INDEPENDENCE — Eric Dale Hedrick, 47, of Independence, was arrested on Feb. 13 for first-degree theft, six counts of second-degree theft, 10 counts of aggravated identity theft, five counts of identity theft, first-degree forgery, and 64 counts of second-degree forgery.

POLK COUNTY — Jodi Whiting still loves the job she got by “happenstance” about 15 years ago.

INDEPENDENCE — Not all calls Polk Fire District No. 1 responds to are emergencies. Though, to Barbara Tuohy, calling the department was the only answer she could think of a few weeks ago when she had a problem.

DALLAS — Dallas Fire & EMS awarded Ken Waller Officer of the Year and Zach Leigh Firefighter of the Year at its annual Sweethearts Awards Banquet at Pressed Coffee Roasters Café in Dallas on Feb. 9.

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Frank Joseph Guida IV, of Albany, was sentenced in Polk County Circuit Court to serve 10 years in prison for selling “super substantial” quantities of methamphetamines during several undercover narcotics operations between May and August of 2018.

A Salem woman died in a Friday night crash at Highway 99W and Clow Corner Road, the third person to die in a crash at that intersection since 2007.

Police logs and arrest report for Jan. 9

There were no injuries on Jan. 2 at the Central School District Office in a fire that destroyed a modular used by Central Youth Sports.

Charlotte Ray Vargas, 42, pleaded not guilty on Jan. 4 to six counts of identity theft and one count of first-degree official misconduct.

Darin E. Shaw, 49, was arraigned Jan. 4 on three counts of felony tampering with a witness.

Marty Steven Lupoli, 56, of Dallas was sentenced on Wednesday in Polk County Circuit Court to serve a total of 75 months in prison for dealing methamphetamine in the Dallas area.

Members of the Polk Interagency Narcotics Team (POINT) arrested a Salem man and seized more than two pounds of methamphetamine on Monday following an investigation of a suspected wholesale distribution operation.

Quinlyn R. Harden, 24, is indicted on two additional counts on Dec. 20

Trial is set for May 13 to May 17 for Darin E. Shaw, 49, who is facing charges stemming from a shooting incident on Oct. 11 that occurred in the 9000 block of Corvallis Road, south of Independence.

Quinlyn R. Harden, 24, was charged with 11 more counts of sex abuse on Nov. 30.

Police log and arrest report for Nov. 28

Polk County Community Corrections lists these individuals as “most wanted” for November.

A trial in the case against Heather Mounce, the former Dallas woman accused of multiple counts of identity theft and criminal mistreatment, is set for September 2019.

Polk County Circuit Court Judge Rafael Caso denied a change of venue motion for Dyllan Coons trial, if there is one, calling the request premature.

Three people were arrested following a Polk Interagency Narcotic Team investigation into distribution of counterfeit Oxycodone pills.

The driver who led Polk County Sheriff’s deputies on a chase from Dallas to Suver Road on Wednesday is in critical condition, suffering from what police said is self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Kyle Douglas Prock, 31, of Dallas, was arrested Tuesday evening after a pursuit. Dallas Police officers responded to a call about suspicious activity in the 100-200 block West Ellendale Avenue on Oct. 23 at 6:22 p.m.

Police logs and arrest report for Oct. 17

Polk County Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested Darin E. Shaw, 49, on the charges of murder and manslaughter stemming from the shooting last Thursday that occurred in the 9000 block of Corvallis Road, just south Independence.

Arrest report for Sept. 26

Dyllan D. Coons, 19, of Dallas, pleaded not guilty to three charges stemming from a fatal Sept. 7 crash in the 1100 block of Main Street East, in Monmouth.