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Assault: Suspects return three times Duck faces charge
of manslaughter
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A witness asked Escalera
to lower the firearm as there
were chil-
dren wait-
ing at a bus
stop near-
by, police
reports
state.
Escalera
put away
Escalera
the gun,
but the assault continued
until just before police ar-
rived, according to the affi-
davit.
As police responded, a
caller reported that two
males, including the one
with the gun, got into a
black Audi and provided a
plate number.
The first
Dallas offi-
cer who ar-
rived en-
countered
the Audi
still in the
200 block
of South-
Lopez
west Wal-
nut Av-
enue. Polk County Sheriff’s
deputies and other Dallas
officers arrived on scene and
initiated a “high-risk stop,”
according to the report.
The two suspects in the
vehicle were taken into cus-
tody without incident, ac-
cording to police reports.
One was armed with a
holstered pistol when taken
into custody, police said.
Police found another pis-
tol, a rifle and a ballistic vest
in the vehicle.
One suspect works as a
security guard and the vest,
as well as a uniform he was
wearing, had security com-
pany markings, police re-
ports state.
Escalera faces charges of
felony third-degree assault,
felony unlawful use of a
weapon, and misdemeanor
counts of menacing and sec-
ond-degree disorderly con-
duct.
Lopez has been charged
with felony third-degree as-
sault and second-degree dis-
orderly conduct.
The pair was arraigned on
the charges Friday and are
due back in court Thursday
at 1:14 p.m.
Police said investigators
do not believe the suspects
intended to harm anyone
else.
The Dallas Police Depart-
ment thanked the Polk
County Sheriff’s Office for as-
sisting with this investigation
and community members
who reported the assault.
Committee approves FC budget
By Jolene Guzman
Falls City 2017-18 budget:
The Itemizer-Observer
FALLS CITY — The Falls
City Budget Committee ap-
proved the city’s 2017-18
budget Thursday, on the
same night it was presented.
That budget included
money to hire a city manag-
er, restart the city’s munici-
pal court, and documents
the rapid decline of money
supporting Wagner Commu-
nity Library operations.
The 2017-18 general fund
amounts to $469,800 and
covers expenses for the city
council, court, fire, adminis-
tration, and parks depart-
ments. Property taxes ac-
count for $104,000 of the
revenue.
The bulk of general fund
resources, $287,000, will go
to the administration fund,
$52,600 more than the cur-
rent budget.
The plan to hire a full-time
city manager or city clerk ac-
counts for the increase,
Mayor Terry Ungricht said,
who serves as the budget of-
ficer for the city.
General fund — $469,000
Streets — $456,000
Water — $515,800
Sewer — $247,520
Utility reserve — $306,151
Wagner Trust — $89,228
Community development revolving loan — $145,936
“I budgeted for two clerks
and a manager. That will be
tight, but I left money in
contingency,” he said. “We
budgeted heavy for this last
year, in case we hired a man-
ager. I do think that is a good
thing to do when you have a
volunteer working for you,
because he might want to go
fishing.”
The joke was welcomed
with laughter and nods from
around the table. Ungricht
has been that “volunteer”
the last two years. Recently,
he brought the proposal to
the Falls City City Council to
hire a manager.
Un g r i c h t d e s i g n a t e d
$21,000 to begin the city’s
new municipal court after
years of not having a code
What’s
The Itemizer-Observer
DALLAS — The man arrested last week in connection
with a fatal motorcycle crash on Highway 22 will face
manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide, along
with five other felonies.
Brendan James Duck, 19, of McMinnville, is due back in
court for a preliminary hearing on Thursday at 1:14 p.m.
The Polk County District Attorney’s
Office filed seven charges against him
on April 18: Second-degree manslaugh-
ter, criminally negligent homicide, fail-
ure to perform the duties of a driver to
injured persons, unauthorized use of a
motor vehicle, first-degree criminal mis-
chief, second-degree arson, and posses-
sion of methamphetamine.
Police originally arrested Duck on five
Duck
charges, not including manslaughter
and arson.
He remains in custody at the Polk County Jail on
$200,000 bail.
Oregon State Police began investigating the case on
April 14 at about 6:30 a.m. as a motorcycle crash.
The victim of the accident, James Rudolph Osredkar,
43, of Sheridan, was the driver of the motorcycle. He died
of his injuries.
Shortly after arriving on the scene of the motorcycle
crash, OSP was notified of a vehicle fire on Ford Street in
Rickreall.
OSP determined that the vehicle had been reported
stolen out of Lincoln County several days earlier. Evidence
at the scene of the motorcycle crash links the stolen vehi-
cle to the fatality, OSP reports said.
Police interviewed Michala A. Brown, 22, also of
McMinnville, about the case, and arrested her on a proba-
tion violation.
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The City of Monmouth
is seeking bids from
interested buyers for
the city’s property at
238 Jackson St. E.
Bid Deadline: May 19,
2017 at 4:00 p.m.
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enforcement program. The
city established an agree-
ment with the city of Inde-
pendence to hold court ses-
sions.
“We need to have a code
enforcer. I was hoping to be
able to contract that,” Un-
gricht said. “I threw in the
very barebones minimum to
hopefully get code enforce-
ment up and running this
year.”
At the beginning of the
2017-18, the Wagner Fund
will have $89,228.
“City costs are now be-
tween $46,000 and $47,000,”
Ungricht said.
With only about 1.5 years
of money left, the response
to a survey asking citizens if
they would support paying
more taxes for library opera-
tion is critical, Ungricht said.
He said if the answer is
“no,” there may not be many
options left but to close
Wagner.
Ungricht stressed the
council has the final say on
that, but closing the library
by Jan. 1, 2018, would be
his recommendation if the
voter survey shows little
support.
Budget committee mem-
ber and City Councilor Den-
nis Sickles said the city
needs to contact the Falls
City School District to share
its concern.
For more information on
this story, go to polkio.com,
or to see the budget, go to:
www.fallscityoregon.gov.
By Jolene Guzman
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503-751-0145 or pbolman@ci.monmouth.or.us
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