Traffic Crash, Libby Lane

CCSO release - Date/Time: March 23rd, 2026 / 4:11 p.m.; Case #: S2026-00449; Classification: Traffic Crash; Location: Libby Lane; Summary: On Monday, March 23, 2026, at 4:11 p.m., the Coos County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to a motor vehicle crash on Libby Lane near Capital Drive, Coos Bay, Oregon.  Upon the Deputy's arrival, it was discovered that a large piece of equipment had fallen off the driver's side of a flatbed truck while the truck was driving eastbound on Libby Lane. When the piece of equipment fell off the truck, the equipment hit the driver's side of an oncoming vehicle, causing significant damage. The driver of the flatbed truck admitted to failing to secure the load properly.  As a result, the driver of the Commercial flatbed truck was issued a citation for failure to secure a load.  

Dog Dumped on North Spit

CCSO release - Date/Time: March 21st 2026; Classification: Animal Neglect; Location: Transpacific Hwy; Summary: On the morning of March 21, 2026 this dog was located abandoned beside the road on Trans-Pacific Highway. The dog was emaciated, covered in fleas and mites, and was in a general state of neglect with conjunctivitis in both eyes. In addition, the dog had been shot multiple times and left for dead. If anyone has information about this pup, please reach out to the Sheriff’s office. After attempts to nurse the dog back to health by Sheriff’s Office staff it unfortunately had to be euthanized.