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MEDICAL,
continued from Page 1
police scanner
MONDAY, DEC. 29
Court NE.
• 11:50 a.m. - Theft from vehicle,
crime damage and vandalism on
3800 block River Road N.
• 1:30 p.m. - Theft from vehicle
on 6400 block Keizer Station
Blvd. NE.
• 7:06 p.m. - Fraudulent use of
credit card on 6000 block Ulali
Drive NE.
• 3:20 p.m. - Criminal trespass on
6700 block Field of Dreams Way
NE.
• 5:04 p.m. - Motor vehicle theft
on 100 block Manbrin Drive N.
• 8:45 p.m. - Theft from building
on 5000 block River Road N.
TUESDAY, DEC. 30
• 6:20 a.m. - Theft from vehicle
on 4900 block River Road N.
• 7:08 a.m. - Sudden death report-
ed on 5100 block Dory Court N.
• 10:34 a.m. - Traffic accident
with injury at River Road N and
Menlo Drive N.
• 12:47 p.m. - Arrest for warrant
served on 100 block Sandy Drive
N.
• 3:30 p.m. - Hit-and-run acci-
dent on River Road N.
• 9:32 p.m. - Arrest for warrant
served on 4100 block River Road
N.
• 11:34 p.m. - Criminal trespass
and vandalism on 200 block Al-
dridge Drive N.
State laws include the stipu-
lation that a facility has to be
at least 1,000 feet away from
a school. In Keizer, the rule is
1,500 feet, in addition to be-
ing 1,000 feet from any public
building and 1,000 feet away
from any other dispensary.
“It’s extremely hard to find a
location within those parame-
ters, and to then find an owner
willing to let you in,” Robison
said. “We’re in one of the only
locations available in Keizer.
We were able to talk with the
building owner here and talk
about the science of medical
marijuana so he had more of
an understanding what we’re
doing. There’s a stigma people
(in such places) are just getting
high.”
Nate Brown, director of
Community Development for
Keizer, noted during the Dec.
15 council meeting the facility
would be opening soon.
“We processed our first
medical marijuana dispensary
application and are in the pro-
cess of issuing that license,”
FRIDAY, JAN. 2
• 1:40 a.m. - Arrest for unlawful
possession of heroin and metham-
phetamine at Barnick Road NE
and O’Neil Road NE.
• 2:51 a.m. - Arrest for warrant
served at Parkmeadow Drive NE
and O’Neil Road NE.
• 8:13 a.m. - Criminal threats on
800 block Plymouth Drive NE.
• 11:13 a.m. - Bank robbery on
5100 block River Road N.
SATURDAY, JAN. 3
• 2:30 p.m. - Shoplifting on 6300
block Ulali Drive NE.
• 6:10 p.m. - Arrest for warrant
served and interfering with offi-
cer on 5100 block River Road N.
• 6:32 p.m. - Arrest for shoplifting
on 4900 block River Road N.
• 7:51 p.m. - Arrest for warrant
served on 4900 block River Road
N.
• 10:50 p.m. - Arrest for disorderly
conduct on Brooks Avenue NE.
• 11:14 p.m. - Arrest for crime
damage, accident, DUII and reck-
less driving on 1900 block Zach-
ris Court NE.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 31
• 6:00 a.m. - Theft from vehicle
and crime damage on 800 block
Cade Street NE.
• 9:38 a.m. - Theft on 6300 block
Ulali Drive NE.
• 4:00 p.m. - Burglary on 4900
block River Road N.
• 7:20 p.m. - Non-injury traffic
accident at River Road N and
Chemawa Road N.
THURSDAY, JAN. 1
BUSTED,
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“During a search inside the
home, officers located (Lopez’s)
clothing,” Goodman said. “Of-
ficers also determined that after
(Lopez) had broken into this
residence, he drank the home-
owner’s alcohol, used their hot
tub and then took a shower in
the master bathroom.”
Lopez was charged with
two counts of burglary and one
count of criminal mischief, with
a bail of $82,500.
Jeff Kuhns, deputy chief with
the KPD, said officers have be-
SUNDAY, JAN. 4
• 12:36 a.m. - Arrest for restrain-
ing order violation at Plymouth
Drive NE and Cherry Avenue
NE.
• 12:55 a.m. - Arrest for DUII
at River Road NE and Country
Glen Avenue NE.
• 2:52 a.m. - Arrest for aggravated
assault on 2200 block Chemawa
Road NE.
• 8:36 a.m. - Arrest for war-
rant served on 1200 block Susan
• 12:01 a.m. - Vandalism on 700
block Maine Avenue NE.
