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Show December 1,2010 TIMPANOGOS TIMES 7 PG Police Department Captain Stresses Safety During the Holiday's by Captain Michael Smith Pleasant Grove Police Dept. The Pleasant Grove Police Department would like to wish all of our residents a happy holiday season. We would like to take a moment to remind everyone to be careful out there as the joy and stress of the season comes upon us, whether we are ready for it or not. Here are a few tips during this holiday season that hopefully helps reduce some of this stress. Wc have found that during this time of year, some of our less productive members of society have it backwards. They find it better to lake than to give. Please be mindful of this and take precautions as you go about your holiday activities. Please lock your vehicles and don't leave valuables in them as you park them at home, parties, shopping, etc. Don't leave jour purse or wallet in your shopping cart while shopping. It only lakes a second of distraction for someone to grab it. Don't leave your garage door up. The department has reports of things stolen from garages continually, even in the day time. In short, don't be an easy target. Another sad fact about the holiday season is wc seem to get more family fights. Your guess is as good as mine as to why this happens. I am sure the stress of the season stemming from finances, long lines and heavy traffic add to family issues and can weigh heavily on some. Please be patient with each other. Take a time out, count to ten, take a deep breath and walk away. Do whatever it takes to calm down. A hasty decision made in anger can have lasting effects. Happy Holidays Fire Chief Sanderson Reminds Citizens of Safety Tips For Season by Marc Sanderson Pleasant Grove City Fire Chief It's time to talk about Christmas safety. For those that have not had a chance to string those luminous, blinking, tungsten centered glass bulbs et, be careful on that ladder. Don't lean out and reach beyond what you can touch stand-ing straight up. Enjoying the season in a cast, healing from a long bone fracture, leaves little room for the romance of the season. Don't overload your cir-cuits. Spread things out and use different outlets on dif-ferent circuits. Use protected power strips and make sure they are appropriate for the usage indoors and outdoors. Be careful w ith candles. If it has been a long time since the last fire in your fire place, have it checked before you torch that log to induce that romantic ambiance. Nothing locks up the brakes on a quiet evening at home like a chimney fire. Be careful and courte-ous driving during this w in-ter season. Also, try to keep the ice and snow cleared from your walkways. The number of slip and fall ac-cidents increases during this time. My final safety tip is an easy one. Plan your decora-tions with the audience in mind. In other w ords, if you w ill have little elves running about, make siire they are not endangered by the type or placement of your orna-mentations. Please allow me to ex-tend my warmest holiday wishes to you and your fam-ily and please be safe! Effig ... . , V PG City Calendar Tuesday. December 7 City Council Meeting 86 East 100 South, 6 p.m. Wednesday. December 8 Curbside Recycling Pick Up, South Route Thursday. December 9 Planning Commission Meeting 86 East 100 South, 7 p.m. Friday. December 10 Chamber of Commerce Holiday Party Community Center, 12 p.m. Tuesday. December 14 City Council Work Session 86 East 100 South, 6 p.m. Wednesday. December 15 Curbside Recycling Pick Up, North Route Wednesday. December 22 Curbside Recycling Pick Up, South Route Friday. December 24 City Offices Closed Saturday. December 25 City Offices Closed Wednesday. December 29 Curbside Recycling Pick Up, North Route Friday. December 31 City Offices Closed Couc Pleasant Grove rested for DUI. The driver was released on citation. An officer made contact with the complainant regarding some items which were taken from her vehicle sometime during the night. No suspect information was obtained. Information was gathered and a report filed. On November 20 an offi-cer was called to Macey's for a report of a stolen purse. The of-ficer met with the complainant who explained that her purse was stolen out of her shopping cart while at the check out stand. She explained that she bought lunch at the deli and then went and picked up some soup and then to the check stand. After the com-plainant left, the officer checked the store and found the purse at the check stand in the deli. All the items were still in the purse at the time. The officer contacted the complainant who responded to the police department and claimed the purse and there was nothing missing from the purse. This was not a theft, but only a case of misplacing her purse. No further actions taken. Police spoke with an indi-vidual regarding a possible bur-glar)' of her home by her soon to be This case is being referred to detectives for "further investigations. An officer was dispatched to a local business that reported some stolen copper wire. The officer made contact with the complainant and received a de-scription of the stolen wire. The complainant