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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY MAY 31, 2000 News Utah Highway Patrol During the period from May 5th through the 18th, the Utah Highway Patrol stopped 310 vehicles, issued 182 citations, 126 warnings, and assisted 12 motorists. May 5 Arrest. Tom Mcwhorter, Salt Lake City, Utah. Mr. Mcwhorter stopped at a roadblock and was arrested for possession of meth, possession of mushrooms and drug paraphernalia. Arrest. Cory WakleyofHyrum, Utah was arrested at roadblock for drug paraphernalia. Arrest. Christopher Gibbs of Flagstaff, AZ, was arrested at roadblock for open container, possession of marijuana, and 1 Mr. north was Malmgren traveling when he entered a comer too fast, and the semi he was driving tipped onto its side and spilled its load of watermelons. Mr. Malmgren was not injured, a number of watermelons were. May 10 Accident. Vehicle Sheren Pierson ofKanab, Utah was traveling north when it hit a deer. Centerfield, Utah. No injuries. May 13 Traffic stop. Trooper Whitaker stopped Jill Benoit of Springfield, IL at Johnson Canyon and found her to be in possession of LSD. D.U.I. Trooper Cluff stopped Bradley Osness of Victor, Utah for a burnt out license plate light. paraphernalia. field sobriety test, Mr. 6 After May Arrest. Brothers Otis and Osness was arrested for DUI. Willie Spuires of Whitefish, MT, May 14 were arrested by Trooper D.U.I. Trooper Cluff stopped Whitaker for possession of mar- Todd Moore ofKanab, Utah for ijuana, paraphernalia and a burnt out license plate light. After field sobriety test, Mr. peyote. 7 Moore was arrested for DUI. May Drugs. Brandon Olds of May 15 Toquerville, Utah was cited and Arrest. Trooper Douglas released for the possession of stopped Robert Madsen of Greenwich, Utah for an equipmarijuana. 8 ment violation. Mr. Madsen was May Accident. Timothy Vicensio Jr. booked into the Garfield County of Minerville, Utah, and Val Jail for driving on a suspended Church of Panguitch, Utah. license, loaded firearm in veBoth vehicles hit a cow that was hicle, and being a felon in posMr. Church and his session of a firearm. on SR-8wife were taken to Garfield MeMay 18 morial with minor injuries. Mr. Accident. Trooper Keller invesVicensio was not injured. The tigated an accident involving cow was killed in the accident. JonethanlitsonofSLC.UT. Mr. Litson was distracted when reach9 May Accident. Trooper Douglas in- ing for some chips. He ran off the vestigated an accident involv- roadway and over corrected, rolling Craig Malmgren of ing the vehicle once. No injuries. 9. Properties of the Week Buy a lot in beautiful Vermilion Cliff Estates 5 miles east of Kanab Police lip Two serious tips are all I can deal with. I mean speed, vandalism, and etc. get a little old after awhile. So how about this? Tips of the week are as fol- lows: Who scheduled gradua- tion and Memorial weekend at the same time? Mercy! See if you can help me out on this one. When you have an officer who wants to change to another department at the beginning of the summer, detain him in the evidence room until the crazy urge passes. . Your wife tells you that she is going to do some home remodeling. Do not allow this to happen! Seek counseling for her and yourself. Ifshe insists, (and if she is the supreme commander," like mine is), immediately search for temporary living quarters. If your secretary goes on a cleaning spree, question her motives and prepare yourself for outlandish requests. Speaking of graduation, that means school is out for the summer. That also means that next fall, school will start again, mention the two crosswalk guards in your prayers and insist that they return to their duties when once again small children and vehicles' try to occupy the same space! . Oh, last but not least, if you are a law enforcement officer, do not roll through a stop sign. But if you do have abrain cramp and commit such an act, for -- Call CENTURY 21 435-644-21- 00 Frontier Realty today for your appointment at or toll free The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime, does not mean he is guilty. The defendant is presumed innocent, until and unless proven guilty. Names will be withheld in some cases due to the sensitive nature of the crimes, or if the defendant is a juvenile. During the period from May 19th through the 25th, the Kanab City Police Department handled 11 cases, 71 incidents, issued seven warnings and four citations. During the same period the Animal Control Officer handled nine investigations, picked up three animals, issued one citation, one warning and released adopted out three. May 18 Lost property. Have had several reports of lost cameras. If you have found a camera, please turn into the Kanab City