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CRIME,
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single spool.
Lieutenant Andrew Copeland of the
Keizer Police Department said the men
would presumably strip the Romex wire
and sell the valuable copper found inside.
With two shopping carts full of wire,
Copeland and Sullivan both estimate the
value of stolen goods to be at least a couple
thousand dollars.
The overt crime is part of a larger issue
of increased shoplifting during COVID,
according to Copeland.
“Once you’ve stolen from Lowe's once
and know they can't stop you, there’s no
real consequence,” Copeland said. “Second
thing is, these people know they can’t go to
jail."
In an eff ort to reduce their population
during COVID, many jails in Oregon aren’t
taking off enders of certain crimes — theft
being one of them.
Copeland said in a case like this, the
men would most likely be fi ned, cited and
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BUSINESS
AND
Services
D I R E C T O R Y
SPOTLIGHT
B
usinesses, especially small, owner-op-
erated ones, are not banks and gener-
ally can not aff ord to carry account balances
for long periods of time. Commerce works
best when customers pay their bills.
Sometimes, after trying to collect debts,
businesses must turn to professionals to
help collect money owed to them.
That’s when they can turn to Cascade
Collections, Inc. Since March 1970, they
have represented businesses in the collec-
tion of past due accounts including resolu-
tion of disputes and payment negotiations.
Cascade Collections, Inc.
1375 13th Street SE • Salem • 503-364-0455
President Lorie Roberts and Vice President
Sharina Martin, together with their profes-
assigned for collection. “This is a notice sent
collection agency, dedicated to the success
on our own letterhead giving the consumer
of their clients through the highest level of
a fi nal 30 days to remedy their debt and deal
professional and ethical collections proce-
directly with our client,” Roberts explains.
dure providing their customers the best rate
“We off er our clients help in establishing a
There is a small cost to our client, however,
of recovery on their past due accounts.
billing and collection procedure time sched-
100 percent of the money collected during
ule to help increase the best rate of return
the initial 30-day period goes directly to the
for them,” says Roberts.
client; there is no commission owed during
sional staff gather information, follow up
on investigations and, when necessary, use
legal means to ensure repayment.
this period.
Cascade
Collections
tation of our industry and add to the health
of our economy. We represent our clients
with integrity and treat our customers with
Cascade Collections off ers a letter writing
service prior to a past due account being
“Our mission is to maintain a positive repu-
is
a
full-service
respect,” Roberts says.