Incident: Forgery 1st Degree Case: 07N-01683
Criminal Poss of Forged Instrument
Conspiracy to commit a Crime
Giving False Info to a Police Officer
Location: 2019 N Coast Hwy. Newport, OR
1445 N Coast Hwy. Newport, OR
Date/Time: Saturday, 07/14/2007 @ 12:52 PM
Victim: Newport Liquor Store
US Market & Cigarettes
Sparrow Park Road farms
Suspect: Michael C. Kamb, 43 years of age, Mount Vernon, WA.
Lyla K. Cornish, 34 years of age, Coupville, WA.
Details: On 07/14/2007 at about 12:50 PM, Newport Officers were dispatched to the Newport Liquor Store where it was reported a subject attempted to pass a counterfeit $20.00 bill. An employee from the Liquor Store followed the suspect and kept the dispatch center updated on his location as he traveled south on Hwy 101. Officers were advised the suspect was at the US Market & Cigarettes, located at the corner of North Hwy 101 and NW 15th Street. Newport Officer Jay Reynolds assisted by Newport Officer Rick Auborn and Lincoln County Sheriff's Deputy Abigail Dorsey stopped the suspect in a U-Haul and contacted the occupants. With the assistance of the other officers, Officer Reynolds investigation led him to locating several counterfeit US Currencies in denominations of 100, 50, 20, and 10. Officer Reynolds learned that Kamb had attempted to pass a counterfeit $20.00 bill at the Newport Liquor Store, US Market & Cigarettes, and a cherry stand operated by Sparrow Park Rd Farms. The cherry stand is located in the parking lot of US Market & Cigarettes. Initially when Officer Reynolds contacted Kamb he was given a false identification with a false name. Kamb was also found in possession of Counterfeit US Currency. He was also found to have a valid restraining order, retraining him from having contact with Cornish. Cornish was found to be in possession of Counterfeit US Currency and when first contacted she gave false identification with a false name.
Kamb was lodged in the Lincoln County Jail on charges of 3 counts Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument, 3 counts Forgery in the First Degree, Criminal Conspiracy to Commit a Crime, Giving False Information to a Police Officer, Possession of Fictitious Identification, and Violation of a Restraining Order. Kamb's bail was listed at $190,000.00.
Cornish was lodged in the Lincoln County Jail on charges of 2 counts Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument, Criminal Conspiracy to Commit a Crime, Giving False Information to a Police Officer, Fail to Carry & Present a Driver License, and Possession of Fictitious Identification. Cornish's bail was listed at $110,000.00.
A search warrant was obtained and served on the vehicle by Newport Police Officers. Their search revealed items used to make Counterfeit US Currency, and other Counterfeit US Currency with a total value of over $5,000.00. Information also obtained revealed that Kamb and Cornish may have been passing Counterfeit US Currency from the Washington border along the Oregon Coast. Anyone with information regarding this case are encouraged to call Officer Jay Reynolds at 541-265-4850, or Officer TJ Eriksen at 541-265-4852.
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Information Released By: Sgt. Todd R. Sarazin, 541-574-3348
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