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🚔 Coos County Sheriff's Office Traffic Safety Reminder 🚨 As we head into the holiday season and winter weather, roads in Coos County can get slick and busy fast. Let’s all do our part to get home safely. ✅ Slow down – especially on Hwy 101, 42, and our coastal & mountain roads ✅ Buckle up – every seat, every trip ✅ Never drive impaired – alcohol, drugs, or even extreme fatigue ✅ Watch for deer & elk – they’re active this time of year ✅ Turn on those headlights when it’s raining or foggy – Oregon law requires it when wipers are on If you see a stranded motorist or dangerous driving, call our non-emergency line at (541) 269-8911 or dial 911 in an emergency. We’d rather pull over for coffee than pull you out of a wreck. Drive like the people you love are in the other car. Stay safe out there, Coos County! #DriveSafeCoos #BuckleUp #ArriveAlive #CoosCountyOR

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12/01/2025

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✍️Behind the Bars: Female Deputy Insights✍️ By Deputy Vierck, Eight years, two months, and twenty-five days. In a jail, everyone counts time. Adults in Custody mark the days and “wake-ups” until release. Deputies count the hours until the weekend or the years until retirement. I could recount every shift I worked at the Coos County Jail—the triumphs and the traumas—but no single page could hold them all. My first and best lesson came before I ever put on the uniform. My aunt, a long-time correctional officer in California, told me, “Your words and your time cost you nothing. They’re still people. It never hurts to listen or to offer a kind word.” I have carried that advice like a compass through every corridor and crisis of my career. It is the greatest gift I was ever given. Both deputies and those we supervise will admit that the job can breed an “us versus them” mindset; it’s practically baked into the design of the place. Yet treating every person with basic respect is the only way to keep our own humanity intact in an environment that can be hazardous, stressful, and, at times, deeply traumatic. We work among individuals society has labeled the worst of the worst. We read the charging instruments, hear the details of unimaginable crimes, and sometimes witness people at their lowest. Still, I have used my aunt’s advice to build genuine rapport across the bars. More than once, an Adult in Custody has stepped in to protect me—from physical attacks, verbal threats, even insults from their peers. We never count on that kind of loyalty, but when it happens, it is a quiet reminder that respect can travel in both directions. Being a woman in a male-dominated profession brings its own challenges. Society—and sometimes the people we supervise—assumes I am smaller, weaker, less capable. Those assumptions are not universally true or false; they simply miss the point. Women are indispensable in corrections. Some of us are exceptional firearms instructors or defensive-tactics trainers. Others excel at jail inspections, ensuring compliance with Oregon Jail Standards. Some are fierce fighters. I see myself as a strategist and a de-escalator—skills rooted in an upbringing where violence was absent, and words were the first line of defense. That background left me unprepared for the raw aggression I would eventually face, but it also gave me tools many of my male colleagues do not possess: the ability to calm an enraged man with the steady tone of an exasperated mother, or to search a female inmate with the dignity the law and basic decency require. People are always surprised when they learn where I work. “Wait—you work with men, too?” Yes. Murderers, rapists, people arrested for DUII—everyone who comes through the sally port. The shocked look on their faces used to bother me. Now it fills me with a strange pride. I don’t look like their mental image of a jail deputy, and I have learned to be proud of that mismatch. I have served as Watch Commander, running an entire shift of four to seven deputies when the sergeant is off. For the last three years, I have been a Field Training Officer, shaping new hires and praying they carry forward the same empathy my aunt gave me. When George Floyd was killed, I posted publicly about my disappointment in bad policing. Someone replied, “You only care because bad cops make you look bad.” That remark missed the mark by a mile. No one lasts long in this profession for ego or glory. I have missed holidays, birthdays, and anniversaries. I have been cursed at, spit on, and assaulted. Some mornings, it takes everything I have just to walk through the staff door. There have been days I nearly turned in my badge for something safer, softer, saner. Yet I stay—because I believe I am here for a reason. I mentor rookies. I talk people down from the edge of suicide. I have knelt in someone else’s blood, applying pressure and praying the ambulance hurries. The job is brutal on bodies, minds, and relationships. But it has also given me a second family unlike any other. You hear it said that it’s not where you work, it’s who you work with. In law enforcement, that cliché is gospel. I know deputies who will drive across the county at 3 a.m. to check on a struggling coworker. I know others who crochet blankets and stuffed animals for every baby born into our extended family. I know men and women who have run into danger to save a life—sometimes the life of the very person they arrested the week before. We are protectors. We are human beings capable of profound empathy. My greatest hope is that one day the public will look past the uniform, past the headlines, and see us clearly for who we are.

