Sheriff's Report, April 5, 2018

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

March 26 — 7:49 a.m. A motorist was reported for driving past a school bus that had its stop paddle extended. 7:52 a.m. A caller reported that a sheep was down in a neighbor’s field. A deputy investigated and found the sheep on its back, unable to right itself. The deputy helped the owner roll the sheep back on its feet and watched as the owner took the animal to a covered area and fed it. 9:17 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Puget Island resident with complications due to cancer treatment. 1:05 p.m. A caller reported that a student at a Cathlamet school spit on another student. 1:57 p.m. A caller reported that a juvenile had left school property. 5:35 p.m. A caller reported abuse and neglect at a Skamokawa residence. A deputy investigated and called Adult Protective Services after finding the floor covered in feces and a person who appeared to be dirty and dressed in clothes that needed to be laundered.

March 27 — 4:40 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Rosedale resident who may have had a stroke. 6:25 p.m. A caller reported that a couple appeared to be fighting in a car parked on the west side of KM. A deputy investigated and the couple were fine. 9:27 p.m. A deputy and the Cathlamet ambulance aided an Elochoman Valley resident who was having a seizure.

March 28 — 7:52 a.m. A Skamokawa resident reported that she was being harassed online. The information was forwarded to federal police at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. 8:22 a.m. A hit and run involving damage to property at a Rosedale business was reported. 9:57 p.m. A patient at the clinic in Cathlamet collapsed; the Cathlamet ambulance transported the man to the hospital. 4:01 p.m. A caller reported that a man with a beer between his legs appeared to have passed out in his vehicle in the library parking lot. 8:28 p.m. A caller was concerned about a motionless man who was sitting in a car in a parking lot on Messinger Hill Road. Responders were asked to stand down when the person was seen moving. 9:12 p.m. A caller reported that a car went into a ditch on a Puget Island road.

March 29 — 8:47 a.m. A Rosburg resident reported that her neighbor’s goats and dog were loose. The owner was notified. 4:03 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Cathlamet resident who was complaining of shortness of breath. 4:16 p.m. A caller reported that a woman was locked out of her vehicle that was parked on KM. 4:47 p.m. A caller reported that a student had assaulted another juvenile on a school bus. 4:52 p.m. A disturbance was reported at the county jail when force was used on an inmate. 5:05 p.m. An out of state owner of property on Puget Island learned that someone was living on his property without permission. A deputy contacted the trespasser and let him know he had six hours to get off the property. 6:43 p.m. The Puget Island Fire Department planned to burn a boat as a practice drill at a property on East Sunny Sands. 7:06 p.m. The Grays River ambulance aided a Deep River resident who had fallen. 9:45 p.m. A welfare check was requested for a person who was standing by a railing and staring at the river.

March 30 — 12:58 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a person at County Line Park. The individual was walking from Cathlamet to Longview and was having a hard time breathing. 2:04 a.m. A Rosburg resident requested assistance when his spouse, complaining of hip pain, was half out of her wheelchair; the Grays River ambulance responded. 12:13 p.m. A caller reported a suspicious vehicle parked in the same spot for three days in the Rosedale area. 4:10 p.m. The Grays River ambulance aided a Rosburg resident who had fallen. 5:35 p.m. A caller believed people cutting firewood behind a gate in the Skamokawa area were doing it without a permit. 9:54 p.m. A caller reported suspicious behavior involving juveniles who were parked in a neighbor’s barn on Puget Island.

March 31 — 12:15 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided an individual in Cathlamet who appeared to be having a heart attack. 4:45 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Cathlamet resident complaining of numbness and ringing in her ears. 8:56 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Skamokawa resident when a medical pendant was activated. 1:11 p.m. A Puget Island resident who had been threatened asked that a family member be trespassed. 3:22 p.m. A driver was cited for failure to yield in the Skamokawa area.

April 1 — 12:12 a.m. The Grays River ambulance aided an ailing Deep River resident. 7:31 a.m. A caller reported finding a broken window and front end damage to a vehicle after leaving it parked in a Cathlamet park overnight.

April 2 — 1:09 a.m. A caller reported that a tree was down on SR 4 in the Grays River area.