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Show to By SUSAN T. HOLMES on dope purchases and $4,493 on expenses like the bank roll the undercover officer carries, the rental car, possibly and apartment and things the officer needs to promote himself, said Jones. The street valus of the drugs taken in the raid was $46, 904. But the undefined value to the public through drug supression in the area and the moral figure will never be known, said Jones. The street officer will never find the drug dealers. The users are easy to find, but it takes a carefully planned undercover operation to flush out the suspected sellers, and as a person gets higher in the drug operations, the more he learns to protect himself from getting cauht. It takes a special kind of officer to work under cover. The most important considerations are his stability and dedication. Maturity is essential even for a young officer, because once he seings over hes probably lost, said Jones. $5,483 Review Correspondent ' MMhs of Preparation mu' ftestujlti FARMINGTON To the average citizen, the drug bust which took place in Davis County two weeks y ago may have seemed like a event that caught the news and then faded, but months of undercover work, weeks of planning and one-da- organization were needed to realize the felony arrest warrants for 84 separate individuals. s Two county officers, with the help of three others off and on for eight months, infiltrated the drug culture in the county, making cotacts, purchasing the drugs and gaining the trust of the dealers, said Harry V. Jones, chief deputy for the Davis Conty Sheriffs Office. This time we hope we got the seller, said Jones. But getting the seller takes a great deal of monety, time and coordination. The county spent $9,976 on the investigation, He cited the example of his son who was undercover for a long time. He really flew with the group, leaving home at 2 p.m. and coming in at 6 p.m.. Jones said. He lived the part by looking dirty and keeping crazy hours and his wife didnt blow when he was leaving or when he was coming back, he said. Even if he keeps clean, the lifestyle he sets is hard on the family, Jones said. If the county is going to keep a man under any length of time, they try to give some regimentation into his program. Jones said that they keep the wives advised on the operation by talking about what he is doing, how he is doing it and how successful the operation is. The wives have got to know its worth the sacrifice," Jones said. The undercover officer is never left alone. He has a supervisor who keeps in weekly contact. It is on a much closer level than other 1 Youll know if things are right, said Jones. He said, You watch for their attitude. If they are feeling empathy for the people youve got to pull them out." The department always tries to have backup people so that they can control the operation. The integrity of the operation is based said upon the mans integrity, Jones. The publics need to know, economics, and at some point making an arrest all contribute to the decision to surface the investigation. Jones believes that public awareness of the drug culture is a deterrant in some respects. He is realistic about the financial end. The county has other areas where money must be spent, and Once the decision is made to surface, then the county gears up for the arrests. The reason they picked 6 a.m. is because it is a most logical time to find these people, said Jones. More than 50 officers from other communities were called in to help; state task force people helped, and news media representatives were called and had to be briefed. The jail to be programmed to double its population. They had to look at the housing, physical, and medical needs of the new inmates. No one is more mindful of the rights and wellbeing and needs of these people, said Jones. People were called in from family services to care for the small purchasing the drugs costs children of husband and wife teams thousands of dollars. Just adding who were arrested. "Someone has more prosecution evidence into a got to be responsible for the chilfile on an individual isnt going to dren, said Jones. do much good, if at some point you Two attorneys were called in to dont pull him in, said Jones. stand by for any legal problems regard to searches and arrests. Four interview rooms were set up with two officers to a room to talk with those arrested. Jones said that sometimes all the public sees are individuals being jerked out of their homes in early hours and arrested. But he emphasized that great care is taken to find the right time. In order to maintain organization and balance and to work smoothly, the plan needs to be well oiled and he believes that this massive arrest went smoothly with little or no disturbances. with But if the public thinks that the drug problem is now gone because of the arrests, Jones is quick to point out that as soon as many of these individuals are out on the street they are back selling. Its too easy. You make big money. Its easy to make $5,000 in an evening. Its a way of life with these people," he said. Index Business 6B, Classified Economy Review . Home Living . 