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.
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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
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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.
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