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:

April 4 — 3:08 a.m. A caller reported seeing juveniles in the garage at a neighboring home. A deputy made contact with the owner. 6:44 a.m. A motorist reported that he had struck a deer in the Cathlamet area. State Patrol was asked to dispatch the animal. 6:51 a.m. A caller reported that someone had driven over mail boxes on Morgan Drive. 10:13 a.m. A caller reported that someone had vandalized a home that was being built in the Cathlamet area. 12:43 p.m. A caller reported that someone had been trespassing on his Elochoman Valley property. 7:54 p.m. An individual with a warrant was arrested at a Cathlamet business.

April 5 — 10:06 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided an Elochoman Valley resident who was feeling faint. 2:45 p.m. An individual was taken into custody at a Cathlamet business. 3:37 p.m. A caller was notified by a local bank that someone had tried to use her Social Security number to get a credit card. 7:14 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided an Alger Creek resident who had kidney stones. 8:01 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided an inmate at the county jail who had leg pain after a fall. 11:44 p.m. A driver was taken into custody after failing a field sobriety test.

April 6 — 5:10 p.m. A caller reported that a burn pile in the Rosedale area was not being watched. 7:25 p.m. A caller reported a suspicious vehicle at the Health and Human Services campus in the Elochoman Valley.

April 7 — 7:19 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided an Alger Creek resident with back pain. 7:46 a.m. A caller reported that a tree had fallen and was blocking both lanes of SR 4 just west of County Line Park. 10:56 a.m. A caller reported that an individual had threatened to assault him. 2:12 p.m. A deputy was on hand for a civil standby at a Rosburg home. 5:16 p.m. A caller reported that an individual had violated a no contact order. 7:44 p.m. An Elochoman Valley resident reported a theft. It was later determined that there had been no crime.

April 8 — 7:49 a.m. The mental health department was contacted when an Elochoman Valley resident called dispatch and made fantastical claims. 1:37 p.m. An alarm was activated at a structure on KM. 3:49 p.m. Three callers reported a fully loaded kayak on the Columbia River, without a kayaker. The Coast Guard was notified, and the kayak was recovered. There was no equipment in it. A shoreline search was conducted, and no one was seen in the water. 4:23 p.m. The Grays River ambulance aided a Deep River resident. 5:04 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided an Elochman Valley resident. 5:06 p.m. A Cathlamet resident reported that an ex-boyfriend had taken her car keys from her home while she was away. 7:42 p.m. A Rosedale resident reported that a suspicious juvenile may have tried to steal something from her porch. 8:03 p.m. An Elochoman Valley resident reported hearing two loud explosions. 8:32 p.m. A caller reported that a woman claiming to be an employee at the brewery said that a family quarrel was in progress at the business. A deputy spoke with an owner who said that no one fitting the woman’s description worked at the brewery. He also said that there had not been any verbal arguments reported.

April 9 — 3:17 a.m. Several people were concerned about a Rosedale resident’s mental health. The individual was later reported to be with family and had calmed down. 6:04 p.m. A caller reported that he had seen a vehicle go into a ditch in the Deep River area. When he returned, the car was gone. 6:44 p.m. An alarm was activated at a structure on KM. 8:17 p.m. A caller reported that two drivers had been drag racing on a Skamokawa road all day. 9:13 p.m. A motorist was taken into custody after failing a field sobriety test.

April 10 — 10:36 a.m. A caller reported seeing a vehicle with blood on the hood heading west on SR 4 from County Line Park. 10:53 a.m. A caller was concerned by what appeared to be a loose log being transported by a log truck heading east on SR 4. 12:15 pm. An alarm was activated at a Cathlamet home. 12:45 p.m. A caller reported a trespasser at an Elochoman Valley home. A representative from the mental health department responded.