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 12 — 8:28 a.m. A motorist said she had almost been struck by another driver on SR 4. 8:51 a.m. A vehicle that was blocking traffic on the Puget Island bridge was moved. 10:05 a.m. An east county resident reported that two large dogs were chasing his livestock. 11:13 a.m. A deputy was asked to accompany someone from the Division of Family and Children Services at a Cathlamet address. 5:05 p.m. A Cowlitz County agency requested a District 4 Fire Department tender to respond to a fire near Longview. 7:16 p.m. Someone violated a no contact order in Alger Creek. 7:17 p.m. A driver was cited for not having insurance. 7:35 p.m. The Cathlamet Fire Department responded to a small brush fire in Rosedale. 10:22 p.m. An Elochoman Valley resident reported that she had been threatened. A deputy decided to contact the mental health department after speaking with the person making the complaint. 11:13 p.m. A caller reported a vehicle with flashers activated on the side of SR 4 on the east side of KM. A deputy responded.

March 13 — 11:08 a.m. A caller reported a possible domestic disturbance in the Cathlamet clinic parking lot. 11:08 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance transported a clinic patient with abdominal pain to the hospital. 1:50 p.m. An individual was taken into custody after a caller reported that she was being harassed. 5:19 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance transported an ailing clinic patient to the hospital. 7:19 p.m. A caller reported that a transient was digging through trash and knocking on doors in Cathlamet asking for money. 7:31 p.m. A person in Beaver Creek was taken into custody on a warrant.

March 14 — 6:55 p.m. A motorist reported that he had almost been struck by a semi on SR 4 near Nassa Point. 7:00 p.m. An individual was taken into custody after a deputy investigated the report of a vehicle left in the middle of a Cathlamet intersection. 8:44 p.m. A driver on the ferry failed a field sobriety test and was taken into custody. The ferry service was delayed.

March 15 — 3:46 p.m. A caller reported that a no contact order had been violated.

March 16 — 2:56 p.m. An alarm was activated at a Puget Island residence. 4:39 p.m. A Cathlamet resident complained about people parking in front of her mailbox.

March 17 — 10:36 a.m. A caller reported drivers speeding on SR 4 in the Alger Creek area. 2:37 p.m. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife was contacted after a Deep River resident found a deceased elk on his property. 7:50 p.m. A Skamokawa resident called the sheriff’s office after discovering that his home, motor home, and car had been broken into. A handgun was missing. A deputy investigated. 9 p.m. An individual was taken into custody after a domestic disturbance on Puget Island.

March 18 — 3:40 a.m. An alarm was activated at a Cathlamet business. A deputy investigated and found everything secure. 10:09 p.m. A caller reported that a man was carrying a chainsaw and walking on SR 4 towards Cathlamet.

March 19 — 3:26 a.m. An alarm was activated at a Cathlamet business a second time. A deputy investigated. It appeared to be a false alarm.