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California woman arrested wearing shoes allegedly stolen from Lincoln City store

Jim Fossum
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California woman arrested wearing shoes allegedly stolen from Lincoln City store

A California woman fleeing into the woods was arrested Tuesday afternoon wearing a pair of shoes she had allegedly stolen from a Lincoln City mall after reportedly assaulting a store employee.

Tara Nichole Bates, 35, of McKinleyville, Calif., was arrested by Lincoln City Police, who were dispatched at approximately 2:30 p.m. to the Zumiez Outlet Store at the Lincoln City Outlet Mall regarding an alleged disturbance and theft.

While en route to the store at 500 SE East Devils Lake Road, officers learned that a female suspect had fled the store after allegedly stealing a pair of shoes. A description of the suspect and additional information indicated she was last seen running into a forested area near SE 14th Street.

Several officers arrived within minutes and located the subject following a brief chase through the woods and took her into custody without incident.

The employee did not sustain significant injuries or require medical attention.

Bates was transported to the Lincoln City Police Department and secured in a holding cell for a short time while officers completed their investigation and paperwork. Bates was lodged at the Lincoln County Jail on charges of Robbery III, Theft III and Harassment.

Lincoln City Police to deploy drunk driving dragnet over Labor Day weekend

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Lincoln City Police to deploy drunk driving dragnet over Labor Day weekend

The Lincoln City Police Department will utilize grant funds to step up its enforcement efforts against drunk driving as part of a national crackdown over Labor Day weekend.

In partnership with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, The Oregon Department of Transportation and Oregon Impact, the enhanced enforcement efforts are designed to curb drunken driving, decrease crashes and save lives.

During the Labor Day weekend time period, law enforcement agencies nationwide will be out in force looking to get drunk and impaired drivers off the roadways. Lincoln City Police plans on putting extra patrol officers on duty Aug. 30 through Sept. 2, during times when higher numbers of drunk or impaired drivers are likely to be on the roadways.

The extra officers will focus on seeking out drivers who are impaired by alcohol or drugs. Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants (DUII) continues to be a leading cause of motor vehicle crash injuries and deaths throughout the nation.

The Lincoln City Police Department last used these grant funds in May 2019 over Memorial Day weekend, however, no intoxicated drivers were arrested during that enhanced enforcement operation.

The members of the Lincoln City Police Department are committed to the safety of our citizens and visitors. The DUII Enforcement grant funds are a valuable resource that assists us in improving the traffic safety in our community.

The goal is to save lives and prevent injuries caused by DUII crashes. The grant funds were made possible through the Oregon Department of Transportation and Oregon Impact.

UPDATED: Health advisory lifted for waters at Lincoln City’s D River Beach

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UPDATED: Health advisory lifted for waters at Lincoln City’s D River Beach

UPDATE 8/23: Oregon Health Authority lifted an advisory for contact with marine water at D River Beach after water samples showed higher-than-normal levels of fecal bacteria in ocean waters on Tuesday.

Previous Coverage:

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has issued a public health advisory for higher-than-normal levels of bacteria in ocean waters at D River Beach in Lincoln County.

People should avoid direct contact with the water in this area until the advisory is lifted. Higher-than-normal levels of fecal bacteria can cause diarrhea, stomach cramps, skin rashes, upper respiratory infections and other illnesses. This applies especially to children and the elderly, who may be more vulnerable to illness from waterborne bacteria.

Increased pathogen and fecal bacteria levels in ocean waters can come from both shore and inland sources such as stormwater runoff, sewer overflows, failing septic systems, and animal waste from livestock, pets and wildlife.

While this advisory is in effect at D River Beach, visitors should avoid wading in nearby creeks, pools of water on the beach, or in discolored water, and stay clear of water runoff flowing into the ocean. Even if there is no advisory in effect, officials recommend avoiding swimming in the ocean within 48 hours after a rainstorm.

Although state officials advise against water contact, they continue to encourage other recreational activities (flying kites, picnicking, playing on the beach, walking, etc.) on this beach because they pose no health risk even during an advisory.

The status of water contact advisories at beaches is subject to change. For the most recent information on advisories, visit the Oregon Beach Monitoring Program website at http://www.healthoregon.org/beach or call 971-673-0482, or 877-290-6767 (toll-free).

Check in, then check out possible credit card scam on your room charge

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Check in, then check out possible credit card scam on your room charge

Newport Police are warning visitors of a “hotel front desk scam” designed to charge your credit card a second time after checking into your room.

Victims of the scam arrive at their hotel and check in at the front desk with a credit card. The hotel then receives a call asking for the room number of the recently registered visitor.

The phone rings in your room. You answer and the person on the other end says: “This is the front desk. When checking in, we came across a problem with your charge card information. Please re-read me your credit card number and verify the last three digits on the reverse side.”

Since the call seems to come from the front desk, you oblige, but it’s actually a scam by someone calling from outside the hotel.

If you encounter this scenario, tell the caller you will be down to the front desk or call directly and ask if there was a problem. If there was none, inform the hotel manager that someone tried to scam your credit card information, acting as a front desk employee.

