Police/Fire News

Lincoln County Sheriff's search and rescue teams found a lost hunter Thursday, Nov. 6 wet and cold but in otherwise good shape in the Tidewater area east of Waldport.

On October 31, 2025, Lincoln County Circuit Court Judge Amanda Benjamin sentenced 47-year-old Tyson Kay to 18 months prison for killing Daisy, a 6-year-old black labrador retriever, with a shotgun loaded with birdshot in July 2024. Kay was found guilty of one count of Aggravated Animal Abuse in the First Degree and one count of Animal Abuse in the First

News Release from Lincoln City Police Posted on FlashAlert: November 1st, 2025 9:21 AM On October 29th, 2025 the Lincoln City Police Department executed a search warrant at 1823 N Coast Hwy, The Newport Inn, in Newport. This operation was related to an ongoing investigation into the illegal manufacture of Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) – a powerful hallucinogen and Schedule I Controlled Substance.

On Aug. 21, 2025, Dylan Wright, age 32 of Otis, was arrested after attempting to pick up a minor at an undisclosed location in Lincoln City. Wright is accused of sending sexually graphic messages and offering to sell/bring marijuana to an undercover officer posing as a minor. A search warrant was executed on Wright’s vehicle. Officers located many individually packaged

Traffic stop leads to arrest for Unlawful possession of Machine Gun Incident: Traffic Stop Location: SE Coos & SE 1st Street, Newport Date/Time: August 27th, 2025 @ 2332 hours Details: On Aug. 27, 2025 at around 11:32 p.m. a Newport police officer observed a traffic violation and conducted a traffic stop on a 1996 Chevrolet Camaro. The driver of the

The Coast Guard has suspended the search for two men who went missing after the motorized catamaran they were on capsized Sunday night near Gold Beach. A third person, who was on the catamaran, was rescued and transported by a good Samaritan to Gold Beach for medical evaluation by local EMS. It was reported that the three individuals donned life

Three people were arrested Saturday night after reports of an assault in Lincoln County, according to the Oregon State Police.

TILLAMOOK COUNTY, Ore. 23 July 2025 On Saturday, July 12, 2025, at approximately 3:15 a.m., the Oregon State Police responded to a two-vehicle hit-and-run fatal crash on Highway 18 in Tillamook County near Grand Ronde. The preliminary investigation indicated that a white Honda Civic, operated by Alejandro Christopher Velazquez Lopez (34) of Tillamook, was traveling eastbound on Highway 18 near

Coast Guard rescues two teens trapped on a cliff side near Roads End Point in Lincoln County https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4236129/coast-guard-rescues-two-teens-trapped-on-a-cliff-side-near-roads-end-point-in-l/ SEATTLE – A Coast Guard MH-60 helicopter crew form Coast Guard Air Station Astoria, Oregon, rescued two teens who were trapped on a cliff side near Roads End Point in Lincoln County, Oregon, Saturday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Columbia River were

COOS COUNTY – On Friday, July 4, 2025, Oregon State Police responded to a four-vehicle fatal crash in Coos County near Lakeside. The preliminary investigation indicated a beige Kia Optima, operated by Manual Samuel Starr (38) of Coos Bay, was traveling northbound when it crossed the centerline for unknown reasons. The Kia sideswiped a southbound black Toyota Corolla, operated by Kent