Sheriff's Report, February 3, 2022

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

January 23 —1:12 p.m. The Grays River ambulance aided a person who may have broken an ankle after falling off a log truck in the Grays River area. 3:06 p.m. A caller said that a power line on Jacobson Road was hanging low enough for someone to grab. The District 4 Fire Department and the PUD were notified. At 7:27 p.m., the person called back to say no one had come out to fix the line. 7 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided an ailing Cathlamet resident.

January 24 — 8:52 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Rosedale resident who had covid-19 and blood sugar issues. 10:20 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided an ailing Puget Island resident. 1:13 p.m. A caller reported a collision in a Cathlamet parking lot. No injuries were reported.

January 25 — 6:21 a.m. Two vehicles were involved in an accident on SR 4 in the Nassa Point area. 8:50 a.m. A Beaver Creek resident reported that a neighbor’s aggressive dog had attacked her dogs on two different occasions. 11:28 a.m. A caller said that fraudulent accounts were being made in his name at a local bank. 4:10 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance transported a Beaver Creek resident to the hospital after she was advised by a doctor to go. 4:54 p.m. A power outage was reported at a Rosburg home. The Grays River Fire Department and the PUD were notified. 6:10 p.m. A caller said that two dogs had attacked her two dogs while they were walking at the marina. 6:57 p.m. A deputy advised a Beaver Creek resident who had complained about an aggressive dog.

January 26 — 7:21 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Puget Island resident who had fallen. 11:03 a.m. A ferry employee said that two dirt bike flags had been stolen from the bed of his truck during his shift. 1:16 p.m. A caller reported that someone was trying to open accounts in her name after obtaining her social security number. 3:47 p.m. A deputy provided assistance when an individual said she had gotten locked out of her car in Skamokawa. 4:14 p.m. An excavator rolled off a trailer on SR 4 near County Line Park. There were no injuries and it wasn’t in the roadway. State patrol and the Washington State Department of Transportation were informed.

January 27 — 7:47 a.m. A caller said that someone had tried to break into the KM Transfer Station. 9:23 a.m. A caller reported a suspicious boat and trailer parked in the Rosburg area. The caller had seen them earlier at Rosburg Hall. The caller called back at 12:28 p.m. to say the boat and trailer were gone. 9:43 a.m. An individual was arrested for driving with a suspended license and for failing to have an ignition interlock when he was checking into jail. 9:58 a.m. A caller requested assistance after locking his keys in his vehicle. 2:53 p.m. A caller reported that some items had been stolen from his vehicle while it was parked on a Cathlamet street. 4:10 p.m. An Elochoman Valley resident reported that her daughter had not gotten on the bus after school. She didn’t know where she was and she wasn’t answering her phone. It turned out that the girl had fallen asleep on the bus. The driver took her home.

January 28 — 4:32 p.m. A caller who had reported a suspicious boat and trailer parked on a Rosburg road called back to say he had found the boat and trailer parked farther down the road. The inboard motor had been removed and the boat was now damaged. He found boat parts past a road closed sign and damaged crab pots along a road near Rosburg Hall. He was concerned that the boat had been stolen and stripped.

January 29 — 7:16 a.m. A truck driver struck a gutter at the post office. 9:06 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided an ailing Puget Island resident. 10:37 a.m. Two dogs were found in Skamokawa. The Wahkiakum Animal Advocates Group was notified. 3:43 p.m. A caller said that a deer on Puget Island had a broken leg and needed to be euthanized. 10:01 p.m. Several residences on Puget Island were reporting low water pressure or no water at all. The PUD was notified and the leak was found and repaired at 1:16 a.m.

January 30 — 9:10 a.m. A former Grays River resident said he was trying to retrieve some items from his old farm but the new owners would not let him on the property. He was advised that it was a civil issue.