CRIME & SAFETY
'We're always trying to find the right line'
On a recent April morning, Sgt. AJ Duryea set out along Commercial Street in his police cruiser, scanning the sidewalks for sleeping bags and tents. Duryea, who’s served the Astoria Police Department for a dozen years, remembers a time when camping was prohibited downtown. As laws have changed, however, so have his interactions with people who are homeless. These days, he starts most mornings pulling up to campsites, waking people up and reminding them of the rules under the city’s camping ordinance.
Police: Salem man arrested on gun, drug possession charges
SALEM, Ore. — A 35-year-old Salem man was arrested Tuesday afternoon on gun and drug possession charges. Daniel Ralph Northcutt was arrested at a hotel in the 3300 block of Astoria WY NE at approximately 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday (April 23). Officers observed Northcutt in the area when he...
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