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Call
911 for emergencies
Weather wise - play it safe - use caution
A few tips to make living and visiting here safe
1. watch for sneaker waves on the beach
2. stay away from logs on the beach that can roll in the surf and sand - avoid
danger that can crush and kill.
3. stay off the high bluffs and sand banks - they can collapse and slide and
kill.
4. if you feel an earthquake head for high ground immediately and stay there,
a tsunami (gigantic wave) may be headed for the coast, and the second wave
can
be more destructive than the first. Watch for evacuation route signs. Public
access TV Charter Cable Channel 4 airs an educational video about tsunamis
that
is well worth the time to view. Tsunami inundation zone maps and information
on 72-hour kits are available at both the Oceanlake and Taft Fire Stations,
in Lincoln City.
5. check road conditions for weather related hazards - high water on East Devils
Lake Road, downed trees from high wind, black ice
6. take a Red Cross Basic Survival Course
Coast Guard Stations | |
Depoe Bay | http://www.uscg.mil/d13/units/grunbend/depoe/ |
Yaquina Bay - Newport | http://www.uscg.mil/d13/units/grunbend/yaquina/ |
Crime Prevention | |
Neighborhood Watch | |
Project Safe Neighborhoods - enforce gun laws | |
Disaster
(Emergency) Preparedness & Management |
|
American Red Cross | redcross.org |
City of Lincoln City | lincolncity.org |
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) | fema.gov |
Office of Emergency Management Lincoln County Oregon (Earthquake & Tsunami, Homeland Security, etc.) | lincolncoemergencyservices.us/ |
Oregon Emergency Management | egov.oregon.gov/osp/oem |
Earthquakes & Tsunamis | |
Oregon Department of Geology & Mineral Industries | www.oregongeology.com |
Pacific Northwest Seismograph Network, The (PNSN) | geophys.washington.edu/recenteqs/latest.htm |
The National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program | pmel.noaa.gov/tsunami-hazard/ |
West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center | http://wcatwc.gov/main.htm |
Events to raise funds and awareness | |
Firemen's Ham Dinner | |
Women's Violence Prevention and Awareness Month | |
Stalking Awareness Month - January | |
Fire | |
North Lincoln Fire and Rescue | www.nlfr.org/ |
Taft Fire Station | |
Law Enforcement | |
D.A.R.E. | |
Lincoln City Police Department | |
Lincoln County Sheriff - Newport | co.lincoln.or.us |
LIN-COM | |
Oregon State Police | |
Federal Bureau of Investigation | |
Legal Aid | |
Men's Assistance | |
He's My Brother - men's shelter | |
Women's Assistance | |
My Sister's Place - women's shelter | 800-841-8325 |
Women's Violence Intervention Program | PO Box 426, Lincoln City, OR 97367 |
Lincoln
City has the highest crime rate in the state of Oregon for any city under 10,000
in population (the large tourist population can bring Lincoln City's population
to over 25,000, so the figures are controversial). Visitors should lock
their cars and put valuables out of sight in locked trunks or keep their valuables
with them.
Lincoln County has very high domestic violence and abuse statistics. This is
due in part to the seasonal and high unemployment.
Statistically, more theft of businesses is committed by employees than by customers. Shoplifters have been caught and arrested in the Lincoln City mall. Local police do not have the personnel to investigate every burglary and theft. Citizens can fill out a report and submit it to the city police or county sheriff.
Illegal drugs are prevalent in Lincoln City. Meth labs have been discovered in and around Lincoln City. Often, thefts are associated with drugs. The Lincoln City police are hiring new police officers to work to diminish these crimes.
With the Chinook
Winds Casino and legalized gambling, pawn shops have sprung up in Lincoln City.
Problem gamblers can get help from special programs.
iPhone app called Offender Locator: sex offenders who live within a 10-mile
radius of where children go to school, practice sports or watch movies located.
Other apps on crime available.
Missing
Persons:
• 5/24/04: Brooke Wilberger
Tip line: Corvallis Police Department (541) 766-6989
or after 5:00 PM at 541-766-6911.
Purchase a bracelet and donate to fund her search. www.findbrooke.com
Unreal - A married man with children was charged with
abducting Brooke the same day he was scheduled to appear in Lincoln County court
at Newport for a traffic violation on Hwy 18 in Otis, Oregon - not far from Lincoln
City. When an Albuquerque police detective investigating a case made a call
to Oregon to check on Courtney's 1991 sex abuse conviction in Washington County,
investigators in Oregon looked closer at him as a suspect in the Wilberger case.
On September 18, 2009, Joel
Patrick Courtney confessed to killing Brooke and told authorities
where
to
find
her
body
in the
Cascade Range off Hwy 20 near Blodgett.
•
10/30/04: Kimberly Forbes - over one year
Tip line: 541-386-2711
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