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Show Times Newspaper Thursday, January 30, 2003 Page A3 Lt Doug Edwards Public Information Officer II JIOREMlDPgTAsENTJof PUBLIC SAFETY A business, Lamar's Appliance at 42 N. Geneva Road, was entered Thursday night through the back door and an B undisclosed amount of money was stolen. There was no forced entry and it's possible the door had been inadvertently inadver-tently left unlocked. )rett A blind Orem woman was walking home on Saturday ,n. afternoon in the area of 1500 S. Main with her seeing eye 1011$, dog. The seeing eye dog was attacked by a Pit Bull dog "owned by a woman who was visiting family in the area and had allowed her two Pit Bull Terriers out to run in the ort unfenced yard. The seeing eye dog was injured (severe bite s ko the right shoulder) and apparently once injured like wthat, the dog is not allowed to function as a seeing eye dog e Amy longer because it changes its disposition and function-I'ality. function-I'ality. Officers were able to track down the owner of the Pit "ved Bulls and cited to woman for vicious animals and dog run-grfiing run-grfiing at large. rtiicl fielr Officers received a report of a possible drunk driver hgpaturday afternoon driving a white pickup truck with a i Jtah Plate. An officer spotted the truck and stopped it in Hci m x 1 l-i mi . J orr .11 r ;ne largei, pairing lot. xiie unver, a o-year-oia man, 01 Orem, was arrested for driving under the influence of alco- iol. Because there were five passengers in the truck under ;he age of 16, Peck was charged with a class A misde-neanor. .ette Ha;: and nam; ouni Officer Nathan Lonergan found a couple of men in to ack of a business early Sunday morning in the area of 900 )0stJ. State. The pair said they were walking to Pleasant jrove to go to bed. It was 4:00 AM. The two were acting 3me iuspicious and because of the recent business burglaries haij ast week along State Street, the pair were searched for iremveapons. A 20-year-old Orem man was found to be in pos- lession oi rsuocyoin Musnrooms, a naiiucinogen, ana was rere lan rkeii irrested for felony possession of that substance and looked into the Utah County Jail. The other man was illowed to leave as there was no evidence of criminal activ- t ty that had occurred involving him. m '. Tr. A 1989 Honda Civic was stolen sometime Saturday he iiight from the area of 500 W. 800 S. The car was locked ;& afyhen it was stolen and there were no keys inside of it. ) m Five juvenile boys from Provo, ages 14 to 17-years-old, rierame to Orem last, night to pick a fight with another juve-jj-alile boys living in the area of 320 S. State. The boys said Lijgjtieir intent was to get involved in the fight if their friend ,rs parted to lose to the Orem boy. The incident apparently )rov(tarted a couple of weeks ago with one boy making dis-..araging dis-..araging remarks to another. All five boys from Provo ere arrested and will be referred on charges of disorderly 11 Snduct. Their charge will be enhanced as a gang activity. rker:ne fight was broken up before anyone was hurt, the i d trii Someone broken into Golds Gym at 1640 S. State by irs fretting onto the roof and then breaking through a glass post loor that leads into an office area! Once inside, the burglar jmectole an undisclosed amount of money from the cash register regis-ter on the ground floor. The burglary is believed to have 3 tkiaPPened sometime between Midnight and 5:00 AM this aneporning. 3n Armed robbery last night at Pappa John's Pizza at 207 ,.3. State. A lone suspect came into the store at about 9:45 renioj demanded the money from the employee at the st itore. He lifted his shirt to show her that he had a hand- P'jun in his waistband. He got a small amount of money uneE'rom the cash register and left the store. Neither the postsmployee nor her friend who was visiting her at the time ly bof the robbery, was hurt. The suspect was described as a officJvhite male, 5'10", early 20's, average build, short hair that Itate iad been bleached, but was now growing back brown, and (Wearing a baseball cap, brown coat, and levis. The wit-q wit-q messes also said the suspect had a cold sore or pimple on (jf lis bottom lip that was noticeable. i iaste that erat ire fro: )uili Avf?: ,C DUANE HILTON Times Reporter Orem City is installing a new type of light at its crosswalks that tell pedestrians pedes-trians how long they have to safely cross the street. City officials decided on the new lights because "they are safer," said Traffic Operations Engineer Keith Larsen. "They cost a little more but they're safer and they use less power." Nathan Prisbrey, an Orem pedestrian, said he likes the new crosswalk signals. sig-nals. "They let you know when it's safe to walk." The new crosswalk signals sig-nals have a countdown feature fea-ture that tells pedestrians how long they have to cross the intersection before the light turns red. The city started using the new lights six to seven years ago to see if they were more effective than the existing system, Larsen said. They were first installed at school crossings at four locations: Mountain View High School, Utah Valley State College, 800 East and Center and at 1600 North and Main. The response from the public was positive. Now the city is gradually phasing out the old signals and bringing in the new. The new crosswalk signals sig-nals are made out of arrays of light emitting diodes 'Ml'"!-' riY ri . f4 wt WJ X ivntX' a ' i I ftfc? f i:M AUT U. . I ; J- . . I i U .TPLAZA-'J. ' r vrw J. ' i .;.- ii..-, . ,4 - m i'";'F'i I f ' " " A" - ?