West Linn Police Log: tree cutting, noise complaints and more recent calls to WLPD

Published 9:33 am Friday, May 2, 2025

Information for the public safety column comes from the public records of the West Linn Police Department. (Staff file photo)

4/25 8:04 a.m. A caller said they were in an accident the previous day and the other driver was uninsured.

4/25 9:31 a.m. A man told police he was frustrated about people parking in the no-parking zone on Broadway Street and said he and his wife were almost hit by a car.

4/25 9:36 a.m. A resident reported his garage was broken into the previous night.

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4/25 9:47 a.m. A man said six high schoolers were parked in the no-parking zone on Broadway Street.

4/25 9:53 a.m. A caller told police that a car was parked at the electric vehicle charging station at City Hall overnight, when those spots were limited to two hours.

4/25 10:10 a.m. A resident said she saw a possible porch pirate on her Ring camera the previous Tuesday. She said she did not see the person take anything, but heard them say “There’s nothing here. Let’s go,” to another person.

4/25 10:41 a.m. Police received a report of a stolen identity.

4/25 11:50 a.m. A man reported that drivers were using Robinwood Way to get around road construction and driving at 65 mph.

4/25 11:53 a.m. Someone reported hearing a howling animal on Carriage Way.

4/25 12:57 p.m. A caller complained about high schoolers parking along a yellow curb on First Court.

4/25 3:15 p.m. A man called police about a trailer parked on Kenthorpe Way.

4/25 8:22 p.m. Police received a call about a cat that was hit by a car on Willamette Drive.

4/25 8:37 p.m. A woman said a man on Rosemont Road nervously waved at her and “his pants were down a little so she could see his underwear.”

4/25 10:09 p.m. A man reported kids were yelling at the Tanner Creek skate park.

4/25 9:27 p.m. Someone called police about a gushing sprinkler on Barrington Drive.

4/26 2:07 p.m. A caller said that over the past few days people in sports cars, big trucks and motorcycles were driving dangerously in the area.

4/26 7:01 p.m. A man said two cars were parked facing the wrong way on Kenthorpe Way.

4/26 7:28 p.m. A caller said they had questions for police about the city’s noise ordinance and asked if residents were allowed to have DJs without a permit.

4/26 9:03 p.m. A man told police that a white BMW was parked in his driveway with the trunk open.

4/27 9:37 a.m. A woman said the water fountain at Tanner Creek Park was stuck running and overflowing.

4/27 10:15 a.m. A man informed police about full trash cans and messy bathrooms without toilet paper at Fields Bridge Park.

4/27 1:03 p.m. A woman told police about cars parked in the road and blocking driveways on Chestnut Street.

4/27 3:03 p.m. A man on Quail Ridge Court said his neighbor was cutting trees on his property.

4/28 9:02 a.m. A woman on Lorinda Lane said she had video of her neighbor cutting down a tree on her property.

4/28 9:04 a.m. A resident on Kimberley Drive said their neighbor was preparing to cut down a tree, but they did not think they had the permit to do so.

4/28 12:08 p.m. Someone told police about a purple bike abandoned at Willamette Park.

4/28 12:32 p.m. A woman said someone put survey stakes between her house and her neighbor’s house and she believed the stakes were partially on her property.

4/28 2:09 p.m. A caller on Rosemarie Drive said there was an ongoing problem with noise in the neighborhood and some officers told them it was fine while others said it was too loud.

4/28 2:37 p.m. The man on Kimberley Drive called back and said their neighbor’s permit to cut down a tree was denied. Police noted the permit was denied and then granted on appeal.

4/28 5:13 p.m. Police received a call about a box of fliers at the corner of Broadway and Webb Street.

4/29 12:58 a.m. A resident said someone was playing loud music and refusing to turn it off.

4/29 7:11 a.m. An anonymous caller said a “middle-aged” Mazda was parked blocking 16th Street.

4/29 10:12 a.m. A caller told police about cars parking in a no-parking area on Holly Street.

4/29 1:33 p.m. Someone reported a woman was taking rocks from the shoreline at Cedaroak boat ramp.

4/29 4:19 p.m. A woman said her dad and his dog were attacked by another dog.

4/29 11:10 p.m. A woman told police there was a man on the ground touching her car. Police found the man who was intoxicated and got a ride home with a friend.

4/30 12:33 a.m. Police were called about an altercation between a man and his ex-girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend.

4/30 10:08 a.m. Someone reported the speed sign near Cedaroak Park Primary School was leaning over.

4/30 3:59 p.m. A woman told police drivers were speeding on 5th Avenue and 9th Street to bypass traffic on Willamette Falls Drive, and there had been several instances of pedestrians nearly getting hit.

4/30 8:56 p.m. Someone reported intoxicated teenagers in the street.