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The INDEPENDENT, August 21, 2008
Did You Know…
By Chief Mathew Workman
Vernonia Police Department
A
s
Summer
comes to
a close I
am
re-
minded
that fall is
r i g h t
around
the corner as the VHS fall
sports athletes are working
hard to get into shape. With the
Fall sports also comes the re-
turn of school days, increased
traffic around the school cam-
pus, and the 20 mph school
speed zone from Grant Ave. to
California Ave. Please be mind-
ful that even though school is
not in session yet, there are nu-
merous students and kids
around the school campus par-
ticipating in sports, signing up
for activities, or utilizing the
school facilities. Drive cautious-
ly and be vigilant for increased
pedestrian and vehicle traffic.
Look for future discussions on
parking and traffic flow
changes.
The first topic I want to touch
on is an increase in the mis-
guided and phony Amber Alert
text messages. Several law en-
forcement agencies, including
the Oregon State Police, are
reporting that false Amber
Alerts are being received by
people in the Bend and
Willamette Valley areas. The
phony messages described two
children from Bend who had
been kidnapped and were pos-
sibly in a Jeep Liberty. The
message asked that the recipi-
ent send it to others. The phony
messages could put children in
real danger, forwarding inaccu-
rate information and tying up in-
formation lines. Do not forward
Amber Alert messages. Check
their validity at www.oregonam
beralert.com or listen to the ra-
dio if you are in a vehicle. Legit-
imate Amber Alert text mes-
sages are never asked to be
forwarded but are updated or
cancelled regularly.
The Oregon High Intensity
Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA)
recently released its annual
drug threat assessment report.
The report indicates that Ore-
gon exceeds the national per
capita average for the illicit use
of marijuana, methampheta-
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