Dallas police investigating hit-and-run
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Dallas police investigating hit-and-run

  • Jolene Guzman
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DALLAS – A man remains hospitalized and Dallas Police are searching for a suspect following a hit-and-run accident that resulted in serious injuries to a pedestrian.

Chili cookoff raises money
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Chili cookoff raises money

  • Emily Mentzer
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MONMOUTH — Firefighters with the Polk County Fire District No. 1 dished out chili at Monmouth’s Making Spirits Bright on Saturday, a friendly competition for a good cause.

Add fire safety to holiday menu

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Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and State Fire Marshal Jim Walker wants to remind Oregonians to add fire safety to their cooking and holiday meal plans.

Fight crime with preschool

Fight crime with preschool

  • Audrey Caro
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INDEPENDENCE — The kids at the Independence Oregon Child Development Coalition had some special guest readers during story time last week.

Oregon State Troopers respond to fatal crash

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On Nov. 26 at 4:45 p.m., Oregon State Troopers and emergency personnel responded to the report of a two-vehicle crash, which resulted in a single fatality, on 22 W at Perrydale Rd, Polk County.

Harden to serve 54 years
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Harden to serve 54 years

  • Jolene Guzman
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DALLAS –Quinlyn Harden, the Independence resident who was convicted last month of 30 sex abuse charges involving children, will serve 54 years in prison.

Police logs and arrest reports

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Police logs are entries from the daily reports from Dallas Police Department and Polk County Sheriff’s office. Not all calls are included. The status of incidents reported may change after investigation.

Shaw to serve 20 years
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Shaw to serve 20 years

  • Audrey Caro
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POLK COUNTY — Darin Edward Shaw, 50, was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison on charges related to the 2018 death of 31-year-old Joseph Sieg.

Harden to be sentenced on Nov. 18
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Harden to be sentenced on Nov. 18

  • Jolene Guzman
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DALLAS — Convicted of 30 counts of sex abuse and rape, Independence resident Quinlyn Harden will be sentenced on Nov. 18.

Salem man arrested for car theft, chase
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Salem man arrested for car theft, chase

  • Audrey Caro
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POLK COUNTY — Jason Ryan Trower, 35, of Salem, was arraigned in Polk County Circuit on Friday on charges related to an Oct. 24 car theft and chase.

Driver in fatal crash pleads guilty
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Driver in fatal crash pleads guilty

  • Audrey Caro
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DALLAS — Dyllan Michael David Coons, 20, of Dallas, pleaded guilty on Oct. 10 to two of five charges stemming from a fatal crash Sept. 7, 2018, in Monmouth.

Harden guilty on all counts
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Harden guilty on all counts

  • Jolene Guzman
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DALLAS — A Polk County jury found Independence resident Quinlyn Harden guilty on all sex abuse and rape charges following a trial that ended Oct. 14.

Investigation clears Dallas officer
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Investigation clears Dallas officer

  • Jolene Guzman
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WEST SALEM — Dallas detective Darren Buchholz tackled and tried to restrain Scott Spangler before fatally shooting him during an attempted drug arrest at the West Salem Goodwill in September, according to reports released by the Salem Police Department.

Harden guilty on all charges
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Harden guilty on all charges

  • Jolene Guzman
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DALLAS – A Polk County jury found Independence resident Quinlyn Harden guilty on all charges following a trial that ended Monday.

Harden awaits verdict
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Harden awaits verdict

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Editor’s note: The Itemizer-Observer is referring to the minor victims in this case by their initials to protect their identity, at the request of Polk County Judge Monte Campbell.

Jury selected in Harden trial
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Jury selected in Harden trial

  • Jolene Guzman
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DALLAS – The process took most of the day, but the jury in the Quinlyn Harden trial was selected on Tuesday.

Coffee with a cop
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Coffee with a cop

  • Audrey Caro
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POLK COUNTY — You may have noticed some extra workers behind the counter at the Dallas Starbucks last Wednesday. Polk County Sheriff’s deputies honed their barista skills while they participated in the national Coffee with a Cop day on Oct. 2.

Dallas EMS uses grant to buy ventilators

  • Jolene Guzman
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DALLAS — Dallas Fire & EMS used a $25,000 grant from Spirit Mountain Community Fund to help purchase four ventilators to replace the EMS service’s aging machines.

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Dallas officer cleared in Goodwill shooting

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DALLAS — Polk County District Attorney Aaron Felton announced Thursday that a grand jury determined there should be no prosecution in the officer-involved shooting death of Scott Spangler at the West Salem Goodwill on Sept. 18.

Mounce to plead guilty before trial
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Mounce to plead guilty before trial

  • Jolene Guzman
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DALLAS — Heather Mounce, the former Dallas resident facing trial in a criminal mistreatment and identity theft case, is expected to plead guilty to charges on Thursday.

News of the weird

  • by the Editors at Andrews McMeel Syndication
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Thou shalt not kill over T-Shirt

Heroes come in all sizes
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Heroes come in all sizes

  • Audrey Caro
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MONMOUTH — Not all heroes wear capes, but Polk County Fire District No. 1 had one made for one young life saver.

Mounce sentenced to prison

Mounce sentenced to prison

  • Jolene Guzman
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DALLAS – Heather Mounce will serve 75 months in prison on the charges she pleaded guilty to on Monday.

Pilot charged in Linn County

  • Audrey Caro
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INDEPENDENCE — The Polk County District Attorney’s Office is not pressing charges against a pilot who downed a power line at Riverview Park in Independence on July 21, but the pilot is facing charges in Linn County.