We have an update on a story we first broke on our Facebook Page as an initial alert in reference to a male subject who had broken into a home breaking windows in the Montesano area. 

According to Chief Criminal Deputy Schrader, he says that on 4-13-21 at 2:06 pm, deputies were dispatch to a burglary in the 100 block of Monte-Brady Rd in Montesano, after a resident in the area reported that an unknown man was just located in her house and was armed with a golf club. 

It was later determined that the suspect broke out several windows of a vehicle parked at the incident location and also broke out a window on the front door of the incident location. 

The resident confronted the man inside her house and the man struck a container off a counter with the golf club before leaving the area on foot. 

Several Grays Harbor County Sheriff's deputies, along with officers of the Montesano Police Department, Elma Police Department, and WA State Department of Fish and Wildlife all responded to the scene to assist. 

Officers began searching the area for the suspect and began setting up containment in the area for a K-9 search.  An Aberdeen Officer and his K-9 partner were then called to the scene to assist in locating the suspect. 

While waiting for the arrival of the K-9 unit, a vigilant bystander reported just seeing a man matching the suspect's description climbing a fence in the neighborhood with a golf club in his hand.  Officers responded to the area and located the suspect who was taken into custody without incident. 

The 26 year old suspect was booked into the Grays Harbor County Jail for Burglary 1st Degree and Malicious Mischief 1st Degree.  Deputies were concerned for the suspects mental health and an evaluation has been requested.

Mason County Fire District 11 was dispatched to a commercial building fire alarm at the Port of Shelton Tuesday evening at 9:15pm.  While en route 911 dispatch upgraded the alarm to a confirmed structure fire with flames through the roof. 

On arrival, fire crews took a defensive attack on a large manufacturing building.  The response was quickly upgraded to a 3 alarm structure fire utilizing 3 fill size ladder trucks.  Crews were able to protect surrounding buildings containing the fire to just the involved structure. 

There were no injuries reported at the time of their press release and the fire is under investigation

On 4-11-21 around 3:17 PM, Aberdeen Police Officers were dispatched to a report of a recklessly driven vehicle in the area of the 300 block of West 3rd Street.  Callers reported the female driver had driven on the sidewalk and left at a high rate of speed. A short time later, officers arrived into the area and discovered a collision had occurred on 3rd Street at Alder Street. 

Numerous witnesses reported the suspect vehicle was driving over 50 MPH as it traveled West on 3rd Street and failed to stop for the stop sign at Alder Street.  The suspect vehicle struck a pickup truck towing an enclosed utility trailer.  The victim vehicle then careened into the northwest corner of the intersection, striking a fire hydrant and shearing off a light pole before rolling onto its side.  Aberdeen Fire Department Paramedics treated and transported the driver and passenger in the victim vehicle.

Officers investigated the suspect driver for driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs based on evidence and observations made at the scene.  A search warrant was obtained for the driver’s blood.   Those results will be pending testing by the Washington State Patrol Crime Lab.  Criminal charges regarding the incident will be forwarded when the lab provides results along with the determination of the injuries of the victims in the other vehicle.

On April 5, 2021, Aberdeen Police Officers received information about drug dealing out of a
residence in the West End of Aberdeen from a concerned citizen. Aberdeen Police Detectives
were assigned the case and began investigating the report, resulting in the issuance of a search
warrant for the residence for the delivery of narcotics.

The warrant was executed yesterday afternoon by Aberdeen Police Officers & Detectives along with the Hoquiam Police Department and the Washington State Patrol. Detectives located numerous counterfeit prescription pills believed to contain fentanyl. Detectives also seized a loaded .380 handgun in the residence along with cash and items consistent with the distribution and delivery of narcotics.

One of the occupants was arrested for the delivery of narcotics and weapons violations. The
owner of the residence was served notice of the suspected criminal behavior occurring in the
rental.