reported the wire was stolen between November 20 at II a.m. and November 22 at 5:20 a.m. This case will be referred to detectives for further investigation. No further infor-mation at this time. An officer responded on a report of a child throwing eggs at the reporting party 's door. The officer made contact with the sus-pect, who was an eleven-year-ol- d boy. The parents were ad-vised of the incident and that this is an ongoingprobtcm. Police were dispatched to a residence for the theft of a There are no suspects at this time. This case is active and will be sent to the Detective Division for follow-u- p investigation. An officer responded to a residence for a vehicle theft report. The vehicle was last seen parked at this address on the road last night, November 19, about 11 p.m. On November 22 an of-ficer was called to a report of a retail theft involving a TV. The suspects were located and charged. The TV was recov-ered and returned to the busi-ness. No further information. On November 23 an in- - dividual ' reported - a vehicle that was swerving in its lane. Police made contact with the driver of the suspect vehicle and one arrest for DUI was made. On November 19 an officer was dispatched to a stolen camper trailer. The officer made contact with the complainant and asked if the HOAVillas could have towed the trailer. The complain-ant then contacted the HOA and found they had towed the trailer. The trailer was not stolen and the tow company returned the trailer on this same date. This case will be closed as unfounded. An officer made a traffic stop on a vehicle for suspicion of DUI. The officer found one passenger in the vehicle had a valid warrant. Upon arrest, the individual was found to be in possession of drug paraphernalia and a prescription without an RX label. One female was arrested and transported to the county jail. Police stopped a vehicle for "an equipment violation. Officers-coul-smell alcohol coming from the vehicle. The driver admitted to drinking. The driver w as found too impaired to drive and was ar-- On Thursday, November 18 an officer stopped a vehicle involved in a theft in Lindon. The officer arrested the driver of the vehicle for charges re-lated to the theft. The officer located Meth and related para-phernalia on the driver during a search of his person. The driver showed signs of Meth use. The officer then requested chemical tests for the driver in relation to a DUI investigation. The driver refused the tests. A blood warrant was re-quested, signed by a District Court Judge, and served on the driver. In relation to this inci-dent, the driver w ill be charged with Possession of Metham-phclamin- e in a DFZ, Posses-sion of Drug Paraphernalia in a DFZ, and DUI Drugs. The driver will be charged in a separate court in relation to the initial theft. On Saturday. November 20, an officer was dispatched to a criminal mischief incident. The officer found a criminal mischief incident involving a vehicle being covered in wheat flower occurred. He collected no suspect information or evi-dence and found the vehicle was not seriously damaged in the incident. On Tuesday, November 23. an officer was doing pa-trols of city parks and located a suspicious occupied vehicle parked to the South of the horse transfer station. Due to the rampant curfew violations and drug usage in the area, the offi-cer checked out on the vehicle. The officer found the vehicle to be occupied by four indi-viduals. Upon making contact with the driver, vv ho opened his dcxir, the police officer smclled a strong distinct odor of burnt marijuana coming from inside the vehicle all occupants were removed from the vehicle and placed into hand restraints. Af-ter gaining consent from the vehicles owner, a search was conducted and located a small amount of marijuana and a marijuana pipe that had been concealed by a rear passenger. One male juv enile and one fe-male juvenile were arrested. The two adults from the vehicle were released from the scene. An officer responded on a report of a possible impaired driver. The officer arrived in the area and had negative con-tact with the vehicle. On Thursday, November 25, an officer made a traffic stop on a vehicle for speeding and a no insurance alert on the state system. The officer found the driver was operating the vehicle on a suspended driver's license, the passengers were in possession of controlled sub-stances. Several persons were arrested, and two were b(X)ked into jail and then the evidence was booked. No further action was taken. On Friday, November 26, officers responded on a report of burglary in progress. The officers advised a male had tak-en items from a garage and left the area south on 400 West in I.indon. The officers were ad-vised the Utah Highway Patrol had located the vehicle with the items inside. One male was transported to the Utah County Jail and one vehicle was im-pounded and held for the ow n-er. On Saturday, November 27, officers investigated graf-fiti that was spray painted on a power box. No suspect infor-mation was available. ( i u ) ISjJBUF - ddVBFtlSlttB mad? v .;. : MubpUsb in Hbbbb-- v , V - I MuBFtim wBb ml LfUjJJ iUCLtnjjLlJ JL4D sm-iGmTnBdai- ! v J |