The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office is giving up one of its two patrol dogs, but she’s not going far. County commissioners approved a resolution Wednesday declaring “Nix,” a female Belgian […]
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Transient already on probation for assault is arrested after trying to strangle homeless man outside Yachats Commons
YACHATS – A 45-year-old transient already on probation for trying to strangle a woman in Lane County was arrested Christmas Eve on four charges after attacking a homeless man […]
Lincoln County Sheriff Curtis Landers receives top honor from Oregon sheriff’s association
Lincoln County Sheriff Curtis Landers, who started his law enforcement career 34 years ago as a records clerk, has been named sheriff of the year by the Oregon State Sheriff’s […]
Deputies arrest 43-year-old man Tuesday night after series of Yachats incidents
A 43-year-old California man was arrested on criminal trespass charges Tuesday night after a Yachats resident called Lincoln County police dispatch about an intruder. Brandon R. Holve of Springville, Calif. […]
Police close Cape Perpertua center Thursday to take Army deserter into custody
Police took a 32-year-old military deserter, described by the U.S. Army as armed and dangerous, into custody Thursday morning after a call from the Cape Perpetua Visitors Center about a […]
Melee outside Yachats market leads to chase and arrest of Vancouver man east of Florence
A Vancouver, Wash. man is in the Lane County Jail after assaulting three people at the C&K Market in Yachats Sunday evening and then eluding police until finally caught on […]
Forest deputy patrols the gravel roads and timberlands of Lincoln County
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Lincoln County Sheriff Deputy Nick Vaille is only a few miles up the Yachats River when he takes a hard left, aiming his truck up a steep, […]
Mishandled handgun lands Yachats man in jail
Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 61-year-old Yachats man Wednesday, Feb. 27 on accusations he negligently fired a handgun with the bullet going into a neighbor’s house. No one was […]