COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL FEBRUARY 8, 2017 5A
Cottage Grove Retrospective
CITY BEAT
A look back at Sentinel stories from 30 and 60 years ago
Feb. 10, 1977
Poster Child Chosen
Nine year old Eric Beagley, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Stephen Beagley, has been chose Poster child for
the Central Oregon Chapter of the Muscular Dys-
trophy Association.
As a poster child, Eric will represent MDA on
radio and television shows and take part in several
chapter events, including the annual fund-raising
drive.
Eric was diagnosed as having ARAN-Duchenne
at the age of six. ARAN-Duchenne is one of 35
neuromuscular diseases included in the MDA re-
search and patient care programs.
MDA supports a comprehensive research pro-
gram at 10 clinical and research centers in the Unit-
ed States and England. In addition, MDA sponsors
more than 350 individual research projects in the
U.S. and 17 foreign countries.
And the association maintains several clinics
across the country which provide diagnostic and
medical services to patients and their families with-
out charge. Orthopedic aids, patient transportation
and recreational activities are also provided.
Eric was born in Apple Valley, Calif., and the
Beagley family moved to Creswell three years ago.
He is a fourth grade at Creslane School.
POLICE BLOTTER
Chamber of Commerce Annual Business Meeting
The Cottage Grove Chamber of Commerce will be holding their
Annual Business Meeting on Wednesday, February 15th at noon at
the Village Green. All members of the Chamber are invited to the
Annual Business Meeting. Any City Councilors that desire to at-
tend the Business Meeting should contact the City Manager’s offi ce
before next Friday so we can reserve your lunch.
Equipment Sold at Brasher’s Auction
In late January, Public Works sold an assortment of equipment,
small tools, vehicle parts, building and electrical supplies, and
pumps, at Brasher’s Northwest Auto Auction, that were worn-out
and of no further use to the City. The City netted $2,062.80 from
the sale of this surplus equipment. The City makes use of Brasher’s
Auction on a regular basis because it satisfi es the requirement that
the City provide public notice concerning the availability of surplus
items and, it allows us to sell multiple pieces of equipment at the
same time.
Parking Lot Striping
Cottage Grove Police Department 24-Hour Anonymous Tip Line: 767-0504
was wearing dark clothing and
wielding a knife.
Jan. 30
Burglary, E. Main St. Verizon
A reporting employee arrived
to open the store and told po-
lice that unknown suspect(s)
had forced entry through the
rear door, strew merchandise on
the fl oor in the stock room and
made entry to the store safe. Of-
fi cers contacted the complainant
for additional information.
Fraud, E. Chadwick Ave.
A caller advised that she sent
$2,030 to a scam that told her
she was a winner of a sweep-
stakes.
Feb. 1
Robbery, Dave’s Corner
Mkt.
A man with a camou-
fl age-pattern bandana over his
mouth and a tattoo by his right
eye came into the location and
robbed approximately $300
from the register. The subject
Shoplifting, HWY 99 The
Dollar Tree
A caller advised that a female
came into the store after being
asked to leave. The subject pos-
sibly took an item from a shelf.
The subject had since left the
location.
Criminal Mischief, S. River
Rd.
Police observed new graffi ti
on the bridge south of Harrison.
The graffi ti was facing west on
the concrete barrier. Offi cers
took a report and forwarded the
information to Public Works.
Feb. 2
Animal Abuse, Ash Ave.
A complainant advised that
she just found her dog hanging
in her back yard. The owner got
the dog down but was unsure
if the dog was alive. The com-
plainant was gone for two days
and is unsure when this exactly
happened. In the end, no injury
to the dog was found.
Disorderly Subject, Gate-
way Blvd.
A complainant advised that a
subject yelled and screamed at
her while she was delivering a
pizza. The complainant was ad-
vised on how to fi le a civil stalk
order, but she didn’t request an
offi cer to contact her, just to
document the incident for infor-
mation.
Feb. 3
Domestic
Disturbance,
HWY 99N
Police were advised of an
ongoing domestic disturbance.
The complainant advised that
a couple was arguing and it
sounded physical. Police con-
tacted both parties and coun-
seled them. The man gathered
his personal belongings and left
to his mother’s home.
Criminal Mischief, E. Quin-
cy Ave.
A complainant advised that a
subject smashed a lamp in front
of their residence overnight.
The case was taken for crimi-
nal mischief, and the damaged
to the light pole was estimated
at $250.
