Pacific Coast Life & News

02/05/2025

🚨 Close Call on the Roads: Deputy Freerksen Stops Impaired Driver Running Red Light! 🚨

On February 3, 2025, at around 8:25 PM, while patrolling the Bunkerhill area in Coos Bay, Deputy Freerksen witnessed a silver 2020 Ram 2500 run a red light at the intersection of Edwards Rd and Highway 101. The vehicle nearly collided with the patrol car! 🚓

Deputy Freerksen initiated a traffic stop near Highway 101 and Adam's Lane. The driver, identified as 44-year-old Walter Jorgensen, exhibited signs of impairment, including slurred speech, glossy eyes, and an odor of alcohol.

Jorgensen consented to Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFST), which led to his arrest. He was taken to the Coos Bay Police Department, where he received a criminal citation for DUII and Reckless Driving.

Thank you to our dedicated team for keeping our roads safe! Please remember to always drive responsibly. 🚦💙

"Police action is not indicative of guilt. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law."

02/05/2025

Narcotics Arrest

On 1/30/2025 at about 0051 hours, Deputies on patrol in Del Norte County conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for a motor vehicle violation in the Bertsch Tract area. Deputies contacted the driver of the vehicle, 53 year old Scott Barker and his passenger identified as 46 year old Brent Barker.
K-9 Zuko was deployed for a free air sniff of the vehicle and alerted to the presence of narcotics within the vehicle.
During a search of the vehicle deputies located approximately 18.3 grams of suspected methamphetamine and multiple pieces of drug paraphernalia.
Scott Barker was found to have prior convictions for possession related charges and received an additional charge of HS 11395.

Message from Sheriff Scott: I am making sure to get as many of these arrest notifications out to the public as I can. I feel it is important that even though we are short staffed, our community knows we are out there keeping our County safe. I am proud of K-9 Zuko and his handler Deputy Brittain, along with assisting Deputies working to make these arrests. Deputies are not only answering emergency calls but making proactive arrests when they see suspicious activity.

02/05/2025

🚨Burglary and Theft at Beaver Hill Disposal Site🚨

On February 2, 2025, at around 4:30 PM, a Coos County Solid Waste employee reported two male subjects trespassing at the Beaver Hill Disposal Site in Coos Bay. The suspects were observed on video entering a recycling building and stealing a significant amount of cans, bottles, and battery cores. Upon arrival, law enforcement found that the suspects had escaped through a hole in the fence, carrying several trash bags.

Sergeant J. Boswell and Deputy K. Mong, with K9 Poe, tracked the suspects' scent southeast, leading to the discovery of bags of cans and batteries. The tracking continued to Highway 101, where Sergeant A. Slater located the suspects, John Langley (40) and Darryl Sullivan (57), in a vehicle full of cans.

Langley initially denied entering the property but later admitted to taking cans from the area. Sullivan confirmed entering the property and taking several bags of cans. Both were charged with Burglary II, Theft II, and Criminal Trespass II.

Both men were transported to the Coos County Jail, booked and released. The total value of the stolen items was estimated at $144.

“Police action is not indicative of guilt. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.”

02/04/2025

Northern Oregon Coast is getting some pretty good snow right now. Drive carefully.

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02/04/2025

US30
MP 18.37 - 65.99


CLATSKANIE REPORTING STATION
Weather Warning

Current Chain Restrictions: Carry Chains or Traction Tires

Weather Condition: Clear, no precipitation

Road Surface: Spots of Ice

Temp: 31 F

Roadside Snow: 2 in.

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02/04/2025

US26
MP 37.73 - 45.43


SUNSET SUMMIT REPORTING STATION
Weather Warning

Current Chain Restrictions: Carry Chains or Traction Tires

Weather Condition: Clear, no precipitation

Road Surface: Spots of Ice

Temp: 19 F

New Snow: 0 in.

Roadside Snow: 4 in.

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02/04/2025

ORE6
MP 16.06 - 37.5


WILSON RIVER SMT REPORTING STATION
Weather Warning

Current Chain Restrictions: Carry Chains or Traction Tires

Weather Condition: Clear, no precipitation

Road Surface: Spots of Ice

Temp: 19 F

New Snow: 0 in.

Roadside Snow: 8 in.

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02/04/2025

All Lincoln County School District Schools are CLOSED today, Tuesday, February 4, 2025, due to icy roads. All activities are also canceled today. This includes all Charter Schools. Este es un importante mensaje bilingüe del Distrito Escolar del Condado de Lincoln. Hoy es martes 4 de febrero de 2025...

01/06/2025

Depoe Bay Harbor
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01/06/2025

01/06/2025

We have heard folks mention they don't have Facebook so if you see this, please help spread the word ear to ear. We're also hanging these posters locally throughout Curry County and some in the Rogue Valley where we can.

We're going be busy that day so we'll just say it now.
Thank you all for so much support over the last 12 years, it means more than you think.

01/06/2025

Last King Tides Until November 2025 in Depoe Bay Starts Saturday!

📷 Out West Photography

12/16/2024