By Chief Ray Rau, Tillamook Police Dept. Today was hard. It marked the first time in 29 years of service where I buried one of my own. Today we gathered with 1,000’s…
Category: First Responders
Tillamook Fire District & Tillamook Volunteer Firefighters Annual Awards Banquet
OIOpublisher April 15th Tillamook Fire District and Tillamook Volunteer Firefighters Association held its annual Awards Banquet A great time had by all, A special thanks to Pacific Restaurant for excellent food and…
UPDATE – OREGON STATE POLICE – SUSPECT APPREHENDED IN ONTARIO TODAY MONDAY 4/17/23; ON-DUTY OFFICER KILLED- MALHEUR COUNTY
UPDATE: On Monday, April 17, 2023, investigators, with the use of law enforcement resources, located Rene Castro (36) at a residence in Ontario, Malheur County, Oregon. The Oregon State Police SWAT team,…
ON-DUTY OFFICER KILLED- MALHEUR COUNTY APRIL 15th
EDITOR’S NOTE: Tillamoook Police Chief Ray Rau was the police chief in Nyssa before coming to Tillamook. Here’s the statement from the Tillamook Police Department today – “Our heart is breaking for…
Coast Emergency Responders Safety Tips for Spring Break – VIDEO
EDITOR’S NOTE: With Spring Break and a steady stream of visitors, the Pioneer has been advocating for beach and trail safety programs for a decade. Here are some great tips and the…
Tillamook Police Arrest Suspect in Accident, Resisting Arrest at Fred Meyer March 17th
By Chief Ray Rau On 3/17/23 at approximately 1140 hours Officers from your Tillamook Police Department responded to the entrance of Fred Meyer for a report of a white BMW with only…
NEHALEM BAY FIRE AND RESCUE CHIEF STEPS DOWN, BOARD APPOINTS INTERIM FIRE CHIEF
NEHALEM, OR- On March 9th, the Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue District board of directors accepted the resignation of Fire Chief Chris Beswick. Beswick has accepted the position of Assistant Chief at…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES, PUBLIC WORKS ASSIST WITH CLEARING WAY FOR RADIO REPAIR ON MT. HEBO MARCH 7TH
And now for something a little lighter…. With most of the remaining snow from our big storm event last month melted away in much of Tillamook County, there are some places where…
OREGON STATE POLICE: FATAL INCIDENT – CAPE KIWANDA STATE NATURAL AREA – TILLAMOOK COUNTY SATURDAY, MARCH 4th
(News Release from Oregon State PoliceMarch 6th, 2023 9:47 AM) On Saturday, March 4, 2023, at approximately 5:00 P.M., the Oregon State police responded to Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area to assist…
CANNON BEACH FIRE DISTRICT – Water Rescue Indian Beach, Cannon Beach 3/5/2023
On March 5, 2023, at approximately 1:44 pm, Cannon Beach Fire District was dispatched to Indian Beach at Ecola State Park for a report of two surfers in the water separated from…