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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.
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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.
Sam Goesch CLU, Agent
Sam Goesch Ins Agcy Inc
3975 River Road North
Keizer, OR 97303
Web: SamGoesch.com Bus: 503-393-6252
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