SINCE 1979 • VOLUME 39, NO. 11
SECTION A
DECEMBER 15, 2017
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Cops 2, Criminals 1
Arrests follow quickly in Keizer crime sprees
Man arrested for
Police suspect connection in
Shari’s, Good Times robberies crimes against coffee
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
Two men armed with
handguns robbed Good
Times Grill Monday, Dec.
11, about 2:30 a.m. Four days
earlier, a pair of men strong-
armed a manager at Shari’s
Cafe and Pies before making
off with a cash drawer. Police
now suspect the two inci-
dents are related.
Keizer offi cers were still
investigating both cases at
press time, but Deputy Chief
Jeff Kuhns said one suspect
had been charged in the
Shari's robbery while the
hunt was still on for suspects
in the Good Times robbery.
The victim at Good Times,
a 44-year-old woman who
works at the business located
at 122 Chemawa Road N.E.,
told police she was closing
up when the fi rst suspect en-
tered and demanded money
while pointing a handgun at
her.
She described the fi rst sus-
pect as a male with dark skin,
dark brown eyes, approxi-
mately 5-foot-3 to 5-foot-5
and under 30 years old. The
suspect was wearing a dark-
colored backpack, blue jeans,
a dark colored jacket with
hood and a red baseball
cap. The hood was pulled
over his head and cap.
After the fi rst suspect
Please see ROB, Page A8
Lighting up the night
KEIZERTIMES/Parker Kehret
The Keizer Chamber of
Commerce's Keizer Holi-
day Lights Parade drew a
sizable crowd up and down
River Road north Saturday,
Dec. 9. See pages A2 and A3
for more photos.
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
After Keizer Police Depart-
ment asked the public for help
in locating a transient man
suspected of burglarizing two
Keizer coffee shops, an arrest
was made in Salem on Mon-
day, Dec. 11.
Keizer Police Depart-
ment publicized their search
for John Albert Herriges last
week and it helped lead to his
arrest.
Herriges was wanted in
connection with four inci-
dents in Keizer, three that
took place in October and
one in December. On Oct.
12, investigators believe he
was involved in a criminal
mischief incident at Dutch
Bros. He is also being sought
in connection with a burglary
at Bentley’s Coffee on Oct.
14 and a second burglary at
Dutch Bros. on Oct. 20. Her-
riges is also a suspect in a third
incident at Dutch Bros. on
Thursday, Dec. 7.
At 10:20 a.m. on Dec. 11,
Salem Police Department of-
fi cers responded to a possible
sighting of Herriges walking
into a restroom at Champions
Bar & Grill located at 2930
Silverton Road N.E. The
caller said she had seen media
reports about Herriges being
wanted in connection with
the Keizer crimes.
Police arrived at the restau-
rant and Herriges was identi-
fi ed and taken into custody
without incident. After his
arrest, Herriges was brought
to the Keizer police station
where he was
questioned
about
the
Keizer
bur-
glaries. He was
arrested and
taken to Mar-
County
J. Herriges ion
Cor rectional
Facility where
he was charged with one
count each of burglary, at-
tempted burglary and crimi-
nal mischief. He is being held
on $20,000 bail.
Herriges was arrested in
October on suspicion of in-
volvement with a burglary
and criminal mischief incident
in September at the Bentley’s
Coffee on Mission Street in
Salem. Charges were fi led on
Oct. 16 in Marion County
Circuit on Oct. 16 and Her-
riges was released from the
Marion County Correctional
Facility on Oct. 18.
On Nov. 30, Herriges
was charged with burglary,
criminal mischief and theft
in connection with incidents
at Crooked House Bistro in
west Salem. Herriges allegedly
entered the restaurant and re-
mained inside with intention
of committing a burglary, dur-
ing the course of the incident
the building was damaged and
property valued at less than
$100 was taken.
When Herriges failed to
appear for the arraignment
on charges related to the
Crooked House Bistro, a war-
rant was issued for his arrest.
PAGE A4
Santa
visits KFD
LEFT: Robert and Kimberly
Siville show off their lights
in the staging area.
attend in early 2018.
“The most common
themes we’ve heard so far are
concerns about traffi c and
the ability to
create more jobs
in town,” Bolen
said.
Commis-
sioners
com-
mented on both
topics
during
the course of
the meeting, but
the conversation
was wide-rang-
ing.
Commis-
sioner
Mike
KEIZERTIMES/File photo
DeBlasi said he
one open to the public. Bo- wanted the city to take issues
len said Otak will schedule like traffi c and parking into
two open-session meetings
for members of the public to Please see GROWTH, Page A8
That’s a wrap
Fire displaces
family of 10
Celts sweep
Bulldogs
PAGE A12
Growing pains in commission’s spotlight
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
The Keizer Planning
Commission weighed in
on the future
of city growth
at its meeting
Wednesday, Dec.
6.
Members of
the commission
met early this
month to take
part in a new
study
weigh-
ing the options
for expanding
Keizer’s
city
limits
against
the possible im-
pacts on everything from liv-
ability to infrastructure. Glen
Bolen and Kate Rogers,
planners with Otak, Inc., met
PAGE A12
Please see COFFEE, Page A8
ABOVE: Canby Rodeo
princesses Katie Steinfi eld
and Kiernan Hull (back)
and Rodeo Queen Callie
Walker were all smiles
waiting for the parade to
begin.
KEIZERTIMES/Random Pendragon
Mat men
win 1st
league dual
with commissioners and sev-
eral other groups through-
out the day, but the planning
commission was the only
Submitted
An attic fi re left a Keizer family without a home for the holidays
in the early hours of Dec. 9.
A Keizer family of 10
won't be in its home for the
holidays after an attic fi re
spread through the house
causing more than $100,000
in damage.
Keizer
Fire
District
responded to the 4000 block
of Gobert Ave., NE with a
battalion chief, four engines
a medic unit and chief offi cer
on Saturday, Dec. 9 at 5:19
a.m. to fi nd a well involved
fi re venting from the roof.
The father and seven of
his children, ages 4-20, had
evacuated and found shelter
in a fi fth wheel trailer.
The mom and their
16-year-old daughter were
at Doernbecher Children's
Hospital in the ICU with
diabetic ketoacidosis. The
girl has since been released.
Neither the family, who
was renting the house, nor
the home's owner had
insurance.
A family friend started a
gofundme page. To donate, go
to gofundme.com/support-
jennifer-and-jason-craig.
The cause of the fi re is
under investigation.