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Sheriff’s Report INCIDENT LOG Editor's note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Monday, April 14: Several deputies were assigned to the "U Text, U Drive, U Pay" anti-texting while driving emphasis in the county. Deputies investigated a harassment matter involving unwelcome t...
INCIDENT LOG Editor's note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Monday, March 31: A Davenport caller expressed concern about two youngsters riding motorized mini-bikes at high speeds and not stopping for stop signs in the vicinity of Eighth and Adams streets. Deputies...
INCIDENT LOG Editor's note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Monday, March 24: A caller asked deputies to check into suspicious activity that possibly involved illegal drugs in eastern Lincoln County. Deputies investigated a possible theft report in the vicinity of Eighth and...
INCIDENT LOG Editor's note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Monday, March 17: Public Works was advised of a sign down at Brown Road and Old Sprague Highway. Four deputies responded to a domestic assault report originating from the 400 block of Willis Street in Harrington. Depu...
INCIDENT LOG Editor's note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Monday, March 10: In what was believed to be the result of vandalism, a headstone at Mountain View Cemetery in Davenport was found broken off. An Almira man reported that about 100 pills of prescription medicine were...
Mayor Paul Gilliland opened the town council meeting on Wednesday evening at 7:30 with all members present (Terry Howe, Levi Schenk, Mike Cronrath, Rick Becker, Peter Davenport); visitors were Celeste Miller, Ashley Schenk, Brad Scott, Sharon Schultz, Marge Womach, Bunny Haugan and Scot McGowan. Celeste Miller brought the proposed contract from Studio Cascade for the council to approve for the signature of the mayor. Studio Cascade was chosen by the Harrington Historical Commission to continue working on the 2000 Plus Revital...
INCIDENT LOG Editor's note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Monday, March 3: Sprague ambulance personnel were sent to the 300 block of 5th Street to assist a man who may have suffered a heart attack. Two vehicle slide-offs were reported on SR 2 near the Lincoln County Transfer...
INCIDENT LOG Editor's note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Monday, Feb. 24: Responding to a Coal Creek Road residence, Davenport ambulance personnel assisted a 50-year-old man experiencing pain in the abdomen. A worker at K&L Chevron in Sprague reported receiving an email on...
INCIDENT LOG Editor's note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Monday, Feb. 17: A county jail inmate was discovered putting toilet paper inside the mechanism of the door of his cell. He explained that he wanted to come and go from his cell. Spilled waste oil was found on the...
INCIDENT LOG Editor's note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Monday, Feb. 10: A Burlington Northern crew tended to a malfunctioning railroad crossing arm on Yarwood Road near SR 28. A Davenport woman told dispatchers something had hit the back door of a residence in the 800...
INCIDENT LOG Editor's note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Monday, Feb. 3: A Davenport woman told dispatchers she believes she lost her wedding ring at either the local Safeway store or middle school. A Davenport woman reported the loss of a purse near Reardan. A man was...
Monday evening the Harrington Opera House Society met in the Art Room with their new president, Mark Stedman, leading the agenda. Edwall resident and architect Sue Lani Madsen presented her plans for installation of an elevator, followed by discussion of those plans. After many months of discussion regarding the opera house auditorium south wall, the decision was made to cover all of the exposed brick with wall board. The stage drapes were obtained from Cheney this winter. HOHS voted to hire a company to cut, stitch and hang...
INCIDENT LOG Editor's note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Monday, Jan. 20: Power lines were reported down off SR 25 along Olson Hills and Level roads. No injuries were reported after a vehicle slid off SR 174 north of Wilbur and into a ditch. A chunk of metal was discovered...
Monday, Jan. 27: Three dogs, possibly Siberian huskies, attacked and killed four sheep on property adjacent to Bull Run Road East in the Reardan area. A Cayuse Cove area resident advised dispatchers that water to the property from a shared well had been shut off. A caller observed debris falling from a truck and trailer traveling east on SR 2 from Bennett Road. The vehicle was stopped by officers in Reardan. A water ski and life jacket were reported missing from a burglarized residence on FDR Estates Drive in the Grand...
INCIDENT LOG Editor's note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Monday, Jan. 6: A caller reported the theft of a battery and iron from property on Tramm Road about a quarter mile north of SR 2. Dispatchers were advised of the theft of a battery charger and a table saw from a resid...
INCIDENT LOG Editor's note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Monday, Dec. 2: Deputies were unable to locate a gray SUV described by a caller as having a gun sticking out a window while traveling between the school and city park in Harrington. A cow was observed walking on SR...
INCIDENT LOG Editor's note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Monday, Nov. 18: Davenport ambulance personnel assisted a 93-year-old woman experiencing "general sickness" and high blood pressure. A deputy responded to an alleged anti-harassment order violation involving two...
INCIDENT LOG Editor's note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Monday, Nov. 11: A Harrington man reported hearing "strange noises coming through his wires and showerhead" at his residence in the 400 block of Main Street and thought the source "might be a neighbor playing a...
INCIDENT LOG Editor's note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Monday, Nov. 4: Shortly after the owner of llamas in the Redwine Canyon area reported them missing, a man called in to report that he found llamas in a field across from his home on Nelson Road East. A motorist...
INCIDENT LOG Editor's note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Monday, Oct. 28: A Davenport man reported that his bank had alerted him about the attempted unauthorized use of his credit card to purchase security equipment in India. The credit card had been used to purchase fuel...
To the Editor: I’m tired of being called ignorant and foolish by idiots spouting Democratic talking points. I had good insurance. I could afford it. Benefits were better, premiums lower. It’s canceled because HHS rewrote the rules making it nearly impossible for good, affordable plans to stay grandfathered. That’s not capitalism, as Democrats like to claim, that’s over-regulation. It was not “lousy insurance,” and I’m angry at being told I’m too stupid to know what I was buying. This is no longer about partisanship, this is a...
INCIDENT LOG Editor's note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Monday, Oct. 21: Corrections deputies had to deal with an assault involving two male inmates who had been arguing with each other. A woman gave deputies "a stack of paperwork" regarding an alleged trespassing...
INCIDENT LOG Editor's note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Monday, Sept. 30: A truck was observed hauling an oversized boat without appropriate signage on SR 25 about 17 miles north of Davenport. Windy conditions forced a brief interruption of service for the Keller ferry....
INCIDENT LOG Editor's note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Monday, Sept. 23: A "very big wolf" was sighted along Miles Creston Road. A pickup truck, filled toolbox and plasma cutter were reported missing as the result of a burglary reported at property along North Oestreich R...
INCIDENT LOG Editor's note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Monday, Sept. 16: In the aftermath of the previous night's strong windstorm - A tree was removed by county Public Works employees from where it had fallen across Cayuse Cove and Pineridge roads. A similar report was r...
