Long Beach Police Blotter

Published 11:19 am Monday, August 19, 2024

Aug. 5 — Police dispatched to a burglary that turned out to be a cybercrime involving an Ilwaco business. An unknown person pretended to be the female’s employer and convinced her to take all the cash from the building and deposit it into a bitcoin machine in Ocean Park for an $8,000 loss. The officer provided another store employee with our local FBI numbers and also left a voicemail at the FBI.

Aug. 6 — Officers were dispatched to a possible domestic violence incident in Ilwaco and the caller thought she heard a gunshot. It turned out that one of the parties was upset about something and was throwing things against the wall and screaming. There were no weapons in the house.

Aug. 8 — Tyler D. Johnson, 33, of Long Beach, was cited for violation of a protection order in Long Beach.

Aug. 9 — A male was witnessed stealing tools in Long Beach. The owner’s grandson caught up with the guy and got everything back.

Billy J. Herman, 36, of Long Beach, was booked for second-degree burglary, second-degree vehicle prowling and residential burglary after an Ilwaco caller reported a female in the port parking lot trying to get into vehicles. Long Beach and Pacific County officers located her at an address on Lake Street where she was allegedly trying to get in through the back door and was rummaging through things on the patio.

Two guys with hoodies on bicycles were reported breaking into bathrooms near the port.

Aug. 11 — A Long Beach caller said her boyfriend was “going off” and said he was trying to break the window and ripped part of the screen. An officer asked the male subject what his intention was and he said he didn’t have one. The female subject said he charged at her and that’s when she locked him out of the house. There wasn’t probable cause for a mandatory arrest but they were separated.

A reporting party said his Jeep Liberty was parked in the port lot and his electric rod and reel worth $1,300 were taken. He said someone had popped the lock on his vehicle to get in. He spoke to a charter office about whether there was surveillance video and told an officer he would text before coming to the office to fill out a statement form. He never texted or showed up.

A Long Beach caller said he had squatters on his property that his girlfriend invited and he wanted them gone. Both parties were agitated when an officer arrived. He said that he wanted his girlfriend’s daughter and her boyfriend off the property. The officer explained to him that they weren’t trespassing since both had been invited onto the property. He said he didn’t want it to come to violence. The officer told him to call back immediately if there were any issues.

Aug. 12 — A Long Beach person called to report the theft of his “Harris for President” flag that occurred overnight. He requested extra patrols on Washington N. overnight.

Aug. 13 — A person on the 800 block of Ocean Beach Boulevard N. reported 25 gallons of gas were siphoned out of his truck overnight.

Aug. 15 — An officer was dispatched to an explosion reported near the 200 block of Main Street SE in Ilwaco and spoke to a woman who was walking in the area but didn’t hear anything. Another person said he saw smoke drifting toward the storage unit area of Main Street. The officer was unable to locate anything suspicious.

Aug. 16 — Nicole D. Laroy, 48, of Long Beach, was pulled over due to the vehicle’s registered owner having suspended driver status. She was cited for third-degree driving while license suspended and ticketed for operating a vehicle without insurance.

Aug. 17 — A caller in downtown Long Beach reported a female was trying to get into vehicles. An officer responded and located a suspect who seemed impaired by drugs. “I asked her if she needed medical attention and at first she said yes but then changed her mind. I think she was trying to find a spot to get out of the rain. I asked if I could call someone for her and she could not give me a number. I asked her if I could give her a ride and she said no. The subject could not speak well and was reluctant to give her name. I instructed her not to go on the hotel property again and not to try to get into cars.”