The INDEPENDENT, February 15, 2012
Vernonia Police Department
Jan. 2 – Neil D. Doane, 30,
Portland, referred to DA for
Failure to Report as a Sex Of-
fender.
Jan. 6 – Nicholas Henson,
21, Vernonia, cited for Posses-
sion <1 oz. Marijuana within
1000 ft. of a school.
Jan. 13 – Unattended death
on C St.; DA is reviewing while
investigation continues.
Jan. 17 – Hit & Run on
Bridge St. after several vehi-
cles were reported driving reck-
lessly in the snow and one ran
into the V&V Leathers building
causing substantial damage;
still under investigation.
Jan. 20 – 15 year old re-
ferred to Col. Co. Juvenile
Dept. for MIP-Alcohol.
Jan. 23 – Jacob J. Mandes,
Police/Court Abbreviations
Sr., 38, Vernonia, arrested for
Domestic Assault IV; taken to
CCSO jail.
Jan. 25 – Hit & Run on
Bridge St. after vehicle ran into
the Black Bear Coffee building
on Jan. 19; investigation ongo-
ing.
Traffic............................ 4
Vernonia Justice Court
Jan. 31 - Feb. 7, 2012
Traffic.......................... 2
Abbreviations: A&D, Alcohol &
Drug; DUII, Driving Under the In-
fluence of Intoxicants; BUII, Boat-
ing Under the Influence of Intoxi-
cants; CCSO, Columbia County
Sheriff’s Office; DWS, Driving
While License is Suspended; MIP,
Minor In Possession of Intoxi-
cants; MV, Motor Vehicle Acci-
dent; PCS, Possession of Con-
trolled Substance; ODL, Oregon
Driver License; FTA, Failure to Ap-
pear in Court; NTSI, National Traf-
fic Safety Institute; DA, District At-
torney; VIP, Victim Impact Panel;
FF&A, Fines, Fees and Assess-
ments .
Page 17
Out of My Mind…
From page 13
cent, the data compiled by Bloomberg show. Domestic crude oil
production rose 3.6 percent last year to an average 5.7 million
barrels a day, the highest since 2003, according to the Energy
Department. Natural gas output climbed to 22.4 trillion cubic feet
in 2010 from 20.2 trillion in 2007, when the Federal Energy Reg-
ulatory Commission warned of the need for more imports. Natur-
al gas prices have fallen more than 80 percent since 2008.
This isn’t all the result of the Obama administration’s policies,
but his policies have increased both the speed of these changes,
and the areas that are now open for exploration.
Claims by Republican presidential candidates (or Republi-
cans in Congress) that Obama refuses to open up more federal
lands to exploration, and is keeping us “dependent” on middle
eastern oil, have no basis in facts. They aren’t stupid and they
know better.
Presidents’ Day is Monday, Feb. 20
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