Oct. 20 — Caller stated that an elderly female driving a gray Kia Soul hit a curb and has a flat tire. She left prior to an officer’s arrival, and he was advised that she went to Tire Hut. He contacted the lady at Tire Hut, and she appeared shaken up, but fine. The officer did not smell any odor of intoxicants, or observe any signs of impairment. After a brief conversation with her, and making sure she was OK, the officer left.
A subject with One Property Management Company called to report that a potential renter contacted them to say that Josh Rogers Rentals was managing their rental, and had asked them for a $700 deposit to rent the house, and it could be paid in gift cards.
The potential renter found that odd, and went to the address and got the phone number from the realty sign at the property. The subject stated there are two Facebook accounts for Josh Rogers Rentals that she believes are scams, and that they are using local property listings to scam potential buyers/renters. She advised she would contact the Sheriff’s Office, as they often put out scam alerts on their website.
Oct. 23 — An officer observed a vehicle with a Washington license plate parked facing the wrong way, and partially blocking traffic. The officer made contact with the sleeping occupant, Nathaniel L Kangur.
He did not have a license on his person, and the tabs were expired. He also had two misdemeanor warrants. The officer told him he needed to leave, but he was unable to get his truck running. The officer arrested the subject on his warrants, and booked him into Pacific County Jail. A towing company impounded his vehicle, and a friend came and took his belongings out of the truck so he could have them when he gets out of jail.
The manager of a heated storage facility reported that over the last two mornings, about 60 gallons of gas has been siphoned out of trucks parked on the east side of the building. On Oct. 21, he caught the suspect vehicle when two suspects drove up in what looked like a Chevy truck. This was at about 5 a.m.
In the back of the truck, under the canopy, multiple gas cans were visible when they opened the back. The males appeared to be white. One was wearing a hoodie and mask. The other wasn’t, but couldn’t really be made out. One suspect stays to steal the gas, and the other drives away and then comes back.
Something must have scared them this morning because they left behind two small gas cans and a hose. An officer was asked to stay up and see if they can catch the thieves.
Caller said her vehicle was hit on the beach approach parking area on Oct. 20. She works at Worldmark, and it was very busy, so she parked out on the approach parking area. After getting back home, she noticed a scratch on the passenger side of her vehicle, a Toyota 4Runner, and didn’t think much of it.
Later, looking at it closer, the damage was enough that it needed repairs. There was no footage of the incident. She just needed a case number from the police for insurance purposes, which an officer will provide. There are no suspects at this time.
Oct. 25 — Caller advised that her ex-boyfriend was outside the apartment yelling and threatening to mess with her car, and take the dog out to the ocean. Two officers spoke with the caller, who stated that ex does not live there, and lives in Warrenton, Oregon. There was no physical abuse tonight, but he drank about a fifth of vodka, and was getting angry.
He was stating how he was going to show the caller how she treated him last week, when she was drunk. An officer told her that a protection order against the ex was an option, and she could go to the courthouse on Monday and apply for one, which would help the police keep him away from her apartment. An officer also asked her if she would provide full information that night, which she did not want to do.
She believes the ex has warrants in Oregon. and if he was arrested because of them, he would think it was her fault, and retaliate after he got out of jail. The officer advised her again of her options. They also told her they would attempt to locate the ex walking with the dog, and left.
Dispatch did some digging and called Clatsop County, and they found the ex in their system. He did not have any felony warrants, and Dispatch advised that was all they would be able to see, not misdemeanors.
Act 2: While driving the area again looking for the ex or the dog, one of the officers saw a moving object inside a vehicle. When the officer checked it out, the missing dog was inside. He contacted the original caller, and she came for the dog and took it inside.
She stated she must have left her vehicle unlocked from earlier, but locked it now, and advised the officer that her ex hadn’t contacted her. The officer walked the area again, and checked out back, but couldn’t locate the ex. The officer believes he walked out to the dunes, and then the beach, to get away. The caller was just happy to have the dog back safe, and the officer left.
Act 3: Caller stated to Dispatch that a female subject assaulted him a week ago by grabbing him and throwing him into a wall, and that he now has bruises all over his face. An officer contacted the caller by phone. He said he was in Astoria. The officer was familiar with the incident the caller was referring to, because he and another officer had responded. The caller avoided contact with law enforcement that night by jumping out the back window of the apartment and hiding.
The caller confirmed that he jumped out of the back window, but asserted that he was just trying to get away from his ex-girlfriend. He then confirmed he was at her apartment last night, and that he had to place “his’ dog in her car before sleeping in the bushes in the rain for the night.
He claimed he tried to contact the police, and was outside of the police station with his dog at around 10 p.m.
An officer advised him that he needed to come to the Long Beach Police Department to make a report. He indicated he is the actual victim in the recent incidents in Long Beach, and that there was also a domestic violence history in Oregon between him and the female subject.
The officer advised him that the department policy was not to investigate reports after the fact. He needed to come into LBPD to make a report, and for them to document his alleged injuries.
In talking with the caller, the officer told him that he had concerns about his credibility when he has avoided law enforcement contact during all three incidents. The officer also let him know that LBPD was not going to continue to tolerate responding to regular disturbances without taking action.
The caller made multiple excuses as to why he would not be able to come to LBPD, then asked the officer for his badge number, and then ended the call after the officer provided it to him. A Washington Crime Information Center/National Crime Information Center check lists the caller as the respondent in a protection order with an unrelated female.
Caller reported two or three people racing up and down the road on motorcycles, but advised dispatch they did not see the motorcycles. Upon arrival in the area, an officer observed a red dirt bike and a blue dirt bike (off road motorcycles) at a residence. The residence appeared to be occupied, but no one was outside with the bikes. He parked in the area for approximately 30 minutes before leaving.
Caller said there were three males ringing their doorbell and yelling outside, and the subjects walked off, eastbound. An officer never located any subjects in the area.