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Show wm r Page IQ - UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. November 1 1992 Theft of pillows lead deputies to fraud ring cards were purchased in Las Vegas. The five were apparently on their way to Chicago and were charging various items along the way on the credit cards. This investigation is continuing and appears to involve at least three other jurisdictions, Tooele County Sheriff s office. North Las Vegas Police Department, and Las Vegas Metro Police Department, said Uintah County Det. Steve Hatsadakis. According to Uintah County Sheriffs Sgt. Keith Campbell the FBI is also looking into some possible charges. Sgt. Campbell stated that he expects the other jurisdictions to respond early in the week. Sgt. Campbell stated "this looks as if its going to be a very complex case and is going to take some time to be able to determine exactly what charges are going to be filed and in what jurisdiction they will be filed. group of "somewhat nervous" pects driving a van on east Highway 40 he stopped the vehicle and obtained consent to search the van. While conducting his search for the missing pillows and blankets, he located a scale and some smoking papers. He also observed numerous identification cards and credit cards on the floor ofthe van. It was later determined that the credit cards and identification cards were possibly stolen. "After conducting interviews sus- felony rape of a child. The incidents allegedly occurred sometime between December 1996 and February 1997. Wallace Potter, 41, Duchesne, waived his preliminary hearing and was bound over for a Nov. 8 status hearing to report on whether hs will enter into a plea agreement offered by prosecutors. Potter is charged e with felony forcible sodomy and a class A misdemeanor for supplying alcohol to a minor. A preliminary hearing for Shey D. Pyne, 26, formerly of Duchesne, was continued until Nov. 8. Pyne is felony charged with two counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child. Two preliminary hearings and a status hearing have been set for two Duchesne County men charged in cases. Anseparate child other Duchesne County man last week waived his preliminary hearing and entered guilty pleas to reduced charges of sex abuse. In 8th District Court in Duchesne on Monday, Oct 26, David Gardner, 41, agreed to a plea bargain and pleaded guilty to two third-degre- e felony counts of attempted forcible sexual abuse. The charges carry a possible penalty of 0 5 years in prison and up to $5,000 in fines. As part of the plea agreement the prosecution will recommend Gardner receive rehabilitation aa an alternative to jail and aeek concurrent sentencing. The charges involve two victims. Prior to sentencing Gardner must complete diagnostic testing and a first-degr- ee sex-abu- se brand-ne- ;1 "Were trying to do everythin ws possibly can on the house," said three-bedroo- Bennett. ' ventiHeating, lation, plumbing hookups and carwhen the peting will be installed house is set on a foundation that has already been prepared. UBAOG housing officials screen potential homeowners and take care of financing details. The house costs an estimated 350,000, said Bennett. The jail provides the facilities and "construction workers. Inmates aay they are glad for the chance the program gives them to do something productive with their time and learn new skills. They are paid a few cents an hour for their work. When the home is ready to be moved to the foundation later this month, truck driving students from the UBATC will do the job. Facilities at the jail will allow for two homes to be built at tha asms time. Bennett said he would like to g be able to stagger the so e new home could be completed about once every two months, if funds are available. ot home. The project is funded through money obtained by ta the Uintah Basin Association famito aid lies who normally would not be able to afford their own home. Over the past few months 10 inmates have been working four days a week on the home. Bennet oversees the project aa inmates do the framing, siding, roofing, sheet rocking, and install windows. Electricians and plumbers supervise the inmates as they work on wiring and plumbing. Right now inmates are building kitchen and bathroom cabinets and installing oak trim. ofGcv-eramen- low-inco- at the Duchesne County jail are about UNDER CONSTRUCTION-Ininai- es of their first home through construction the a month away from completing the Housing Partnership, a program which uses inmate labor to build homes families. Only inmates who qualify based on behavior and for other standards are allowed to participate in the work detail. Another home is scheduled to be built when this one is finished. home-buildin- Utah gas prices finally dipping, but barely Flood damaged cars headed to the market Utah is a long way from the damaging floodwatera of Hurricane Floyd. There is no way that the effects of weeks of high water will ever roach the Wasatch right? Utah gas prices are finally old who led police on a high speed chase down