CRIME & SAFETY

I recently had a very disturbing experience in the parking lot of the Starbucks in Newport. On Oct. 26 I was exiting when a man in a red/white pick-up truck showed a woman with him a dead bear that he had in a white ice chest in the truck bed. I lost it. Who does that? I was completely devastated and never expected to see someone have such complete disregard...

On Nov. 22, a Lincoln City Police Officer spotted 30-year-old Nicolette Heslen AKA Nicolette Dryke of Newport, Oregon, walking in the 800 block of SE Highway 101. The officer was aware there was an active felony warrant for Heslen’s arrest issued out of the Oregon State Parole Board for Absconding. The officer attempted to contact and arrest her, but she fled on foot and was not located. On Nov. 28,...

Update posted at 7:30 a.m. Nov. 29 The elderly male has been identified as 84-year-old Daniel W. Sagaitis of Waldport. Sagaitis was on his morning walk when it is believed he experienced an unknown medical condition, according to a statement from the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office. Previous coverage A death investigation has been launched by...

WALDPORT — A 66-year-old Waldport woman is due in Lincoln County circuit court Dec. 11 to be arraigned on five felony and misdemeanor charges stemming from a Nov. 24 crash on U.S. Highway 101 one mile north of Waldport that closed the highway for several hours. Angela M. Sherlock...

SILETZ, Ore. — A 19-year-old is being held in Lincoln County Jail on suspicion that he caused his infant son's brain bleed. Preston Robinson, 19, of Siletz, has been arrested on several charges stemming from the incident. According to court documents, a nurse at Samaritan Pacific Community Hospital contacted...

A Newport man faces multiple criminal charges after Newport Police responded to reports of a subject breaking items and acting erratic in the 300 Block of NW Coast Street Nov. 28. Officers arrived in the area and began observing obvious fresh damage to businesses and residences in the area, according to Newport Police. Officers observed broken windows, broken flower pots, broken street signs, and other items broken or tampered with. ...

The quiet roads of Waldport, Oregon, were disrupted on November 24th when Angela M. Sherlock, a 66-year-old local resident, was involved in a traffic collision on U.S. Highway 101, leading to its closure for several hours. The crash, which took place just one mile north of Waldport, resulted in serious charges for Sherlock, including third-degree assault and reckless endangerment, highlighting an increasingly worrying issue of impaired driving on our roads.

WALDPORT – An elderly Waldport man on his regular walk along South Crestline Drive was found dead early Tuesday near the entrance to Waldport Middle/High School. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday that a preliminary investigation revealed there were no signs of trauma or foul play and on Wednesday identified the man as Dan W. Sagatis, 84.

Two incidents occurred this week in Lincoln County, Oregon. The first incident involved a three-car crash on Highway 101 resulting in injuries and one arrest for driving under the influence. The second incident began as a traffic stop but escalated into a drug investigation, leading to an arrest.

WALDPORT – A dust-up between audience members at a local fire district board meeting has spilled into the grocery aisles of Ray’s Market. A Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputy cited Tamara M. Rodriguez, 44, of Waldport for harassment after a Nov. 12 incident at the grocery store. Rodriguez,...