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PAGE A4, KEIZERTIMES, JULY 19, 2019 Man arrested in car arson tied to deadly DUI wreck A 33-year-old Salem man has been arrested in connec- tion with a car fi re linked to a memorial for three teens that died in a car crash on the Sa- lem-Keizer Parkway. On Tuesday, July 10, Joseph Daniel Rife was arrested on a single charge of fi rst-degree arson when he arrived for a meeting at the Marion Coun- ty Parole and Probation Offi ce in Salem. A search warrant was executed on his residence and a dark gray Ram 1500 pickup in connection with the case. On Thursday, June 27, Keizer Police was Rife was being notifi ed around 1:25 held on $40,000 a.m. about a red bail. 2008 Ford Explor- Personnel from er that was on fi re the Keizer Fire Dis- in a driveway in the trict arrived on the 4700 block of 18th scene and extin- Ave. guished the fl ames Damage to the of a car fi re on June victim’s vehicle was 27. Keizer Police D. Rife estimated to be a detectives began in- total loss, exceeding vestigating the case $12,000. Through an investi- as arson because evidence in- gation, detectives were able to dicated the fi re was intention- establish that Rife was pres- ally set. ent at the an earlier incident Detectives believe the fi re is linked to a fatal DUI car crash. likely related to a disturbance call that both Salem and Keiz- er police responded to earlier in the evening on Wednesday, June 26 which the victim of the car fi re and several other people were involved in a ver- bal dispute. The disturbance occurred at the location of a memori- al at the Salem Parkway and Cherry Ave NE. The memori- al was erected by family mem- bers to commemorate a traffi c crash that resulted in the fa- talities of three young women on June 2. The car fi re victim was at the memorial picking up items and in doing so, attract- ed the attention of family members and others associat- ed with the crash victims who then arrived at the memorial. The person told the family he was there to “clean up” and throw the items away, which they strongly objected to. Offi cers diffused the situ- ation on the Salem Parkway, and the parties separated. police scanner MONDAY, JULY 8 11:36 a.m. - Identity theft in the 1000 block of Ivy Way NE. 1:21 p.m. - Arrest on warrant in the 3000 block of Cherry Avenue NE. 3 p.m. - Lost or mislaid prop- erty in the 5000 block of Riv- er Road N. 3:57 p.m. - Arrest on warrant in the 900 block of Chemawa Road NE. 5:02 p.m. - Shoplifting in the 6000 block of Keizer Station Boulevard NE. 6 p.m. - Arrest on warrant in the 5000 block of Joan Drive N. 11:58 p.m. - Arrest for inter- fering with a police offi cer in the 4000 block of River Road N. TUESDAY, JULY 9 12:12 a.m. - Arrest on war- rant in the 100 block of Apple Blossom Avenue N. 2 a.m. - Theft from motor vehicle in the 5000 block of McLeod Lane NE. 12:54 p.m. - Scam by internet or telephone in the 900 block of Oakwood Street NE. 5:17 p.m. - Shoplifting in the 3000 block of River Road N, WEDNESDAY, JULY 10 4:26 a.m. - Arrest for criminal trespassing in the 6000 block of Crampton Drive N. 11:26 a.m. - Lost or mislaid property, arrest on warrant for methamphetamine in the 1000 block of Candlewood Drive NE. 3:41 p.m. - Traffi c accident in the 5000 block of River Road N. 5:04 p.m. - Arrest for shop- lifting, minors in possession of alcoholic liquor in the 4000 block of River Road N. 9 p.m. - Sudden death in the 5000 block of Bailey Court NE. THURSDAY, JULY 11 12:30 a.m. - Arrest on warrant in the 3000 block of River Road N. 4:08 a.m. - Arrest for unlawful possession of methamphet- amine at the intersection of River Road N and Plymouth Drive NE. 6:24 a.m. - Property confi scat- ed in the 700 block of Menlo Drive N. 9:19 a.m. - Arrest on warrant in the 3000 block of River Road N. 11:40 a.m. - Traffi c accident at the intersection of Kinglet Way NE and Chemawa Road NE. 12:30 p.m. - Restraining order violation in the 5000 block of River Road N. 10 p.m. - Warrant served, driving while suspended, and fl eeing or attempting to elude a police offi cer in the 3000 block of Partridge Lane NE. FRIDAY, JULY 12 1:20 a.m. - Warrant served in the 4000 block of River Road N. 1:20 p.m. - Arrest for unlawful possession of methamphet- amine, disorderly conduct and harassment in the 3000 block of Rivercrest Drive N. 5:41 p.m. - Arrest on warrant in the 1000 block of Clear- view Avenue NE. 7 p.m. - Theft from motor vehicle in the 6000 block of Keizer Station Boulevard NE. 8:29 p.m. - Arrest on warrant in the 4000 block of Gary Street NE. 11 p.m. - Criminal mischief in the form of vandalism in the 400 block of Manbrin Drive N. 11:10 p.m. - Interfering with a police offi cer, resisting arrest, aggravated theft and unlawful possession of methamphet- amine in the 5000 block of Keizer Station Boulevard NE. Open wide KEIZERTIMES/Lyndon A. Zaitz Danielle Bethell of the Keizer Chamber of Commerce assists in the ribbon cutting of Kaiser Permanente’s new dental clinic at Keizer Station. With her (from left) John Snyder, DMD, Ken Wright, DMD, MPH, Keith Forrester, VP of marketing and John Chung, DDS. The clinic will see its fi rst patients on Monday, July 22. SATURDAY, JULY 13 2:35 a.m. - Shoplifting in the 4000 block of River Road N. 2:59 a.m. - Theft from motor vehicle at the intersection of Wheatland Road N and River Road N. 3:30 p.m. - Criminal mischief in the form of vandalism in the 1000 block of Jentif Court NE. 4:24 p.m. - Criminal mischief in the form of vandalism in the 6000 block of 14th Ave- nue NE. 5:38 p.m. - Arrest on warrant in the 5000 block of River Road N. 9:33 p.m. - Arrest on warrant in the 900 block of Orchard Street N. SUNDAY, JULY 14 12:07 a.m. - Arrest for driving while suspended in the 5000 block of River Road N. 9:42 p.m. - Arrest on warrant in the 3000 block of Cherry Avenue NE. 10:58 p.m. - Arrest on warrant in the 5000 block of River Road N. 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