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Show D2 The Salt Lake Tribune UTAH Monday, July 7, 1997 CLOSE TO HOME CARPET Three men tried to walk off with one of the Per. sian rugs that decorate the inside of the Snowbird Lodge, police said, Security guards at the ski and summer resort in Little Cottonwood Canyon saw two menroll up a Persian rug worth about $6,500 and saw another man help them load it into a car last September, according to charges filed last week in 3rd District Court. There was no explanation of why the felony theft charges were beingfiled against the alleged carpet-stealing trio more than eight months after the crimetook place. REPTILIAN THEFT A chameleon stolen from a pet shop in Ogden lay foratleast six hours at the spot wherethethief set it free Saturday afternoon. Maybe it was waiting for police — or maybe just a ride home. Police were calledto the Animal House, 482 12th St., where owner Laura Price said a 1-inch-long chameleon worth $60 had beenstolen at about 1 p.m, Price told officers who shebelieved stole thelizard and said she £ics07etohramegsCompumen ve co_ wan were cn “Justtry to remain c: They can sensef wouldnot press charges if she got the reptile back in good health. Officers went the suspect's home and Bll Lucero questioned the 18-year-old male. Afterinitial deni- ANYTHINGBUT A DRAG als, he confessed and led the policeto a street corner _FORTHE RECORD a few blocks from his home, where he hadleft the Classic cars and hot rods parade up Logan’s Main Street on Saturday as part of The Cache Valley Cruise In. Cars from as far away as Canada and Florida cameforthe event. creature, The tiny lizard had not movedan inch. Oo TACO TAKER THIEF STEALS DEPUTY'S GUN A Salt Lake City burglar was wielding a sheriff- After holding a 10-inch knife to an employee's throat, @ man made off with nearly $700 Sunday iff's deputy, who lives near 1400 West in Salt Lake City. Deputy Gerry Wayne returned from shopping Harrison Blvd., Ogden, Ryan Cundick, 17, said he was taken hostage while he was outsideputting gar- issued, 40-caliber Beretta on Saturdayafter apparently targeting the home alt Lake County Sher- The Task: Putting Utah Roads to Use For Olympics After They Are Rebuilt morning from The Taco Maker restaurant, 4733 about 3:30p.m. tofindhis duty belt laid carefully on his bed — but the handgun, a magazine, twopairs of handcuffs and a nightstick were missing. The bur bage in a trash bin. The armed man marched him to the back door, A second employee, Brian Shell, 15, looked out the door and saw Cundick being threat- spaniel, began barking around 2 p.m,, the time Wayne believes the burglar kicked out one of his ened, but the manager thought Shell was joking when hetold her what was going on, The robber orderedall three employees to the floor. With his shirt pulled up over part of his face, the robber glar appearedto ignore everything of valuein the home. Neighborssaid “Idgit,”” Wayne's springer downstairs windows. left. Ogden and Weber County officers set up a perimeter and unsuccessfully searched the area with dogs. oO trying to get to work and other. scooped up the money, disconnected the phone and Q GIRL ABDUCTED A 5-year-old Taylor City girl was riding her bike Saturday whena strangerin a darkred car pulled up next to her, extended his hand and urged her to give mefive.” Whenthe girl went to slap his hand, wise cope with the impact ofstag- CAMPERSTILL MISSING ing the world’s largest winter spectacle: the Winter Olympics. It will be an experience of immense proportions, say transportation planners. Total ticket sales Summit County Search and Rescue teams called off their search for a missing fisherman at 6 p.m. Sunday after they failed to find a trace of the 19year-old. The search is expected to continue today. Scott Hutchings of Lehi did not return Friday froma walk around Hourglass Lake to look for a better he grabbed her and yanked her through thedriver's side window, leaving her bike to topple over in the street, The girl “screamed andcried as loud as she could” and waslet out by the stranger one mile away, said the Weber County Sheriff's Office. Her cries may have been the reason the kidnapper let her go, policesaid. The victim's father found her shaken but unharmed at 4300 West and 2100 South. are predicted to top 2 million to all events. fishing spot. His hat was foundfloating in the lake Saturday, and divers had begun to scour the bottom of the 15- to 18-foot-deep lake. from Ed McMahon, Whentheletter arrived, it was a pleasant surprise. The envelope looked official, so she opened it carefully. It read: You have been summonedfor jury duty, Immediately, Annie began to worry. She thought that at the age of 90, some people might think that she wastooold for such a serious venture. Annieset out to prepare for jury duty. “I mustn't look myage,” she plotted. “I'll wear my newfloweredfrock, and I'd better get myhair permed. That, and alittle rouge, and I won't look a day over 80." and SE Reo man.” I smiled. This was serious business, Annie had entered the Wapner. Whenthebig day arrived, Annie reported 15 min- it was a DUI trial, and because I had been the irresting officer on the case, I was thereto testify Annie, whohad been selected by the attorneys, was vated proudly in the jury box at the start of the dings. I was thefirst witness for the prosecution. I testi- fied to what I had observed, and how| had come to the conclusion that the defendant wasdriving under politely said, “Excuse world of jurisprudence. The fact that a person's freedom couldbe at stake prompted her to watch Perry Mason reruns and a showwith a judge named utes aheadof everyoneelse. She wasready, Just as I was about to leave the courtroom, a woman approached me LAW ENFORCEMENT But she took a