COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL NOVEMBER 15, 2017
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Cottage Grove Retrospective
A look back at Sentinel stories from 30 and 60 years ago
DRIVERS SEEM TO BE COMPLYING WITH SPEED LIMIT: 1987
Drivers on Oregon’s interstate high-
ways seem to be obeying the new 65 mile
per hour speed limit. But state offi cials are
worried that drivers failing to comply the
national 55 mph speed limit on other roads
could jeopardize a portion of the state’s fed-
eral highway funds.
“I think we’ve seen good compliance
with the 65 mph speed limit,” said Lt. Carl
Salter, commander of the Cottage Grove
Oregon State Police offi ce. “People seem to
be more aware of how fast they are travel-
ing.”
Salter said the new speed limit is easier
to enforce. Citations are down from a year
a go, he added.
“With the 55 mph limit, there was a built-
in fudge factor,” Salter said. “Anyone going
eight to 10 miles over the speed limit was
cited.”
The enforcement policy for the 65 mph is
simple – anyone going over 65 will be cited
regardless if they are going 66 or 90.
We’re fi nding that most drivers are going
62-65 mph,” noted Salter. “We still have a
POLICE BLOTTER
few drivers that travel around 75 mph.”
While citations are down, Salter said the
number of accidents increased over the
same period las year. But he adds the faster
speed limit could not be blamed for those
accidents.
“There are other factors in those acci-
dents,” said Salter. “The weather and road
condition are playing a large part in the ac-
cidents.
“If a driver was going 90 and had an acci-
dent, he would be doing 90 regardless of the
speed limit,” Salter added. “It’s just a higher
percentage over the speed limit of 55.”
The local OSP offi ce had two saturation
patrols on Interstate 5 soon after the new
speed limit went into effect. A third patrol,
which is paid for with federal and traffi c
safety funds, was cancelled.
“Citations were down roughly 50 percent
from other saturation patrols,” stated Salter.
Compliance of the 55 mph speed limit on
non-interstate roads hasn’t been a problem,
according to Salter. But drivers statewide
are driving faster than the national 55 mph
speed limit.
Since the 55 mph limit was established,
monitored speeds in Oregon have been on
the rise, according to Bud George, state traf-
fi c engineer for the Oregon Highway Divi-
sion.
If more than half of Oregon’s drivers vi-
olate the national speed law, federal sanc-
tions could be imposed, said George. Those
sanctions include the loss of10 percent of
Oregon’s federal highway funds.
While speeds are up, traffi c deaths were
down in October, according to the Motor
Vehicles Division.
There were 55 traffi c deaths on Oregon’s
roads and highways during October. The to-
tal is down from 62 people killed in traffi c
accidents in October of 1986.
Fatalities include 30 drivers, 14 passen-
gers, four motorcyclists and seven pedestri-
ans.
A man on Harrison Ave. reported an assault after his broth-
er dumped a pot of hot water and spaghetti over his head.
A chain grocery store on Main St. reported that a bag of
white powdery substance was found on the ground inside
their business.
Criminal mischief was reported on S. 4th St. after her ve-
hicle was damaged twice in the past week. The vehicle had
words painted on it and was keyed.
A theft was reported after a woman took a man’s winning
ticket from a video poker machine on Whiteaker Ave.
November 8
The police did a welfare check after an 11-year-old called
the police after his parents had not yet returned home.
November 9
$61 dollars was stolen from a woman’s car while she was
inside a chain superstore on Row River Rd.
An older man was reported stealing a “large amount” of
beer from a grocery store on Main St.
A male subject was seen running out the door with a case
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Automotive Specialties
• Oregon State Uni-
versity is battling a
meningococcal out-
break. Vaccines for Strain B are being administered for
the disease that primarily affects young adults and is of-
ten found on college campuses due to shared living con-
ditions. Meningococcal meningitis is a bacterial disease
that causes the spinal cord and brain to become infl amed
and could become serious if left untreated.
From around the state
•
A 16-year-old Oregon boy is expected to recover after be-
ing unintentionally shot by his father on Nov. 9.
•
A woman’s body was found in the aftermath of a home-
less camp fi re in Oregon City. Authorities received a call
about a fi re near the Albernethy Bridge. After extinguish-
ing the fi re, the woman’s body was found.
•
Sharks have been spotted off Cape Kiwanda. Tillamook
County authorities are warning residents that several large
sharks have been seen off the coast and that swimmers,
surfers and visitors should “use caution in and around the
coastal waters.”
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weather forecast
THURSDAY Nov. 16
FRIDAY Nov. 17
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48° | 36°
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Showers
SATURDAY Nov. 18
SUNDAY Nov. 19
50° | 42°
50° | 43°
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MONDAY Nov. 20
TUESDAY Nov. 21
52° | 43°
57° | 47°
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From around the nation
of beer at a grocery store on Main St. The man also stole a
customer’s wal let.
•
F o u r
women have ac-
cused GOP Senate nominee and former Alabama judge
Roy Moore of sexual misconduct. The women say Moore
pursued them when they were teenagers and he was in
his 30s.
A child called 911 and was “being silly.” The dispatcher
then had a conversation about calling for emergency situa-
tions.
•
Five women have come forward in a new report from the
New York Times claiming popular comedian Louis C.K.
sexually assaulted them. The reports follow 2015 reports
of the same alleged behavior from the comic.
•
The Texas church where 26 people were murdered after
being gunned down during Sunday service, will be de-
molished, according to the church’s pastor.
•
President Donald Trump continued his Asian tour with
a visit to China on Wednesday. During a speech there,
Trump said he believed the U.S. and China could work
together but sounded off on trade, saying the countries’
relationship was “very one-sided and unfair.”
November 11
•
An individual called for a welfare check after a couple was
walking down Main St. and were seen trying to pick each
other up and were repeatedly falling down. They were then
given a ride back to their home.
Reports released last week note that mass shooter Devin
Kelley--who killed 26 people in a Texas church--was able
to legally obtain fi rearms after the military--for which he
served--failed to report his domestic abuse conviction to
a federal database used in background checks.
•
Tensions continued to escalate last week between Saudi
Arabia and Lebanon when Saudia Rabia told its citizens
to leave Lebanon immediately. Lebanese Prime Minister
Saad Hariri announced his resignation from Saudi Arabia
and has yet to return to Lebanon. He cited Hezzbollah for
his departure and Saudi Arabia has claimed Hezzbollah's
involvement in Lebanon's government is an "act of war."
A woman at a restaurant that specializes in poultry products
was asking for someone to watch her infant as she was going
into the bathroom while carrying a knife.
Several items were shoplifted from a grocery store on Main
St. The individual was charged with third degree theft.
November 10
A suspicious condition was seen after a man on a bike on
Main St. immediately ducked and tried to leave when he saw
a police car driving down the street.
November 12
A theft from a vehicle was reported on Pennoyer Ave. when
an individual entered her vehicle during the night and took
miscellaneous items.
On Monroe Ave. an individual reported that an unknown
suspect took her vehicle from the driveway during the night.
A suicidal subject was reported after a man was receiving
texts from their ex-girlfriend saying that he needed to come
get their kids because she was going to hurt herself.
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