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and a year investigating sex crimes. He combines
his degree in sociology from Oregon State Uni
versity with his background in police work and
an ability to talk and to listen
Sometimes when Saxon sees male college
students at the "Kleven store on 11th Avenue and
on the corner of 13th and Alder, he'll take the
lime to talk to them about acceptable behavior to
ward women
"I remind them. I tell them about ra|M* and
date rape." Saxon said
Saxon said he has issued 15 citations in the
three weeks since he's been on the beat, and more
than 10 times as many warnings to people com
mitting misdemeanor infractions for vandalism,
minor assaults and victimless crimes such as
drinking in public, urinating in public and tres
passing
"1 m really easygoing. I m not on a power
trip." he said."I treat people with respect "
However. Saxon said he believes the commu
nity is far less tolerant of the situation on the
streets, and that the businesspeople have surren
dered to the circumstance*. He said business peo
ple in the area have been relieved to see only 12
or 15 people blocking the sidewalk, instead of the
usual 20.
"They felt helpless.” he said "People are
paying taxes and are trying to make a living."
Illegal activity and complaints from commu
nity members about safety led the University to
take action, said lane Oliver. University assistant
vice president of institutional affairs.
"So far the response has been quite posi
tive," Oliver said
Several people who frequent the University
business area agree that patrols are important, but
saitl they had been "harassed" in the past by po
li< e officers in the area
John Kiefer, who said he comes to the Uni
versity urea to spend time with friends, believes
wholeheartedly in having a police officer patrol
the area.
"As long as he's not harassing people." Kie
fer said.
Kiefer said he didn't think, however, that the
added police presence would make a difference
for the area businesses
“No matter what's going on in the streets,
people will come to the businesses anyway," he
said "The business people should be taking care
of their businesses, not looking out tile window."
"I’ve got money in this bank. I've got a job.”
said Glen Jennings, a cook at the Kona dale.
New officer does not
satisfy all businesses
By Cathy Peterson
Emerald Reporter
The Wegroup POArr.hilecIs and Planners
firm is closing its doors on 13th Avenue for
good
After 40 years of doing business at 863 E.
13th St., between Pedal Power and the
Kona Cafe, the company has signed a lease
for a new building on Country Club Road.
Wegroup employees are tired of people
using their front garden area for a bed. dog
kennel, trash pile and even toiM.
"Within the last five years this area has
turned Into a street iungls." said Michael
Marcxuk, vice president and architect at the
firm. "We hate to leave, we lose this area,
but policing the area myself became too
much for me to haodie."
The office, which' is set back from the
sidewalk ami shaded by a contemporary
wood fence, looks onto « tree and a bench.
A bicycle leans against the fence, under a
sign reading "No dogs or bicycle parking."
Marczuk said clients have had to dodge
cyclists using the bike path in front of the
sidewalk, a route he called a "walking di
saster."
"This area has become a no-man's land.
The city only cleans it once a month," he
said.
Part of the problem has been the inability
of the police to handle the number of peo
ple spending time on the streets, he said.
And paying more money for a special beat
does not seem right to Msrczuk.
"Why should we as taxpayers have to pay
additional sums of money to keep a police
force in this area?" he said.
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pointing to the U S. Hank on the corner of 13th
and Alder.
"I should Ik* able to sit on this bench." he
said.
Still, Saxon said he's had a positive re
sponse He said was recently talking to a group of
teenagers, when another man he had arrested
three days earlier approached the group, threat
ening Saxon. The teenagers grabbed the man and
pulled him aside, warning him to leave the offi
cer alone
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