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Show A4 ) 2 oe ee oe - WASATCH COUNTY COURIER JANUARY 3, 2001 e'll Organize our Who e House 2000 Crime Stories We come to your home. We ce you our exquisite ' collection of finishes arid options. And custom design a Closet, Office, Garage or Entertainment Center perfect for you. Each system is individually handcrafted at our state of the art factory. _ Then it is neatly and expertly installed. MM _ Ata price you can afford. aiedars TIM WESTBY COURIER Inst allati on _ Call the Industry Leader for a FREE _ design consultation in your home (800) 190-9082 : www.closet-factory.com Soins a Handful of | For a Limited Time Only idly hile 2000 was another speed i typically quiet year inWasatch County on the crime front, there was a fair share of ALC IGE chase on Interstate 15. June. On June 20, Heber City pee. arrested five teenagers in stolen vehicle he was driving into two trees after taking a ranch exit. ‘The year’s next biggest crime story what they called “the party of the cenTg Sees Invitations, distributed at BYU and Orem’s UVSC campuses, drew party-. goers to a “5 mil- lion dollar complex” with. “SLOC sponsors.” In the = party’s aftermath, connection with —it crimes. the’ The YO tt e-s allegedly doors were bro-ken, chairs thrown outside, and mud was traced throughout the complex, run- broke into six homes and businesses; at least 20 auto- mobiles and vandalized two churches The chase ended when Parker slammed the Soldier Hollow. Day Lodge and threw First among them was a series of 35 burglaries from mid-March to mid- i rearrested three days occured on Sept. 22 when nearly 150 people broke into the recently built newsworthy stories. ning the newly — installed complex. and Wasatch the new Wasatch Middle School. Then in August, | Gaus Sheriff deputies were able to stop about 120 people near the Tate Barn after an officer raided the party and partygoers fled. Most of those stopped’ said they thought the party a-31-year-old man escaped from the Wasatch County Jail through an unlocked door in the jail’s recreation area. According to one newspaper report, James Corey was legal. Parker was serving time for stealing a vehicle, possession of a clandestine lab, No one named a sponsor. But in mid-November, four men were. charged > and felony evading when he escaped. with the crime.- Total dam- ages to the lodge were put at $5,600. Hh dl AL was later near Scipio after taking a Utah Highway Patrol trooper on a high- STAFF in four months, reams of documents ASPHALT submitted by attorneys on both sides, and outbursts by frustrated members © that the complex issue had turned | into a court case, the Board of Adjustment granted a Binggeli appeal - CONTINUED FROM A1 Daniel. They expressed concerns over pollution, property values, and out of control growth. After nearly four hours, the during a special meeting on Dec. 21. That decision- effectively alow: the - es ; - eventually ended-in a shouting match — between some -attendance Commissioner. = plant to be built. In the end, the argument came to of the residents in a County and down to an interpretation of the coun- ty code. The land Binggeli wants to But the proposal by Binggeli Rock _ build the plant on is zoned G1 or grazProducts to build the plant near the ~ing. Residents and county officials — company’s gravel pit off U.S. 189 in the © argued that since an asphalt plant is _Daniel-Charleston area had its sup- - not “expressly permitted” within the porters who were once referred to as ~ G1 zone it was: ee es prohibited” the county’s “silent majority” Dye _under the county code.‘Commissioner LaRen Provost. ~ But the board ceioaiad that inter- — - The plant was gruelingly seuroved. | by the Daniel Planning Commission in pretation: Instead, the board ruled that 1997, then shot down by the County asphalt plants are indeed allowed with- .. ina Gl zone as long as there are con- Commission earlier this year, only to be appealed to the Board of ditions. In comparison, asphalt plants are allowed in industrial zones without Adjustment. After five public meetings conditions. PINDER “CONTINUED FROM A1 people with respect. ae Pinder’s friend Scott ‘Gardner testified against the _ character of David Brunyer, witness for the prosecution. Me ae Michael- Wims aa Scott Reed argued for the maximum sentence. Reed portrayed Pinder as a manipulator who encouraged drug ~~ use and violence and relished con- trol. | Witnesses for both sides took the stand to testify, vehemently arguing for and against Pinder’s innocence. Pinder’s friends and family claimed he is a “remarkable man,” who treated - Wims reminded thej jury about iesti: : monies by family members of Pinder’s girlfriend, Barbara DeHart, regarding the details of the murders. Wims told the jury DeHart’s correct descriptions solidified Pinder’s guilt. Duchesne County Sheriff Ralph Stansfield said a new investigation might begin in claiming two response female to rumors prostitutes are buried in a vehicle on Pinder’s ranch. |