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For years, Scappoose's Chief of Police had a unique side job:
Monster truck driver
KPTV
No day is the same when your job description includes bringing
down bad guys and protecting your community. "It's a lot of
responsibility," said Scappoose Chief of Police Norman
Miller. But that's also why Chief Miller loves coming into work every
day.
Read more
12 Drivers Arrested for DUII in One Night in Medford
KDRV
On Saturday night, the Medford Police Department (MPD) arrested
12 drivers who were driving under the influence of intoxicants. MPD with
help from Oregon State Police, Jackson County Sheriff's Office, Talent
Police Department and Central Point Police Department participated in a
high visibility saturation patrol of Medford to find and arrest impaired
drivers. Altogether, 14 additional officers were on the streets of Medford
last night, partially funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of
Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
Read more
Gresham police sponsor local families
Pamplin Media
The
Gresham Police Department bought gifts for six families through the Gresham
Salvation Army.
Read more
Bill would make Oregon second in nation to enact .05% DUII law
The Oregonian
Utah on Sunday will become the first state to lower the limit
for driving under the influence of alcohol from .08 to .05 percent.
Read more
Oregon's 20 most crime-ridden counties, ranked
The Oregonian
Oregon
isn't exactly known as a hot-bed of law-breaking, but it does have its fair
share of crime.
Read more
National
News
Shocking
statistics of opioid crisis reflect a 'national health emergency'
Washington Times
The
photos of smiling young men and women look out of place in the obituaries
in the local newspapers. Accidental overdose, heroin, struggle with
addiction - those words follow the loving remembrances by families to
describe their sons and daughters, brothers and sisters. They plead that
others don't suffer the same fate.
Read more
Report:
Law Enforcement Officer Suicides Outnumbered Line of Duty Deaths in 2018
Officer
In 2018, at least 159 officers died by suicide, nine percent more than
the total number of line-of-duty deaths resulting from 15 other causes such
as felonious assault, patrol vehicle accident, heart attack, duty-related
illness, according to BlueH.E.L.P.
Read more
US
investigating CenturyLink internet outage, 911 failures
Chron
U.S. officials and at least one state
said Friday that they have started investigations into a nationwide
CenturyLink internet outage that has disrupted 911 service.
Read more
Crime
is down in Los Angeles for the first time in five years
LA Times
For the first time in five years, violent crime was down in Los
Angeles in 2018, with the number of homicides on track to be among the
lowest in more than 50 years.
Read more
Could
plastic driver's licenses become a thing of the past?
My AJC
Millions of people may be able to show their smartphones rather than a
plastic card to prove they're legit to drive, vote or buy a beer in coming
years.
Read more
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