main street and through residential neighborhoods while riding his was allowed toenter a "plea in abeyance to the 3 degree felony evading charge against him, and told that if hs paid off his fines his jail sentence would be suspended. Grog Wilson, Roosevelt, can have hie felony charge erased from his record if he successfully completes the two year plea in abeyance agree ment which stipulates that he nave no further run-in- s with the law. He was given a $600 fine and 30 day jail term for a class B misdemeanor for reckless driving, and a $100 fine and 30 days in jail on a misdemeanor charge for failure to stop at a atop sign. Three other misdemeanor counts were dismissed. On July 23, Wilson, clad in full protective gear, dodged police and care while driving his at top speeds down main roads. Police ended the chase after several near accidents when it became apparent that Wilson was not going to stop. i cents). The national average gaa price has increased 1.1 cento in a month to $1,293, according to AAA Since Sept. 21, gas prices in northern California are down 7 cento, averaging $1.49 a gallon. In Nevada, the statewide average is $1.46, down 2 cento in the same period. Established nearly 100 yean ago, AAA offer a wide array of automotive, travel, insurance and financial services. AAA Utah serves more than 100,000 members. ve care previous owners and where and when the car was sold. According to the Automobile Club of America, would be buyers can identify care that might be by looking for Dried mud or slit on engine parts or in recesses behind the dashboard. Unusual amounts of mud on hinges or in wheel wells. New carpet or upholstery, or upholstery with water stains. Damp or musty odors in closed areas like the interior or trunk. flood-damag- ed penny-by-penn- lieu of property taxes to Utah counties for federal lands out of a nationwide allocation of $135 million. $1.9 million for a visitors center and dike reconstruction at tha Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. $ 1 million for a visitors center $54M approved for Utah public lands More than $54 million in funding for Utah's public lands has been approved by the U.S. Senate for the . next year. The funding, negotiated aa part conference packofa Senate-Hous- e sysage, will pay for a tem at Zion National Park and visitor comforts at the sprawling Grand case at Utah Hovenweep National Monument Located near the Ute Mountain Indian reservation, tha site is home to Anaaasi ruins. Visitor facilities at that monument have not been updated since 1940. $1 million to spruce up naStaircase-Eacalant- e National tional forest land in Utah for the ... 2002 Winter Olympic Gerqee with . - '7 v -rf Monumei. The' money' cams. with Senate,, trail,, sign, and. facility improve-meat- s. approval for the Department of Interiors budget for the fiscal year $750,000 for additional land that began Oct. 1. acquisition for the Bonneville-Shorelin- e The legislation allocates $ 1 A milTrail on the Wasatch lion for bus shuttles in Zion NaFront tional Park, according to Sen. Bob $750,000 for fish and peregrin falcon restoration efforts on the VirBennett, More than $9 million waa budgin River in southern Utah. $500,000 to boost an Olympic geted for the Grand Staircase-Escalant- e National Monument, he fund. $300,000 to continue advanced Of that, $6.4 million will be spent mapping of potential Utah wilderon planning and management, $2.65 ness fends, work being done by Utah for construction of visitor facilities Stats University for state and and $500,000 to design an Escalante county governments. Science Center. g $300,000 for an Other appropriations approved earthquake system in the Salt Lakt basin. by tha Senate on Thursday were: $25 million for the Ute Indian Water Righto Settlement Reprinted with permission of tks $11 million for pavmento in Salt Lake Tribune. bua-ehuttl- e flood-damag- ed gets suspended Jail time & fines . The statewide average is $1.39 for a gallon of self-serregular unleaded, down 1 cent from last month, according to AAA Utahs monthly gas price surrey. Gas prices have come down lightly after setting record highs twice this year, said AAA Utah spokeswoman Rolayne Fairclough. "But consumers are not oveijoyed y with relief. City averages in Utah are: Salt Lake City, $1.38 (down 2 cent from Sept 21); Ogden, $1.38 (down a penny); and Provo, $1.39 (down 2 Prison term imposed in natural gas wells fall-- AAA Utah reported today. Maybe yes, maybe no, according to Utah consumer protection officials. Over the next few weeks, asmaqy as 15,000 automobiles and trucks, damaged by high flood waters while they were sitting on Carolina care lots, will begin to find their way on to the used car market throughout the country. Some might even show up on lota in Utah. In cases like Floyd, where care are subjects of damage while waiting to be sold, the dealerships do not BLM put the damaged vehicles up for sals. Their insurance companies EIS take possession and turn them over to salvage companies, which can sex-abu- se sell them for scrap metal, parts or, The Venial Field