From the Office of the Sheriff Sheriff Dennis L. Dotson

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For Immediate Release

NEWS RELEASE

Date: October 19, 2006

Contact:	Deputy Abby Dorsey 541-265-4277 x2774 adorsey@co.lincoln.or.us
Incident:	Criminal Mischief
Date Occurred:	October 20, 2006
Time Occurred:	Approximately 1:25 PM
Location:	Highway 101/ NW Maple St, Waldport

Summary:

On 10/20/06 at about 1:30 p.m. Lincoln County Sheriff's Deputy Abby Dorsey was dispatched to a report of four to five intoxicated subjects walking in the area of the Waldport Seafood Company in Waldport. It was reported that one of the subjects had walked on the decoy police car while it was parked at the intersection of Highway 101 and NW Maple St. Deputy Dorsey located damage on the police car.

At about 2:40 p.m. Deputy Dorsey made contact with Aaron Choat, age 22, of Toledo at the Waldport Skate Park on an unrelated call. Choat was highly intoxicated, and admitted to walking across the decoy police car. Choat was taken into custody and transported to the Lincoln County Jail where he was lodged for Criminal Mischief in the second degree with a bail of $7,500.00.

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