Show eriand Page 3 Utah Sunday July 19 1998 The Horakf Journal Logan Utah Police bulletin Mailbox bashing incidents isolated in 1997 Plus he said serious crimes only account for 17 percent of the total By Lanca Pitcher staff writer ornate things" Even though the crime is not easily tracked nor a major concern of most cops one thing is for certain Williamson said “It's just a pain" For Logan resident Alicia Nielsen and her husband Chris the pain was a sudden reality this week Deep down however she said there wu no surprise “There's nothing else to do around here” said Nielsen a northwest Logan resident who found her mailbox lying on the ground Tuesday morning before noticing the rest of the neighbors’ had fallen victim to a similar fate Nielsen grew up in Orem and said she lived in a “pretty interesting" neighborhood so she wu not surprised when she found someone had taken a bead on her trash can and a good enough bumper shot sent it flying into the mailbox making short work of it “I didn't even hear it the fan wu on” crimes Not all the boys of summer stick to the baseball diamond Late in the warm nights of July ami August when school is but a memory a The Logan City Police Department wants to locate anyone who has witnessed or has information about these or Other crimes Those with information 9 at pie asked to contact Crime-caYou may remain anonymous and Vcome eligible for a cash reward decades-ol- d 750-319- ll Robbery The attendant at the Super 8 Motel '865 S Main SL was robbed on July 10 The offender is described as a d white male in his mid-2with dark short hair and a pointy 170-poun- 0s chin He was wearing 'glasses with dear oval lenses His attire “was composed of pants a black shift with a collar a drlack knit cap with a small bill and black baseball-styl-e gloves The thief entered the lobby with a crossbow and demanded money from the motel attendant He then took the money and left in an unknown direc- black-rimm- dark-colore- long-sleev- ! form of baseball takes cen- ter stage With die help of a few buddies an automobile and a blunt object these sportsmen seek out the perfect tar-'-" get — an unprotected mailbox sitting out in the readjust enough to allow for a hearty swing Better yet a row of them Neighbors in northwest Logan found last week they were included in a few innings of mischief but Logan police Sgt Mike Vaughn said the pastime is not loo common within the city limits "It doesn't get reported as much" ed Vaughn said While he said the kids are apparently d ed finding other things to do he couldn't say if what they were doing was better or worse He did know that vandalism has been a small part of the department’s workload registering 433 reports out of 2£46 serious crimes committed “It's not very serious at all" Vaughn said Yet in a small community like Logan where dragging Main and trips to the malt shop are still summer activities ul choice you might think a few more trash cans would fall victim to car bumpers and a few mailboxes would account for a home run now and again According to Vaughn however that just isn't the case And even outside the metropolis that is Logan on the country roads of Cache County most mailboxes are safe from the thick end of a Louisville Slugger “Every so often we get a Mg round of it" Cache County Sheriff's Lt Von Williamson said "It's just every so often" Williamson said the crime is an intriguing one since it's not like other incidents in die vandalism family "It’s not really an aggravated thing" Williamson said "The mailbox itself is about $20 and that's not a really big deal unleu they tag one of thou really Bicycle thefts Police are looking for the where-- i Jabouts of two bicycles that were stolen July 7 from the area of 100 West and J00 North One bike is a red GT Mach I jmd the other is a blue Msoh Worm Moch trick bicycle If you are a witness or someone with 'knowledge of these or any other crimes you are asked to contact Crime-ca- ll ’You may remain anonymous and still be eligible for a reward Police say one of the biggest problems in solving bicycle thefts is stolen bicycles are hard to identify So the police department issues five licenses and license applications include a description of the bike and its serial 'number In 1997 the police department took "“97 reports of bicycle theft Ten arrests were made in connection with the reports 11 cases were solved 13 cases are listed as inactive and three Imorfe were iinfpunded Officer! alyoj i -- Was’? ‘ fit ' 'ft JiJy O she said The humming of a fan the heat night — falling asleep is enough for one's mind during the summer let alone paying attention to a sudden noise from the driveway leaving most hooligans f' Not really and Logan Patrol Sgt Run Roper said a lot of the credit should be placed with the countywide curfew Anyone under 18 needs to be home before 10 pm Sunday through Thurs- day and midnight Friday and Saturday “Not much of a reason for them to be out past that" Roper said While it can be tough to figure out who's doing what and who’s up to no good Roper said the ordinance allows officers to make contact with juveniles who are out late "We can verify that they're not getting into trouble” he said However while both Vaughn and Roper said mailbox baseball isn't Logan's favorite pastime both agreed someone needs to keep an eye out "We certainly have our share" Vaughn said But as a sergeant in investigations he said he's only called in on exploding mailboxes or damage exceeding SljOOO That he said makes up a pretty small percentage “ ty ’'Wrlf'S : of the with a dean getaway So wouldn't there be more incidents? V ft '' if- - - —plaecA'S? bikes 'thaf werolfhuodiH dry into storage throughout the 0 By Miriam Rand staff writer Utah State Aggie wide receiver Ricky Brumfield was sentenced Friday to 15 days in jail 30 days of community service and was fined $1800 for a 1997 burglary charge la June Brumfield pleaded guilty to stealing an estimated $1000 worth of electronic equip- rnent from an apartment near his just west of USU last summer The football player originally pleaded not guilty to second-degre- e burglary But faced with a pending trial he accepted a plea bargain with prosecutors last month that reduced the charge to a felony Brumfield's attorney Lyk recommended a sentence of 45 days of community service rather than jail time arguing his client is on track to graduate in six months if he can hang onto 1 The bikes in