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Articles from the October 16, 2014 edition


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  • Scam alert

    Oct 16, 2014

    LCSO logo Over the last week the Lane County Sheriff’s Office has taken several reports of community members receiving calls from a male identifying himself as the “Lane County Sheriff’s Office Warrants Division.” The caller then says that the person has missed jury duty and there is a warrant out for their arrest, directing the person to purchase a “green dot money pack” from a local retailer. These calls are a scam, and community members should hang up immediately and not engage with the caller. The number that appears on the caller ID i...

  • Death investigation

    Oct 16, 2014

    OSP logo MCKENZIE BRIDGE: The Oregon State Police (OSP), with the assistance of the Lane County Medical Examiner, is completing an investigation into the death of a Springfield man found deceased Wednesday in his vehicle at a McKenzie River viewpoint along Highway 126 near Belknap Springs. Initial investigation indicates the death is from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. On October 15th, at approximately 8:35 a.m., an Oregon Dept. of Transportation employee stopped to check a 1991 Honda Civic parked at the viewpoint along near milepost 15 of...