On Sunday, October 6, 2024 the Lincoln City Police Department received an area callout for a K9 to assist in the capture of a man suspected of a violent Domestic Assault against his mother in Tillamook County. The subject had fled the immediate area, had access to firearms, and had numerous previous arrests for violent felony crimes including assaulting a peace officer.
Both Lincoln City Police Department K9 Nato and Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office K9 Ghost responded to conduct a two-dog deployment within the expansive search area. K9 Nato gave a strong alert to human odor along a riverbank and both dogs continued to follow the scent trail. As K9 Nato began lunging and pulling into an area of thick brush, the Officers gave a loud and clear K9 announcement, warning the suspect that if he did not surrender, he may be bitten. The suspect peacefully surrendered at that time without further incident, and was taken into custody by the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office.
One of the goals of the Lincoln City Police K9 program is to bring about peaceful surrenders that allow the criminal justice system to proceed, as well as keeping our officers safe. This is a great example of how we share our tools and expertise throughout Lincoln County and the surrounding areas towards that end, and we are thankful for the strong collaboration between our local law enforcement agencies to further serve the public to the best of our abilities.
On September 29th, 2024, an off-duty Lincoln City Police Department Officer was requested by employees of the Space Age Convenience Store to trespass an intoxicated male who was refusing to leave their property. The officer was en route to a training event and not wearing his uniform, but was standing at his marked patrol vehicle after picking up food for the drive. The officer greeted the intoxicated man from several car lengths away, and without warning the male, later identified as 36-year-old Sean McEnany of Corvallis, Oregon, quickly advanced on him and swung at the officer’s face. The officer identified himself as such and ordered McEnany to stop. When he refused to stop attacking him, the officer requested emergency assistance.
Additional officers responded to the scene and ordered McEnany to the ground, but he failed to comply which prompted an officer to inform McEnany he would deploy pepper spray if he continued to fight. McEnany again ran at the original officer and was subsequently pepper sprayed in response, but this did not deter his aggression. McEnany was then advised by another officer that he would utilize his Taser, but McEnany continued to fight, so the officer deployed his Taser device. Ultimately, it took 6 officers to subdue McEnany and force him into handcuffs. Police then utilized a WRAP safety restraint device to contain McEnany while medical personnel responded to evaluate him.
McEnany was medically cleared for transport to the Lincoln County Jail, and was lodged on charges of Assault on a Peace Officer, Criminal Trespass II, Resisting Arrest, Disorderly Conduct II, and Providing False Information to a Police Officer. Additionally, McEnany held an outstanding Felony Warrant from Linn County for Burglary.
The Lincoln City Police Department strives to provide continual training to our officers in Defensive Tactics and special equipment utilized by our patrol division, such as Tasers and WRAP restraints. This training and equipment allow us to mitigate the risk of injury to our officers and subjects we encounter when responding to incidents of this nature.
On Monday, September 30th, 2024 at approximately 7:15pm, Lincoln City Police Officers responded to the report of a male pointing a handgun at people in a hotel room at the Coho Oceanfront Lodge. When officers arrived on scene, the male suspect, later identified as 44-year-old Kennewick, WA resident Bobby PEREZ, had already left the scene.
During the investigation, LCPD Officers discovered that PEREZ had pointed a handgun at two people, then lit a fire in the bathroom of their shared hotel room. LCPD Officers confirmed PEREZ had left the room and North Lincoln Fire & Rescue extinguished the fire. Damage from the fire was contained to the involved room.
LCPD Officers attempted to located PEREZ with the assistance of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, including LCSO K9 Ghost and the LCSO Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) team, but were unable to locate him immediately. LCPD Officers contacted local businesses, including the Chinook Winds Casino, and provided PEREZ’s picture to the employees.
At approximately 11:17am on October 1st, 2024 the Chinook Winds Casino Security and Surveillance department contacted LCPD and informed officers that PEREZ was on their property. LCPD worked with the US Marshals Service to locate and arrest PEREZ.
PEREZ was lodged at the Lincoln County Jail on charges including two counts of Menacing, Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Arson in the First Degree, and Possession of Cocaine.
Thank you to our community partners North Lincoln Fire and Rescue, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, and the Chinook Winds Casino Security Team for their assistance with this incident. Additionally, we would like to thank the US Marshals Service for their assistance in apprehending this subject.
On September 28, 2024, at about 5:00 pm, Lincoln City Police Officers responded to the report of a theft from Zumiez at the Lincoln City Outlets. At the scene, Officers learned that two males had entered the store, grabbed several items, then ran away without paying. Staff at the store were able to obtain the license plate of a red Honda HRV that the suspects used to flee the scene.
During the investigation, LCPD Officers were able to identify one of the suspect males as the owner of the vehicle, 36-year-old Erick CAMACHO of Portland. The total value of the stolen items was over $1000, raising the level of the crime to Theft in the First Degree, a Class C Felony.
LCPD Officers provided this information to surrounding agencies, including Polk and Yamhill Counties. At approximately 7:00 pm, the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office notified the Lincoln City Police Department that YCSO personnel had located the vehicle and engaged in a pursuit eastbound on Highway 22.
During the pursuit, the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office received additional support from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the Dallas Police Department, and Oregon State Police. Spike strips were successfully deployed, but the pursuit continued through the Dallas area and out towards Rickreall. During the pursuit, the driver of the HRV swerved toward three Polk County Sheriff’s Deputies before eventually crashing into a curb and stopping in the Rickreall area.
The male driver, identified as Erick CAMACHO, was arrested on multiple charges including: Reckless Driving, Reckless Endangering Another Person (x3), Attempt to Elude, and Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine. He also had an outstanding arrest warrant from Multnomah County on a charge of Failure to Appear on a driving offense.
The passenger in the vehicle, identified as 35-year-old Juan SANCHEZ, JR, also from Portland, was detained. A significant amount of stolen merchandise was recovered, and YCSO transferred the recovered merchandise and SANCHEZ, JR to the custody of the Lincoln City Police.
CAMACHO was lodged in the Yamhill County Jail on their local crimes and the warrant. SANCHEZ, JR was lodged at the Lincoln County Jail on charges of Theft in the First Degree and Criminal Conspiracy.
The Lincoln City Police Department would like to thank the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the Dallas Police Department, Oregon State Police, and the employees of Zumiez for their assistance in this incident. Without the assistance of our local businesses, it would be impossible to identify and prosecute this type of crime, and without the outstanding assistance of these other agencies, the apprehension of these suspects would have been much delayed. Teamwork and inter-agency cooperation are hallmarks of our local agencies, and the Lincoln City Police Department wants to recognize the effort everyone put into resolving this retail theft case.
The Lincoln City Police Department is excited to announce that a full-time, dedicated, narcotics detective has been assigned to the department’s Investigations Division.
This detective position will be dedicated to investigations that identify, disrupt and dismantle local, state, and multi-state drug trafficking individuals and organizations, using an intelligence-driven and multi-agency-support approach. Although the Lincoln City Police actively and successfully work narcotics investigations at a patrol level, the addition of a dedicated narcotics detective will allow the department to bring a “next level” approach to these investigations by dedicating more time and resources to the apprehension of individuals trafficking illicit narcotics within our community.
LCPD expects to the have the newly assigned detective in place within the next few weeks, when the detective will begin receiving updated training, as well as begin working with other area drug task force groups in order to gain fresh intelligence on recent drug trafficking trends affecting the Lincoln City community.
The newly assigned detective will also be a participating member of the Lincoln County Major Crime Team and will assist with major crimes investigations when needed.
Submitted By:
Lieutenant Jeffrey Winn
Lincoln City Police Department