- h j ' " " - 'x Orem City crosswalks now give pedestrians a countdown, telling them how long they have to cross the road before the light turns red. (commonly called LEDs), which are electric lights that last longer, are more energy efficient and brighter than the old incandescent incan-descent halogen bulbs, according to www.house.works.com The new LEDs are not just being used in new crosswalk signals, Orem City installed them in all new traffic signals too. Orem City used to replace the old-style red lights in the traffic signals every year as a safety precaution, pre-caution, but with the new lights they last longer than eight years, Larsen said. Orem City is in the process of retrofitting all old traffic lights with LEDs. It is taking some time because the new lights cost more money. However, the savings sav-ings in energy and maintenance mainte-nance costs make the lights well worth it, according to Larsen. January is Glaucoma Awareness Month Hwy. 189 to close periodically Jan. 30 Approximately 2.2 million mil-lion Americans ages 40 and older have glaucoma, and half are at risk for going, blind because they don't know they have the disease, according to Excel Eye Center. Glaucoma is a condition in which the optic nerve, responsible for transmitting visual information from the eye to the brain, is damaged. dam-aged. It can be associated with elevated pressure within the eye and could lead to vision loss. It may begin with loss of peripheral peripher-al vision and then advance to a reduction in central vision and then can potentially poten-tially lead to blindness. "Most people who have glaucoma don't notice symptoms symp-toms until they begin to lose some vision. But vision loss from glaucoma can be prevented pre-vented if it's caught and treated in time," said Jesse N. Hunsaker, M.D., ophthalmologist ophthal-mologist at Excel Eye Center in American Fork. "As part of Glaucoma Awareness Month in January, we urge you to get a complete eye exam if you're at risk for developing glaucoma." According to Excel Eye officials, blacks have a higher high-er incidence of glaucoma, and the condition often appears at a younger age than in other racial groups. Those who have relatives with glaucoma are also at risk, along with older people, peo-ple, people with diabetes and people who've had serious seri-ous eye injuries. Although glaucoma cannot can-not be cured, early detection and treatment can usually preserve vision. Residents should know their risk factors fac-tors and have their eyes examined at intervals recommended rec-ommended by their doctors. According to the Utah Department " of Transportation (UDOT), a section of U.S. Highway 189 in Provo Canyon will be periodically closed (today: from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for. avalanche control work. Lanes will be closed in both directions for approximately approxi-mately 15 to 20 minutes at a time between Frazier and Nunn's parks. Motorists should expect moderate delays. To ensure safety of canyon users, ice climbing will not be allowed during testing. TIPS We want the scoop on what's happening in Town 5 Call in News Tips: 225-1340 safety matters off I !1 Stay, live wire. Stay! Live power lines almost always stay on power poles where they belong, delivering the power we depend upon and expect. But sometimes the weather, trees or accidents interfere and knock them down. Thaf s when it gets dangerous. A downed line can look harmless, but it can still be a live wire - powerful enough to kill and even energize the ground around it. Please remember these words of caution: Never touch or go near a fallen power line. Do not touch anything on which the wire is resting. . Use extreme caution and explain the danger to your children. If you see a downed line, call us immediately, and we'll take care of it. Or call 911. Your safety matters to us. For a copy of our safety booklet, Electricity 101, call 1-800-791-6093. i UTAH POWER Making it happen. HP As winter settles in and the snow piles up (except for this year) we get an unwelcome visitor every year, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). Even though RSV aleady seems to get a lot of press, a quick review of the facts never hurts. RSV is predictable in its appearance Dr. GregParich every year. It shows up around Thanksgiving and then peak between January and March. In the U.S. about 80,000 children are hospitalized each year with RSV. Half of all children under one year old develop RSV infections and virtually all children have had RSV by the time they are 2 years old. RSV is spread by large respiratory droplets, the stuff you sneeze or cough. It will live on hands and surfaces for about an hour. Transmission is mainly through direct contact with these droplets, or else your hands contacting contact-ing the virus. It usually comes home from school, day care, work, the grocery store and even church. In older kids and adults, RSV is a cold or bronchitis. In younger kids, it usually starts with a runny nose, sore throat, fever and a cough, the usual stuff, Lower respiratory respira-tory symptoms may begin to develop after that. The things to watch for are wheezing, increased respiratory rale (60V minute), the skin retracting between the ribs or above the collar bone and being too out of breath to eal or sleep. Treatment is supportive care. Encourage fluids, clear the nose, use a humidifier and watch closely for signs of breathing problems. For more severe cases supplemental oxygen or even assisted breathing is required. Those at greatest risk for more severe disease include: premature infants (35 weeks), those with chronic respiratory disease, dis-ease, immune deficiencies, and congenital heart detects. For those groups, there is an immunization that needs to be administered every month through RSV season. Contact your doctor to get details if needed. RSV is usually just like any other cold, but we need to be vigilant for those with worsening symptoms. The key is prevention for the youngest among us, To help out we can; appreciate cute babies without having to hold their hands or toys, wash our hands after work and school and contain our coughs and sneezes. Happy winter! ftU 64 South 360 East iil r 1 American Fork i 131 ALPINE PEDIATRICS |