Police Department. May 19 Juveniles under investigation. Bee complaints. Several residences and businesses have complained about bee infestations. Under investigation with local police department, and fire department, with the assistance of local bee keepers. May 21 Criminal mischief. A vehide Bra was cut off of vehicle while parked at residence. May 22 Warrant. Male juvenile, 15, Kanab. Juvenile was on house arrest and absconded. Sixth Juvenile Court issued a pick up order for 30-ddetention. Juvenile was located and transported to Richfield. May 23 Burglary. Seasonal home broken into and basement appears to be used as a hang out. Two TVs and a cable box missing. Suspects are under investigation. May 24 Illegals. 17 illegals held for IN.S. for deportation. Disorderly conduct. Juveniles. Report of a fight beginningjat local business. Officer responded and calmed the situation. May 25 Minor consumption of alcohol. Two male juveniles, 15 & 17, Kanab. Report from Juvenile Probation Officer that two probationers were possibly intoxicated. Subjects given intoxilyzers and failed. Referred to J uvenile Court. ay Criminal mischief. Another report of a vehicle being egged and alsoketchuped. Ifyou notice large amounts of eggs disappearing out of your fridge, please investigate. Eggs damage vehicle paint. Accident. Robert D. Riding, 81, Kanab. Driver cited with failure to yield, which resulted in an accident. - . , May 20 through 22 Loose livestock. Numerous inci- dents of livestock out of their enclosures. This created traffic problems for both vehicle and aircraft. Please check your fences. May 20 mischief. Three male Criminal heavens sake dont tell another walked through neighcop. Watching a grown man juveniles borhood from sevitems taking himself on he until laugh spits eral residences and placing them is a terrible thing to behold. on the front lawn of a residence. Senate confirms new BLiVl Director The U.S. Senate has confirmed Tom Fry of Dallas, Texas, to be the new Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Fry, who had been the BLMs Acting Director since November 1998, becomes the 16th Director old agency. of the Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt noted, Tom Fry is the right person at this critical time to head the BLM. He is a dedicated public servant and he brings enormous talent and understanding of the issues that are central to achievingthe Departments goals." Fry said, I am honored to serve in this position on behalf of the American people, who own the lands managed by the BLM. I am convinced that this agency is poised on the brink of greatness as we enter the new millen54-ye- ar land-managem- Come in for a map and more information on these and other properties. 2 nium." After the Senates vote. Fry thanked BLM employees for supporting him during his tenure as Acting Director and said he looked forward to drawing on their expertise and profession alism as Director. Fry, who had served as the BLMs Deputy Director from January 1997 to November 1998, said, This is an exciting time to be working for the BLM, whose reputation as an effective land manager continues to grow. This is most clearly evidenced by the fact that President Clinton and Secretary Babbitt have placed four new National Monuments into our management portfolio since 1996. In the past, the responsibility for managing such special areas would have gone to one of our sister agencies, so this change marks a significant new chapter in our agencys history. The BLM is also gaining greater public recognition as the leading steward of open space in the fastchanging West, whose growth land-manageme- nt such as National Monuments; energy and mineral resources that Fry describes as world class" in nature, such as the Powder River Basin in Montana and Wyoming, sensitive public lands located on what Fry calls n the fringe," and the Wests wide open spaces. Our overriding goal,", said Fry, is to protect public land resources while facilitating environmentally sound energy and mineral development. With a budget commensurate with our responsibilities, and with the excellent work that BLM emI ployees do day-i- n and day-ou-t, know we will succeed in our urban-suburba- land-manageme- nt mission." A native of Dallas, Fry earned his law degree from Southern Methodist University Law School in Dallas in 1969 and his has transformed bachelors degree from Trinity public lands into the regions University in San Antonio in 1966. He served on active duty backyard." chalsaid the in the U.S. Army for more than Fry principal BLM two have to the lenges facing years, attaining the rank of do with its management in four Captain and receiving the Army mtqor categories: special areas. Commendation Medal. i i once-remo- te |