deep breath and convincinglytold The term “young man’’ made my day ry PAUL FLEMING “Tm Annie," shedeclared as she shook my hand. “I was on the jury.” “Yes ma’am,” I replied. “You're thelady with the notepad.” Annie was quick to respond, “That's right, and I want youto knowthat I performedall of those tests youshowed us for the other members of the jury And I passed every single one. The rest of the bunch figured that at 90, if 1 could outdo a strong man half myage, then apparently he must have been as drunk the influence of alcohol. as you said he was.” Thestate received a bargain that day, 90 years of common sense — all for a paltry $17 juror fee. The jurylistened intently, especially during crossexamination when I was asked about the field sobriety tests (a motor-skills battery given when a suspect The defendant's lawyer, hoping to showthat the Paul St. John Fleming is a 19-year veteranoflaw enforcement in Salt Lake County. His opinions are his own, tests were too difficult even for a sober person to pass, asked me to demonstratethese procedures. happen to come up every day; thereis a lot of “He is the kind of guy er Olympics] and apply them here,” he says. science involved. We have to take what we tude of the Winter Olympics. Council. “He brings a satch Front Regional have learned frorn [oth- al ThomasHalleran depth of experience for special-events planning on a mas- Utah's 2002 Winter Olympics will be nothing like Halleran experienced during the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles, sive scale. And he is not afraid to makedecisions.”* where he designed a transportaties were less complicated. He was hired by the Salt Lake Organizing Committee (SLOC) to oversee transportation for the 2week-long Games. The transportation committee earlier this year came up with a $4.3 billion proposal to Congress to fund a variety of Olympic-related projects. Those proposals include expanding Salt Lake City events: Thomas J. Halleran of West Covina, Calif. Halleran must ensure that International Airport; adding 3,000 athletes and officials, buses, bus routes, park-and-ride lots and light rail; creating com- 10,000 media members, thousandsofinternational visitors and tens of thousands of spectators get to and from 10 competition venues and numerous practice sites. tion system in a time when logisThose Games wereheld in July 1984. He was hired the previous October and didn’t hire his first competition-site transportation manageruntil April. “Weall worked dayandnight,” herecalls. ‘We will do the same now — just four years longer.” mEal No stranger to theved process, Hal‘hus b in t loten eran has been involved in trans- portation at some level with every Olympics since the Los Angeles Summer Gamesin 1984, Mostrecently, he coordinated transpor- tation for broadcast giant NBC during the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta. Three years ago, Halleran man- aged a multimillion-dollar budget to oversee transportation for the World Cup soccer series held in cities across the United States. Whenit was over, Halleran said he returned $5 million of his $15 million budget. SLOCwill give him $36 million to provide fleets of cars, vans, is pulled over) that the defendant hadfailed funding requests and transportation projects. “Tt is daunting,” Halleran acknowledges “The sun just doesn't experts welcomed a newplayer to help get all those people to the As I walked heel to heel, touched my nose, and herself, “I'll be just fine.” is charged with determining what local gov- muter rail along the Wasatch Front; and improving streets, highways and freeways — all by 2002, Haileran will represent SLOC throughout this frenzy of federal ernments need to pull off an event the magni- spectators’ cars will not be al- Last month,the transportation At the conclusion of testimony and closing arguments, the case wentto the jury. After a short deliberation, they found the defendant guilty ‘This directness pleases Halleran’s colleagues on the regional panel formed last year to coordinate Olympic-transportationissues. The group we need,” says planner Barry Banks of the Wa- lowedat most events. counted my fingers, I noticed an elderly female juror taking notes. She seemed extremely interested in this segmentofthetrial “If Lean save money, I'll doit," he saysin his direct, forceful, self- assuredstyle. “If I have to spend more,I'll justifyit.” Ticket prices generally will include the cost of a round-trip bus ride. That is important, because Elderly Juror’s Experience Proves Invaluable Annie did not receive much in the mail anymore. just monthly bills and bothersome correspondence toolittle. BY JOHN KEAHEY THESALT LAKE TRIBUNE Come February 2002, between 500,000 and 1 millionvisitors will moveinto, around and out of the Wasatch Front. During that time, locals will be buses, helicopters and their oper- Stay with us andyou'll be thought ofad anincurable romantic. ators. Hired just a month ago, he says it is too early to predict whetherthat will be too much or { Orat least a financialgenius. } A Fatal Fourth for Four Travelers TRIBUNE STAFF REPORTS At least four people died on Utah and northern Arizonaroads over the Fourth of July weekend. One person was killed and two critically injuredin a one-car roll ver near Skyline Mountain Re sort between Fairview and Mount Pleasant about 5 p.m. Friday All three werebelieved to be from Wyoming. The two survi vors, who were believed to be married, were flown to LDS Hos pital On Sunday, the Sanpete County Sheriff's Office had not complet His name CUSTOM MATTRESSES was not available, pending notification of relatives AnySize, A Styl,to Fit Any Need, Aninvestigation is ongoing, said Utah Highway Patrol trooper Paul Kotter. 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