Sheriff's Report - November 1, 2012

Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including:

October 22--11:31 a.m. An East Little Island Road resident reported a domestic disturbance.

October 23--2:48 p.m. Deputies, the Cathlamet ambulance, District #4 fire crews responded to the county line to aid a man pinned by a fallen tree. 3:27 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to a Fairgrounds Road address to aid a 75-year-old man with congestive heart failure. 3:36 p.m. A Jacobsen Road resident reported a violation of a protection order. A deputy attempted to make contact. 9:57 p.m. A Clover Street resident reported a case of phone harassment regarding a lawn mower. 11:09 p.m. The Grays River ambulance responded to a West SR 4 address to aid a 44-year-old woman with back pain.

October 24-- 8:22 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to aid a Cedar Lane resident who couldn't breathe. 9:54 p.m. A Fern Hill Road resident reported a problem with a juvenile. Kelso CPS made contact. 10:53 a.m. A Loop Road resident reported a series of ongoing thefts. 12:04 p.m. A caller reported suspicious activity at a Main Street address. 3 p.m. A North Welcome Slough Road resident reported that his wife was causing a disturbance. 3:15 p.m. A caller reported a sunken boat near the mouth of Steamboat Slough with another boat moored near it. State Patrol was notified but was unable to locate the vessel. 11:02 p.m. A caller reported that a man threatening to kill himself and his ex-wife was on his way to the area from Thurston County. He was located by Thurston County deputies.

October 25--1:00 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to a River Street address to aid a one-year-old boy who was unconscious following a seizure. 11:37 a.m. A caller reported that someone was knocking over Republican political signs in the Flandersville area. 1:39 p.m. A caller reported a man who had been lost on the river in a storm and in possible need of help was at the marina. A deputy responded but was unable to locate the man, who was possibly staying at a local campsite. 3:39 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to a Randal Drive address to aid an 80-year-old man with a swollen arm. 5:13 p.m. A caller reported that a deer head and hide had been dumped on the roadway on Nelson Creek Road. 9:24 p.m. A Wild Flower Lane resident reported an ongoing problem with someone stealing from a motor home that he used for hunting. The case was forwarded to Pacific County. 10:46 p.m. A deputy made a vehicle stop in Cathlamet; one person was taken into custody on a warrant and for driving while their license was suspended.

October 26--5:56 p.m. A 3rd Street resident reported that the windshield on her daughter's car had been broken.

October 27--1:30 p.m. A caller reported a possible case of poaching. The Department of Fish and Wildlife was notified. 3:05 p.m. A caller reported that a man was causing a disturbance, believing that the Devil was after him. 6:15 p.m. A caller reported that water on the roadway was causing vehicles to hydroplane on Main Street. 7:49 p.m. The Grays River ambulance responded to aid a Little Cape Horn resident who was having abdominal pain. 8:25 p.m. A caller reported hearing shots from a shotgun coming from Cooper Island in the Columbia and was concerned someone may have been signalling for help. State Patrol was advised. 10:37 p.m. A caller reported water over the roadway in the Foster Road area near Risk Road. 9:02 p.m. A caller reported a tree was causing traffic problems on East Valley Road. State Patrol responded. 10:06 p.m. A caller reported rocks on SR 4 near County Line Park. 11:06 p.m. A caller reported a fight had broken out at a local business. The subjects had left by the time State Patrol arrived.

October 28--1:58 a.m. A newspaper carrier reported being followed by a car driven by someone using a laser pointer. State Patrol was unable to locate the suspect. 11:37 p.m. A caller reported that a calf was stuck in mud on East Little Island Road. Upon being unable to locate the owner, deputies freed the calf. 2:46 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded to a Monroe Estates address to aid a man who had suffered a stroke.

October 29--7:40 a.m. An Upper Naselle Road resident reported that she had noticed that the hillside near her home was starting to slide. The county road crew was notified.