MIP—Liquor,
Lincoln
Middle School
The principal at Lincoln Mid-
dle School informed police that
four students showed up intoxi-
cated. They were also in posses-
sion of stolen items for a store.
All four subjects were cited into
peer court for MIPs and were
released back to the school.
6
-day
weather forecast
THURSDAY Feb. 9
FRIDAY Feb. 10
53° | 43°
47° | 37°
Showers
Showers
SATURDAY Feb. 11
SUNDAY Feb. 12
48° | 30°
56° | 36°
Partly cloudy
Partly coudy
MONDAY Feb. 13
TUESDAY Feb. 14
56° | 38°
63° | 41°
Showers
From the City
of Cottage
Grove Friday
Update
Partly cloudy
very uncooperative with units
and could not determine a crime
had been committed.
Property Found, N. Ninth
St.
A complainant told police
that she heard a knock at her
door. When she opened, no one
was there, but someone had
placed some kind of vacuum
cleaner appliance near her out-
door freezer. She has never seen
it before and believes it might
be stolen, so police picked it up
and lodged it at the impound lot
due to its size.
Agency Assist, Davidson St.
Lane County Sheriff’s Offi ce
advised that a vehicle was elud-
ing on HWY 99 south after at-
tempting to pull the vehicle over
for speeding. Police units set up
stingers and made contact with
the vehicle, taking out three
tires. The vehicle stopped and
the driver was arrested.
Suspicious Vehicle, Thorton
St.
A male driver was reported to
just be sitting in the driver seat
at an intersection and refusing
to move. Cars were honking and
the complainant went up to him
and said that he appeared to be
very “vacant.” Upon police ar-
riving to conduct an area check,
the driver was gone.
Feb. 4
Suspicious Subject, Gate-
way Blvd.
A complainant at a business
said that a group of “tweakers”
have gathered in front of the
business and were acting suspi-
ciously. Police came and found
that one of the subjects there
was upset because the ATM
machine ate his card. Police
continued to patrol through the
night.
Domestic Disturbance, Row
River Rd.
A caller advised police that
she was hiding inside Walmart
while her husband is sitting in
their vehicle in the parking lot.
She stated that she feared for
her safety and that her husband
has been threatening her all day.
The complainant was being
Assault, N. Douglas
A caller advised that a subject
had assaulted him and then left
his residence. The subject left
on foot and police were able to
contact both parties, determin-
ing there was mutual combat.
The subjects were very incoher-
ent.
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This week, Public Works contracted with Western Asphalt to re-
stripe the parking lots at City Hall, across the street from City Hall,
Middlefi eld Golf Course, and the parking areas at Coiner Park near
the tennis and basketball courts. Western Asphalt striped the park-
ing stalls, applied the handicapped parking symbols as needed, and
applied restrictive parking verbiage where required. The two City
parking lots, located between Whiteaker and Gibbs Avenues at 7th
and 8th Streets, will be striped after the curb stops are removed to
accommodate a parking direction change from 90 degree to angle
parking.
Homeless Camp Clean-up
Late last week, Public Works contracted with Northwest Hazmat
to clean-up a particularly nasty homeless camp under the Main
Street Bridge. The camp had been there for some time and was
not readily visible from street level. There was the usual trash,
blankets, garbage, food waste, metals, and human waste. The area
was not accessible to equipment so, the entire clean-up had to be
performed by hand. It took Northwest Hazmat 14 hours to clean-
up the site and dispose of all the material. These homeless camps
pose a danger to clean-up crews because of the potential presence of
needles, sharps, and human waste, in addition to, the usual garbage
and litter. The City spends a great deal of staff time and money
for the clean-up and disposal of materials coming from the various
homeless camps that spring-up around the City.
New Cottage Grove Police Offi cer
The Cottage Grove Police Department welcomes their newest of-
fi cer, Thomas Roberts. He will start on February 16, 2017 and begin
the training program. He graduated from the DPSST Basic Police
Academy in August of 2015. This will now make the department
fully staffed. A swearing-in ceremony will be set at a future date.
The Cottage Grove Sentinel reprints the City Beat from
the Friday Update published every Friday by the city of Cot-
tage Grove. It can be found by visiting the city's website
and clicking on the "Your Government" tab. Beginning next
week, The Sentinel will focusing on developing important
stories from the Friday update and publishing them else-
where in the paper. You will fi nd a complete story of the
homeless camp clean-up in this week's edition, for example.
The City Beat will be replaced by news from around the
state of Oregon, including the Oregon legislature, that spe-
cifi cally impact Cottage Grove.
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