SINCE 1979 • VOLUME 38, NO. 44
SECTION A
AUGUST 4, 2017
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KPD offi cers clear out another squatter home
KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Hownld
Squntters in n Rivercrest Drive home hnd nlrendy crented n fourth bedroom inside the gnrnge. A wom-
nn suspected of subletting rooms in the house nnd running nn unlicensed dnycnre is being sought.
house,” said Sgt. Bob Trump,
By ERIC A. HOWALD
of the Keizer Police Depart-
Of the Keizertimes
The living room of the ment. “She” is Michelle C.
home at 4363 Rivercrest Reid, aka Michelle Ristau, a
Drive North is no different woman who allegedly moved
into the residence late last
than what one might expect.
There is a bookshelf with year while it moved through
books, a collection of dolls the foreclosure process. Reid
was not pres-
sits atop it,
ent during the
an entertain-
search, but po-
ment unit with “ It looks nlmost
lice are plan-
a
fl at-screen
legit, but she
ning to pursue
television and
charges related
an assortment wns trying to
to fraud and
of DVDs, some
unfolded laun- stenl the house.” theft.
“We were
dry covers one
— Sgt. Bob Trump,
able
to con-
of three chairs.
Keizer Police Depnrtment
tact the former
There are fam-
owner and –
ily photos on
the walls and an aquarium between talking to him and
with a half-dozen or so fi sh. looking at some other fac-
Cats dart through the room at tors – we were able to get a
will, but no one has any idea search warrant to come in and
how many “belong” at the look for evidence related to
identity theft and trespassing,”
house.
“It looks almost legit, but Trump said.
she was trying to steal the
Plense see SQUAT, Pnge A8
Boxing with a
mission
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Back from
the
trenches
Locnl legislntors return home
with tnles of woe, triumph
KEIZERTIMES/File nrt
KPD-bnsed pnrole offi cer is n
boon for depnrtment, clients
KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Hownld
Stnte Rep. Bill Post nnd Oregon Stnte Sen. Kim Thntcher re-
cently wrnpped up the 2017 Oregon Legislnture session.
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
Sen. Kim Thatcher and
Rep. Bill Post planned to host
a joint town hall on Thursday,
July 27. It ended up being an
intimate affair with just two
members of the community
and one newspaper reporter
in attendance.
In lieu of the town hall,
Keizertimes sat down with the
state legislators to talk about
the 2017 Oregon Legislature
session. While Thatcher and
Post – both part of the Re-
publican minorities – notched
a few wins, the pair agreed
that the process was bogged
down from the get-go.
“On the House side, the
Democrats would climb a
massive hill, march their peo-
ple up that hill – knowing full
well that a bill would die in
the Senate or get amended or
gut-and-stuffed completely –
and it happened at least four
times,” Post said.
As an example, he offered
up House Bill 2005, a bill ad-
dressing pay equity. Post said
Republicans in the House
opposed the bill because it
left out veterans and imposed
“massive” punitive damages.
Republicans, Post said, sub-
mitted a minority report ad-
dressing those concerns that
was voted down.
After passing the House
on a party-line vote, the Sen-
ate took up the issue and in-
cluded the changes requested
in the House Republican’s
minority report.
“Why march up that hill to
Plense see TRENCHES, Pnge A7
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
Max Marshall had been in
and out of prison four times
when fi nally he connected
with Eric Bandonis.
“We formed a relation-
ship because I accepted his
accountability. He let me
earn things like leaving the
area to go fi ght wildfi res,”
Max said. “He’s given me
references for other things
and he’s been my best advo-
cate. I’ve been off parole for a
couple of years and he’s still a
resource for me.”
Bandonis is the Keizer
Police Department’s resident
Marion County Sheriff Of-
fi ce (MCSO) parole and pro-
bation offi cer. Unlike most
parole and probation offi cers,
who work out of central of-
fi ces in Salem and elsewhere,
Bandonis has a dedicated
space in the Keizer police
station where he meets with
clients and attempts to keep
them on the straight-and-
narrow path.
Ten years
ago,
the
Keizer po-
lice station
was
de-
signed spe-
cifi cally to
Eric Bnndonis
incorporate
a parole and probation offi -
cer and Bandonis’ resulting
relationship with Keizer po-
lice and his clients pays big
dividends, according to all
involved.
“KPD is a phenomenal
partner. They were so for-
ward-thinking to say they
wanted community correc-
tions to be part of what hap-
pens there, and we couldn’t
be more humble to be part of
that family,” said Parole and
Probation Division Com-
mander Jeff Wood.
Bandonis said his role in
the community is part police
offi cer and part counselor.
“We want to focus on
cognitive issues and provide
clients with tools so they
don’t reoffend,” Bandonis
said.
Bandonis supplies assis-
tance in areas as simple as
crafting a resume or as com-
plex as confl ict resolution
and just about everything
in between. He also checks
in with clients regularly to
make sure they are attending
court-mandated
appoint-
ments and paying restitutions
and other fees.
“Parole offi cers ensure
that they take care of those
things and, if they don’t, we
make sure there are conse-
quences,” Bandonis said.
Parole and probation of-
fi cers have specialized casel-
oads. For Bandonis, it means
working with about 45
Keizer-based parolees who
have run afoul of the law in
mostly drug-related crimes,
but the list includes those
convicted of assault, rob-
bery and theft. Much of it
Plense see OFFICER, Pnge A6
National
Night Out
PAGE A3
Steamed
Up
PAGE A4
McNary track, turf fi eld temporarily closed to public
By DEREK WILEY
Of the Keizertimes
After a string of vandalism
that concluded with the cut-
ting of lacrosse nets in April,
McNary principal Erik Jes-
persen had to make a diffi cult
decision and lock the gate to
the track and turf fi eld until
security could be increased.
“It wasn't a knee jerk reac-
tion, certainly,” Jespersen said.
“We actually sustained several
hits before fi nally I felt like I
had to boost up our security.
It was with a very heavy heart
that we had to close the facil-
ity for a while because it's re-
ally not what I want to do but
I really don't want our stuff to
get destroyed either.”
The concession stand has
received the
brunt of the
damage, with
doors
and
sliding glass
windows
having
to
be replaced
E. Jespersen
multiple
times. A golf cart and Gator
utility vehicle were also sto-
len. The Gator was later found
at Keizer Rapids Park by the
river with a broken axle.
“McNary is Keizer's school
and we want to make sure
that our doors are open to the
community,” Jespersen said.
“We're also asking that the
community help us keep it
safe and accessible. We all need
Northwood
claims city
swim title
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Plense see TRACK, Pnge A7
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