The Coos County Sheriff’s Dispatch Center took a 911 call from two campers Thursday evening, February 8th, after the campers found a man inside their tent stealing numerous items when they returned to the campsite just after 9:30pm and confronting the man who fled from them on foot.
Deputies, including K9 Cena responded to the scene to attempt a criminal apprehension track for the suspect. After a two-mile-long track over sand dunes, Transpacific Hwy, a wood processing plant, and several pools of water, K9 Cena located 48 year old John P. Corby hiding in the sand dunes.
Mr. Corby was arrested on Burglary I, Theft II, Identify Theft, and Criminal Trespass II charges. Mr. Corby was transported to the Coos County Jail, where he was booked and remained in custody.
