April 6 — Caller reported his 2020 silver Hyundai Elantra was stolen. The last time he saw the vehicle was at 9 p.m. last night. There’s possibly a broken window, since broken tempered glass was located on the ground by the caller’s father.
An officer spoke with a neighbor across the street about one of their cameras that faces where the vehicle was parked, but his camera wasn’t charged, or on WiFi, so it wasn’t working.
The registered owner of the vehicle filled out the vehicle theft report, which was faxed to Dispatch. An officer also requested a “be on the lookout” (BOLO) be sent out. The vehicle was found later in Seaview.
April 7 — Warrant arrest/contact search: An off-duty officer advised that Riley L. Wonderlich was at a specific location. Two officers responded. One of the officers spoke with some patrons outside, who advised that Wonderlich was inside the restaurant.
Once inside, the officers located Wonderlich and told him he was being detained for his outstanding warrant. One of the officers had run Wonderlich’s name before responding. Wonderlich stood up from his chair and tried to run, but the two officers were able to immediately grab him.
One of the officers told Wonderlich several times to put his hands behind his back, but he continued to actively resist, and additional units were requested. There were a couple of patrons at the restaurant who asked to help.
An officer had them grab Wonderlich’s legs, and they were able to assist him to the ground and the officer placed handcuffs on him. The officers walked Wonderlich to a patrol vehicle, where he was patted down for weapons.
Shortly after, Dispatch advised that the warrants were confirmed, and the jail would accept Wonderlich. An officer searched Wonderlich, and transported him to Ocean Beach Hospital to be medically cleared for jail. The officer transported him to the county jail without incident. He was booked for obstructing a public servant and a community custody violation.
April 8 — Caller received a report that a male subject goes to the Bolstad Pavilion and drinks beer daily, starting around 2 or 3 p.m. He would like officers to check the area for open container violations.
April 10 — There was a 9-1-1 report of an assault of a child in-progress. Dean F. Anderson was booked for fourth-degree assault (domestic violence) and third-degree assault of a child. The mother and children were present at the time of the assault. Witness statements and a video surveillance recording were obtained from Coastal Inn and Suites. Child Protective Services was notified of the case details.
Malicious mischief: Caller reported that a male subject had just attempted to break into her vehicle, a 2016 Blue Kia Soul along the roadway. There was nothing missing from the vehicle, though. The passenger window was broken out, and the underneath of the steering column was ripped apart.
She reported that it had happened within the last hour. A neighbor called her and informed her that they walked out, and the people took off in a silver vehicle. Shortly after this call came out at 2:19 p.m., another vehicle prowl had just occurred five blocks south at the Thunderbird Motel, and the suspects were just leaving. An officer went to handle that call first, as this was most likely the same suspects.
As of right now, there are no suspects. From video camera footage that was accessible at city hall and the Thunderbird Motel, it appeared to be a small silver sedan, possibly a hatchback. The officer will be attempting to obtain more camera footage to try to get the vehicles’ plate number. It’s believed to be a Washington plate.
A report of another vehicle prowl in the area involved another KIA, a 2020 orange Kia Sportage. At approx 2:20 p.m., the caller reported that someone had just broken the back window out of her vehicle and then ran away. The bottom of the steering console was also ripped apart.
Nothing was taken from the vehicle at this time. The caller noticed a vehicle parked behind hers on the cameras, and ran out there and yelled at them. A silver car sped off through the parking lot, and through the Inn at the Arch parking lot. An officer is attempting to get camera footage for a possible plate number.
It was reported that the suspects had masks on, and one was wearing a black sweatshirt. There will be more follow-up if a suspect vehicle is located or the identity of possible suspect(s) comes up.
Caller reported that a silver vehicle was speeding up and down her road twice within the hour while kids were out playing near the roadway. An officer spoke with the caller, who described the vehicle as a small two-door Silver Hyundai hatchback with tinted windows. This was described as being the same vehicle from the previous two vehicle prowls in the area.
Long Beach Fire at McDonald’s requested that law enforcement be advised that there were two males dressed in all black talking about pulling a gun on employees. They left walking west on 15th Street.
As an officer turned onto 15th Street, two male subjects saw him. One subject took off running,
the other just kept walking, and stopped when the officer pulled him over. He complied with the officer the whole time.
The subject allowed the officer to search him for any weapons as reported, and nothing was found on him. Another officer arrived on scene and stood by with the first officer. Four units were also in the area, trying to find the runner.
