Derrick Jasper, of South Beach, was arrested and charged with attempted aggravated murder and arson after an investigation found evidence linking him to a May 4 fire.
Lincoln City Police officer Torin Liden was assisted by Lincoln County Sheriff K9 officer Nix and an Oregon State Police trooper shortly after midnight Thursday in the apprehending of a wanted suspect who ran on foot after a traffic stop.
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office will join other law enforcement agencies across the nation with a seat belt enforcement blitz from May 20 to June 2.
On April 20, at approximately 7:30 p.m., Lincoln County Search and Rescue had just finished successfully locating a missing subject in the Yachats area when they were re-deployed to find a missing 83 year-old male in the South Beach area.
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.
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.
A man allegedly discharged a round into a neighbor's living room Wednesday, Feb. 27, in Yachats, prompting deputies with the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office to investigate where the shot came from.
After paying his debt to society, former Lincoln County Jail inmate Pedro Romero-Galicia has mended his life and been rewarded for his domestic skills with a certificate of appreciation from Sheriff Curtis Landers.
