we got it done." The Coast Guard en-courages those venturing outdoors to always be aware of surroundings and be mindful of dangerous terrain. Hikers should have the proper equipment and a reliable means of communication in case of an emergency.

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Umpqua River

ASTORIA, Ore. -- The Commander, Thirteenth Coast Guard District, has received a bridge permit-amendment application from Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) requesting ap-proval of the location and plans for a temporary work bridge to be constructed across the Umpqua River near Scotts-burg, OR, at 43°39'14.8"N, 123° 49'33.3"W. The proposed amendment consists of constructing a temporary work bridge west of the new bridge, and after the existing bridge has been re-moved, the temporary bridge will be removed. The complete public notice including a brief summary of project impacts, a map of the location, and plans for the proposed bridge can be viewed and printed from the following website https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/

D13BN. Parties wishing to make com-ments concerning the proposed project or to seek further information regarding the same should contact the Commander Thirteenth Coast Guard District, Attn: District Bridge Manager (dpw) via email, phone, or written

correspond-ence. Such request should be sent to arrive on or before April 10, 2021. The District Bridge Manager is Mr. Steven Fischer and may be contacted at (206) 220-7282, by email at D13-SMB-D13-BRIDGES@uscg.mil, or by mail at 915 Second Avenue, Suite 3510, Seattle, WA. 98174-1067.

USCG Rescues Hiker

COOS BAY, Ore. — A Coast Guard aircrew medevaced a 50-year-old male hiker Saturday after he went missing in the Willamette National Forest near Oa-kridge. The missing hiker was reported to be suffering from dehydration and extreme hypothermia before being res-cued. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Bend received a request for aerial assistance from the Oregon State Search and Rescue Coordinator on Thursday, after ground crews located the man’s parked car and backpack near a trail head. A Coast Guard MH-65 Dol-phin helicopter crew launched from Air Station North Bend and conducted and extensive search until nightfall with neg-ative results. Search and rescue ground crews located the missing hiker just be-fore midnight on Friday and requested a Coast Guard medevac be conducted at first light. The Sector North Bend air-crew arrived on scene at 7 a.m. and hoisted the patient from the ground and transported him to emergency medical technicians awaiting at Eugene airport. The man was then transfered by ambu-lance to Sacred Heart Medical Center for further care. "Effective coordination with our partner agencies ensured that this person’s life was saved," said Lt. Cori Sanchez, MH-65 pilot. “It’s lucky he was found in time and we could assist in getting him to higher medical atten-tion rapidly.” The Coast Guard encour-ages hikers to take caution when ventur-ing into the outdoors. Always be aware of surroundings and be mindful of dan-gerous terrain. Hikers should have the proper equipment and a reliable means of communication in case of an emer-gency.

Douglas Co.

Large Scale Fraud Case

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. - On Fri-day, February 26, 2021, Deputies with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office served search warrants in Elkton and Cottage Grove, Oregon, in regard to a five-month long investigation into a fraudulent non-profit organization ran by an individual using the alias of “John P Hope.” During the course of the investi-gation, “Hope” was identified as 40 year -old Tyrone Curtis Powell. Powell was arrested during the execution of the search warrants. In the later months of 2020, deputies began an investigation into the suspected fraudulent transaction of privately-owned property to a founda-tion called the “Impossible Roads Foun-dation,” which was ran by Powell. The victim in the transaction was elderly and under the impression the foundation was a legitimate non-profit organization that built tiny-homes for disabled veterans. The victim originally had agreed to do-nate approximately 3 acres to the foun-dation, believing it was legitimate, but during the transaction Powell actually obtained approximately 30.8 acres and a shop. Powell immediately began assum-ing the shop and property as his own property after the transaction. After the transaction for the property, Powell ob-tained Restraining Orders against the victim and filed criminal reports accus-ing the victim of other crimes, such as burglary and theft. Powell filed these reports and court documents using the alias of “John Hope.” Deputies initially

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investigated “Hope’s” identity and learned that his actual name was Tyrone Curtis Powell. During this portion of the investigation, deputies learned Powell had been raised in California, attended Yale University and resided in Arizona, where he became involved in fraudulent activity. Also, during this time, Powell operated separate/unrelated fraudulent non-profit organizations under the names of “The Missing Piece Founda-tion,” “True Story World,” “The Miss-ing Piece Foundation Endowment,” “Machine Seven Super Car Tour,” and “Love.” While in Arizona, Powell’s fraudulent activity began to catch up with him in both criminal and civil pro-ceedings. In 2009, Powell was arrested for altering a VIN on a vehicle in which he had obtained a loan, then reported stolen and removed the VIN and license plate. Powell also became involved in civil litigation for defaulting on loans. Powell made claims to law enforcement that he was a victim of identity theft resulting in hundreds of thousand dollars in loss. In approximately 2010 an obitu-ary for Powell was printed in the local newspaper. A couple years later Powell fled Arizona. Powell is believed to have traveled to Alaska, initially, and then

