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6A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • June 3, 2015 Search: 300 items found on Maple St. Continued from Page 1A A Salem Police Depart- ment K-9 unit was requested and assisted in locating Spier, who was hiding in a crawl space under the house. He was taken to the hospital for treatment of a dog bite wound and booked at Polk County Jail. “It did result in a bite, un- fortunately, but it also result- ed in (Spier’s) apprehension without anybody being seri- ously injured,” Banuelos said. Officers searched the resi- dence for almost 12 hours and seized more than 300 items, much of it stolen property from Independ- ence, Monmouth, Dallas and rural areas. Items included several firearms and other weapons, drugs, stolen vehi- cles (dirt bikes), electronics, tools, fur coats and a para- chute. “Some of our most recent victims were (Indepen- dence) Airpark residents,” Banuelos said. “I have never seen a parachute in a search warrant before. I don’t think anybody who was on scene had ever seen a parachute.” Along with the chute, offi- cers found other items most likely to be found in an air- port including headphones and mouth pieces, he said. On scene, there was evi- dence of methampheta- mine, heroin, marijuana and prescription pills, Banuelos said. The search was temporar- ily halted because home- made destructive devices were found in the home. Salem Police Department Bomb Squad rendered the devices safe. More than 20 local burgla- ry and theft investigations will likely be solved, Banue- los said. The case was broken open by one of Independence’s newest officers, Daniel Un- verferth, Banuelos noted. Spier was charged with multiple counts of first-de- gree burglary, second-degree burglary, first-degree theft, second-degree theft, and felon in possession of a firearm. Additional charges are pending. Bensing was charged with possession of methamphet- amine. People who believe that officers may have recovered some of their stolen proper- ty, contact Banuelos via email at Banuelos.juventi- no@ci.independence.or.us. Polk County News POLICE REPORT Information for the police report comes from law enforcement agencies. Not all calls for service are included. The status of incidents reported may change after fur- ther investigation. Individuals arrested or suspected of crimes are considered inno- cent until proven guilty. — DALLAS Arrests/Citations • None available. INDEPENDENCE Arrests/Citations • Lauren K. Lynch, 30, of Independence on May 25 in the 1400 block of Mon- mouth Avenue on a warrant. MONMOUTH Arrests/Citations • Jaime Andrade Garcia, 49, of Albany on May 7 in the 100 block of Edwards Road South for a misdemeanor driving under the influence of intoxicants. • Mitchell Weite, 19, of Monmouth on May 13 at the corner of Cupids Knoll and Butler Road for unlawful possession of less than one ounce of marijuana. • Abdulkarim Alqahtani, 22, of Mon- mouth on May 16 in the 400 block of Catron Street North for menacing — use or display of weapons — and second-de- gree disorderly conduct. • Sean Stasiak, 25, of Monmouth on May 16 in the 600 block of Madrona Street East for unnecessary noise. • Andrew James Anaya, 23, of Salem on May 16 in the 600 block of Clay Street East for parole violation. • Joshua David Baggett, 20, of Mon- mouth on May 17 in the 400 block Ecols Street South for unnecessary noise. • Casey Gates, 19, of Monmouth on May 17 in the 400 block of Ecols Street South for unnecessary noise. • Donna Marie Vevers, 49, of Mon- mouth on May 21 at Volunteer Hall, 144 Warren St. S., on a bench warrant for fail- ure to appear. • Joseph Alan Waters, 38, of Monmouth on May 23 at the corner of Stadium Drive North and Monmouth Avenue North on a probation violation warrant. • Angelo Xavier Helser, 24, of Mon- mouth on May 24 in the 400 block of Main Street East for third-degree theft. He was later arrested in the 300 block of Powell Street East for telephonic harassment. • Aystin Moore, 22, of Monmouth on May 25 in the 100 block of Stadium Drive North for misdemeanor driving under the influence