Police search college dorms
Coos Bay police officers shook down some dorm rooms at Southwestern Oregon Community College on Friday morning in their ongoing investigation into a recent sexual assault. Officers served several search warrants within student housing and interviewed...
 2.3K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 266.0 Lab Band leaders head to trial
COQUILLE The founder of Oregon Coast Lab Band and his wife plan to fight charges they stole from the nonprofit organization. The two, Greg and Patricia Young, appeared in Coos County Circuit Court this morning before Judge Michael Gillespie, who se...
2.2K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 116.0 Bandon fights the odds on police levy
Bandon officials say the day is approaching when the police department won t have enough officers to provide 24-hour protection. They are hoping taxpayers will dig deeper into their pockets to help pay for police officer salaries. Voters in the city ...
4.9K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 260.0 Going Out
Theater etc. This weekend Haunted Theatre will be open 7 to 10 p.m. Friday and 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday at Little Theatre on the Bay. $3 first visit, $1 repeat visits, free after fifth time. The North Bend Police Department s haunted house wil...
5.0K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 177.0 It's time to solve Leah's murder
Nearly a decade ago, my daughter s life was cut tragically short when she was murdered at 15 years old in Coquille. My daughter is Leah Freeman and today, Oct. 29, she would have turned 25. As I endure this painful anniversary I am again reminded of ...
2.3K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 260.0 Thefts & Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay Oct. 27, 12:01 p.m., items were stolen from a back yard in the 900 block of Crocker Street. Oct. 27, 12:58 p.m., juveniles were reportedly smoking cigarettes and marijua...
3.6K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 194.0 Thefts & mischief
The following are reports from police logs. Coquille Oct. 23, 11:44 a.m., police arrested a teenager on charges of theft and unauthorized entry into a vehicle at Coquille High School. Oct. 23, 1:32 p.m., a fork lift was found in a ditch and reported ...
5.4K - Oct. 26, 2009; scored 194.0 Alleged victim says he didn t lie about coach
The man who accused Wendi Boutiette of having sex with him when he was 17 says he didn t lie, but he was unwilling to take a polygraph test. A letter to prosecutor Shannon Sullivan, dated Oct. 4, explains why he would no longer cooperate. During the ...
3.3K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 912.0 Alleged victim says he didn t lie about coach
The man who accused Wendi Boutiette of having sex with him when he was 17 says he didn t lie, but he was unwilling to take a polygraph test. A letter to prosecutor Shannon Sullivan, dated Oct. 4, explains why he would no longer cooperate. During the ...
3.3K - Oct. 24, 2009; scored 912.0 Halloween events
Haunted houses Coquille Project Graduation 7-10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, Oct. 26-29, and 7 p.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday, Oct. 30-31, Lincoln School, 10th Street in Coquille. $3 and one can of food. Benefits Project Graduation, Sho...
2.1K - Oct. 23, 2009; scored 138.0 DA clears track coach
The state has dropped sex abuse charges against Wendi Boutiette, but she s still reeling from the events of the past nine months. Her 9-year-old son has wondered whether his mom would go to jail. She stepped down as Coquille High School s track coach...
4.1K - Oct. 23, 2009; scored 248.0 Police investigate motorcycle crash
A Coquille motorcyclist went to a hospital early Wednesday morning, after his cycle crashed into a parked emergency vehicle. At about 1:12 a.m., the Coquille Police Department responded to report of a motorcycle accident in the 900 block of North Kno...
0.9K - Oct. 22, 2009; scored 238.0 DA dismisses charges against former track coach
The Douglas County District Attorney s office has filed a motion to dismiss sex-abuse charges against former Coquille High School track coach Wendi Boutiette. The filing was prompted by the unwillingness of Boutiette s alleged victim to cooperate wit...
1.4K - Oct. 22, 2009; scored 217.0 Power snafu puts Coquille in the dark
More than 3,000 Pacific Power customers in Coquille lost power Monday night, after a damaged insulator caused a blown fuse in a substation. The problem initially left about 1,600 customers without power starting at 8:15 p.m., said spokesman Tom Gau...
1.3K - Oct. 21, 2009; scored 116.0 Power snafu puts Coquille in the dark
More than 3,000 Pacific Power customers in Coquille lost power Monday night, after a damaged insulator caused a blown fuse in a substation. The problem initially left about 1,600 customers without power starting at 8:15 p.m., said spokesman Tom Gaun...
1.3K - Oct. 20, 2009; scored 116.0 Thefts & Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay Oct. 7, 6:52 a.m., a woman reported her son was assaulted Tuesday at Sunset Middle School, 245 S. Cammann St. Oct. 7, 7:29 a.m., a car break-in was reported in the 1000 ...
3.3K - Oct. 8, 2009; scored 207.0 Commission to combat teen drinking
The Coos County Commission on Children and Families in partnership with the Local Public Safety Coordinating Council has received a five-year grant for $625,000 to address teen alcohol abuse issues. The money comes from the Federal Departmen...
2.0K - Oct. 7, 2009; scored 138.0 Thefts and Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay Oct. 5, 8:42 a.m., police cited a 20-year-old woman for having less than an once of marijuana within 1,000 feet of a school and referred a 15-year-old to the juvenile de...
2.2K - Oct. 6, 2009; scored 167.0 Thefts and mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay Oct. 2, 7:38 a.m., someone burglarized a vehicle in the 600 block of Madison Street. Oct. 2, 7:39 a.m., items were stolen from a vehicle parked in the 900 block of Garfi...
7.7K - Oct. 5, 2009; scored 258.0 Task force warns kids of Internet predators
COOS BAY - A couple of special agents from the Oregon Department of Justice gave some Coos County middle school students some unusual advice Wednesday. Don t tell the truth. At least not while using the Internet. Their message wasn t intended to scar...
4.1K - Oct. 2, 2009; scored 138.0 | 
