| Show -- - 1M0- - Zhti3a1lIZakeZtibunt LOCAL News Desk: 0 0 der disciplinary action or his dismissal if the By Stephen Hunt Two years ago Salt Lake County Sheriff's Deputy Vaughn Allen received the Sheriff's Star — one of the county's highest honors — for saving a woman's life with CPR This year Deputy Allen and several other officers were honored for catching a burglar clearing six residential burglaries solving numerous car break-in- s and recovering $10000 in stolen property "Deputy Allen has an exemplary record" said Capt Dave Bishop But Deputy Allen 27 may have put his 312- year career on the line by shooting an West Valley City man in the head while trying to arrest the teen in connection with an alleged beer theft Friday night The Salt Lake County attorney's office is investigating the shooting Deputy Allen also faces a sheriff's review board which could or Officials to Keep Boy Until Mom's - k 1 Ot t' ' e'' THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE ' 4 ' " Sr' ''' '''''' '''' ' - i 'ZIA- boy who was found ' '"'- ' ''''''' ' ' - ' ' '::':1 7 4 -e ' V- :' v 4 -' - :' 4k ' - 6it r t It i- '"b Z::: 44 v ' ' ' '''A'''' Zr:' - : : OA e - By Christopher Smart THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Utah Atty Gen Paul Van Dam is "no biggie" in the eyes of Days of '47 Parade organizers Since he's "no biggie" he can't ride in the parade To this Mr Van Dam says: "That's weird" The attorney general is rankled because his predecessor David Wilkinson got to ride in the Pioneer Day parade Not only that but "biggies" such as members of the Salt Lake City Council get to ride in convertibles in the July 24 parade Mr Van Dam said in a letter to Days of '47 officials But Dorothy Lindmark Co chairwoman of parade entries said it isn't because Mr Van Dam is a Democrat "It has nothing to do with that In fact I voted for him" she said There really is no criteria Mrs Lindmark admitted "We invite the mayor and City Council and fire chief and chief of police because they all help with the parade We invite the governor because it is a Utah parade and senators and congressmen because they serve Utah" And where does all that leave Mr Van Dam? 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't it 1 1 1 la 44 t 4 ' 4a - s 4 t 1 i'' t t NtItt Ak N‘"'"' i '''' - a Bill Eceleston tion program to advance his career but his application was denied because his undergraduate GPA was lower than the required 30 He was told he could take graduate courses as an unmatriculated student and then reapply the following year He went on to earn a 328 GPA in his classes and applied again He and other students were accepted by the political science department which teaches the public administration courses but not by the U Graduate School "We were told not to worry that it was a formality to get matriculated" says Mr Eccleston "We should just continue taking classes" That winter his department lobbied the graduate admission appeals board on Mr Eccleston's behalf Although his GPA had ris01 See B-- 2 Column 5 gui- Imagine 150 cats 150 litter boxes and a day Neighbors Monday said that equation added up to a tremendous stench at the Bountiful home of Dean and Alice Webster Davis County officials say they will bring animal cruelty charges against the Websters 1840 S 200 West who allegedly neglected about 150 cats they kept in their home and a garden shed Ten officers spent 14 hours last week snagging 147 cats The animals were killed Friday because "so many were starving diseased inbred cannibals" said Deanne Hess director of Davis County Animal Control But Mrs Webster said she loves animals and just can't turn one away "When they said those animals were cannibalizing each other and were all sick they were lying through their teeth" said Mrs Webster Her neighbors say people dump cats at the Websters' house instead of taking them to the Humane Society This is not the first raid on the couple's home In 1989 officials seized 64 cats from the house and left the couple with two — the number of pets they are allowed under Bountiful zoning laws Ms Utah Symphony String Players Chamber music: Utah Symphony string players 7:30 pm Westminster College 1840 S 1300 East Salt Lake City Hess said the couple have been in violation of the law off and on since 1970 officers are still l trying to catch a number of cats that escaped last week's roundup and to convince Mrs Webster not to accept more cats in the future "We're trying to educate her so that she can deal with the loss" said Ms Hess "She's a real who believes she's doing the right thing for her cats But the lady has forced our hand" Animal-contro- cat-lov- er Neighbors haven't stopped complaining said Ms Hess The house was stacked 5 feet deep with trash litter boxes scattered food and empty bowls said Bountiful Fire Marshal Michael Barfuss Feces covered the floors and walls Neighbors complained of the stench whenever the couple turned on their swamp cooler "All we've had is stink for the last 20 years" said Luella Lundgren who lives next to the Webster's at 1880 S 200 West in Bountiful Her daughter Barbara Dodd said the family stopped holding parties at Mrs Lundgren's house because "you just couldn't stand the smell" "There were four or five new litters of kittens in the house" said Whitney Pugh a city employee who says he still smells like cat feces after several showers "Most of those wretched creatures were wild" Paul Taylor Dance Company Paul Taylor Dance Company modern dance Capitol Theatre 50 W 200 South Salt Lake City 8 pm 4 MA40INAdmNIFwE4w - 4 1 1 5Wf1 -- 14 t 1t Bountiful 'Animal Lovers' Accused Of Neglecting 150 Adopted Cats 4 0 -- public administration graduate degree at the University of Utah This summer — after spending $1200 in tuition and completing 22 credit hours — the U refused to accept Mr Eccleston into the program because of poor college grades he earned nearly two decades earlier University officials say he did not meet