Social Media Updates BEFORE THEY ARE CENSORED

https://www.facebook.com/brittni1 posted:

It’s almost 9pm and I’m just now getting back home. First chance for me to hop on social media since about noon and HOLY COW!

**I’d like to clarify that the ARs were being carried by the local PD and SO, not the suspect(s). I don’t know for certain if it was one suspect or multiple. An Officer with Clackamas Co Sheriff’s Office came to my window asking if I was pulling through to evacuate horses. I told him yes and he then asked if we had any questions, we asked what was going on as they literally blocked the road off as we were turning onto it. He informed us that they were apprehending a someone who was setting fires intentionally.

***NO SPECIFIC GROUP WAS NAMED AS BEING RESPONSIBLE NOR WAS ONE INSINUATED SO STAAAAHHHHPP***

Sorry if I didn’t use the proper lingo. Sorry if I wasn’t perfectly clear in what I was saying. The fact is that I’m not one to just make ish up and I was just in the right place at the right time to witness this go down first hand. There were multiple law enforcement agencies on the scene.

This is an insane disaster and I truly hope for the best possible outcome for all those evacuated. While we were loading horses we were informed that they were pulling all fire support as it was unmanageable at this time.

Probably not going to reply to folks unless I know you personally and definitely not accepting friend requests from folks I don’t know 😅

Love y’all and be kind in this shitstorm of a year 😘

*edit to add a few things*

I realize that Clackamas County Sheriff's Office did not end up making an arrest. That does not change the fact that I was told they were apprehending people setting fires along the roads when I asked what was happening.

Allegedly the people they had cuffed in this video were moving a gas can from the road or side of the road and a concerned citizen called it in as suspicious activity. The CCSO had previously asked people to report any suspicious activity, and these people’s good intentions were misread by a passerby.

Nothing about this video was fake in the moment, I was relaying the information given by law enforcement. Some of these fires are natural, some of these fires were unintentionally set, and yes some sick bastards absolutely ARE committing arson.

Perhaps this is a cautionary tale of damned if you do damned if you don’t. Law enforcement asks people to report suspicious activity and get sent on wild goose chases. But if they don’t take heed people’s reports and they’re being negligent. A person goes LIVE in a moment of chaos while trying to help complete strangers to report information that almost a day later is still being investigated and gets virtual stones thrown for unedited truth of the moment dialogue. Conversely that same person could’ve recorded a video and narrated it over later with a carefully written script to fit some bullshit agenda. I go down to help evacuate animals in L2 and L3 fire zones and I’m an idiot putting my new baby at risk of losing her mom. I don’t go down and I’m selfish because I have the means to help numerous families save their animals but don’t. Seriously, it’s a damned if you do damned if you don’t time.

I don’t plan on taking this down, unless people get more crazy than they already are. But I do think it would be super cool, albeit unlikely, if people would share the posts about the evacuation efforts of strangers. THAT is what matters.

Thank you law enforcement!

Thank you firefighters!

Thank you DNR!

Thank you selfless citizens for organizing pop up shelters, running dispatch for evacuation efforts of strangers for strangers, donating money and time and manpower and feed and vehicles!

Thank you friends and family for defending me so passionately (even though I don’t know why I need defending in the first place 😅)!

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Clackamas County Sheriff Posted:

NEWS RELEASE: Tales from the #ClackamasWildfire patrols: hundreds of calls met by dozens of deputies; recent arrests detailed

https://www.clackamas.us/sheriff/2020-09-12-CCSOPR-TalesFromWildfirePatrol.html

Clackamas County Sheriff's Office deputies continue to step up their patrols of impacted areas and evacuated zones during the #ClackamasWildfires, watching for potential burglaries and other criminal activity as they work to keep the county safe.

Twenty-six deputies, two Multnomah County Sheriff's Office deputies and eight Oregon State Police troopers were working Level 2 and Level 3 areas last night (Sept. 11).

From Sept. 8-10, deputies responded to nearly 330 calls in the county's Level 2 and Level 3 fire areas. This is a 405% increase over the number of calls fielded on Sept. 5-7. Most of these calls were related to reports of suspicious vehicles and people and concerns about potential burglaries. The vast majority were determined to be non-criminal in nature.

