The INDEPENDENT, March 8,1995
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em onia Police report for February.
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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
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We have all Lottery Games
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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.
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