Gold Beach Police

12/14/2025

Suspect in custody!

12/14/2025

12/13/25 - suspect in custody!

Call 911 if located. Do not approach.

At approximately 3:02 pm, 45 year old Glenn Allen Burkhow escaped custody when he had ran from a Deputy at Curry General Hospital in Gold Beach. Burkhow was in custody after being arrested by U.S. Marshals on Curry County warrants on 12/09/2025. Burkhow had been transported to Curry General Hospital earlier in the day on 12/13/2025 for a suspected medical issue and after being cleared to return to jail, he took off running. Sheriff’s Deputies, Gold Beach Police, Port Orford Police, Brookings Police and Oregon State Police were all involved in searching for Burkhow. At this time Burkhow is still at large after running into heavy brushy areas.

This notice is to inform the public of Burkhow’s escape. Burkhow is wearing jail issued orange clothing and was not wearing any shoes. If you see Burkhow, do not try to make contact and call 911 and police will respond. Burkhow should be considered dangerous but there is no indication that he is armed.

10/30/2025

Today starting at 12:00pm till 5:00pm the main Curry County Courthouse will be closed to the public for staff training. This training will include active threat training. As part of the training there may be loud sounds coming from the courthouse. Please do not be alarmed.

07/30/2025

Strong currents and unexpected wave patterns may occur in the ocean, river and creeks today. Be extremely careful if you're around water.

07/30/2025

6:40 p.m., Upgraded to Tsunami Advisory.

If you are in a tsunami advisory area;

* A tsunami with strong waves and currents is possible.

* Waves and currents can drown or injure people who are
in the water.

* Currents at beaches and in harbors, marinas,
bays, and inlets may be especially dangerous.

Check tsunami.gov for the most current information of times and possible wave height. Tsunami.gov also has information about different areas and what to expect.

Per Tsunami.gov next update should be within 1 hour. Please see their website for information.

07/30/2025

5:45 p.m. UPDATE- Currently our area is under Tsunami Watch. Per Tsunami.gov

If you are in a tsunami watch area;

* Prepare to take action and stay alert for further
information.

Very preliminary information suggests the soonest something may/could happen would be between 11:40 p.m. and 11:50 p.m.

Check for up to date information on tsunami.gov and find the latest information bulletin for West coast or Oregon Coast

07/29/2025

Large earthquake in Russia. As of 4:50 pm on 07/29/25 NO threat to Oregon coast. Will update if changes.

06/25/2025

Please see the information below about a planned burn this Saturday along the beach near the airport. There will be closures in the area affected.

06/19/2025

****Scam Alert**** Gold Beach Police has received a report of a telephone scam circulating in our area. The fraudulent caller claims they are from Medicare and need you to verify your Medicare card number. Do not give them any information. Medicare will NOT call you to confirm the number on your card. If you have questions please contact Medicare directly on a number you look up.

06/06/2025

Fire Season will officially begin at 12:01AM on Friday, June 6th. We will be starting off in the "low" fire danger level.

Please reference the Public Use Restrictions sheet for information on regulations during this season and be safe!