• 4:00 a.m. - Arrest for burglary
and crime damage on 600 block
Lakefair Place N.
• 10:05 p.m. - Traffic accident
with injury at River Road N and
Sandy Drive N.
• 11:19 p.m. - Arrest for crime
damage on 4100 block Noon Av-
enue NE.
Brown said at the time. “We
don’t know how long un-
til they open. It’s up to them.
It’s their first one and our first
one.”
Sam Litke, senior planner
for Keizer, noted Robison sub-
mitted his application “just be-
fore Thanksgiving.”
Robison studied horticul-
ture in high school in North
Carolina and later at Cheme-
keta Community College after
moving to Keizer seven years
ago, with intentions to open
a nursery. But plans changed
when he saw his father die
from leukemia.
“He took dozens of pills in
the morning and dozens more
at night,” Robison said. “He
had five rounds of chemo in
90 days. He took an extreme
amount of pills. Most of them
were to counteract the side ef-
fects of other pills. From that, I
saw the severe need for medical
marijuana.”
After that, Robison started
looking at the health benefits
of various types of medical
marijuana. One of his main
goals with his own facility is
to educate others about those
health benefits.
“We try to educate people,
not just sell,” he said. “We in-
form people what each drug
does.To me, this is a pharmacy.”
Robison emphasizes he is
not a doctor and that some-
one cannot just come in to get
medical marijuana.
“They have to have a pre-
scription from a doctor to
come into the back room,” he
said. “They have to have been
approved by OMP (Oregon
Medical Plan). People have to
go to their doctor for approved
ailments.They have to be con-
tinued ailments.We haven’t had
anyone come in that has abused
the system.That’s not the med-
ical marijuana community.”
Robison only sells organi-
cally grown marijuana that has
been tested at a lab in Albany.
The testing shows the makeup
of each plant, information Ro-
bison shows patients to help
them decide which is correct
for their particular needs.
The marijuana Robison
sells is done on a consignment
basis.
“If a grower has excess, they
can bring them to a dispensary
and get reimbursed,” Robison
said. “We don’t make much
profit. This is not as profitable
as some people think.”
Robison and his staff keep
a close eye on trends in their
ever-changing industry. He
has an attorney who tracks law
changes pertaining to mari-
juana.
All employees at Alpha Al-
ternative Solutions had to un-
dergo background checks and
fingerprinting at the Keizer
Police Department. Though
he’s had his battles with the city,
Robison has nothing but praise
for members of the KPD.
“The Keizer Police Depart-
ment has been good to work
with,” he said.“They have been
very fair. Everyone there has
been respectful and fair. We
jumped through all the city’s
hoops and are glad to be here.
We have many patients who are
glad they don’t have to travel as
far now.”
Robison noted his dispen-
sary is open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
every day, including Christmas.
That goes back to his dad’s
struggles.
“My dad had so many med-
icines, sometimes he would
forget to refill and would have
to wait two or three days for
the pharmacy to open again,”
Robison said.“I always want to
be available to our patients.”
come somewhat used to deal-
ing with people with a lack of
clothing lately.
“Sadly, encountering indi-
viduals in various states of dress
is all too common in our pro-
fession, both suspects and vic-
tims alike,” Kuhns said. “In just
the last couple of months there
are at least three incidents that
I’m aware of, including this one,
that involved naked individuals.
One was a naked subject found
in an apartment complex park-
ing lot who was suffering from a
mental problem. The other was
a naked female who fled from
a residence in the Meadows
when there was a disturbance.”
Since Lopez had no clothing,
officers put a yellow disposable
emergency blanket around him
so a picture could be taken.
“We have no idea why the
suspect made his way to this
Statts Lake neighborhood, but
we located his vehicle parked
in a neighboring driveway later
on Sunday morning when a
resident called us to investigate,”
Kuhns said. “So far there is no
known association between the
suspect and victim residences or
information as to why he chose
Keizer.”
A burglar taking a shower
in a home he just burglarized
also isn’t new in Keizer. In July
2013, Francis V. Lucero was ar-
rested when homeowners re-
turned home and found Lucero
taking a shower after breaking
into their residence on Apple-
blossom Avenue. In that case,
Lucero was arrested after a brief
struggle with responding offi-
cers.
Blood drive
at St. Edward
St.
Edward
Catholic
Church will host an Ameri-
can Red Cross blood drive on
Thursday, Jan. 15, from 1 to
6:30 p.m in the parish hall.
To schedule an appoint-
ment call Gaye McDougall at
503-390-1876.
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