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:

May 20 – 11:02 a.m. A deputy followed up on a previous call regarding suspicious people who had been asked to leave the Deep River area. They were gone. 2:22 p.m. A caller reported a suspicious person at an Elochoman Valley home. 3:18 p.m. The Grays River ambulance aided an ailing Rosburg resident. 6:09 p.m. A caller heard there were squatters in an apartment in Cathlamet. It turned out that someone had been hired to clean the property.

May 21 – 7:35 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Rosedale resident with abdominal pain. 8:09 a.m. A caller reported that a pitbull was lying in a Cathlamet roadway. The caller was going to try and locate the owner. 3:34 p.m. A caller reported an abandoned vehicle in the Rosedale area.

May 22 – 8:31 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Rosedale resident, with assistance from the District 4 Fire Department. 8:42 p.m. A caller reported that they had received counterfeit bills at a local bank. 5:34 p.m. A caller reported a rock the size of a bowling ball on SR 4 just east of Little Cape Horn. 6:20 p.m. A dog was found in Cathlamet. It didn’t have tags. 6:55 p.m. A caller requested a welfare check on a Cathlamet resident who was threatening to harm herself. 8:08 a.m. An individual was taken into custody after driving while intoxicated in Cathlamet.

May 23 – 2:21 a.m. An alarm was activated at a Rosedale address. A deputy found everything secure. 1:17 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Rosedale resident who had fallen. 2:36 p.m. Meth and heroin were found at an Elochoman Valley residence and an individual was taken into custody after the Department of Corrections was able to corner him under his home. 4:29 p.m. A caller reported a possible drunk driver. 8:21 p.m. A Cathlamet resident with mental health issues asked for transport to the hospital.

May 24 – 10:09 a.m. A caller notified the sheriff’s office that there might be parking issues along SR 409 due to a wedding on the 25th. 10:11 a.m. A caller notified the sheriff’s office that there was going to be an open house in Cathlamet after a wedding on the 25th. 10:29 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance transported a clinic patient with pneumonia to the hospital. 3:47 p.m. A caller asked for assistance after locking keys in a running vehicle with a dog inside. 4:12 p.m. A welfare check was requested for a possibly suicidal Rosedale resident. 5:53 p.m. A caller reported a disabled vehicle on SR 4 near Nassa Point. 6:53 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided an Alger Creek resident with respiratory issues.

May 25 – 9:18 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Rosedale resident who had fallen and was not able to get up. 4:58 p.m. A caller reported that an empty vehicle was sitting in the middle lane of SR 4 near Rosedale. 5:27 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Rosedale resident who had fallen and may have broken a leg.

May 26 – 2:05 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Cathlamet resident with high blood pressure. 1:06 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance and a deputy responded after someone on a bicycle crashed on a Puget Island road. The individual refused transport to the hospital. 2:55 p.m. A Rosburg resident reported hearing loud explosions. 7:38 p.m. A caller asked for a deputy to accompany her while she stopped by a Puget Island home to pick up her son. 7:44 p.m. A driver was cited for speed. 9:17 p.m. A deputy pursued a speeding motorcyclist heading west on SR 4 in the Skamokawa area. The motorcycle struck the deputy’s vehicle. The Skamokawa ambulance responded.