A routine traffic stop last week in Newport resulted in the discovery of a missing California woman and the arrest of her alleged kidnapper following his apprehension in Toledo by a Lincoln County Sheriff's Office K9 unit.
Newport Police chased 21-year-old motorcyclist Jason Avery through Newport Friday evening while trying to stop him for traffic violations near the intersection of South Coast Highway and SW Case Street.
Lincoln County Sheriff Deputy Siscilee Gouge attempted to stop a white Ford Ranger for illegally passing multiple vehicles on Highway 101 in Newport Friday afternoon but the driver had other plans.
A Lincoln County Jail inmate tried to grab a Newport Police Department officer's service weapon Wednesday in the courtroom toward the end of his trial on nine robbery-related charges.
Newport Police Department are investigating circumstances surrounding the discovery Saturday of a deceased man at Agate Beach Wayside 31 miles south of Lincoln City.
