Public safety log (March 18) (Albany Democrat-Herald)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:03:34 GMT
People arrested are innocent unless proven otherwise incourt. Initial charges often change as a caseprogresses.
Criminals Caught Web-Handed (Fox News)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:21:14 GMT
More law enforcement agencies turning to social media to fight crime — and some criminals are making it real easy • SLIDESHOW: Social Media Making Crimefighting Easy
Community Notebook: Local club wins Oregon Swimming title (The Columbian)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:27:55 GMT
Columbia River Swim Team scored 70 more points than its closest competition, finishing with 939 at the Oregon Swimming Senior Championships. Vancouver Swim Club placed eighth among 27 clubs with swimmers in the championship meet for swimmers age 15-20.
Afternoon headlines: Web fraud doubles, a chia pet goes bad (The Oregonian)
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:14:33 GMT
Are you counting down the minutes to the weekend? First finish Afternoon Headlines.
Beware The “Chia Pet Bandit” (Willamette Week)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:46:26 GMT
Somebody at the FBI’s Portland office has taken a good PR class. The agency is attaching nicknames to suspects that are like catnip to media. I mean, labeling a bank robbery suspect the “Chia Pet Bandit” because, as the FBI press release below says, “his hair can be spiky like the plant growth on the popular [...] Related posts: Rogue of the Week • Fish Bandit [COLUMN] Stick-ups Up, Getaways ...
'Chia Pet bandit' sought after robberies in West Linn, Clackamas, and Tualatin (The Oregonian)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:59:13 GMT
Have you seen this Chia Pet? A robber nicknamed the "Chia Pet bandit" has struck three metro area banks in the last month, and the FBI needs help finding him.
Public safety report (The Oregonian)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:51:15 GMT
CANBY POLICE Feb. 16: Items were taken from the garage of a home in the 2300 block of North Maple Street. Feb. 19: A building was vandalized in the 1400 block of Southeast Eighth Avenue.
Scullion given national award (Lisbon Morning Journal)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:12:36 GMT
Alabama: Kaneisha Horn, F, Ramsay (Birmingham, Ala.) Arizona: Rebecca Woodberry, F, Tolleson (Tolleson, Ariz.)
Oregon City: Disabled hunter loses his wheels to thieves (The Oregonian)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:51:25 GMT
A fund has been established to benefit a disabled Oregon City man whose specially modified off-road vehicle was stolen, and the man's father has established a $3,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction.
Alumni Watch (March 11) (Albany Democrat-Herald)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:47:02 GMT
Softball
