14A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • July 22, 2015
Polk County News
POLICE REPORT
Information for the police re-
port comes from law enforce-
ment agencies. Not all calls for
service are included. The status
of incidents reported may
change after further investiga-
tion. Individuals arrested or sus-
pected of crimes are considered
innocent until proven guilty.
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DALLAS
Arrests/Citations
• Levi P. Emminger, 29, of
Dallas in the 1400 block of
Main Street on July 7 on a
charge of second-degree
criminal trespass.
• Tanner R. Disney, 31, of
Dallas in the 200 block of
Southwest Oak Street on July
8 on a probation violation.
• Jaylon M. Smothers, 20, of
Dallas in the 400 block of
Southeast Needham Street on
July 13 on a charge of unlaw-
ful possession of cocaine.
• Jeremiah H. Lometo, 28,
of Dallas in the 600 block of
West Ellendale Avenue on
July 14 on charges of physical
harassment, interfering with
making a police report and a
statewide failure to appear
warrant.
• Sierra S. Savannah, 19, of
Salem in the 100 block of
Southeast Court Street on
July 15 on a failure to appear
warrant out of Marion County.
• Victor T. Reppeto, 48, of
Dallas in the 600 block of
Main Street on Thursday on
probation violation.
• Paul E. Bunyard, 61, of
Dallas at the intersection of
Southeast Hankel Street and
LaCreole Drive on Friday on a
charge of third-degree theft.
• Danny S. Hicks, 49, of Falls
City on Southeast Walnut Av-
enue on Sunday on a charge
of failure to carry or present
an operators license.
In Memory of Sgt. Randy Whittaker
INDEPENDENCE
Arrests/Citations
• Adrian James Ulery, 37, of
Independence in the 200
block of Deann Drive on July 9
for open container.
• Ezequirl Orlando Arredon-
do, 19, of Independence in the
1400 block of Falcon Loop for
second-degree criminal mis-
chief.
• Ashley Marie Owens, 19, of
Independence in the 800
block of Wild Rose Court for
second-degree theft.
• Eric Steven Spier, 30, of In-
dependence was arrested on
July 14 for crimes committed
throughout Independence.
Charges include: four counts
of first-degree theft, six counts
of second-degree theft, six
counts of unauthorized entry
of a motor vehicle, one count
of second-degree criminal
mischief, two counts of sec-
ond-degree burglary, one
count each of first-degree bur-
glary, possession of metham-
phetamine and possession of
heroin.
MONMOUTH
Arrests/Citations
• Abdulqdoos Albokhamsin,
23, of Monmouth in the 500
block of Catron Street North
on July 11 for failure to return
a suspended, revoked or can-
celed license.
• Mackenzie Dawn Gallo, 21,
of Independence in the 600
block of Main Street East on
July 12 for failure to perform
duties of a driver when prop-
erty is damaged.
• Sandra Louise Newland,
68, of Monmouth in the 100
block of Main Street West on
July 13 for dogs at large.
• Cole Jennings Robertson,
19, of Monmouth at Volunteer
Hall, 144 Warren St. S., on July
15 for probation violation.
JOLENE GUZMAN/Itemizer-Observer
Polk County Jail and sheriff’s department staff hosted a barbecue in honor of Sgt. Randy Whittaker at the jail
parking lot on Friday afternoon. People lined up for hot dogs, hamburgers and all the sides at the event, which
benefitted the Correctional Peace Officer Foundation. The barbecue also was a pet food and supplies collection.
Deputy: Dallas officer pulls Latty
from burning car after accident
Continued from 1A
“When Latty’s car started
to catch fire, in my mind
there was no way in hell he
was staying in his car,”
Hamilton said. “I was going
to do whatever I had to do to
get him out of there. Broken
legs, bones, back, whatever.
He’s coming out.”
The driver of the pickup
was taken to West Valley Hos-
pital in Dallas and was treat-
ed and released for minor in-
juries. The passenger of the
pickup was uninjured.
Oregon State Police troop-
ers had not completed the
investigation into the cause
of the crash by press time.
No citations had been is-
sued, Wolfe said, because
the investigation was ongo-
ing.
Air bags were deployed in
the patrol vehicle, and Latty
was wearing a safety re-
straint. The deputy’s speed is
unknown at this point, Wolfe
said.
“Obviously, he was re-
sponding to an emergency,”
Wolfe said.
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DALLAS — The Dallas Po-
lice Department and Polk
County Behavioral Health
are working together to help
people suffering from men-
tal illness who commit
minor crimes avoid jail or
court.
A six-month pilot of a di-
version program will begin
this month and will allow
officers to refer people to
treatment rather than arrest
them or issue a criminal ci-
tation.
To be eligible, the crimes
must be misdemeanor level
and not violent. Suspects
must be adults who consent
to participation and not be
on parole or probation. Also,
victims must agree to the di-
version.
If the suspect cooperates
with treatment for 60 days,
the charges will be dropped.
If not, they will be prosecut-
ed. Officers may also refer
people who have not com-
mitted a crime, but they be-
lieve need intervention.
Called a “social referral” that
process is meant to help es-
tablish contact with a men-
tal health professional.
“This program is fairly
unique because it will keep
some low-level offenders
who need mental health
treatment from even enter-
ing the formal criminal jus-
tice system,” said Dallas Lt.
Jerry Mott. “The formal
criminal justice system is a
good one, but is not neces-
sarily geared toward taking
care of people who would
not do minor criminal acts
but for their illness.”
Theater: WOU company
performs ‘As You Like It’
Continued from 16A
“The hard part about Shakespeare is you
have to do so much on your own, in your
room. Other plays, you learn the words and
show up to rehearsal to figure things out,”
Bergh said.
Davis said she often looks up words in her
lines to see how they relate to the 1920s
dustbowl, where the play is set.
“It will be interesting to see if I’m under-
stood, if the audience understands what I’m
saying,” she said.
The nice thing about Shakespeare is the
freedom actors have to make their own deci-
sions about characters, Starr said.
“Shakespeare is open-ended,” she said.
“Actors have a lot of room to make your
open decisions, and that’s really cool.”
Likewise, interpretation of the play can
vary widely, and still be right.
“You always leave a well-done Shake-
speare play with understanding,” Bergh said.