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Show Page 16 OREM TIMES Thursday, June 26, 2008 Lindon police to start Marc Haddock NORTH COUNTY STAFF When the clock strikes midnight mid-night Monday night, members of the Lindon police department depart-ment will start patrolling the community's streets. The moment will mark seven sev-en months of preparation by Lindon Police Chief Cody Culli-more, Culli-more, who said he sat down in November, after he had been appointed police chief, and made a plan to creates a police department from scratch. "1 came up with 170 things 1 hud to get done," Cullimore said Monday. "I have three or four them left." That includes a public ceremony cer-emony Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Oak Canyon Jr. High School to swear in the 15 new police officers and present them their badges. "We sent out 3,000 invitations invita-tions to the community," Cullimore Cul-limore said. "1 don't know how many will actually show up." Still he is expecting a good turnout as public support for the new police department appears ap-pears to be strong. "It took far more work than I ever thought." Cullimore said about getting ready for the July 1 opening date.' "I just got lucky. I didn't know how to do it." Computer techs were installing in-stalling software early this week, and the city council was expected to sign a final agreement agree-ment with ()rem to handle dispatch duties for the new department de-partment Tuesday night. Several things will happen Dr. I i r. Smile Beautiful ...this spring with a Whiter Brighter Smile in about an hour with ZOOM Whitening for $295.00 Call for an Appointment 756-8686 'aw 4- LET YOUR CREATIVITY BLOOM! FRIDAY, June 27 1 p.m. & SATURDAY, June 28 1 p.m. Experience garden of summer sewing projects with this hands-on class! Experience many techniques then take your very own sampler home! $15 INCLUDES KIT & CLASS FEE! 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"We don't really know until the button gets pushed," Paul said. "But we'll just play it by ear." The new police department has 18 employees, including 15 police officers who have been on staff and training for two weeks. Friday, for example, they were training on mountain moun-tain bikes, one of the tools the department will use to patrol the community. Included in those numbers are an administrative assistant, a lieutenant and two sergeants. That is three more officers than originally planned for the new department. Police offices are located in what was only a few months ago the unfinished basement of the Lindon City Building, and Bruce B. Richards 801-756-8686 233 E. Main American Fork, Utah 84003 Mon-Fn 10am-6pm Sat9am-5pm 268 West Center Street Provo 374-5520 wwwjrtista.net 30 OF FJ ALL i-r c-Trirt'rt CUT FAUSUCI June 2? & 3a Onryl . - - j it.. 0 I W n "'"" ", irt Artista T 730 I a ... It in., an... i nil J I k weii-mainiainea roads year-round access patrolling Meet the Police When: Today at 6:30 p.m. Where: Oak Canyon Jr. High What: A swearing in and badge ceremony for Lindon's new police department. Who is invited: Everyone in the Lindon community. includes an up-to-date evidence rooms and two small holding cells which can be used to confine con-fine offenders for short periods of time before they are transported trans-ported to the Utah County Jail in Spanish Fork. The department also has 15 new police vehicles painted brown and white with gold trim and sporting a police department de-partment logo that includes an image of Dry Canyon drawn by Cullimore. Paul said the change has reduced the size of Pleasant Grove's police department to 25 from 32 officers, but the ratio ra-tio of police officers to population popula-tion will remain the same. "The concentration of officers of-ficers in just Pleasant Grove will actually improve," he said. 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Define your legacy and lifestyle at Soldier Summit Estates. 6-15 acre recreational estates underground utilities electric, phone state-ot-tne-art water system restrictive covenants architectural review committee David Cunningham Bankers Really developed ty. IINM Lehi police captain shot twice Jeremy Duda DAILY HERALD Lehi police officer Captain Harold Terry is in serious but stable condition after being shot twice in the head by a suspect in a traffic stop Monday Mon-day morning. The shooter, 34-year-old Kelly Wark of Gig Harbor, Washington state, was shot and killed by backup officers. Terry, 55, was shot just above his left ear. He was conscious and talking when he was airlifted to Utah Valley Val-ley Regional Medical Center in Provo in critical condition. Lehi police spokesman Sgt. Darren Paul said Terry was recuperating with his wife, Karen, and children after undergoing un-dergoing surgery to remove a bullet and bullet fragments. He said the department is hopeful that Terry will make a full recovery. "Capt. Terry's condition is steadily improving," said Paul. "We are optimistic and hopeful hope-ful for a full recovery." Around 8:46 a.m., a clerk at Walker Oil, near 850 E. Main St., called police to report a possible impaired driver. The clerk told police Wark was driving