Crime

Lincoln County Sheriff's deputies found two Tillamook residents dead from apparent gunshot wounds upon making a welfare check last week in a campground near Newport.

Burglary - 7:22 a.m. - Subway, 247 SW Highway 101 - Break in at south Subway.

Prompted by citizen complaints over suspected drug and criminal activity, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office conducted a saturation patrol in the Siletz area of Lincoln County last Monday from approximately 1-4 p.m.

Lincoln City's south Subway was broken into overnight and an image of the suspected burglar was captured by a security camera.

Extra Patrol Request - 11:10 p.m. - Villages at Cascade Head - Extra patrol for vehicles cutting cookies and driving recklessly at north end of cul-de-sac.

Lincoln City Police arrested two subjects Thursday for allegedly passing counterfeit currency.

UPDATE: The male suspect has been identified as Matthew G. Buswell, age 36, from the Keizer/Salem area. Buswell was lodged at the Tillamook County Jail...

Harassment - 11:45 a.m. - 2700 NW Highway 101 - Caller reports a male, "Soapy," was harassing a female on the bus. "Soapy" was asked to leave and he refused. Emigdio Lopez Reyes (4/30/76) arrested for interfering with public transportation, cited and released.

A Lincoln County Sheriff police dog tracked a suspected felon fleeing on foot for a quarter-mile along a river, through brush, woods, yards and fences near Beaver on Tuesday night before finding the man hiding on a steep hillside, where he was arrested without incident.

Lincoln City Police arrested two men on identity theft related charges Thursday, March 7,  for attempting to use several stolen credit cards at Chinook Winds Casino.