Lost cremation pendant found by Drift Creek Falls hiker

Justin Werner
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Lost cremation pendant found by Drift Creek Falls hiker

Acorn Pendant

A woman is seeking to reunite a memorial acorn pendant with its owner after finding it while hiking Drift Creek Falls in May.

According to a Facebook post, Alexis Wells found the pendant on the popular hiking trail east of Lincoln City and put it in her purse. Wells recently cleaned out the purse and realized she had something meaningful to someone and took to the Internet for answers.

“It is a cremation pendant,” Wells wrote. “It has the faint engraving with what looks to be ‘Madelyn’ around the top edge. I would love to reunite this pendant with it’s loved one.”

A Homepage investigation revealed this piece to be the “Acorn Pendant” from the “Nature Inspired Collection,” available online through retailers from the wholesale company Madelyn Co., which specializes in “Keeping loved ones close to your heart for a lifetime.”

The Acorn Pendant holds a small portion of cremated remains, a lock of hair, dried ceremonial flowers or soil from a burial site in a smaller chamber inside, that is accessed by a threaded screw top.

Acorn Pendant Drift Creek Falls

This particular pendant appears to be the sterling silver version, valued at $150, and not the bronze or gold type.

Madelyn Co.’s Acorn Pendant

The sterling silver version of the pendant did come with a matching sterling silver chain.

The Madelyn Co. website states:

To maintain our lifetime guarantee, all pendants must be sealed with glue.

We are not responsible for lost items, stolen items or pendants that have not been sealed.

Silver & 14k Gold Pendants – If needed, the pendant’s shine can be restored with silver cleaner and a cotton cloth to avoid scratching. Fine scratches that can appear from wear may be buffed out by a professional jeweler.

Homepage reached out to Madelyn Co. for comment and got a response from Ty Cullen:

“All of our products are stamped with our ‘Madelyn’ logo,” he said. “Please let us know if there is any way we can help in the search for the owner of this pendant.”

If you have any information about the lost pendant, please contact Alexis Wells on Facebook or through our contact form or email.

Child pedestrian mildly injured in crash in Siletz

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Child pedestrian mildly injured in crash in Siletz

A young pedestrian suffered minor injuries at approximately noon Monday after being struck by a driver in Siletz.

Lincoln County Sheriff Office deputies were dispatched to a crash in the 300 block of W. Buford Avenue, where a child was transported to Corvallis Hospital with minor injuries and returned home shortly thereafter.

The investigation revealed that the vehicle, operated by Ronald Hervey, 68, of Siletz, drifted across the center line and struck the pedestrian closest to the center of the roadway. The pedestrian landed on the grassy shoulder of the roadway, causing minor damage to the vehicle.

Police reported the crash occurred after the driver looked away from the roadway momentarily and drifted over the center line. No impairment was suspected, but charge of careless driving is being pursued.

Newport resident graduates from FEMA’s basic emergency management training

Jim Fossum
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Newport resident graduates from FEMA’s basic emergency management training
Dr. Kelly Garrett of the Emergency Management Institute congratulates graduate Regina Martinez, who completed the National Emergency Management Basic Academy. (Photo by Shane Gibson)

Newport resident Regina Martinez has graduated from FEMA’s National Emergency Management Basic Academy at the Emergency Management Institute in Emmitsburg, Md.

Martinez completed the curriculum that provides the basic knowledge and skills to help meet the unpredictable challenges in the field of emergency management. She completed the five courses in the Basic Academy that includes Foundations of Emergency Management;
Science of Disaster; Planning: Emergency Operations; Exercise Design; and Public Information and Warning.

FEMA’s Basic Academy is the entry-point for individuals pursuing a career in emergency management. Basic Academy offers the tools to develop comprehensive skills needed in emergency management.

The Basic Academy also provides a unique opportunity to build camaraderie and establish professional contacts. Students learned to understand the roles, responsibilities, and legal boundaries associated with emergency management.

It is the first of a three-level Academy series in the Emergency Management Professional Program (EMPP).

The EMPP curriculum is designed to provide a lifetime of learning for emergency managers. It includes three training programs, including the National Emergency Management Basic Academy — a specialized and technical training program to develop specific, fundamental skill sets; the National Emergency Management Advanced Academy — a program to develop the next generation of emergency management leaders who are trained in advanced concepts and issues, advanced leadership and management, and critical thinking and problem solving; and the National Emergency Management Executive Academy — a program designed to challenge and enhance the talents of the nation’s emergency management senior executives through critical thinking, visionary strategic planning, challenging conventional concepts, and negotiation and conflict resolution
applied to complex real-world problems.

For more information on FEMA’s training classes through the Basic, Advanced, and Executive Academies, or other emergency management courses, go to: http://training.fema.gov/empp/

LCPD Officer Wehrley patrolling Lincoln City with honors

Justin Werner
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LCPD Officer Wehrley patrolling Lincoln City with honors
Molly Wehrley
Officer Molly Wehrley with her Lee M. Bown Award (Photo illustration by Justin Werner, Original photo by Lewis Smith, Lincoln City Police logo by Hayden Tolzman)

Lincoln City Police Officer Molly Wehrley was awarded the Lee M. Bown Award for academic achievement Aug. 9 by the Department of Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) upon graduating the academy at the top of her class.

