Ridgefield Blotter February 5-11
February 5
22000080: S. Settler Dr, Disorder, 2:13 AM; Frightened woman called 911 to report a stranger actively trying to break into her apartment. Officer arrived and detained the male. Officer learned that the male lived in a a nearby apartment. Officer attempted to take the man home, but his wife refused him. The man demanded he be taken to jail because the officer pointed out the vomit on his short and suggested he ws trying to get into the wrong apartment. Male was booked at jail for disorderly conduct. Closed.
22000082: S. Settler Dr, DV INFO, 8:35 PM; Verbal between husband and wife. Intoxicated wife called wanting to report her truck stolen by her husband after he left to separate, then alleged possible domestic violence claims that were unsusbstantiated. Closed. Not an offense.
February 6
22000083: N 65th Ave, Warrant, 2:19 AM; Subject was contacted in his vehicle and discovered to have a felony warrant out of Clackamas County. Closed by Arrest/Citation.
22000084: Hit and Run, 9:17 PM; 15 Year Old Driver collided with a city street sign and pedestrian and failed to notify 911. Driver's mother admitted to allowing him to drive and was cited. Referred charges of hit and run, no valid license w/o ID, and reckless driving. Referred to juvenile prosecutor. Closed/referred.
February 7
22000085: N Fairhope Place, Theft, 9:49 AM; Complainant takes truck to mechanic to fix fuel pump and discovers catalytic converter had been stolen from the vehicle at some point in the past month. No suspect info. Closed.
22000086: Pioneer St, Warrant, 11:11 AM; Man arrested on felony warrant.
22000087: S 19th Ct, Fraud, 12:07 PM; Man discovered a T-Mobile account had been opened in his name without his consent. A search warrant will be filed. Open Case/Actively investigated.
22000088: SE 19th St., AOA, 7:53 PM; Verbal disturbance between boyfriend and girlfriend. Boyfriend was gone when officer arrived, but girlfriend wanted the incident documented because he allegedly has a pattern of domestic violence with her. Closed.
February 8
22000089: S 65th Ave, Recovered, 1:47 AM; An Unwanted subject was in a stolen vehicle with another individual at 7-eleven parking lot. Both individuals arrested and booked for Possession of Stolen Vehicle. Closed.
22000090: S Settler Dr, Info, 11:39 AM; Officer dispatched to an AED assist. Officer deployed their AED, administered one shock and performed chest compressions. EMS arrived and transported the subject to the hospital. Closed.
22000091: S Hillhurst Rd, Traffic Collision, 6:45 PM; Minor collision in school parking lot. One vehicle left the scene without being notified their vehicle was damaged by another. Vehicle was not licensed and was titled as scrapped to a pick and pull. Closed.
February 9
22000092: SE 166th Ave, AOA1:16 AM; Theft of TV from an unlocked vehicle. Limited suspect information exists. Closed/suspended.
22000093: Pioneer St, Trespass, 10:53 AM; Man was written a trespass notice indicating he is trespassed from store after he told clerk he would slit the clerk's throat then returned later with a note saying the earlier verbal trespass would not deter him. Closed.
22000094: S 6th Way, Auto Theft, 3:13 PM; Unknown subject stole a vehicle parked at the listed location. The vehicle was not locked and the keys were in the vehicle. Victims debit card was used at a liquor store in Oregon. Investigation ongoing.
22000095: S Settler Dr, Civil, 3:10 PM, Officer attempted to serve a restraining order. Unable to serve order but the children were not in custody of the respondent. Closed.
February 10
22000096: N Main Ave, Kidnap, 9:56 AM; Man alleges Ridgefield High School, during a student walk-out protest, unlawfully imprisoned students at the high school while simultaneously forcing them out on the street, thus recklessly endangering them without notifying parents. His claims are unsubstantiated and unfounded. Closed.
22000097: Pioneer St., Traffic Collision, 3:50 PM; A man rear ended another vehicle. He said he was distracted by his radio. Closed.
February 11
22000098 S Union Ridge Pkwy, Theft, 7:21 AM; Theft of expensive GPS equipment from heavy-construction vehicles at a commercial construction site. No suspect info. Open Case, Actively investigated.
Active Cases, information as yet withheld:
2200003
22000046
22000058
22000059
22000064
22000065
22000081
22000087
For the moment I'm giving up on getting info from the Sheriff's Department. They maintain the dubious legal assessment that they can keep even case numbers from the public. I find this deeply troubling as that means that cases are in an NSA like black hole, that there is literally no way for the public to keep track of even just the number of the case.
The case number. The citizens of Clark County are not responsible enough to even know the case number--and nothing else. You are not responsible enough to know the identifying case number, according to the Sheriff.
I was told by the Sheriff's "information officer" I could seek legal redress but I don't have time for any more no-pay work, so I'm just trying to be like Elsa on this one and 'let it go'.
As long as public administrators continue to read Open Government laws in their lawyer, determinist, self-serving way, instead of really owning and living the intent of the laws, justice and information about what your government is doing will remain in the hands of those wealthy enough to hire lawyers.
