The Wahkiakum County Eagle - Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891

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

October 10 — 4:33 p.m. A Puget Island resident reported that an individual had shown up at his home and was violating a restraining order. 6:41 p.m. Child Protective Services requested a welfare check on a Rosedale toddler with severe bruising and a hemorrhage in one eye. 6:55 p.m. A Puget Island resident requested a civil standby.

October 11 — 6:04 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided an Alger Creek resident with heart problems. 8:19 p.m. Skateboarders crossing SR 4 in the Cathlamet area caused a caller concern because they weren’t wearing reflective clothing.

October 12 — 9:14 a.m. An alarm was activated at a home just west of County Line Park. 10:03 a.m. Medications were found in the Skamokawa area. A deputy attempted to contact the owner, but the phone number was disconnected. 3:34 p.m. A Puget Island resident reported that a suspicious man was wandering around his neighbor’s property. 4:07 p.m. A Puget Island resident called again to report that the man wandering around his neighbor’s property was now giving the whole neighborhood the finger. 6:01 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance responded when a medical alert was activated at a Rosedale home. 6:59 p.m. A Rosedale resident reported that a stray dog was frightening his neighbors. 10:37 p.m. The Grays River ambulance aided a Deep River resident who had fallen.

October 13 — 9:25 a.m. An agency in Virginia asked for assistance. They were trying to locate an individual in the Skamokawa area regarding a hit and run accident. 9:27 a.m. A Rosedale resident reported that a pitbull was attacking dogs in the neighborhood. 11:55 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Cathlamet resident who had suffered a seizure. 2:48 p.m. Deputies, responding to a request for assistance from another agency, were unable to locate an individual who was suspected to be in the Elochoman Valley and may have been involved in a hit and run accident in Kelso. 4:01 p.m. A caller reported an erratic driver on SR 4 near Nassa Point. 7:42 p.m. The Cathlamet Fire Department responded when a power outage was reported on Puget Island. The PUD was notified. 8:26 p.m. The Skamokawa Fire Department responded when a power outage was reported on W. Valley Road. A tree was down and blocking the road and power lines were down as well. The PUD was notified. 11:00 p.m. A caller reported that he had left his vehicle at Nassa Point because it had broken down. He said he would have it towed in the morning. 11:45 p.m. The Grays River Fire Department responded when a Rosburg resident reported seeing two fires on top of a nearby ridge. A representative from the Department of Natural Resources reported that permits to burn had been issued to Campbell Group in that area and the fire department could stand down.

October 14 — 7:43 a.m. An outside agency asked the sheriff’s office to determine if a vehicle was at an Elochoman address. A deputy reported that the individual had been contacted. 9:03 a.m. The Grays River Fire Department responded to a power outage on Altoona-Pillar Rock Road. Six minutes later another power outage was reported on E. Deep River Road. 11:42 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Cathlamet resident with a heart problem. 12:37 p.m. A caller reported an assault that happened in Cathlamet in July. 12:39 p.m. A caller reported that a tree was down and blocking Risk Road. The County Road crew was notified. 12:41 p.m. A caller reported that a tree was down and blocking S. Satterlund Road. The County Road crew was notified. 1:35 p.m. A caller reported that a tree was down on E. Valley Road. The County Road crew was notified. 6:34 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Cathlamet resident who was having seizures. 10:33 p.m. A caller reported hearing gun shots and smelling gunpowder in the Skamokawa area.

October 15 — 9:25 a.m. A caller reported finding marijuana plants growing in the woods on KM. A deputy made contact. The marijuana was seized and placed into evidence. 9:57 a.m. The Skamokawa Fire Department responded to the report of a power outage on W. Valley Road. The PUD was notified. More power outages were reported in Skamokawa and Cathlamet. A caller reported that a tree was down on SR 4 near the passing lanes on the east side of the county. 10:25 a.m. Two trees were reported to be down. One was blocking part of a Rosedale road and the other was blocking a Puget Island road. 10:30 a.m. A caller reported that a tree was down and blocking both lanes of SR 4 in the Deep River area. 12:00 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Puget Island resident who had suffered a seizure. 12:59 p.m. The Cathlamet Fire Department responded to a power outage on Puget Island. 1:54 p.m. A Puget Island resident reported that a large unoccupied boat with 600-800 gallons of diesel onboard was sinking at his dock. The Coast Guard was notified and a report was made to the National Response Center. 1:58 p.m. A caller reported a boulder on SR 4 near Nassa Point. It was cleared away. 3:54 p.m. The power went out for a second time at a Puget Island home. The PUD was notified. 5:50 p.m. A caller reported that a power line was down and smoking near Abernathy Creek Road on SR 4. Cowlitz County authorities were notified. 8:03 p.m. A caller reported that his vehicle had been struck while parked on Main Street in Cathlamet. 9:35 p.m. A caller was concerned about her 70-year-old husband who had taken the tractor out into a Grays River field and had been gone for nearly an hour.

October 16 — 10:08 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided an Elochoman Valley resident with respiratory issues. 10:50 a.m. A caller reported that two vehicles looked like they had been dumped at an office building in Deep River. 3:58 p.m. A caller reported that debris from the demolition of an old store was floating in Deep River. The debris included containers filled with chemicals. 4:52 p.m. The District 4 Fire Department sent a tender to assist Cowlitz County with a structure fire on Bunker Hill.

October 17 — 4:53 p.m. Deputies, the Cathlamet ambulance and the Puget Island Fire Department responded when a motorist drove his vehicle into a structure on Puget Island.