shortly there after to Bellingham, Wash-ington. Once in Bellingham, Powell as-sumed the identity of “John Hope.” Powell was able to illegally obtain a Washington Identification card and So-cial Security card under the new alias with his fraudulent story. While in Bel-lingham, Powell again started another fraudulent non-profit organization, Im-possible Roads Foundation. Under this fraudulent organization, Powell claimed to build tiny homes for disabled veter-ans. Powell obtained large donations from companies such as Home Depot and Matson, as well as others. In Janu-ary of 2021, deputies traveled to Bel-lingham, Washington. While in Belling-ham deputies interviewed multiple indi-viduals, who were familiar with Powell, who knew him as “John Hope.” While in Bellingham, deputies also investigat-ed the Impossible Roads Foundation and its claims of building tiny homes. Through the investigation, deputies learned the majority of the donated items were not being utilized and were essen-tially abandoned. Furthermore, it was learned the majority of shipping contain-ers, which were donated under the pre-tenses they were to be used as the tiny home structures, had been sold to a

com-pany or individuals. Deputies also inves-tigated some of Powell’s history in Ari-zona and were able to contact an individ-ual who was able to provide detailed history on Powell’s behavior and sudden disappearance from Arizona. Based on the information learned in the investiga-tion, Deputies applied for and were granted search warrants for Powell’s hotel room in Cottage Grove as well as the shop in Elkton, Oregon. Powell was arrested and lodged at the Douglas County Jail on the following charges: • Aggravated Theft by Deception in the 1st Degree, • Identity Theft, Forgery in the 1st Degree, • Perjury (2 counts), • False Swearing (2 counts), • Criminal Possession of a Forged Instruments in the 1st Degree, • Unlawful Possession of a Fictitious Identification, • Fraudulently Obtaining a Signature. Additional charges may follow. Deputies were as-sisted by the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office, Federal Law Enforce-ment with the Social Security Admin-istration, Bellingham Police Department, Washington State Patrol, and Casa Grande Police Department (Arizona). The Sheriff’s Office is ask-ing anyone with information in regards to this investigation or Powell, please

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Douglas Co. Fatal

Accident

ROSEBURG, Ore. - A Myrtle Creek man died in a single vehicle crash Satur-day night, Feb. 27. On SaturSatur-day, Febru-ary 27, 2021, at approximately 11:25 p.m., 9-1-1 dispatchers received reports of a single vehicle crash in the 3000-block of Buckhorn Road. Deputies ar-rived on scene and located a 2001 Ford F-150 pickup which had left the road-way and rolled. The driver, identified as 30 year-old Brandon Martin of Myrtle Creek, was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash and was ejected from the pickup. Alcohol and speed are believed to be a contributing factors to the crash. Next of kin has been noti-fied.

Douglas Co. Burglar

Caught

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. - Several thousand dollars in stolen property was recovered by deputies on Thursday dur-ing the execution of a search warrant and a subsequent investigation. Deputies began receiving reports of stolen proper-ty from businesses and residences in southern Douglas County. Deputies developed a case which led to the appli-cation and issuance of a search warrant for a residence in the 200 block of Ala-meda. On Wednesday, February 24, 2021, at approximately 11:00 a.m., dep-uties served the warrant. As a result of the warrant and investigation Douglas Lanier, Gabriel Goodwin, Brian Garri-son, Charlene Stevers, Kelle Evans were taken into custody and charged with crimes relating to the investigation. Deputies also located evidence of the crimes and stolen property from several businesses including Seven Feathers, Les Schwab, South Umpqua School Dis-trict, Cullett’s Towing as well as several local residents. Deputies followed up on information obtained during the execu-tion of the warrant and conducted follow up at subsequent locations where addi-tional stolen property was located. Addi-tionally, a substantial amount of heroin was seized. The following were arrested and lodged in the Douglas County Jail: Douglas Lanier - Multiple Burgla-ries, Unlawful Entry into Motor Vehicle, Trespass, Theft 1, Theft by Receiving; Gabriel Goodwin - Multiple Burglaries, Unlawful Entry into Motor Vehicle, Trespass, Theft 1, Theft by Receiving; Brian Garrison - Trespass, Theft 1, Theft of Services 1; Charlene Stever - Theft 1 Conspiracy, Theft 1, Theft of Services 1, Criminal Trespass II; Kelle Evans - Un-lawful Delivery of Heroin; Additional arrests and charges may be pending.

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