erratically and had slurred speech and balance problems when she went to the store to buy gas. Terry, a 16-year Lehi police veteran, pulled over Wark's tan Honda Accord near 1000 East and Main Street at 8:52 a.m. According to Paul, Terry and the driver talked for a few moments before some type of argument started. Wark pulled out a .38-caliber revolver and shot Terry twice from the driver's seat of her car, Paul said. J After shooting Terry, Wark got out of her car and was shot and killed by three backup officers who had arrived ar-rived at the scene, Paul said. Terry was able to f ire.Qfle round after being shot.fiitting the suspect's vehicle. Paul said the backup officers firef five rounds at Wark, who was hit multiple times. soldiersummit.com "They immediately returned, fire," Paul said. Paul said investigators do not know her motive. "That's part of the ongoing '-investigation," '-investigation," he said. A team from the Utah County Sheriff's Off io? is investigating, in-vestigating, and an autopsy ' and toxicology test will be ? ; conducted by the state medical examiner's office. Investigators Investiga-tors are also in the process of searching the Wark's vehicle. "He approached her, requested re-quested her driver's license and there was an altercation, at that time," Paul said. Erin Wark said her sister had suffered from mental illness ill-ness since she was about 25 years old, but did not have a history of violence. Kelly Wark has no criminal history, and court records in Washington Wash-ington show nothing more serious than minor traffic violations. "It was a terrible shock," Erin Wark said of the shooting. shoot-ing. Kelly Wark's ex-husband, Craig Hancock, told The Salt Lake Tribune that she told him she had dissociative disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. The couple was married for about six months last year and filed for divorce in January. Hancock told the Tribune that at one point in their relationship, re-lationship, a couple from a , Bible study class stopped by their house unannounced to return her Bible. When she saw them, he said, she started screaming that they needed to leave. He went out to explain to the couple that they needed to go, and when he turned around he saw his wife on the porch with a 12-gauge shotgun. shot-gun. He said she also owned a .38-caliber handgun. Kelly Wark movedio Provo in April to attend school at the Utah College of Message ; Therapy's Lindon cantpus, 5 where she recently enrolled, her sister said. Gwyn Vukich, Kelly Wark's cousin, said the family saw no indications that Wark's mental health was worsening. After living outside of Washington Wash-ington for the first time in her V Pop?? a 1 -J Hi o v lu 833 S. 170 E. Provo 377-1011 boxmartofprovoyahoo.com 625 N. State St. Orem 224-2698 boxmart q westoff ice . net As an Independent Agent we can tailor a program just right for you. Safe.Sound.Secure insurance protection from Auto-Owners Insurance Company, The 'Wo Problem" People . oAuio-Oumers Insurance Tom Hunter The Hunter Group Family Pedlzla Cc. ftitfiim rants! Dr.DwMBGordoity&'rZD v' QCfftD CDOfilDOD CZzzi tnzumno accepted. Helping hand For anyone who wants to donate money to Captain Harold Terry and his family, a fund has been set up at v Central Bank'in Lehi, 475 E. Main St. ' -to life, Wark seemed to be doing ; well, Vukich said. , "She was just such a sweet ' girl and just such a gifted artist, and we were just all Completely shocked that something some-thing like this could happen, that she could do something like this," Vukich said. "She wouldn't hurt a flea, I don't think. She was very caring and a very strong Christian." In a written statement, the Wark family offered its condolences con-dolences to Terry's family. As the captain of the Lehi police's patrol unit, one of Terry's duties is to provide training to other officers. Paul described Terry as a leader who is well respected at the department. His duties do not generally include conducting traffic stops, but he happened to be in the area when the report of the impaired driver came in and was the first officer to spot her tan Honda, so he pulled the car over himself. "Knowing Capt. Terry, I'm not a bit surprised. He leads by example," Paul said. Terry also conducts training for the state's Peace Officer Standards and Training Academy, Acad-emy, Paul said, and teaches classes at a local college. Terry's family released a statement on Tuesday, thanking thank-ing people for their thoughts and prayers. "His wife and children are very grateful for the outpouring outpour-ing of support we,,aii have received. Harold'fe a strong . j man; a great and wonderful husband, father And grandfather. grandfa-ther. Harold is in serious but stable condition and he will have a very long, hard road to recovery," the statement read. "We thank you again for your thoughts and prayers and ask you to continue to pray for Harold" It's Not Just About the Bricks, Mortar & Inventory... It's about the people who rely on the business: the customers ... the employees ... and you! 359 East Main St. American Fork, UT 84003 (801) 763-8887 rip f 1 call BD1 3G8 8272 MOUNTAIN ESTATES t ZeA AfMKltian 1-0 13 |