admission requirements but Mr Eccleston says he was betrayed "I was completely led on" says Mr Eccleston 40 who is considering legal action "They are making arbitrary decisions on who gets in who is out and why" Rep Joanne Milner Lake City accuses the university of academic elitism As a program coordinator at the U she counseled Mr Eccleston and thinks he deserves to be admitted "This ivory tower syndrome is going to come crashing down" she says angrily "As a state legislator I am ticked off" But to Graduate School Dean B Gale Dick the case is simple: Mr Eccleston was not admitted because he did not meet requirements and the appeals committee did not see reason to grant an exception "It is very important that the university maintain its standards or it devalues all the degrees it gives" says the dean In 1975 Mr Eccleston graduated from Weber State University with a degree in microbiology and a 22 grade-poiaverage Since then the Rose Park resident has worked for the state Department of Agriculture for 16 years and raised a family Two years ago he applied to the Masters in Public Administra 4 44- eoovoflrt' - 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f I p$ ' 74 e3 '' doki' l'N'v w A11‘: 1 1 r"- - - ' - : i ' ' o - N- ' 7 tr1 I : 41 -11Ji- Tor- ' ' '' --- 4 - ---' A 0' i 4 ''''': - 47- - ' e Bill Eccleston has spent the past two years working toward a ' '''' l'''''''114 A 1 the parking lot as Mr Moore steered the vehicle 20 feet into the store "It was stupid" he said "They did it just to have done it- Orem City Police spokesman Gerald Nielsen said Mr Moore told officers he could not explain why he drove the car into the store "lie wasn't under the influence of alcohol or drugs" the detective said After the car barreled almost to the service booth inside three male teen-agpassengers got out and began to push it out of the store Damage to the store's grate was set at $300 A tow truck was needed to lift the car over the grates and tow it from the store THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE - '''i :1A4'::--- !''''''11PAltr l'-- S '' ' f ::-'-: ld For Organizers of Days of 947 Parade the doorless opening No one was injured in the Sunday morning incident but Orem police were wondering James Kevin why Moore of Bothell Wash drove his blue Mazda 323 into the store at 45 S State Orem intentionally Mr Moore was cited for reckless driving a class B misdemeanor qP ' Cornelia deBruin OREM — A few startled shoppers at a Smith's Food and Drug Center had to dive for cover when a motorist steered his car into the store through al 't- By Michael Phillips Van Dam Is No Biggie By SPECIAL TO THE TRIBUNE Despite Changing C's to B's Utah Denied Admission to Grad School "‘- alone on the streets of downtown Salt Lake City before dawn Sunday has been placed in state custody while a social worker investigates the mother's story At a hearing Monday 3rd District Juvenile Court Commissioner Richard W Birrell ordered Diane Owens a social worker with the state's Division of Family Services to find out why the woman did not summon police once she discovered her child was missing "The child will not be returned until the social worker's concerns have been satisfied" said Scott Vincent a supervisor with the juvenile court's protective services division A hearing will be held within 10 days if the child has not been returned to his mother he said The woman told police that on Saturday she left the boy with a friend who apparently lost track of him Officers found the boy at 4:45 am Sunday a few blocks from the friend's home He was carrying a bag of diapers and a bottle of juice Officers spent the rest of the day looking for his mother At 8 pm an anonymous caller tipped authorities to her whereabouts She told police that the baby sitter was to have dropped off the boy early Sunday morning But officers said they were unable to locate the baby sitter The manager of the apartment building where the woman lives described the incident as an accident "She is a good mother" said the apartment manager who declined to give her name "The baby sitter was an old friend she hadn't seen in years and she felt comfortable leaving her son with him It was all a big mistake" Motorist Drives Into Grocery Store '' 4 Story Is Checked Ei STOCKS B1 the back seat as they allegedly waited for Steve Early 20 West Valley City to steal a case of beer from the store But a sheriff's deputy had noticed the three men acting suspicious and called for help When Mr Early ran from the store carrying a $1519 case of beer deputies were waiting and he was quickly apprehended Mr Manzanares tried to drive away but Deputy Allen and Reserve Deputy Kent Mattingly blocked them with their car Jumping out and drawing their guns the officers approached the suspects' car one on each side The officers gave two verbal warnings and then Deputy Allen standing on the passenger side of the car fired his 10 mm semiautomatic pistol once The bullet struck Mr Manzanares under the right ear and exited his left cheek severing an artery and destroying his jaw shooting is found to be unjustified He remains on paid suspension from duty pending the outcome of the investigation "Was it accidental or intentional?" Capt Bishop said "How the trigger got pulled is the crux of the investigation" Stevie Manzanares was still clinging to life at LDS Hospital late Monday but his condition was worsening He was in a coma and in extremely critical condition Hospital spokesman Jess Gomez said Mr Manzanaresl brain waves measured only 4 on a scale of 15 "You don't want to be on the lower end of that scale" Mr Gomez said The shooting occurred about 11:20 pm in the parking lot of Smith's Food and Drug Center at 4100 S Redwood Road Mr Manzanares was at the wheel of a car and Chico Chavez 18 Salt Lake City was in THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE A BUSINESS TUESDAY August 11 1992 237-204- 5 Deputy Suspended in Shooting Has Heroic Record 3 0 - ) |
