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The INDEPENDENT, March 8,1995 Page 13 em onia Police report for February. Alfred is here Satu rd ay M arch 1 1 ,9 -2 ■ ALSO Prime Rib Dinner w ith Potato, Vegetable, and Soap o r Salad VERNONIA FIRE DEPARTMENT FIRE COMPANY REPORT FOR FEB., 1995 March 17th TYPE OF CALL Public Assist 1 False Alarm 1 Commercial Alarm, School 1 Chimney Fire 1 Medical Assist 5 Vehicle Fire 1 Mutual Aid 2 Structure Fire 2 Service Call 1 Search & Rescue 1 Illegal Burn 1 TOTAL: 17 BREAKFAST SERVED Firefighters Responding 148 Equipment Responses 41 Hours on Incident Scene21.75 $ -|Q 9 5 JOIN US FOR Corned Beef & Cabbage S t Patrick’s Day 6-11 a.m., Mon.-Fri. Kelly Schaumburg is our Breakfast Cook We have all Lottery Games 429-9903 running loose. Six (6) anim al com plaints during the m onth o f F ebruary re su lte d in fo u r dogs being impounded by the C o lu m b ia C o u n ty A n im a l C ontrol. O ne citation w as is sued to a dog ow n e r fo r A l lo w in g D og To Be a P u b lic Nuisance. R em em ber to keep your dog on your own proper ty. W hen the dog is off of your property you are required to have the dog on a leash. S o m e tim e b e tw e e n 8 .0 0 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. on Febru a ry 2 6 -2 7 , s ix (6 ) v e h ic le s w ere illegally entered and it By Chief Jim Walters Vernonia Police Department During the month of Febru a ry , th e V e rn o n ia P o lic e Dept., responded to three (3) D o m e s tic V io le n c e C a lls . Three individuals were arrest-, ed a n d tr a n s p o r te d to th e Colum bia County Jail regard ing these incidents. T h e P o lic e D e p a rtm e n t has been receiving num erous c o m p la in ts re g a rd in g d o g s OTHER Burn Permits Issued Violation Notices Issued Investigations Inspections Road Ord. Inspections Fire Prevention Classes VERNONIA HARDWARE 429-5651 19 1 5 2 2 2 em s w ere stolen. The Police D e p t, to o k th e r e p o r ts o n February 27th, 1995. The val ue o f item s taken from vehi cles was well over $1000.00. A ll v e h ic le s w e re u n lo cke d , w h ic h a llo w e d fo r e a s y a c cess. T h e in c id e n ts a re b e lieved to be related an d are s till u n d e r in v e s tig a tio n . To a v o id h a v in g ite m s ta k e n from your vehicle, rem em ber to lo ck the m , ta k e th e keys out o f the ign itio n and keep all valuables out of view. February 27 at about 1:30 pm, the departm ent respond- ed to W a s h in g to n G ra d e School regarding a fire in the boys bathroom. The Vernonia F ire D e p t. d e te rm in e d th a t the fire w as caused by Arson. A fte r num erous interview s, a W G S s tu d e n t w a s a rre s te d M a rch 2. F u rth e r a c tio n w ill b e fo r th c o m in g fr o m th e C o lu m b ia C o u n ty J u v e n ile Departm ent. February activity: C alls fo r service..... ...55 C ase s...................... . 41 C ases C leared........... 22 Traffic C itations.......... 55 Nuisance abatem ent citations issued T h e V e rn o n ia P o lic e D e p a rtm e n t is s u e d e ig h t N u i sance Abatem ent O rders dur ing January and February, ac c o rd in g to P o lic e C h ie f Jim W a lte r s . T h re e o f th o s e served, com plied w ith the or d e rs . T h e o th e r fiv e , w h o failed to comply, w ere issued citations to appear in Vernon ia Justice Court. T h e c ity a b a te m e n t o rd i nance requires police to noti fy property ow n ers th a t the y m ust clean up unsightly junk o r g a rb a g e th a t c o u ld b e c o m e a h e a lth h a z a rd , b e cause run-dow n areas tend to send a m essage of lack of re s p e c t a n d th a t, in tu rn , a t tr a c ts an u n d e s ir a b le e le m ent, c rim in a l m is c h ie f an d hangouts fo r th o se w ho deal in crim inal activities. The Police D epartm ent will is s u e n u is a n c e a b a te m e n t notices on a regular basis in an attem pt to im prove areas at risk. The purpose is to im p ro v e n e ig h b o rh o o d s , n o t create hardships fo r property owners. “W e hope that those prop erty o w n e rs w ho are served and have q u e stio n s o r need help, w ill c o n ta c t th e P olice D epartm ent,” W alters said. O n c e s e r v e d w ith a n abatem ent notice, the ow n e r has 14 d a y s to c o m p ly w ith th e o rd e r. F a ilu re to d o so c a n re s u lt in th e V e rn o n ia Justice C ourt im posing a fine of up to $ 5 0 0 .0 0 a d a y and e a c h d a y fo llo w in g c a n be treated as a separate offense. T h e court m ay a ls o o rd e r the City to clean up the prop erty and bill the property ow n er and/or renter. T h re e point contest fo r J a m b o re e c o u rt A th r e e - p o in t b a s k e tb a ll shoot-out will be held Friday, M a rc h 17, a t 7 p .m . in th e Vernonia High School gym to benefit the Jam boree King & Q ueen’s Court. F o u r a g e c a te g o rie s and th e e n try fe e s are: s tu d e n ts grades 5-8, $2.00; grade s 9- 12, $3.00; adults, 4.00; senior citizens, $3.00. Prizes w ill be a w a rd e d to th e to p th r e e s co re rs in each o f th e c a te gories. For more inform ation con tact Tim Titus at 429-8250. P R IN T IN G Plain or ¿Fancy NORTHWEST EXCAVATING SERVICES OR LIC. 95594 1026 Bridge S t, Vernonia DEQ 37300 Licensed Septic Installations • Ditches • Site Preparation • Land Clearing & Leveling • Driveways • Drain Fields LICENSED • BONDED • INSURED Public fax ' 429-0514 ECON-O-FAB Pole Buildings The INDEPENDENT STO RAG E, TOO D ic k T i t u s - 4 2 9 - 1 4 9 2 57230 Timber Road, Vernonia, OR 97064 ORE. UC. 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