2A • July 7, 2017 • Seaside Signal • seasidesignal.com
State Senate approves audio
recording grand jury proceedings
Oregon one of
two states to
use notes
By Paris Achen
Capital Bureau
SALEM — The state Sen-
ate voted 21-7 Tuesday to
require audio recordings of
grand jury proceedings.
The bill modernizes the
state’s more than 150-year-old
handwritten record-keeping
process by requiring county
district attorneys to electroni-
cally audio record grand jury
proceedings and maintain and
store copies of the recordings.
“This bill will bring our jus-
tice system into the 21st cen-
tury, but it’s about more than
that,” said state Sen. Floyd
Prozanski, D-Eugene, who has
spearheaded similar legisla-
tion for several years. “We’re
working on Independence
Day right now. July Fourth is
a beautiful day, and it’s about
freedom and liberty. We have
a chance to ensure liberty, jus-
tice for all and an opportunity
to ensure our criminal justice
system remains above all re-
proach.”
The bill heads for a vote in
the House later this week.
The requirement will be
gradually phased in for the
state’s 36 counties. The man-
date triggers in March for
Multnomah, Deschutes and
Jackson counties, all of which
have populations of 150,000
or greater. The state’s other 33
counties will have to start the
recordings by July 2019.
The bill provides about
$10 million for the cost of
purchasing electronic record-
ing devices and hiring staff to
manage the recordings in the
three counties. The Legislative
Fiscal Office has noted that
there could be significant costs
to the state in the 2019-2021
budget as the remaining 33
counties begin the recordings.
The prosecutor must pro-
vide a copy or transcript of
the recording to the defense
attorney within 10 days after
a defendant is arraigned on
an indictment. The defense
attorney is prohibited from
sharing the actual copy of the
recording with the defendant
and may not disclose personal
identifying information about
the victim, witnesses or grand
jurors to the defendant. The
recordings are otherwise con-
fidential.
Prosecutors also may re-
quest a protection order from
the court to redact certain in-
formation they believe could
put a victim or witness in dan-
ger.
Oregon and Louisiana
are the only two states in the
nation that still rely on hand-
written juror notes, rather than
audio recordings, as documen-
tation of testimony in front of
grand juries.
Pumping it up
MIKE ANNES/SUBMITTED PHOTO
A Seaside Fire Department pumper on Lewis and Clark
Road during a firefighting drill.
POLICE LOG
June 16
8:06 a.m., 1500 block Lea Way:
An assault in the fourth degree
was reported.
9:12 a.m., 1500 block Lea Way:
An arrest is made regarding the
earlier assault at this location.
The party is charged with
assault and failure to register as
a sex offender.
11:54 a.m., 2400 block S. Roo-
sevelt: A person transported to
the hospital believed to be in a
diabetic coma state turned out
to be intoxicated.
1:04 p.m. Seaside police
station: A person came in to
register as a sex offender.
June 17
12:26 p.m., 400 block S.
Roosevelt Drive: Panhandlers
reported in the area disperse
before police arrive.
3:42 p.m., 1100 S. Downing: A
missing person is reported.
3:53 p.m., 3200 Bayview
Terrace: Parents seeking infor-
mation how to trespass their
child who comes inside and
breaks things in the residence
are advised it is not possible to
trespass a juvenile who resides
in the home.
4:42 p.m., Downing Street:
Callers complain about a man
with a megaphone driving up
and down the street warning
of a tsunami. Police are unable
to locate.
June 18
10:57 a.m., S. Franklin: Caller
reports a man and a woman
using the same stall in a public
restroom. Officers contact the
couple who say they are home-
less and “just washing up.”
June 19
10:00 a.m., 1500 block S.
Roosevelt: A man complain-
ing of chest pain after being
lunged and barked at by a dog
was transported to Columbia
Memorial Hospital by Medix.
10:32 a.m., Avenue K: A caller
complained about a trespasser
who had come into the yard
and defecated. Officer made
contact with the subject and in-
formed them of the complaint.
10:49 a.m., First Avenue: A
man was taken into police
custody on a PC affidavit.
June 20
June 22
June 24
10:50 a.m., 700 block S.
Edgewood: Anonymous caller
reports neighbor feeding birds
and leaving trash all over the
yard.
4:46 a.m., 900 block S. Holla-
day: A case of child neglect was
reported in the second degree.
2:13 p.m., Beach Tower: A
child reported missing was
subsequently located safe and
sound.
7:18 p.m., 1300 block N. Holl-
aday: Caller reports someone
videotaping and yelling at
neighbors, saying he “hopes
they OD.”
10:28 p.m., N. Prom: Caller
reports man sleeping in his car.
The man is advised he can’t
sleep in his car, or drive it either,
as he has no valid license.
June 21
1:00 a.m. Lea Way: Caller says
his vehicle has been stolen; he
said it was taken by his ex-wife.
He is informed this is a civil
matter.
1:39 p.m., 300 block Broad-
way: Police are called when a
shopkeeper believes he’s been
given a fake $100 bill. Police say
the bill is real.
8:13 p.m., N. Wahanna: A
person is arrested and charged
with driving under the influ-
ence of intoxicants.
9:57 a.m., Quatat Park Docks:
Police respond to a report of a
kid or kids trying to kill pigeons
with rocks. Before police
arrived, the kids were scared off
by a citizen.
2:45 p.m., Highway 101 and
McDonald’s: Police respond to a
report of people doing drugs in
the restroom. The parties were
trespassed and the male was
arrested on a warrant.
June 23
9:23 a.m., Avenue U: A miss-
ing person is reported.
10:13 p.m., Franklin and
Avenue G: Caller reports a
person urinating in the street.
The police contact the subject
and arrest him for disorderly
conduct and also send him to
non-criminal detox.
11:56 p.m., 1100 block
Broadway: Subjects reported
for sleeping in bushes are con-
tacted by police who arrest one
of the individuals on a detainer
warrant.
6:30 p.m., Fultano’s pizza
location on Broadway: Caller
reports someone shouting
profanities out their window.
Police contact subject who
claims he was shouting reli-
gious statements. No crime was
committed.
1:20 p.m., 700 block S. Edge-
wood: A caller complains about
a neighbor violating a local
ordinance against feeding wild
birds. Police contact the neigh-
bor who denies feeding the
birds, blaming her daughter.
3:27 p.m., 2500 block Millcreek
Lane: A caller reports to police
that a neighbor has stolen
a bench from her property.
The bench is returned prior to
police arrival.
8:20 p.m., 500 block Avenue
A: A person was arrested and
charged with interfering with
a police officer. The person was
additionally charged with a sec-
ond offense of resisting arrest,
and a third offense of assault-
ing a public safety officer.
4:21 p.m., 600 block Broadway:
Police respond to a report of
a man sitting in his car with
the engine running for over
an hour. The man says he fell
asleep waiting for his family to
finish their shopping.
June 25
4:27 p.m.,, 400 block S. Roos-
evelt: Police assist Medix with a
disoriented person.
10:59 p.m., Quatat Restroom:
Property crimes were reported.
June 26
10:14 a.m., Seaside police
station: A sex offender comes in
to register.
12:22 p.m., Seaside police
station: Another registered sex
offender comes in to register.
June 27
10:35 p.m., 2300 block S.
Roosevelt: A structure fire was
reported.
June 28
5:42 p.m., 700 block S. Hol-
laday: A burglary in the first
degree is reported.
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