Stories from Wednesday, March 18, 2009

An estimated $300,000 damage was caused in a Friday fire that destroyed a garage/workshop structure at 6887 S. 18th West St. Fire crews were paged out just after 4 a.m. on March 13. Fire Chief Phil Gridley said he could see flames from at least a mile away as he rushed to the fire...

In a jail, you want people to stay locked in. But last week, on March 12, even the jailers couldn't get out for a while. About 2:30 a.m. a truck that had gotten lost and pulled into the county jail parking area accidentally backed into an electrical box on the property, killing power to the entire facility...

March 11 • 01:01 Vehicle Stop, Simco Rd MM9.2• 04:19 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 30, MH• 05:03 Vehicle Stop, MH• 05:42 Vehicle Stop, AB Rd• 05:52 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 30• 05:59 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 30• 06:30 Traffic, I-84 WB MM95• 07:09 Hazard, AB Rd• 09:33 Assault/Battery, MH• 11:25 Motorist Assist, I-84 WB MM102• 11:52 Vehicle Stop, AB Rd MM3• 12:16 Vehicle Stop, Bypass• 12:35 Suspicious Circumstance, Hammett• 12:47 Vehicle Stop• 15:10 Shots Fired, Gravel Pit• 16:08 Vehicle Stop, Simco Rd MM6• 16:33 Warrant, MH• 16:39 Property Found, I-84 MM121• 16:44 Vehicle Stop, Grandview Hwy• 16:57 Vehicle Stop, AB Rd MM3• 17:20 VIN Inspection• 17:46 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 20 MM103• 18:35 Vehicle Stop• 18:59 Vehicle Stop• 19:27 Stolen Vehicle, MH• 20:10 Harassment, MH• 20:26 Hazard, I-84 EB MM118• 22:34 Suspicious, MH. ...