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Hoquiam Harbor Drug Burglary Targets Narcotics

Posted by David Haviland

on December 30, 2009 at 9:46 am (858 social interactions)

Hoquiam, WA - Tuesday December 29, 2009 just before 9AM, an employee arriving for work at Harbor Drug (300 block of Eighth Street) discovered the glass broken out of one of the doors to the parking lot off J Street.

Officers responded to the scene and checked the interior for suspects. It was determined that the alarm in the building had in fact tripped due to the burglary, but that the suspect had been able to partially disable it.

During the course of the investigation, Harbor Drug determined that the only items taken in the burglary were narcotics. It did not appear that any of the other medications were disturbed and there was no attempt to break into any of the registers or take any other items of value. Investigating officers believe that the suspect had a well formulated plan for the burglary and spent very little time inside. The time of entry was very narrow as the building had been last checked by a graveyard patrol officer at 0614 that morning.

Hoquiam Assists in Grays Harbor Drug Task Force Bust

Posted by David Haviland

on December 30, 2009 at 9:44 am (2535 social interactions)

Hoquiam, WA - On Tuesday December 29, 2009 at approximately 10:41 AM, Hoquiam officers assisted detectives from the Grays Harbor Drug Task Force with the service of a search warrant on a residence in the 400 block of 31^st Street in Hoquiam. The raid was a culmination of an ongoing DTF heroin investigation spanning multiple counties.

DTF detectives had made multiple controlled buys from the location and secured a search warrant for the premises. During the course of the raid, six persons inside the home were detained, including the suspect who had allegedly been dealing heroin from the premises.

Detectives recovered suspected heroin from within the residence, as well as cash and other indicia that was indicative of illegal drug sales.

School Rivalry Turns Into School Bus Vandalism

Posted by David Haviland

on December 30, 2009 at 9:31 am (720 social interactions)

Hoquiam, WA - On Tuesday evening, December 29, 2009 at approximately 10pm, Hoquiam officers were dispatched to a call of reported ‘shots fired’ at a Longview school bus parked at McDonald’s in the 2500 block of Simpson Ave. One window to the school bus had been damaged and four males were observed fleeing the scene in a newer, black colored car.

According to the bus driver, prior to the incident four young males were apparently in the parking lot attempting to taunt the Longview students who were inside the restaurant. When no one inside paid them any attention, two of the suspects walked across the street to where the black car was parked while two other suspects walked past the bus on Simpson Ave.

New WA Payday Loan Limits Take Effect Jan. 1

Posted by David Haviland

on December 30, 2009 at 5:50 am (658 social interactions)

SEATTLE - Washington's new state laws to curb payday loan abuse are equally tough on both short-term borrowers and their high-interest lenders. Starting January 1, no one can take out a payday loan that totals more than $700 - or one-third of their gross monthly income - and lenders can check the borrower's loan history on a statewide database. The maximum number of payday loans that legally can be issued per person in a 12-month period is eight.

Deb Bortner is director of consumer services for the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions (DFI), the agency that licenses payday lenders. She says the goal is to keep people from getting stuck in an expensive cycle of debt.

"What we've seen is there are people - a very small number of people - who actually take out one a week. The law says you're not supposed to be able to take out one loan to pay off the last loan."

Other states have passed caps on payday loan interest rates, but Bortner says Washington lawmakers took a different approach, limiting the amounts people can borrow and making lenders work with those who cannot keep up with payments.

"When people do get in trouble and they can't pay back a loan, they can tell their lender, on or before it's due, 'I can't pay it back on time.' Then they're eligible to get a free installment plan."

Monthly Testing Time for AHAB Sirens

Posted by David Haviland

on December 29, 2009 at 11:12 am (514 social interactions)

Montesano, WA – Grays Harbor County will conduct its monthly countywide AHAB (All Hazard Alert Broadcast) Siren test on Monday, January 04, 2010, at noon.

AHAB sirens are located in Pacific Beach, Copalis Beach, Ocean City, Ocean Shores, Hoquiam, Aberdeen, Moclips, Westport and Grayland. All Grays Harbor County sirens will be included in the test beginning at noon.

AHAB sirens have a range of about one mile in radius depending on topography and weather. The activation will be Westminster Chimes followed by a test voice message. These sirens are meant to provide emergency notification to people who are outside. Residents and businesses located within a tsunami inundation area are encouraged to maintain a working NOAA Weather Radio.

Please DO NOT call 911 regarding this testing. If you have any questions or reports regarding the test, please contact Grays Harbor County Emergency Management at 360-249-3911 or ghcdem@co.grays-harbor.wa.us.

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