Office of the incases ofminor damage, as A Duchesne County man has Bureau of Land Management ancare and trucks, often at been sentenced to serve up to five nounced that they are preparing an what looks to be bargain prices. years in prison after pleading guilty Environmental Impact Statement Francine to two second-degre- e felony counts Unfortunately, says for proposed 423 natural gas wells Giani, director of the Utah Departunlawful sexual activity vritW tf by a consortium of companies ment of Commerces Division of minor and two misdemeanor grouped together for the purpose of Consumer Protection, car buyers are charges of supplying alcohol to a analyzing the prqject in one unit A often not told the car they are buyminor and gross lewdness. Notice of Intent appeared in the ing has been a victim of high water. Eighth District Court Judge Federal Register on Oct 22 offi"With theelectronics in cars these Lynn Payne ordered Ted Brooksby, of cially announcing the beginning terms on days, water can cause damage that 32, to serve two 0 the Environmental Impact State- might not be apparent to the naked the felony and two, one-yecharges ment. Rosewood Resources Inc., eye, or might not show up for some prison terms on the misdeWhite River Resource management time after the purchase. When it meanor chargee. The sentences are Inc., Kidd Family Partnership and does, it could be very costly. to ba served concurrently. Phoenix Energy Inc. are the particiGiani adds that car buyers, after Brooksby was charged last spring pating industries in the Atcheee discovering the car has long-terthe incidents that occurred in in Wash Oil and Gas Production Re- - problems often look to the Division July and August 1998 with a gion. victim. of Consumer Protection for help The Bureau of Land ManageDefensa attorney Randy "Lemon automobile Utah's under ment is requesting scoping comLaw, only to learn that tha law Kennard asked that Brooksby be ments from the public and governsentenced to serve jail time baaed covers new cars and does not only mental agencies until Nov. 22. The on his "minimal prior record," and used car. of a the protect buyer coping comments will help idenAccording to Giani, the law that then complete an outpatient sex ofissues be alternatives and to tify requires a car teller to disclose if a fender rehabilitation program. considered. The BLM made a mass Duchesne County Attorney Herb carhas been salvaged or is a buyback mailing to a wide constituency anvehicle does not require that tha Gillespie argued the beet rehabilithis scoping opportunity. nouncing tation program for Brooksby would Written scoping comments may be dealer disclose possible water dammailed to the BLM Vernal Field age. She also says that many are be at the Utah Stats Prim and willing to buy the damaged cars asked that the sentences be served Office, 170 South 500 East, Vernal, Utah 84078. Tha complete Federal because they believe the risk they consecutively. said that are taking is worth the price that Judge Payne Register Notice can be viewed at will be paying. reports led him to believe that they Vernal BLM at: the internet aits "We are not discouraging people prison was the only alternative to address Brooksby reThe BLM will conduct a public from considering thee care," the adequately habilitation needs. to them be aware We want says. just scoping open house information that if the Brooksby was also ordered to pay price seems too good to be meeting at tha Western Park in Vernal on Nov. 18 from 4 - 7 p.m. true, there might be a reason for it, $3,900 in fines and pay restitution ask questions and be able to make to cover the victims counseling costs. Ones tha Draft Environmental Iman informed purchase." pact Statement is published, the In addition, it is possible to have be will an public given opportunity dealer run a search on the cars the to comment on the adequacy of the or vehicle identification numVIN, environmental analysis. ber. This search will identify the for 423 Dare devil i ar ar m -- c- tree-planti- early-warnin- Who Could Make Rock Creek Guest Ranch Better? ilMrfUrnis Work? 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A first-degre- er Classifieds al low-inco- Court calendar fills up with abuse cases 18-ye- ar I with the subjects, it appears that the credit cards and identification What began aa a reported theft of pillowa and blanketa from a motel in west Uintah County turned into an alleged fraud ring after a sheriff deputy stopped the suspects on their way out of town on Thursday, Oct. 21. When it was all over five people were booked into the Uintah County jail on theft charges and three jurisdictions were involved in the case. Uintah County Sheriffs deputy Kevin Orr was dispatched to the Best Western Motel in Ballard in reference to a theft of some pillows and blankets. When Orr located a An First home soon,t to I I 2) 3 FEATURED ON YOUR WHITE 6 GREEN PHONE BOOK COVER J I i VPEXCHANGEni 722-358- , 8 ' 3 ... Roosevelt. 290 East 200 South Office Phone Located with.... RoiJHini Lube Utah 1 722-273- 9 Automotive -- fw j (Poe |
