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:

March 5 — 8:26 a.m. A Puget Island resident with health issues asked for occasional welfare checks. 5:40 p.m. A caller had information to pass on to Child Protective Services regarding a youth with head lice. 5:52 p.m. Dispatch repeatedly tried to contact a number after a 911 call was disconnected. A busy signal was followed by silence on the line when it was finally picked up. A deputy went to the Alger Creek home and found the front door open. No one was there. 8:14 p.m. A Rosedale resident requested extra patrols because of a neighbor who liked to speed up and down their road. 9:07 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Rosedale resident with chest pain. 10:46 p.m. Another mysterious 911 call came from an Alger Creek residence, like the one that came in at 5:52. The owner of the home was contacted; she said there was no landline. Dispatch was no longer certain where the calls were coming from.

March 6 — 8:14 a.m. A driver was cited for speed near Nassa Point. 9:52 a.m. The mental health department requested a deputy to transport a person who was to be committed for involuntary treatment. 5:09 p.m. A driver was cited for speed on SR 4 in the Elochoman Valley area.

March 7 — 4:33 a.m. A caller reported a missing service dog on Puget Island. 10:16 a.m. A Rosedale resident reported that someone had vandalized his mailbox. 10:57 a.m. A mental health professional responded when a caller reported that a Cathlamet resident was agitated and had talked about shooting himself when he visited a local business. 1:23 p.m. A caller reported that a student at a Cathlamet school had been deliberately struck by another student driving a car on campus. 4:47 p.m. A caller reported an erratic motorcyclist heading east on SR 4 in the Alger Creek area. 6:29 p.m. A deputy was asked to accompany someone doing a welfare check on a Puget Island resident. 10:26 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Skamokawa resident after his pacemaker slipped and he complained of feeling numb on one side of his body.

March 8 — 9:36 a.m. Child abuse was reported at an Elochoman Valley home. 1:15 p.m. A Rosedale resident reported that a bicycle had been left in her yard. 2:38 p.m. A deputy was requested for a civil standby at an east county home. 6:29 p.m. A Puget Island resident reported a suspicious vehicle that had been parked across the road all night. Two people appeared to be living in the truck. A deputy reported that the couple appeared to be pulling wood from the river. 10:16 p.m. Deputies and the Cathlamet ambulance responded to a Puget Island home after a caller reported a possible juvenile drug overdose. There was no evidence of an overdose and the juvenile refused a mental health evaluation.

March 9 — 9:03 a.m. A caller believed she had found drug paraphernalia at a Cathlamet park. 10:23 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Cathlamet resident who was unable to get up. 10:51 a.m. A Puget Island resident reported that a dog had come on to his property and killed a goose. 10:52 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided an ailing Puget Island resident. 1:56 p.m. A caller reported that someone was found sleeping in a marina shower. 3:37 p.m. A caller reported that two game cameras had been stolen from a property in the Elochoman Valley. 4:22 p.m. A Grays River resident reported that two aggressive dogs had killed some of her chickens. She was afraid to go outside because the dogs kept coming back. 5:43 p.m. A parent in Cathlamet reported a child who had not come home directly after school. The child had wanted to stay after school, but had been told no. At 6:16 p.m., the father reported that the child had come home. 5:55 p.m. An alarm was activated at a business in Skamokawa. 10:22 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided an ailing Rosedale resident.

March 10 — 1:00 p.m. A welfare check was requested for a man who was seen lying on the ground in front of some mailboxes in the Rosedale area. 5:23 p.m. A Rosedale resident reported that a neighbor was videotaping her children while they rode an ATV, which was a violation of his restraining order.

March 11 — 1:20 p.m. A caller reported that several drivers were speeding in a 35 mile per hour zone in the Skamokawa area. 5:24 p.m. A driver was cited for not having insurance. 5:54 p.m. An Elochoman Valley resident complained about his neighbor’s mowing habits; debris was blowing into his yard because his neighbor would not put the safety flap down. 8:26 p.m. A Grays River resident reported a prowler.