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2A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • September 2, 2015 Fake cops to appear in court By Jolene Guzman The Itemizer-Observer POLK COUNTY – Two men who were arrested for posing as police officers after allegedly pulling over a woman on Highway 22 will appear in Polk County Cir- cuit Court Thursday for a preliminary hearing. Kurt F. Von Allmen, 55, and his son, Seth Von All- men, 18, are both facing one charge of imperson- ation of a peace offi- cer follow- ing the Aug. 21 incident. K. Von Allmen The victim, Diana Ledbetter, reported the incident to police at about 6:45 a.m., saying two men in wearing black uni- forms and driving a black Ford Crown Vic- toria used the vehicle’s l i g h t s t o S. Von Allmen pull her over, according to court docu- ments. She told police she was driving east on highway near Harmony Road when she ap- proached a car she believed to be a police car. She passed the car, which was driving below the speed limit. Led- better said her windshield was dirty, so she used her windshield cleaning fluid. The Crown Victoria began to flash its lights, so she pulled over. One of the men approached to tell her that she was getting their car wet. Ledbetter repeatedly asked the man, Seth Von Allmen, if he was a police officer. He eventually admitted he was not. Ledbetter left the scene. An Oregon State Police trooper found the car later that morning and pulled it over. During an interview, the suspects claimed Led- better was speeding, tailgat- ing them, and began spray- ing their car when she passed them. Kurt Von All- men told police he flashed his high beams because he was “irritated” and she pulled over on her own. According on a probable cause affidavit, investigators found the car was equipped with two spotlights, two rows of rear amber lights, and four antennas on the top. Inside the car was a center console with a siren and overhead light panel control switches, a mount for a laptop com- puter. None of those compo- nents appeared to working, though. Police also found a police baton, citation books and other police equipment. Seth Von Allmen was re- leased from the Polk County Jail on Monday, while Kurt Von Allmen was approved for a conditional release from jail on Friday. Valley Life Center 1795 SE Miller Ave, Dallas hosts living proof live A SIMULCAST with Beth Moore Saturday, Sept. 12th Doors Open 8:30 a.m. Simulcast 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Polk County News Working on the railroad DEADLINES NEWS DEADLINES Itemizer-Observer dead- lines have changed due to the Labor Day holiday: Social news (weddings, engagements, anniver- saries, births, milestones) — 5 p.m. on Wednesday. Community events — Noon on Thursday for both the Community Notebook and Community Calendar. Letters to the editor — 10 a.m. on Friday. Obituaries — 4 p.m. on Friday. ADVERTISING DEADLINES Retail display ads — 2 p.m. Thursday. Classified display ads — 11 a.m. on Friday. Classified line ads — Noon on Friday. Classified ads are updated daily on www.polkio.com. Public notices — Noon on Thursday. CORRECTIONS EMILY MENTZER/Itemizer-Observer Workers from Willamette & Pacific Railroad grade the road on Second Street on Monday as part of the work to restore both the road and the tracks. WEBSITE Man arrested for hitting child Itemizer-Observer staff report POLK COUNTY — Polk County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Polk County man on assault and criminal mistreatment charges after investigating a report of child abuse. Thursday, the Depart- ment of Human Service’s child welfare division con- tacted the sheriff’s office with a report of a 4-year-old LUCKIAMUTE DOMESTIC WATER COOPERATIVE boy who appeared to have a black eye. Deputies investigated the report with the help of staff from DHS and later ar- re s t e d - Creek- more, 39, at his Creekmore home in rural Polk County. Creekmore assaulted the child, the son of his girl- friend, giving him a swollen and blackened eye, accord- ing to the Polk County Sher- iff’s Office. When arrested, Creek- more was charged with multiple counts, including first-degree criminal mis- treatment, felony third-de- gree assault, felony fourth- degree assault and harass- ment. Creekmore remains in custody at Polk County Jail on $15,000 bail. Monday 7:00 p.m. September 14th Information: 503-623-4116 www.ValleyLifeCenter.com 503-838-2075 The Polk County Itemizer- Observer website, www.polkio.com, is updat- ed each week by Wednes- day afternoon. There, you will find nearly every story that appears in the print version of the newspaper, as well as some items, in- cluding additional photos, that do not appear in print due to space limitations. The Itemizer-Observer is also on Facebook and Twit- ter. Watch for breaking news, links to stories, sports scores updates and more. 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Solution on Page 10A Fill the Pantry Pay the Rent Dallas Food Bank Sponsors contribute $8,012 & 834 lbs of food GOLD SPONSORS Bollman Funeral Home Evangelical Bible Church First Presbyterian Church - Dallas Grace Community Church Trinity Lutheran Church Thrivent Financial Van Well Building Supply BRONZE SPONSORS Buhler & Meyer CPA’s, LLP Citizens Bank Craig Howlett Home Comfort, Inc. John & Janet Beck St. Thomas More - Knights of Columbus Lane & Francine Shetterly Larry Weiss Construction Robert & Sally Davies Stan Schmidt Insurance Agency Thank you to all the sponsors and food donors for the fantastic fundraiser SILVER SPONSORS Beverlee Linn Chris Lillegard PC, Attorneys Del & Trish Westover Eddie Nelson Jim Sture James & Carolyn Nestingen John & Sandi Grewe Stuntzner Engineering & Forestry TODCO Logging, LLC Thank you also to the Trinity Lutheran Youth Group for the August 7th canned food drive held at Walmart.