From Sept. 5-10, the increased patrols in Level 2 and Level 3 fire areas resulted in the following totals:

• 31 incidents with case numbers, encompassing 47 different offenses;

• 12 named suspects in 10 of those 31 cases;

• and 10 arrests on 16 offenses -- including DUII, Theft I, Violation of Restraining Order, domestic violence (harassment and felony strangulation), possession of heroin and meth, and criminal trespass.

Here's a roundup of a few recent arrests. Photos from all three cases are in the above-linked Dropbox folder.

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CCSO Case # 20-019515

Sept. 11, 2:35 p.m.

TWO ARRESTED WHILE TRYING TO STEAL GOOD SAMARITAN TRAILER

A Good Samaritan couple were traveling around affected areas of Clackamas County, helping people evacuating from Level 3 fire-evacuation zones.

The couple got a flat tire on the trailer they were using to help others. They unhooked the trailer and went to get supplies to fix the tire, leaving the trailer on Judd Road in Eagle Creek.

While they were gone, two suspects -- Buck Adam Nickel, 41, of Estacada, and Kimberlee Tipton, 52, of Milwaukie -- found the trailer and decided to help themselves.

Our deputy contacted the suspects -- and quickly learned they were in the middle of stealing the trailer. The male suspect also had a concealed .357 handgun.

Buck Nickel was arrested for Theft I and Felon in Possession of a Firearm. His bail was set at $12,500. A booking photo is in the Dropbox folder.

Kimberlee Tipton was cited for Theft I.

The owners of the trailer were reportedly very happy when they arrived back at the scene and saw the suspects in custody.

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CCSO Case # 20-019434

Sept. 10, 10:59 a.m.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE REPORT LEADS TO ESTACADA METH, HEROIN BUST

Just before 11 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 10, an Estacada resident called to report a maroon SUV with three passengers in his driveway near Rainbow Road, in a rural part of Clackamas County. The subjects fled the scene when confronted.

While en route to the scene, our deputies spotted the suspect maroon SUV leaving the area around 11:21 a.m. The deputy stopped the vehicle near SE Coupland Road and SE Porter Road.

Two men and a woman were in the vehicle.

The driver -- Trevor Irish, 42 -- had a suspended license for unpaid tickets. He was cited.

The front passenger -- Andrew Eric Roberts-Nichols, 32, was found to be in possession of heroin. He was also on probation for mail theft. He was arrested and transported to Clackamas County Jail on a felony heroin charge. A booking photo is attached, and video from the arrest can be found on Dropbox here:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/3uf72b65l9ru7t5/20200911_Estacada_Stop.mp4?dl=0

Back-seat passenger Holly Fawn Fay, 32, was cited for heroin possession and a warrant for possession of methamphetamine. She was also on probation for a drug conviction.

Methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia were also found in the SUV.

The SUV was towed.

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CCSO Case # 20-019516

Sept. 11, 2:12 p.m.

DEPUTIES BUST GENERATOR/TOOL HEIST NEAR MULINO

In the afternoon on Sept. 11, deputies on enhanced patrols were dispatched to a report of two suspicious individuals possibly walking onto a property on Ringo Road, near Mulino.

Deputies arrived and contacted several subjects. Two of them were James Dean Shotwell, 34, and Sandy Faye Lenox, 34.

After an investigation, deputies determined that Shotwell and Lenox had stolen two gas-powered generators, a box of hand tools including a cordless drill, two leaf blowers, and at least one gas can from a neighboring property.

Shotwell and Lenox were each arrested and transported to Clackamas County Jail on charges of Theft I and Burglary II. Booking photos are attached.

During the call, a stolen John Deere Gator side-by-side utility vehicle was also located in a nearby wooded area. Shotwell had the key to this stolen utility vehicle in his pocket. The John Deere had been stolen out of Molalla, and the Molalla Police Department made an additional arrest of another suspect in that case: Duane Schlip, 56, of Molalla.

More stolen property has also been located at the address, including a Polaris Ranger side-by-side utility vehicle. Deputies are currently seeking to reunite stolen items with victims; contact the Sheriff's Office at 503-655-8211 or 503-723-4949(referencing CCSO Case # 20-019516) if you're missing a Polaris Ranger side-by-side or have had other property recently stolen in the area.

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Sgt. Marcus Mendoza

Clackamas County Sheriff's Office

Public Information Unit

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