of intoxicants. CRIME BRIEFS Man sentenced to 25 years DALLAS — Jeremiah Daniel Foreman, 22, was sentenced May 27 to serve 25 years in prison for sex abuse and sodomy of a 6- year-old child in Dallas. After a one-day trial last week. Polk County Circuit Court Judge Monte Campbell found Foreman guilty of all charges filed by Polk County District Attorney’s Of- fice. Under Oregon’s Jessica Law, Foreman is not eligible for any sentence reduction. Foreman was arrested in 2014 by Dallas Police Department detectives after the victim reported inappropriate contact by her mother’s ex-boyfriend. “I am pleased we were able to hold this defendant account- able for his actions and get a measure of justice for this young victim,” said Jayme Kimberly, Polk County chief deputy district at- torney. Dallas man arrested for sex crimes PERRYDALE — Polk County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Robert C. Barlow, 58, of Dallas, in Perrydale on May 26 on multiple charges related to sex crimes against a minor. The arrest followed a two-month investigation. The victim was a 15-year-old juvenile from out of state. Barlow was charged with four counts of first-degree rape, four counts of third-degree rape, third-degree sodomy, first-degree sodomy, first-degree sexual penetration, two counts of third-de- gree sex abuse, second-degree sex abuse and two counts of first-degree sex abuse. He is being lodged in the Polk County Jail on $655,000 bail as of Tuesday morning. Dallas PD warns to take care with purses DALLAS — Dallas Police Department responded on May 28 to a report of the theft of a purse from Rite-Aid in Dallas. The victim said a male grabbed her purse from next to her while she was in the garden center. The man ran west through the adjacent field. Police later learned the purse was designed to carry a con- cealed pistol, and it did have a pistol inside of it. Dallas police are asking parents to talk to their children and tell them not to touch any purses or guns they find. For more information or to make a report: Dallas Police De- partment, 503-831-3539. OBITUARIES Richard ‘Dick’ Pankratz Oct. 23, 1935 – May 25, 2015 Dick Pankratz, 79, of Dal- las died May 25 in Salem. He was born in Clyde, N.D., to Harry and Elsie Pankratz. The family moved to Dallas in 1936. Dick graduated from Dal- las High School in 1953, and entered the Army, where he served for three years. He re- turned to Dallas and worked with his father, who owned Harry’s Auto Service. When his father retired, Dick built a new four-bay shop called Pankratz Auto Service. Dick served his community as a mechanic for 50 years, and retired in 2007. Dick married Valdean Aebi on March 23, 1958. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a cruise, which they enjoyed. Dick was a member of Salt Creek Baptist Church, which was important to him. Salem 412 Lancaster Drive NE Salem, OR 97301 (503) 581-6265 He enjoyed flying and had his own plane in Dallas for many years. He also liked cooking and smoking meats. He was p re c e d e d in death by his infant daughter, Dana Ann, in 1963. S u r - vivors in- clude his wife, Val; daughter, Shelley (Larr y) Morey ; sisters, Marlys (Chuck) McKinley, Lois (Dick) Reimer, Ardith (Jamie) Sandoz, Kathy (Don) Bergen; brother, Bob (Freda) Pankratz; and extended family. Low Cost Cremation & Burial Funerals & Memorials Simple Direct Cremation $495 Simple Direct Burial $550 Traditional Funeral $1,975 Discount priced Caskets, Urns and other Memorial items. Privately owned cremation facility. Locally owned and operated by Oregon families. www.ANewTradition.com Introducing BrainHearing ™ technology. Give your brain exactly what it needs to hear. Call now for your Free Trial. Joyful Sound Hearing 312 Main Street 503-623-0290 I N D A L L A S Memorial service was Monday at Salt Creek Baptist Church. Private family inter- ment was at Salt Creek Cemetery. Contributions are sug- gested to the church build- ing fund in care of Bollman Funeral Home in Dallas, which handled arrange- ments. To send an online condo- lence: www.dallastribute .com. Jerry Leroy Curtiss March 22, 