He eventually walked by the officer’s location two more times and was identified. County units grabbed him on Pacific Avenue and detained him. He explained that neither of them had any guns, and that the other suspect had some beef with one of the employees at McDonald’s. He stated they were yelling at each other, and then some other McDonald’s employees came outside, and they eventually walked off. They weren’t in the restaurant. It was confirmed that no one had a weapon after the second suspect was detained.
The officer asked what they were doing in town, and he said he just came down here about a week ago and has been staying with a subject, and they came down to see his mom. He did not say much, and when asked if he knew anything about the vehicle prowls throughout the day, he said they weren’t involved at all.
He wasn’t formally questioned, as he was still a minor, but was asked if he had any weapons on him and if he was going to McDonald’s to shoot up an employee. He also did not know anything about the vehicle prowls.
Theft: Caller reported that they could see a silver Hyundai Elantra back near the lake, in the brush. The ignition was still running, and the front end appeared to be damaged. No one was around the vehicle.
This vehicle was run through Dispatch, and confirmed to be possibly stolen. Dispatch called Aberdeen and confirmed it was still a stolen vehicle. At this point, it was believed to be involved with the male subjects who had been trying to steal KIAs all day long. An officer was also on scene, and called for a rotational tow to recover the vehicle. Long Beach Tow came and impounded the vehicle.
The vehicle return stated that permission was granted to search the vehicle. The officer did an initial search of the vehicle, and did not find much, but the ignition box was busted out in this vehicle, as well. The rest of the vehicle was pretty much empty, including the trunk.
A tow form will be completed and this will serve as the case report for a recovered stolen vehicle. Attempts will be made to put the vehicle prowl suspects in this vehicle once camera footage is possibly found in the area showing people walking away from the vehicle.
Caller reported that she came outside and found that someone had smashed in the passenger car window of her 2014 red Kia Rio, and stripped the ignition box. She did not see it happen, and no current cameras are in the area. This was another KIA, the third reported on the day, and believed to be the same suspects.
As of now, there are no suspects, but a few possible suspects may be available after camera footage is found from other locations.
April 11 — Caller reported his 2012 silver Hyundai Elantra was stolen. He last saw the vehicle at 8 p.m. last night. There’s a possible broken window, since broken tempered glass was located on the ground. The area was checked for cameras, but none were found. The theft report was faxed to Dispatch at 6 a.m. The officer also requested that a “Be On the Look-Out” (BOLO) be sent out. An officer later noted that the vehicle was recovered later.
April 12 — An anonymous caller stated there is a subject in the parking lot yelling, “B**ch, I’ll kill you.” The caller did not hear anything else, or see anyone, and did not go outside to check.
Two officers drove the area, and did not locate anyone, and stood in the parking lot for a while, and did not hear anything. They then spoke with the front desk worker, who advised she hadn’t heard anything, or seen anyone in the parking lot for the last hour except the officers.
Two officers found a red pickup truck parked with the engine running, and the driver passed out. Upon attempting to contact the driver, he placed the truck in to drive and started to roll forward, before stopping. Upon the driver exiting the truck, he showed obvious signs of being intoxicated, and was arrested for driving under the influence.
An unoccupied black 1999 Nissan Pathfinder without license plates was observed in a parking lot. A vehicle identification number check through Idaho returned a registration that expired on May 31, 2025, the registered owner being from Idaho Falls, Idaho.
The vehicle is flagged in Spillman (police software) with warrants. The Pacific County Sheriff’s Office previously arrested the owner out of the vehicle, and he claimed ownership. He still has a felony Department of Corrections charge and Pacific County Sheriff’s Office warrant.
An employee at Seafood Fiesta reported that a white male subject came into the store acting strangely, and then erratic, before leaving northbound. The subject was about in his 30s, wearing khaki shorts and a black hoodie with a rainbow design on the back.
The subject came into the restaurant looking all around, and then he walked into the kitchen stating he wanted food. He came back out and threw the work phone across the dining area, then walked up to a table of customers and asked if they wanted to buy any drugs.
Then he left the building and walked around for a while before leaving. Two officers drove around the area, but could not locate the subject.
A citizen came to the police department and reported a male subject was causing a scene at the distillery earlier in the day, around 4 p.m. The subject came in wearing sunglasses and dressed in khaki shorts and a black hoodie, with the hood up. It was the same subject who was at Seafood Fiesta causing a disturbance.
He reported that the subject called him “gay” slurs and mentioned hate crimes, and he felt threatened by the subject. The subject then left the area driving what appeared to be a black Ford pickup.
An officer spoke with the reporting party’s boss, and he believed the subject could be possibly in 30s and around 6 feet tall. The officer drove the area again, and did not locate a possible truck. No other businesses reported any more problems today.