6A, Obituaries Sports Vol. Serving 31,500 Families From Roy Through Centerville No. 48 1 WEDNESDAY, JULY 78-4- 7B 9B 6B 7A 98 8 22, 1981 Residents Ask - H5 I- LAYTON Concerned about the safety of children who will have to negotiate busy traffic across on and off ramps at the new Antelope Drive interchange, a group of had petitioned the City parents Council to urge the state highway department to construct a pedestrian walkway over the freeway. Mayor Lewis G. Shields agreed with the petitioners and said the city should pursue the matter . right to the top. A walkway, which would cost ab-- ' 6ut $506,000, would be the best ans- - Hansen In Mishap NORTH SALT LAKE The wife James Hansen, remained hospitalized Tuesday after the couple and their five children were injured Sunday night when their car overturned while they were returning home from a family gathering injBalt Lake City, Hansens assistants reported. Mrs. Hansen suffered a fractured back and a broken rib in the of Rep. h, accident. The children were also suffered a cervinjured. Susan ical fracture and David 15, had a fractured elbow. AH of the family members were transported to Bountiful Lakeview Hospital. Hansen and the three other children, Joe 18, Paul 13, and Jennifer 9, were examined and released,, apparently suffering only bruises. Hansen, a Republican from Far- -' mington, is in his first term in the U.S. House .of Representatives from Utahs 1st Congressional Dis2-- . trict. Officials said Hansens Bronco and a Jeep driven by a Roy man, David R. Nay, were headed north at 10:35 p.m. when the accident occurred. The jeep after striking an obstacle and collided with the side of Hansens car. Both automobiles overturned. The Jeep struck a power pole before turning. Hansens car rolled once and landed upright. Nay did not require hospital treatment. , over-correcte- d wer to the hazards presented in crossing the interchange, Robert Farrell told the council last week. Farrell said all residents in the Camelot and Vae View subdivisions area who were contacted favored the construction of a pedestrian walkway that would be a separate .structure to carry pedestrian traffic away from the freeway traffic. He said about 80 percent of those contacted also favored the installation of a traffic light at the intersection of Camelot and Main. He said increased traffic on Main due to new businesses in the area has made that intersection hazardous, particulary for children. Farrell, who is Lincoln Elementary School PTA safety chairman, told the council there are about 160 children from the two subdivisions who will be walking to Lincoln Elementary and another 200 who will attend North Layton Junior High this fall. That makes 360 from first grade through junior high who will be crossing those ramps, Farrell said. And with the number of pre- -' schoolers in the subdivisions it looks like that will be increased considerably. Farrell said a walkway along the overpass on the interchange is planned, but said that will not solve the problems of children crossing the on and off ramps. He said highway department figures show that about 3,375 vehicles use the ramps each day including 600 heavy trucks, many of which use the freeway to get to Freeport Center in Clearfield at about the same times of day that the children are going to school. Farrell said if no pedestrian walkway is constructed, the residents will have to ask die city to furnish crossing guards at the on and off ramps. Councilman Golden Sill said it would be cheaper for the state to construct a walkway now while the interchange is being built. He said the city should urge the state to look into the problem quickly. Shields said the city should present all the statistics to the state along with the petition and urge the state highway department to take action to get a pedestrian walkway. The mayor said there had been a proposal to construct a separate walkway but it had been dropped because of cost. SYRACUSE CITY FOUNDER'S Saturday, July 25 Drop off articles for arts and crafts booths at old a.m. 9-- 1 2 2-- Founders Park bowery ' Judging of arts and crafts Flag raising ceremony All food and game booths p.m. p.m. open Dad and child pitcher pour, obstacle course, adult waterballoon toss, sack races, adult frisbee and baseball throw . Utah Old Time Fiddlers Candy hunt, relay race, jumpope contest, tug o Panwar, longest hit ball contestl3:15 p.m. tomime artist Softball games, bishoprics and high council vs. Lions club Magician Show. Also unorganized vollyball, horseshoes, badminton and croquet p.m. 3 2:30 p.m. 4 p.m. 3-- p.irt. 4 p.m. 6 6:30-8:3- 0 ' DAY CELEBRATION p.m. p.m. Dark Pre-rode- o Little Buckaroo rodeo Fireworks t UNASSUMING HOUSE in Clearfield neighborhood is being remodeled as Davis County's new Alcoholism and Drug Residents Protest t Trecovmenf By MAGGI HOLMES Raviaw Staff CLEARFIELD Even in the middle of controversy, the atmosphere in Davis Countys new Al- coholism and Drug Treatment Center is calm. The center