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12/01/2025

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🚨SCINT press release🚨 As a member of SCINT, I would first like to thank the community for their continued support with our ongoing efforts to stop the drug and gun problem within our community. As I sit here writing this with family and friends over Thanksgiving, I am reminded of several families that I know to have been affected by the drug problem within our community. SCINT will continue to work day and night, holidays or not, in an attempt to stop the drug problem within Coos County. For the past year, SCINT has been investigating several controlled substance dealers within and outside the Coos County area. This investigation has led to the seizure of over twenty pounds of methamphetamine, over two pounds of fentanyl, various amounts of heroin, xylazine, pills, and over ten firearms have been seized from these dealers. These seizures have yielded about half a million dollars in cash and the street value of the controlled substances. SCINT has been assisted by local and federal authorities and is continuing to investigate this drug trafficking organization. SCINT would also like to mention that Matthew Medeiros has again been arrested by the Coos County Sheriff’s Office and lodged on additional drug charges. SCINT is working closely with the Coos County District Attorney's office on Matthew Medeiros’s cases, leading to Matthew Medeiros being held at the Coos County Jail. Attached to this release are some of the photos of what has been seized over the last year, as words cannot describe how vast the drug problem is within Coos County. I hope those who read this understand a little more about how active SCINT is within Coos County and believe that we are doing everything we can to stop this from continuing to plague the county.Photos from Coos County Sheriff's Office's post

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11/30/2025

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🦃Gang Violence🍗 By: Captain Sean Sanborn It happens every year, on one day in November. It is predictable and we celebrate it as a nation. The official name for it is Thanksgiving, however many folks call it turkey day due to the boat loads of turkey which are eaten across the nation. I got curious one time and looked up what a grouping of turkey are called. The technical term of a grouping of turkeys is a “Rafter”. Of course, there is flock, an interesting name is a Posse which refers to a group of male wild turkeys, a brood refers to a group that includes young turkeys and a Gobble. I think we can all figure out what a gobble refers to. Lastly, there is a Gang which refers to a group of domesticated turkey, or a group of wild turkeys with multiple broods. I know, right, a cheesy play on words. But if one cannot laugh at their own jokes, one is lonely indeed! Often however, your Coos County Sheriff’s Office responds to acts of violence on Thanksgiving and Christmas. The holidays are often busy for us with domestic assaults and other family related incidents and problems. I stopped trying to figure out the “why” a long time ago. However, common sense dictates that perhaps it is that time of year when relatives who rightfully spend time apart come together to celebrate. Often times there is alcohol or drugs involved and sometimes it is bloody. Statistically, domestic violence calls are some of the more dangerous calls we respond to. With limited staffing, it is even more so. You see, with family, strong emotions become involved. Often times, these are problems which have been brewing over a period of years and then something happens. A Deputy rolls up and must figure out how to solve the problem in less than an hour. Sometimes it takes some time to get past the details which have been brewing over time and get to the root of the problem which occurred that day. What makes it so dangerous you ask? It is the heavy feelings involved. In many families a good holiday fight is a regular part of the holidays. It is sad to say, but true none the less. When law enforcement gets called and we have to make the decision to remove a person in order to maintain the peace, that often makes the other party unhappy. Perhaps we are taking away the bread winner of the household and the implications suddenly hit home for the significant other. Sometimes people just want to fight. Domestic violence investigations are unpredictable which makes them dangerous. Another prevalent and tragic event during this time of year is suicide. In this time of giving, remember your neighbors. The holidays are often lonely and sad times for many who have lost loved ones or experienced traumatic events in their lives which lead to depression and various other mental health crises. If you, or someone you love is feeling depressed, and have feelings of harming yourself or others, call 988, text Oregon at 741741 or call Coos Health and Wellness at 541-266-6800. There is help in nearly every situation, you just have to ask for it. As we move into Thanksgiving, I encourage folks to enjoy the holidays. Let’s not get the police or the Sheriff’s Office involved in our holiday gatherings due to some violent or tragic act which occurred. Take a breather, go to another part of the house, or simply leave the situation should it become volatile. If it is a situation that you simply cannot handle, call us before the fight starts and we will try to work it out before something bad happens, but please do not indulge in violent activities. If you need help, or in crisis, reach out, help is available. We want everyone to have a happy and safe holiday season, and more than all, we want to go home at the end of our shift and enjoy that time with our families also. Have a safe holiday and please do not fall victim to Gang Violence!

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11/20/2025

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🚨Deputies Arrest Man in Lakeside for Assault 🚨 On November 12th, 2025, at around 10am, Deputies Z. Smith and Churchill responded to the area of Lakeside for a reported assault. The victim had reported that Joshua Cantu (40) assaulted her with his hands and hit her with a metal pipe. The Deputies searched the immediate area, and initially they were unable to locate Cantu. Deputies continued their search, and thanks to hard work from Deputies Z. Smith and Churchill, Cantu was located later that day and arrested without incident. Cantu was transported to the Coos County Jail where he was booked on the charges of Assault in the Second Degree (Domestic), Unlawful Use of a Weapon and Domestic Harassment.

