The Coos Bay Police Department has announced the arrest of a Port Orford man on a nationwide extraditable warrant. The man is charged with Failure to Appear on charges of First Degree Online Sexual Corruption of a Child. According to CBPD, the department received a tip on the whereabouts of 68-year-old Robert Clifford around 7:24 p.m. on April 3, 2024.
The active arrest warrant was out of the Eugene Police Department. CBPD officers responded to the Fred Meyer at 1020 South 1st Street in Coos Bay where they arrested Clifford without incident. Clifford was booked into the Coos County Jail and remains in custody.
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