Sheriff's Report, September 21, 2023

September 11 — 8:11 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a person who was dehydrated. The individual refused transport to the hospital. 8:20 a.m. A caller reported a lost wallet. 9:25 a.m. A civil standby was requested at a Puget Island home. Several attempts were made to contact the person. 10:41 am. The Cathlamet ambulance and a deputy responded to a Skamokawa residence after a juvenile took pills. 1:01 p.m. An Elochoman Valley resident reported a horse in his yard. Dispatch attempted to locate the owner and someone later posted online that they were able to secure the animal. 1:29 p.m. An abandoned vehicle riddled with bullet holes was found along the Spruce Creek Main Line near Beaver Pond. 2:40 p.m. A caller complained about a slow moving westbound vehicle on SR 4 on Abe Creek Hill. 2:52 p.m. Callers reported a person lying in gravel about 10 feet off of SR 4 near the intersection with Elochoman Valley Road. A deputy responded and learned that the individual was just passing through and did not need assistance. 3:03 p.m. The sheriff’s department received a referral from Adult Protective Services for a person in a Cathlamet residence. 6:26 p.m. A caller reported that a westbound vehicle swerved across two lanes on SR 4 in the Cathlamet area.

September 12 — 2:11 a.m. A Puget Island resident found a door unlocked and her dogs barking. She asked if a deputy might search the property to make sure no one was there. A deputy responded and a person was detained. Another male was believed to be on scene but was not located. The deputy found no evidence of criminal activity. 3:45 a.m. A caller accidentally dialed 911. 6:06 a.m. An East Valley resident reported trespassers after seeing a lot of people with flashlights. Deputies responded but were unable to locate the trespassers. 7:19 a.m. A caller was concerned about a person sitting on the side of SR 4 near the eastern base of KM. 10:06 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance and the Puget Island Fire Department aided a Puget Island resident complaining of stomach pain. 7:44 p.m. A caller reported that a tree was blocking the westbound lane of Barr Road. The county road department was notified. 7:59 p.m. A caller reported a suspicious vehicle parked on his Eden Valley property. He called back at 8:06 p.m. to say the car was gone. 8:14 p.m. A caller said he asked three people on his East Valley property to leave. Deputies responded and secured the property. No one was there. 10:12 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a person in the Beaver Creek area with a broken leg.

September 13 — 3:49 a.m. The Grays River ambulance aided a Rosburg resident complaining of chest pain. 4:27 a.m. A caller said that his medical pendant fell on the floor and set off the alarm but there was no emergency. 2:34 p.m. Cowlitz County requested then canceled a tender truck from the Cathlamet Fire Department to assist with a brush fire on Stella Road. 4:09 p.m. A caller reported that two children were fighting at Erickson Park. 5 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Rosedale resident complaining of high blood pressure. 6:42 p.m. A caller found trash and tires on Beaver Creek Road. 8:12 p.m. A caller accidentally dialed 911. 11:09 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided an ailing Cape Horn resident who was lethargic and nauseated.

September 14 — 5:41 a.m. A caller said the ferry was down. 9:07 a.m. The sheriff’s department received a referral from Child Protective Services for someone in a Skamokawa home. 11:54 a.m. A Puget Island resident asked to have a person transported to the hospital to meet with a crisis responder. 12:16 p.m. Trespassers were reported at an East Valley property. Deputies responded but were unable to locate the people. 2:07 p.m. A caller accidentally dialed 911. 4:10 p.m. A caller reported a sexual assault. 4:11 p.m. A caller reported that a customer paid a bill with someone else’s credit card. 6:25 p.m. A suspicious vehicle was seen coming and going from a Department of Fish and Wildlife pullout along the Elochoman Valley River. 6:27 p.m. A caller reported two abandoned RVs along SR 4 in the Deep River area.

September 15 — 6:54 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Rosedale resident with blood pressure issues. 9:33 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Puget Island resident with a nose bleed. 2:39 p.m. A Grays River resident said someone left garbage after parking on his property the day before. He saw them parked on the east side of KM and wanted them to return to pick up the mess they left. The deputy located a possible vehicle match around 12:36 a.m. and planned to return to talk to them later in the morning. 3:23 p.m. A caller said that a driver swerved into the opposite lane to go around her instead of stopping as she used a crosswalk at the elementary school in Cathlamet. She believed the driver was a high school student. 4:22 p.m. A caller reported two people trespassing on a neighbor’s Elochoman Valley property. He called the homeowner and was told no one should be on the property. 5:27 p.m. A person was trespassed from all Manulife Properties. 8:48 p.m. A caller reported a possible drunk driver heading west on SR 4.

September 16 — 10:02 a.m. A Greenwood Road resident reported a dead deer in his yard. 4:32 p.m. A caller said that his family would be doing some recreational shooting on an Alger Creek property. 6:47 p.m. A person was arrested after a caller reported that she had received threatening texts.

September 17 — 12:09 p.m. A caller said he was being harassed. 12:12 p.m. A resident of Indian Village said that the husband of the park supervisor was mowing and flinging rocks at their home. When her son confronted him it turned into a verbal dispute. The caller said she was able to get in the middle of them before it escalated. 12:37 p.m. A caller reported a possible drunk driver heading east on SR 4 in the Cathlamet area. 2:51 p.m. A deputy, the Cathlamet ambulance, and the Cathlamet Fire Department aided a person with a heart problem at the Chevron station. LifeFlight responded. 5:54 p.m. A caller reported that a person at a neighboring Puget Island property was possibly squatting and may be stealing power from him. There was a cable was running from the power meter through a tree to his home. 6:42 p.m. A caller reported that a vehicle almost rammed his horse trailer and then passed in a no passing zone on SR 4 in the Nassa Point area. A person was taken into custody and later released.