storage did not fit the of those listed as stolen in the city computer and 60 bikes were recently sold at an auction to make room in the city's storage facility Theft victims rarely have die serial numbers of stolen bikes and altering the appear ance of a stolen bike is easy For more information contact the (description Department thud-degr- iPassSst In 'the Little Theater at Mount Logan Middto School 878 N 200 East The issues to bo idtocuMOd indude: i Preferred and alternate sites for the planned LTD Transit Center i Incidental charter service Proposed service Imptovemente Raeutts of the 1997 Utah Statewide programme Stanford Achievement Tsai In Grade Sounm: Cache L ' Matt AccaunMflty tbpoit The national norm is 60 tor each subtMt The expected range shows emectatione In 1997 scores tor Utah districts serving a simAer student population Sstoem Syed WHerld Journal Got local ntws tip? Cal City Editor Mika Wennergren 752-212- TT I " 1 nity Ext 3023 sen-ic- e work consider a house burglary a very serious offense" Low said "A home is as sacred a place as "1 S John WMnfHerald Journal outside Utah State's Food and Nutrition Conner Young rlga in to tome Aggie ice cream white being held Ida aunt Kristi Sciences Budding Friday afternoon Lean times for fat Counting School scores DOPY Gordon Low ordered jail time and a fine in addition to commu- Trenail Ck rd his football scholarship But 1st District Court Judge a public hearing for 8 pm Tuesday iCacho ee Hill-ya- 750-990- 0 — By Logan City Police 4uladThe Logan Athlete sentenced to jail for burglary Shortage tough on ice cream-makeBy Miriam Rand staff writer R El Nino now this It’s a tough year so for for ice cream-make- rs in Cache Valley where a cool rainy spring curbed appetites for the frozen stuff through the first part of rone Now as the mercury climbs am crowds return a nationwide butterfat shortage is taking a bite out Of their profits But that’s good for dairy farmers Buttofat also known as milk fat is what gives ice cream its creamy smoothness And its scarcity is also what’s driving up the once of butter which stands at more than $3 a pound in local grocery stores While ice cream prices haven't been as dramatically affected by the shortage people like Randall Bagley who supervises Utah State University's dairy products lab are taking notice The price of cream has skyrocketed over the past couple of months1' Bagley said The price USU’s daily and others pay for cream is on its way up but the price of an Aggie tee cream cone is not increase for a regular expected to go up again after a nl cone in October "I hope not" Barley said "I hope we doo't have to" At $1 a scoop this month's heat wave had Aggie ice cream servers dipping as fast as they could last week During the summer USU's dairy typically makes more than 1200 gallons of ice cream each week That's part of what's behind the shortage which is blamed on a number of things including Americans' increased appetite for premium ice creams — those with more than 12 percent butterfat Aggie ice cream is one of those Meanwhile sales of frozen yogurts and ice creams with less fat have languished USU Extension dairy specialist Allen Young speculated 25-ce- good for dairies rs people are just tired of being afraid to eat what they w arn Whatever the case the demand for butterfat in this country has exceeded the supply That’s why the price is up "A few years ago dairy farmers were getting almost nothing for the cream that was in their milk" Young said “Now the demand is going up faster than it can be produced" Just a few years ago with a glut of dairy products on the market the government encouraged small dairy farmers to throw in the towel What happened? The Department of Agriculture used to buy surplus milk to keep the price up Young said But no longer "The government is getting out of the business and letting die market decide” Young said Besides the demand for dairy products has been so good the feds didn't need to step in Young specuhUes successful advertising campaigns for dairy products including "Got Milk?" and die one that features celebrity milk mustaches may be wotting Besides that he said "People today are more willing to indulge in fatty snacks like ice cream" Gossner's Cheese Factory in Logan doesn't make ice cream but it does make cheese and butter Gossner's Vice President Greg Row ley said the company saw the largest increase in milk prices in history last month The price the factory paid farmers per hundred pounds of milk jumped from $1088 to $1310 last month And the climb could continue he said There are people who expect it to go up to $15" he said Rowley said trade publications are split on whether higher prices are a long-terthing But Young said economists predict it to last only last another month or so "For the sake of the dairy farmers I hope it stays up" Young said They need a bright spot” Rowley agreed “We’re tickled to see the prices go up for tbe fanners’ sake" he said "The are in a high-ris-k market and they are certainly deserving" m we have" Brumfield was taken in handcuffs to the Cache County Jail immediately after Friday’s sentencing During an April preliminary hearing a USU student who lived in the same apartment complex as Brumfield said she returned home one evening last summer to find him carrying her stereo down a flight of stairs When she ran up to her apartment her door was open and her television videocassette recorder and wallet were missing as well as the stereo Witnesses said they saw several other men involved in the burglary but didn't recognize them Police said when they questioned Brumfield he said he did not know where the stolen goods were Three hours later however he brought them to the police station saying he found them under a bush In court Friday a letter to Judge Low from the USU student whose apartment was burglarized said that after she called police she was plagued with obscene phone calls that continued until her father called USU’s football coach and demanded he put a halt to them Brumfield was projected as a starter for the Aggies last spring but there has been no word from USU on how his guilty plea will affect his status on the team An athletics department spokesman said that decision will be up to USU's new football coach Dave Arslanian Arshnian could not be readied for comment Saturday Football practice starts Aug IS ? 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