March 11 — A guest at The Breakers in Long Beach called to report the theft of an Oregon license plate (good through 2027) off of his Toyota Highlander that was in the parking lot.

March 12 — Duane B. Elkins, 47, of Long Beach, was booked on two counts of felony harassment in relation to a bomb threat. See related story for full details.

March 13 — One of the janitors at Long Beach Elementary was allegedly assaulted by a 10-year-old special education student, who threw a rock at the janitor that hit them in the head, causing a need for stitches at the hospital. No charges were brought due to the child’s age.

March 14 — A resident of Oban Vista RV Park watching his cameras while out of town reported an ongoing burglary of his shop. People were backed into his shop loading his belongings into a vehicle. Suspect or suspects left before officers arrived.

March 15 — An employee of Coastal Inn & Suites reported theft of a bicycle. A gray car pulled up to the building and someone grabbed it off the sidewalk. The bike belongs to the motel, but the employee was borrowing it because his vehicle is broken down. The car was reported to be a silver Honda with Oregon plates, but the number provided based on video did not return to anything in the database.

A reporting party at the Salt Hotel in Ilwaco called 911 to report that a guest tried to assault him. The caller told dispatch there were 10 people who were pretty trashed and getting rowdy. An officer was driving through the area just prior to the call being dispatched and heard multiple people being loud on the second floor of the hotel. A sheriff’s deputy responded to assist. The LBPD officer contacted multiple guests who were obviously intoxicated and talking in a loud manner. Guests from two rooms were also engaged in a verbal altercation with the guests from a neighboring room, “because they refused to come over to their room and have sex with them.” After further discussion, all of the guests involved told the officer they were ready to call it a night and go into their rooms. Officers remained in the immediate area after the call and monitored the noise level and activity.

March 16 — Wesley A. Nygren, 40, of Olympia, was stopped for no license plate. He was cited and released for third-degree driving while license suspended.

Patrick D. King, 68, of Vancouver, was stopped for running a red light and was issued a citation for third-degree driving while license suspended, failing to obey traffic control and no insurance. A passenger was given a verbal warning for having an open alcohol container.

A man reported he was driving home to Ocean Park from his place of employment in Oregon on March 15 when he was flagged down by three adult males near the tunnel in Chinook at about 5 p.m. The males all appeared to be of Middle Eastern descent and were associated with a newer model, dark gray Ford or Chevrolet SUV. The males claimed they were from Dubai and were attempting to get back to Chicago, but had lost all of their money, “documents” and were out of gas. The Ocean Park man, out of his own generosity, offered to pay for them to fill their vehicle with fuel and they drove to the Mobil station in Seaview. One of the males rode with him and the other two followed in their vehicle. After paying to fill their vehicle, the men insisted they needed cash to pay for their trip back to Chicago. They offered to pay him back double for whatever cash he loaned them and gave him various pieces of what they described as “expensive jewelry” as collateral. The local man accepted the offer and they drove to the Raymond Federal Bank in Long Beach, where he withdrew $800 in cash and gave it to the three men. He considered driving to the Wells Fargo bank in Astoria to attempt to withdraw more money for them, but called his wife first to discuss it. She convinced him to not give the men any more money. He sent them on their way, and returned home. On March 16, now knowing this was likely a scam, he went to a Long Beach jewelry store and they confirmed the jewelry was all fake and of little-to-no value. A phone number the men provided was invalid.

March 17 — A man entered a downtown Long Beach business, told employees he had been carjacked, and asked for police to be called. He was not injured and no weapon was used or implied. Officers located Duane P. Stroop Jr., 52, of Napa, California, who was arrested in connection with the alleged crime. See related story for full details.

A caller said there were two cars parked at the end of 8th Street NW. He said that people are frequently doing drugs down there and he finds needles there. An officer arrived and only one car was there. The driver was told he was on private property and needed to leave. He said he did not know and he would. The officer ran him in the database and learned he had a misdemeanor failure to appear warrant for indecent exposure with sexual motivation. The jail would not take him on it. He said he would get the warrant taken care of and left immediately.

Janko Milankovic, 27, of Sacramento, was stopped and given a warning for speeding. He was cited and released for third-degree driving while license suspended.

A caller reported a female with red hair and a pink jacket had been outside all day in downtown Long Beach talking to herself and yelling at random people. She told the responding officer she was trying to get back to Ocean Park and the officer offered to give her a ride, but she was reluctant to accept the offer. She was eventually given a ride by her friend. She had an assortment of misdemeanor and felony warrants from here to Longview, but the jail would not accept her on any of them. She departed without further incident.