SIUSLAW NEWS | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2019 | 3A
Community News
Florence Police warn of
counterfiet $100 bills
Between Sept. 30 and
Oct. 4, the Florence Po-
lice Department received
multiple reports of coun-
terfeit $100 bills being
passed in the community.
Upon further investiga-
tion, the bills in question
appear to be identical
and likely from the same
source, which remains
under investigation.
Despite an ongoing in-
vestigation, in light of the
community impact, Flor-
ence Police want to put
this information out to as-
sist citizens in identifying
these bills.
The bills in question
have the blue band com-
ing off of them and there
is no hologram on the
right side.
The community is en-
couraged to be diligent in
looking out for these bills
and to contact the Flor-
ence Police Department
at 541-997-3515 with any
questions or to report any
suspicious bills.
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Dancing With Sea Lions Gallery
Community members and visi-
tors to Florence are invited to visit
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On Sunday, Florence Po-
lice had been advised by the
Lincoln County Sheriff ’s
office of an attempt to lo-
cate a green Ford Expedi-
tion that had been involved
in an Assault and Theft case
in their area, and it was re-
ported that the driver was
possibly intoxicated. Flor-
ence Police Dispatch re-
ceived a driving complaint
of a vehicle matching the
suspect vehicle driving at a
high rate of speed and mak-
ing bad passes traveling
southbound on Highway
101 at milepost 179.
At approximately 7:30
p.m. Florence Police locat-
ed the vehicle in the park-
ing lot of Fred Meyer. As
an officer approached the
suspect, he immediately
jumped into the vehicle
and refused commands to
exit and started to back out
of the parking spot. The
officer continued to give
commands to stop but the
suspect continued backing
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
out. The suspect looked
visibly intoxicated and the
officer broke out the driv-
er’s side door window in an
attempt to stop the suspect.
The suspect vehicle acceler-
ated backwards, striking a
parked vehicle.
The suspect then accel-
erated forward towards the
officer, who was able to
move to avoid being struck.
The suspect vehicle ex-
ited the Fred Meyer park-
ing lot and went south on
Highway 101, where anoth-
er Florence officer immedi-
ately attempted to stop the
vehicle. The suspect failed
to stop and continued
south on Highway 101 at a
high rate of speed and driv-
ing recklessly.
Officers continued the
pursuit of the suspect as it
turned east on to Highway
126. The suspect vehicle
began to emit smoke/steam
from the engine compart-
ment area and the speeds
slowed to approximately 30
mph while still refusing to
stop for the officers.
The pursuit continued
east on Highway 126 as
parts fell from the vehicle
and heavy smoke/steam
emitted from the engine
compartment area. The
suspect vehicle came to a
stop on Highway 126 at ap-
proximately milepost 5.5.
Officers gave commands to
the suspect and were able to
place him in custody with-
out further incident.
The suspect was identi-
fied as Kevin Paul Hubbard,
46, of Vancouver, Wash.
Hubbard was charged with
Elude, Reckless Endanger-
ing, Reckless Driving and
Driving Under the Influ-
ence of Intoxicants.
Hubbard was lodged in
the Florence City Jail and
later transported to Lane
County Adult Corrections.
The Lincoln County Sher-
iff ’s Office investigation is
continuing and additional
charges are possible.
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