Officers attacked… tasers and beanbags deployed…
Two Florence men are in custody after separate incidents over the weekend in which they allegedly attacked police..
The second incident was the more serious according to officers. Responding to an assault at 1751 12th Street just before three o’clock Saturday afternoon, police arrived to find the suspect had left but they located him a short distance away. Instead of complying with orders to step out of the vehicle, police say the man quickly accelerated, narrowly missing one officer and another vehicle. He returned to the residence where he got out with a baseball bat and began making threatening moves and yelled to officers he wasn’t going back to jail and they should shoot him. Because of the threatening actions and words, officers fired tasers twice at 35-year old Sean Robert Marsalis with no effect. Sergeant John Pitcher fired a third taser, also without effect and Marsalis continued to yell at officers to shoot him. When Marsalis yelled “good bye” to the victim of the domestic assault, Sergeant John Pitcher then believed the man was going to charge. He ordered the use of a “less than lethal” bean bag, fired from a shot gun. Officer Terry Walton fired once, striking Marsalis on the chest but he still did not comply with orders to drop the bat. Walton then fired a second round and officers struggled with Marsalis but were able to bring him into custody.
In the first incident, officer Gabe Glowacki was responding to a report of a man knocking on doors and awakening residents at a mental health residence on Laurel Street at about four am Friday. When he responded, Glowacki was reportedly attacked by a man holding a chain in his fist. The man punched and kicked the officer and they went to the ground but continued to struggle. Glowacki was able to discharge his taser once into the man’s back. 23-year old Mark Anthony Halloran Jr., a resident of the facility, was taken into custody.
Police chief Maury Sanders said no officers were injured in either incident and said police properly followed department policies in deploying force.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for a stretch of north-central Oregon from the Dalles to Redmond. A winter weather advisory has also been issued for much of the northwest portion of the state. Forecasters say snow is likely in Portland, the central and southern Willamette Valley, the Coast Range and portions of the Northern Oregon Coast by later today.
Finally, a little good news for the Oregon budget. It looks like the cuts are over, at least for now. State economists say the revenue forecast for Oregon is showing a modest gain after nearly two years of declines. After nine straight quarters of declining revenue, budget analysts said Friday that the current budget cycle will end on June 30th with a modest $62-million excess. That’s a tiny portion of the $13.3-billion budget. But, much of that cash will wind up going back to taxpayers in the form of refunds in 2012. That’s because the withholding tables for workers will change beginning January First. Lower and moderate income families in the state will see less money in their take-home pay because of the increased withholding.
For the tenth year in a row, Cindy Wobbe of Mon Amis Gourmet Deli has hosted what she calls an old fashioned “pounding”, a food drive for Florence Food Share where she’ll match, pound for pound, what is collected. She expected to bring in about three-thousand pounds Saturday at Grocery Outlet. That goal was surpassed within the first two hours and by the time she was done, residents had brought in 5,640 pounds of food.
200 – “And it all stays right here in our community to feed the 600-plus families that avail themselves of the services of Food Share every day of the month.”
Wobbe matched that, bringing the total to 11,280 pounds of food for the day.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - A man who along with his father is accused of
planting a 2008 bomb that killed two police officers in the
Willamette Valley is expected to take the stand tomorrow in their
murder trial. Prosecutors say Joshua Turnidge and his father held
radical anti-government beliefs and fantasized about starting a
militia.
ALOHA, Ore. (AP) - An Aloha woman has died from smoke inhalation
after a house fire in her home yesterday morning. Brenda Ann Mocaer
was found on the second floor of the home by Tualatin Valley Fire
and Rescue crews. The cause of the fire is unknown.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Liquor Control Commission has
banned the sale of alcoholic energy drinks in the state. The ban
will be effective until May 18. In the meantime, the OLCC will
discuss permanent rules on alcoholic energy drinks. The commission
voted 4-1 for the ban during a special session yesterday.
BEND, Ore. (AP) - An insurance company that represents most
cities in Oregon has refused to cover the claims of Bend residents
whose houses were damaged when a city water line burst. CityCounty
Insurance Service says the city isn't liable for the Oct. 28
incident because there was no evidence of city negligence in
maintaining the pipe.
MILWAUKEE (AP) - The attorney for a former Playboy Club bunny
and Milwaukee police officer convicted of killing her husband's
ex-wife in 1982 says her fight to clear her name will live on after
her death. Laurie "Bambi" Bembenek, whose 1990 prison escape
popularized the phrase "Run Bambi Run," died Saturday of liver
failure at a Portland, Ore., hospice.
CULVER, Ore. (AP) - Authorities say an SUV failed to stop at a
stop sign and collided with another car north of Culver, killing a
man and injuring 10 others, including six children. Oregon State
Police say 73-year-old Leonard Franklin Ross, of Metolius, died
after Saturday night's crash.
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) - A growing number of farmers in Linn
County are giving their fields a boost with sludge. Wastewater
plants in Linn and Benton counties supply the sludge that is spread
to enhance soil. The Gazette-Times reports the number of farmers
involved isn't huge but it's more than double what it was when the
program began more than 15 years ago.
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) - On the seventh day, Springfield police
recorded their seventh church burglary. Authorities say they
learned Saturday that Frist Baptist Church was robbed for the
second time in a week. Police say thieves are targeting churches in
the early morning hours and taking money and small electronics.
First Church of the Nazarene and Twin Rivers Baptist Church have
also been hit.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Prep Football:
Five turnovers and a tough Estacada defense led to a 14-7 Siuslaw loss Friday night at the hands of the Rangers in the quarterfinal round of the OSAA 4A football playoffs. Both teams had trouble hanging on to the ball in very wet conditions, each losing five fumbles. The Rangers will face Douglas Saturday afternoon in Cottage Grove in one semi-final. Baker will travel to Hillsboro where they’ll face Gladstone.
College Football:
Oregon State built a 20-nothing lead by halftime then eased to a 36-7 win over the Trojans Saturday evening in Corvallis. The last time USC has won a game in the state was in 2004… in a game that was later forfeit because of Reggie Bush’s ineligibility. The Beavers avoided their first three-game losing streak since 2002 with the win but still need at least one more victory to become bowl eligible… they travel to Palo Alto this Saturday against Stanford. Number one Oregon had the weekend off… they’ll face #20 Arizona Friday night in Eugene.
College Basketball:
Oregon overcame a first half deficit… then San Jose State did the same late in the game and edging the Ducks 75-72 for Oregon’s first loss of the season on the court. Joevan Catron led the Ducks in scoring with 25. Texas Southern handed Oregon State their second straight loss, 66-60 last night at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis. Calvin Haynes and Omari Johnson each had 13 for the one-and-two Beavers.
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