Wehrley spent time as the LCPD Evidence Tech and did some decoy work during pedestrian safety enforcement operations before becoming an officer.

Wehrley is actively patrolling Lincoln City as an officer with honors.

Officer Jarett Villafane
Officer Jarett Villafane (Photo by Lewis Smith)

Officer Jarett Villafane, who is a resident of Lincoln City, also graduated from the academy Aug. 9.

Villafane was formerly with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and transferred to the Tillamook Police Department.

DPSST’s Academy Training Division develops curriculum and training scenarios to enhance the professionalism, skills and knowledge of Oregon’s criminal justice officers and managers through the provision of high-quality basic and advanced training.

Lee M. Bown Academic Achievement Award

Lee M. Bown was appointed as the first Executive Secretary of the Advisory Board on
Police Standards and Training in April 1962. Mr. Bown worked with Oregon law
enforcement agencies and the Oregon Legislative Assembly to pass House Bill 1151 in
1968 which created the Board of Police Standards and Training and established
mandatory standards for police officer certification and training.

Previous Wehrley coverage:

Evidence tech Wehrley promoted to Lincoln City Police officer

Enforcement operation gives drivers crash course on pedestrian safety

Undefeated: Billy Webb’s Elks win first Lincoln City mushball title

Justin Werner
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Undefeated: Billy Webb’s Elks win first Lincoln City mushball title

Bobby Webbs Elks

The annual Lincoln City Invitational mushball tournament came to a close Sunday with Portland’s Billy Webb’s Elks defeating defending champion St. Johns for its first beach title, going undefeated in the process.

Balls were mushed and blood was shed at the tournament that is an economic boon for Lincoln City every year. An estimated 500 people came from the Valley for the event at Kirtsis Park, and several players showed off wounds from sliding on the gravel infield.

Billy Webb’s Elks played four total games, winning each, to be adorned with the gold medals. The team is comprised of teachers, an athletic director, a principal, a vice-principal and a Clackamas Community College baseball player named Jamaal Goodlow, who was named MVP for his hitting, base running and defense in left field. The team showed Goodlow its appreciation by showering him with water bottles during an on-camera interview after the win.

St. Johns, last year’s tournament winner, battled from the losers’ bracket, playing seven games to make it to the title game, only to lose by a couple of runs to the upstart Elks.

St Johns Mushball

St. Johns was not upset by the loss and congratulated Billy Webb’s Elks in sportsmanlike fashion with customary mushball hugging and high-fives.

“I’ve been playing this game since I was 14 years old,” St. Johns captain Sam Porter said. “Its been a part of my life — my whole life — and its brought me dear friends. All of these guys are good dudes. A very solid core of good people.”

St. Johns eliminated West Coast earlier in the day, preventing a sweep of the Portland Mushball League’s titles.

St. Johns eliminated team North Portland in its second game Sunday.

Billy Webb’s Elks defeated the Crystal Wizards in their first game Sunday.

The Lincoln City team then faced St. Johns, who put more runs on the board as the sun broke through the clouds, eliminating the local mushball team.

Billy Webb’s Elks will have bragging rights until next year’s tournament, which players said they hope will be held in Lincoln City.

Lincoln City out to turn Portland team’s ‘grand slam’ bid to mush

Justin Werner
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Lincoln City out to turn Portland team’s ‘grand slam’ bid to mush
Mushball in Lincoln City
Mushball in Lincoln City

PHOTOS BY CAMERON WERNER

Scores of mushball players and their fans descended upon Lincoln City Saturday for the annual two-day Lincoln City Invitational tournament at Kirtsis Park.

Twelve teams are competing for bragging rights on the K1 and K2 diamonds in a double-elimination tournament, where the ball turns to mush as the game progresses.

West Coast, sponsored by Rockstar, won Portland’s preseason tournament, city league, and end-of-season tourney and could do something never seen in the league — win all four titles in the same year. If West Coast wins the beach tournament title, it will be the only team to pull off a “grand slam” sweep.

But it has a big hill to climb to touch ’em all.

Team 503 came close to defeating West Coast, but lost Saturday in a closely contested one-run game.

The undefeated Lincoln City beach team, Crystal Wizards, beat West Coast in the final game of Day One, making the “quadfecta” for West Coast more difficult as it needs to win four more games to claim the title.

Crystal Wizards play Billy Webb’s Elks at 10:30 a.m. Sunday in the winners’ bracket.

Defending champion St. Johns lost to Billy Webb’s Elks in its second game, but won the next game against Gamers, and the game after that versus the Bad News Beers, pitting them against West Coast at 9:15 a.m. Sunday in the losers’ bracket.

Previous Coverage:

St. Johns smushes Lincoln City for mushball beach title

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