is a volunteer help center for alcohol and drug abusers. It is controversial because of its address. It is located at 860 S. State in a residential area. Some neighbors have been very supportive of it. Others are totally against it, said Jim Kelly, coordinator of the alcohol and drug abuse service of Davis County. The center is for recovering abusers. People come here after they have been treated at the detoxification facility at the North Davis Medical Center or have been referred by a counselor in the area. Citizens protesting the new center have accused the citys planning commission of circumventing the law by juggling definitions. Victor Smith, a neighbor of the center at 904 S. State, asked the Clearfield City Council at a meeting July 14 to revoke zoning approval awarded the center several months ago. The center is defined as a boarding house which is a conditional use listing in the zoning law. Smith said calling the center a boarding house was stretching the law. He said changing the use of the law in this way prevented public imput into neighborhood activity. I realize that is has to go somewhere; they are necessary, he said. He suggested moving the treatment center down near the North Davis Medical Center where nobodys going to complain. He said, No one wants this type of facility next door. The controversy lies in what Kelly says is public misunderstanding. Many people do not realize that the people who go to the center are already in the area. These arent people with fire coming out of their ears that weve imported from New York, Los u . If V Treatment Center. The center has been the subject of controversy, with some neighbors protesting its location s Center Stirs Controversy Angeles or Denver, of the people he said. Many treated are middle-age- d, ordinary housewives that are hooked on prescription drugs. He called the people he deals d with people once we get the booze and drugs out of them. People in society have fears of the unknown. I guess that treating drug abuse is an unknown and I can appreciate that fear, Kelly said. Kelly is a reformed alcoholic. Older now, he looks back at his divorce, which he attributes to alcohol and the loss of two good jobs. I blamed somebody else. I didnt think of myself as alcoholic because I came from a good family, I thought that drunks were from skid row or something. The center is in an older home that is being remodeled. When remodeling is finished it will house 16 people, John Freeman, the centers counselor said. Last Thursday it had six residents, by Friday it had one less. Bill Sxewes, 20 went home to apply for work. He hopes to start a new life without alcohol. He said that he had not known he was an alcoholic until his driving record was blackened with drunk driving citations. The Monday before, July 13, the center had opened its doors to help Joyce. Joyce is 51 years old and has been drinking for 32 years. In the last 10 years her drinking problem has deepened. She said, When I drink I cant stop, I black out, and then I dont know where I am or what Im doing. The weekend before she entered the center she drank. I dont remember the drive from Ogden to Bountiful, she said. I think I am more of a threat to the public out driving drunk than I am to anybody here in the center sober. She has a heart condition, and must stop drinking or stop living. I know I have another drink in me but i dont know if I have another recovery in me, she said. The center has saved my life. level-heade- COORDINATOR of the Davis County alcohol and drug abuse treatment service, Jim Kelly (right), counsels an alcoholic who is leaving the center to return to his job. The facility has only been open where nobody's going to compthree weeks. It has been in plan- lain. Everybody wants the facility ning for four or five years, but nobody wants it right next door. Freeman said. Freeman is the only The City Council was unaware of paid staff member who actually the activity of the planning comworks at the center but other counselors from the area are often mission on the center until Smith protested in late June. Some of the there. council members were not sure Freeman conducts two group dis- that the commission had acted corcussions a day but often discusmember H. Kay sions happen spontaneously. You rectly, council said. Legal counsel will would be surprised how much we Chandler council from the. can learn from each other, Joyce be sought by the City Attorney Alf VanWagenen besaid. fore a decision can be reached. Eventually there will be a full time medical staff at the center. Smith said he will wait for the Now their medical needs are met councils decisions before making at the Davis County mental health any move of his own. If the council office. does not revoke the ordinance Some of the centers neighbors Smith said he had two choices, are worried about the impact of the continue to fight with a court incenter on their lives. I know the junction to remove the center or to center is necessary, one said, put a for sale sign our front and "but why here, why not somewhere get out. t |