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11/19/2025

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Behind the Bars: Insights from a Sergeant at Coos County Jail I'm Sergeant Gill from the Coos County Sheriff's Office Corrections Division, with 12 years of service here, including 8 years as a sergeant. Each day underscores the vital role we play in our community. What sets our jail apart from many others in Oregon is that shift supervisors like me aren't desk-bound; we're on the front lines, handling floor duties right alongside our team. This collaborative style fosters deep relationships and a shared commitment to safety. Operating a facility like ours comes with real challenges, particularly as we navigate ongoing shifts from state laws and judicial rulings. We no sooner master one adjustment than another hits. Take SB48, for instance, which requires releasing inmates charged with specific offenses. Fortunately, our presiding judge, the Honorable Martin Stone, has outlined criteria that let us override SB48 when certain conditions are met, opening doors to detain individuals we'd typically have to release. It's a valuable option, yet our reality tempers it: designed for 250 inmates, budget shortfalls and funding gaps limit us to 49 beds. We often run near 50, compelling daily heart-wrenching decisions on emergency releases. The community's frustration mirrors our own; it's a constant balancing act we all shoulder. People often misunderstand life inside a jail like ours, especially with the high rates of homelessness and mental health issues straining our limited resources. We deal with extreme behaviors: nonstop screaming and door-pounding that can last days; inmates using feces as "war paint" or projectiles, along with urine; threats against us, our loved ones, or themselves—some tragically acted upon. This is our unvarnished daily grind. Still, in the midst of it all, I couldn't be prouder of our dedicated staff. They return every day, driven to effect change, whether it's preparing a simple peanut butter sandwich for a starving newcomer late at night or patiently conversing through a cell door to ease someone's psychotic episode. Today, we're multifaceted: enforcers, counselors, and mentors imparting essential life skills, all while safeguarding inmates and the public. To our Coos County community, we appreciate your support. And to my outstanding colleagues at the jail, your perseverance continually motivates me. We're not just a jail; we're a crucial community support system. Stay vigilant! #CoosCountyStrong #BehindTheBadge

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11/17/2025

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🚨Lakeside Man Tased After Resisting Arrest🚨 On November 10th, at around 7pm, Sergeant Boswell with the Coos County Sheriff’s Office arrived at a residence in Lakeside to the report of an on-going domestic dispute. Sergeant Boswell spoke with the involved parties, and attempted to arrest the involved male, Rocky Mathews (33). Mathews refused to cooperate and took a fighting stance towards Sergeant Boswell. Sergeant Boswell drew his taser, and ordered Mathews to get on the ground. Mathews charged towards Sergeant Boswell, and as a result was tased. Sergeant Boswell was able to successfully handcuff and arrest Mathews without further incident. Mathews was medically cleared, and then transported to the Coos County Jail, where he was booked and lodged on the charges of Harassment (Domestic), Menacing (Domestic), and Resisting Arrest.

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11/12/2025

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🚔 Coos County Sheriff's Office Traffic Safety Tip 🚔 As the days get shorter and rain/snow mix moves in, wet roads + darkness = higher crash risk. 👀 Slow down, turn on those headlights, and double your following distance. A quick 3-second gap on dry pavement needs 6+ seconds when it’s slick. Last week alone, there were preventable slide-offs on Hwy 42 & 101. Let’s keep that number at ZERO this week. Share this post if you’ll commit to safer driving this winter! ❄️🛑 #CoosCountySafe #DriveLikeYourFamilyDependsOnIt #CCSO

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11/12/2025

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🌟 Happy Veterans Day 🌟 Today, we pause to honor the brave men and women who have served in our nation’s armed forces. Your courage, sacrifice, and dedication have protected the freedoms we hold dear. To every veteran in Coos County and beyond - thank you for your service. Whether you served in times of war or peace, your commitment to our country will never be forgotten. 🇺🇸 We salute you. #VeteransDay #ThankAVeteran #CoosCountyStrong

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11/11/2025

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Coos County Sheriff's Office October 2025 Stats 🌟 Serving & Protecting Coos County! 🌟 Your Coos County Sheriff's Office worked hard this October to keep our community safe. Here’s a look at the numbers from our Patrol and Jail Divisions: 🚓 Patrol Division Highlights - Responded to 203 calls for service - Handled 18 accidents, 7 assaults, 6 burglaries, 3 DUIIs, 14 thefts, and 9 warrant arrests - Made 41 arrests to keep our streets safe 🏢 Coos County Jail Stats - Booked 212 individuals and released 207 - Maintained an average in-custody count of 49, with a high of 54 - Due to overcrowding, 79 individuals were emergency released 💪 Together, we're building a safer Coos County—your tips and support make all the difference! Keep an eye out and report suspicious activity to help us serve you better. Stay vigilant, Coos County! #SheriffStrong #CoosCountyProud #CommunitySafety

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11/06/2025