Monthly Archives: April 2018
126 Pounds of Meth Seized
About 126 pounds of methamphetamine and other drugs were seized Thursday from a semi-truck hauling Starbucks products that were headed for Spokane, according to the Centralia Police Department.
During a traffic stop on northbound Interstate...
Power Transformer Explodes
At 3:44 AM units from Illinois Valley Fire District were dispatched to a power line problem. Upon arrival to the scene of the problem, it was determined that a power pole transformer had exploded...
Missing La Grande Truck Driver Located
On Saturday, April 28, 2018, at approximately 10:15 am, Oregon State Police was notified that the missing Commercial truck driver, Jacob Aaron Cartwright had returned home and was en-route to Grande Ronde Hospital in...
Brookings Fire & Rescue Honors Firefighters
Over the weekend Brookings Fire & Rescue honored some of the men who have performed their duties at a high level throughout the last year.
Those honored from left to right were.., Engineer Dennis Bettencourt-Ems...
Traffic Stop Yields Mobile Meth Lab in Trunk
On Monday evening, April 23, deputies conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle suspected to be a stolen. The vehicle stopped in a driveway in a location not associated with the vehicle or its...
Klamath Accident Closes Hwy. 101
The California Highway Patrol has reported that a semi truck collided head-on with a Nissan Maxima, spilling approximately 100 gallons of diesel fuel before exploding into flames at the north entrance to the Klamath...
Lady Bruins Battle North Bend
The Lady Bruins ran into a North Bend Lady Bulldogs team that rolled into Brookings riding a five-game winning streak.
Starting pitcher for the Lady Bruins was Gracie Harms who struggled to keep a powerful...
Arrests Made in Dutch Bros. Robbery
As reported in the Wild Coast Compass earlier in the week, on Monday, April 23rd, at approximately 2:30 am an armed robbery was reported at the Dutch Bros. Coffee located at 638 Redwood Hwy.
It...
Man Arrested for Sexual Assault of Horse
Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a man Tuesday who they believe sexually assaulted a horse.
Kenneth Duyck, a 20-year-old transient man, was arrested on charges of sexual assault of an animal, second-degree burglary and...
Structure Fire Traps Resident Inside
On Wednesday afternoon, Medford Fire crews responded to reports of a structure fire after receiving multiple calls of a residence with heavy smoke and fire showing.
A home and several vehicles sustained significant damage as...