SINCE 1979 • VOLUME 39, NO. 1
SECTION A
OCTOBER 6, 2017
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GUARDIAN SHIELD & ARACHNIGHT:
HEROES
League
changes in
the air
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OR MENACE?
Guardian Shield:
‘ You can ’ t be a
vigilante. We work
within the law. ’
DEQ
responds on
tainted dirt
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Photo by KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald, Design by KEIZERTIMES/Andrew Jackson
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
It’s Saturday, Sept. 30, roughly 11 p.m., when
Arachnight suffers one of the many small in-
dignities of being a community superhero: his
kneepad comes loose.
Arachnight and Guardian Shield are out on
patrol together, something that they do when
they can, because there’s strength in numbers.
Patrol might be a bit too formal a term for
what they are doing. In the past hour, they’ve
walked up and down River Road turning on
whims without a specifi c destination or planned
course. They’ve walked in front of buildings,
around buildings, and drifted into neighbor-
hoods. Using tactical fl ashlights, the duo tries
to scope out the areas where someone could
be hidden, hatching nefarious plans, or simply
in distress. Both men are still relatively new to
patrolling in the area and they hope to develop
a grid that they can use when they deploy over
the next couple of weeks.
Open cars hot targets
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
Keizer Police Depart-
ment offi cials are reminding
residents to clear their cars of
valuables and lock them up at
night because thieves are tar-
geting unlocked vehicles with
increased frequency.
There have been at least
167 illegal entries into cars
since January, nearly double
the amount there was during
the same time period last year.
“Especially with the holi-
day shopping season coming
we want people to be more
aware,” said KPD Lt. Andrew
Copeland.
Cara Steele, the KPD crime
analyst, said thefts from ve-
hicles, known as car clouts in
police parlance, have been a
featured part of her briefi ngs
to patrol offi cers since the be-
ginning of the year.
“Ninety to 95 percent are
the result of an unlocked door
or window. It’s not windows
being broken or locks being
jimmied,” Steele said. “We
might see a change [in meth-
od of entry] if everyone starts
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Arachnight attends to his wardrobe malfunc-
tion, then he and Shield continue walking to-
ward River Road North on Cummings Lane.
As they approach the River Road intersection,
a pedestrian, Adam Hayes, is waiting to cross at
the light when he looks up.
“Holy s--t, it’s Guardian Shield,” says Adam,
drawing out the last syllable of ‘holy’ into
“holeeee.”
Shield is easily recognizable to those who
Please see HEROES, Page A9
Doggy
dog
world
Homecoming
week
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KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley
Holly Beaman, Joshua Seitz and Brandon Correa act out a scene from Keizer Homegrown
Theatre's Dog Park, The Musical, opening Oct. 6, 7 and 8 at Chemeketa Community College.
Salem Health pitches in
on Keizer Habitat build
KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald
Joey Van Winckel and Jessica Williams, both Salem Health employees, trim
a board on a Habitat for Humanity build in Keizer.
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By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
Employees of Salem Health turned out in
droves to assist with a new Habitat for Humanity
build on Alexis Lane North in Keizer.
About three dozen employees representing 25
different departments at Salem Health had signed
up to lend a hand Saturday, Sept. 30.
“We have a goal that 50 percent of our depart-
ments will be out volunteering in the community
this year, and we’ve been trying to partner with
the organizations that we have connections with,”
said Bryce Petersen, outreach coordinator at Salem
WMS wins at
home
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Please see HABITAT, Page A8
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