1947 – April 1, 2015 Celebration of life memo- rial for Jerry Leroy Curtiss, 68, of Alaska, formerly of Dallas, is Saturday from 2 to 6 p. m . a t t h e S e i b e r t Fredrickson Memorial Shel- ter at the Dallas City Park. It is accessed via Southwest Academy Street. For information, contact Jeromy Curtiss at jmcur- tiss@hotmail.com or Michele Curtiss at shele- cur@msn.com. Contributions are sug- gested to www.gofundme. com/RCQ5RG. day at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 1505 Monmouth St., Independence. Farnstrom Mortuary in Independence handled arrangements. To send an online condolence: www. FarnstromMortuary.com. June L. Boone Rebecca Foster June 18, 1930 – May 23, 2015 Nov. 1, 1957 – May 28, 2015 June L. Boone, 84, of Inde- pendence, formerly of Dal- las, died May 23. She was born to Neil and Charlotte Sloan in Scanlon, Minn. They came to Oregon in 1936. June grew up in Burns, and also lived in Vanport, Newport and Oakridge. She married Stanley H. Boone in 1950 in Toldeo, where they lived for a short time on the family farm. Most of their married years were spent in Inde- pendence, and then they settled in Dallas. Stanley died in 1973. June enjoyed canning, reading and cooking. She also enjoyed spend- ing time with her grandchil- dren, especially at Christ- mas time when everyone came home. Survivors include her chil- dren, Charlotte Yost of Falls City, David Boone and Lois Boone, both of Dallas, and Arthur Boone of Salem; sis- ters, Jane of Burns, Kathleen of Grants Pass and Betty of Myrtle Creek; 12 grandchil- dren; 39 great-grandchil- dren; six great-great-grand- children; and a large extend- ed family. There will be a picnic/ potluck gathering on June 12 at 2 p.m. at Dallas City Park, access via Southwest Academy Street. Rebecca Foster, 57, of In- dependence died Thursday. Arrangements are pend- ing with Farnstrom Mortu- ary in Independence, 503- 838-1414. Catherine Vaughn Obituary Information June 17, 1947 – May 21, 2015 ~ Polk County’s ONLY Family Owned Funeral Homes ~ Catherine Vaughn, 67, of Independence died May 21 in Salem. She was born in Dallas. Cather- ine loved to write poet- r y, a n d lived for her family. She was mom and took care of everyone. She never judged anyone, and loved everyone. Her dream was to have her family together. Survivors include her daughters, Bobbie Lilly of Dallas, Shawna Vaughn of Kentucky, Mandy Vaughn and Amy Vaughn, both of In- dependence, Kimberly Lilly, Charla Vaughn and Kimber- lin Vaughn, all of Salem; son, James Lilly of Salem; 23 grandchildren; and 10 great- grandchildren. Memorial service is Satur- Jerry L. Blackwell July 17, 1941 – May 17, 2015 Jerry L. Blackwell, 73, of Reno, Nev., formerly of Dal- las, died May 17 in Reno. He had lived in Falls City, Valsetz and Dallas. Jerry at- tended school in Valsetz and served in the military from 1960 to 1964. Jerry had owned busi- nesses in Dallas and Inde- pendence and had worked as a mechanic for Carl May at the Texaco Station in Dal- las. He moved to Reno in 1978. James Lyons July 15, 1928 – May 31, 2015 James Lyons, 86, of Dallas died Sunday. Memorial service is Satur- day at 1 p.m. at the Dallas Retirement Village Chapel. Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center handled arrange- ments. To send an online condolence: www.dallastrib- ute.com. Obituary information must be submitted by 4 p.m. on the Monday before publication to be included in the newspaper. Most funeral homes handle obituary information and pro- vide it to the newspaper. How- ever, information can also be submitted directly from family members. Color and black-and-white photos can be submitted, but photos will only be published in black and white. The Itemiz- er-Observer uses a flag logo in the obituaries of people who served in the armed forces. Obituaries — like all infor- mation submitted to the news department — are subject to editing for style, content and length. Information can be brought or mailed to the Itemizer-Ob- server, 147 SE Court St., Dallas, OR 97338, or emailed to nadams@polkio.com. For more information: Nancy Adams, 503-623-2373.