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Attempted vehicle theft, threat to shoot leads to arrest STAFF REPORT Country Media, Inc. A La Pine man faces several criminal charges after police said he attempted to steal a vehicle and then threatened to shoot the owner who confronted him. At about 7:31 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3, the Lincoln City Police Department (LCDP) received a 911 call from a female residing in the 1600 block of NE 13th Street, reporting that a male was attempting to gain entry into her husband’s vehicle that was parked in their driveway. While on the phone with 911, the caller’s husband confronted the male, who was sitting in the front seat and appeared to be trying to steal the vehicle. The victim attempted to detain the suspect, but the suspect was able to escape and took off on foot with the victim in pursuit. As they ran west on NE 13th, the suspect reached into his jacket and pulled out what was later confirmed to be a loaded .22 caliber handgun and pointed it at the victim while threatening to shoot him. The victim stated that he then retreated and returned to his nearby residence. Lincoln City Police officers immediately converged into the area and were given a detailed description of the suspect, which was a dark-skinned male with tan pants, blue hooded jacket and full facial hair. An extensive search of the area began, and an officer located a male matching that description in the 1900 block of NE Oar, however, the suspect was no longer wearing a blue jacket. As additional officers arrived, the suspect, who identified himself as 19-year-old Xavier David Swan, fled on foot with officers pursing him. A brief foot pursuit ensued before officers apprehended Swan in the back-parking lot area of the Coastal Inn Motel at NW 21st and Highway 101. See ARREST, Page 9
Volunteers plant stones of encouragement
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Utility companies and law enforcement have stepped up security and monitoring at electrical power substations following recent attacks at the facilities in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF SHELLEY SHANDRA
These photos show the Lincoln City Rocks volunteers and their specialized artwork. JEREMY C. RUARK Country Media, Inc. For the past three years, Shelly Shandra and her team of volunteers have been quietly planting small specially painted rocks around town as a way to spread hope and encouragement. “I started the official rock drops in 2020 with the permission of the administration of the Facebook group Lincoln City Rocks,” Shandra said. “I called it LCR Spreads the Love Event. And it was on Labor day weekend. There was lots of people home because of COVID shutdowns. And the politics or mood of the country was not good, lots of
hate, mistrust, fear going around. I wanted to do something positive. So, I came up with the Rock drop.” How the project works Shandra said the volunteer rock painters register with her and every painter is asked to paint 30 rocks. “The subject matter is up to each painter,” she said. “Then sections of town are given out, so we have rocks covering the entire town. We also have rock fairies that will hide rocks for the painters that can’t hide them.” That first year, Shandra said she and the Lincoln City Rocks volunteers hid over
3,000 rocks from Cutler City to Roads End. “It was a huge success, so we continued to add more organized drops,” she said. “We do Easter weekend, Labor day weekend and New Year’s. Over the New Year’s weekend, Shandra and her team hid 1,700 of the rocks. “This is all done to spread love and joy throughout town,” Shandra said. The volunteers gather together as a group and paint together once a week when they can. We also have Paint Pour Parties where we get together and learn new things from
Substation attacks mark troubling trend WILL LOHRE Country Media, Inc.
In the past two months, utility providers in Oregon and Washington have experienced deliberate attacks on substations within their power grids. There were incidents in the Puget Sound area, Clackamas, Oregon, Eastern Washington, and others. Doug Johnson is a media spokesperson for Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) and detailed that they and other utility providers have seen an uptick in incidents since November.
See ROCKS, Page 9
See ATTACKS, Page 9
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