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With new testing and tracing methods in place, the state is eyeing a mid-May date to begin the first phase of reopening Oregon in rural counties.
Progress Made in Reopening Oregon MAX KIRKENDALL newsguardeditor@countrymedia.net
Testing, contact tracing and reopening Oregon were the main topics of discussion
at last Friday’s press conference that featured Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and public health officials. During the May 1 meeting, the state officials said they will continue to use
science and data to create criteria for reopening Oregon. Gov. Brown said they have set a goal of testing 15,000 Oregonians per week, and currently, they are on track of meeting that goal.
This week, health officials stated they’ve been able to administer on average 1,500 tests per day. As testing
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LCPD officer justified in fatal shooting, DA says MAX KIRKENDALL newsguardeditor@countrymedia.net
New details and a final verdict was recently released, regarding the fatal shooting that involved Lincoln City Police Department (LCPD) officers last month. After days of reviewing videos, photos, autopsy reports and scene diagrams, Lincoln County District Attorney Jonathan Cable said the LCPD officers were justified in their actions. On April 2, shortly after 10 p.m. LCPD Officer Hayden Tolzman observed an unknown male walking through bushes near the Safeway store onto Chinook Winds Casino property. The casino was entirely closed due to COVID-19 and Tolzman observed the unknown male standing near the window of the administrative building. The male said he was looking for cigarettes and refused to identify himself and then walked back south toward the Safeway parking lot. As soon as the male walked away, Tolzman spoke to a casino security officer. Tolzman was informed about a recent break-in and theft on casino
pending at the time of this incident. A total of five officers were soon present at the scene. They were positioned in a semi-circle in front of Xanatos and the Rite Aid Store. Xanatos was informed that officers were concerned that the knife he had was prohibited. Officers told him they needed to look at
the knife, that if the knife was not prohibited they would return it. If it was prohibited, they would give him a citation and let him be on his way. Bomar negotiated with Xanatos for over 20 minutes, pleading for him to put the knife down. David
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Lincoln County District Attorney Jonathan Cable gave details regarding the shooting at Rite Aid on April 2 that resulted in the death of an Idaho man. property and after speaking to LCPD Sergeant Robert Bomar, Tolzman decided to detain the man to identify him for investigation of trespassing and suspicious activity. The man was found standing near the Rite Aid store at the south end of the parking lot. Other officers responded to that location. Tolzman told the man he was detained, and immediately noted the handle
of a large knife sticking out of the front of the left side of the suspect’s waist. The suspect provided an Idaho driver’s license number and dispatchers were able to identify him as David A. Xanatos, 40, of Payette, Idaho, which was verified by comparing the driver’s license photo to the suspect. Dispatchers informed Tolzman that the suspect had an arrest from Oct. 19, 2018 in Pierce County,
Washington for: Assault II, Criminal Trespass II, Obstructing a Law Enforcement Officer, Resisting Arrest, Disorderly Conduct and a Dangerous Weapon Violation. He was convicted of Assault in the third degree, a person felony on Jan. 14, 2019. He also had an arrest as recently as Feb. 10, 2020 by the Gold Bar Police Department in Washington for Dangerous Weapon Violation, that case was still
Lincoln County District Attorney Jonathan Cable is asking for your vote on May 19th Jonathan Cable Opponent Lanee Danforth • Practicing criminal law for 18 YEARS including: • Obtained Oregon Law License in 2016 • Lincoln County Deputy District Attorney NINE YEARS • Obtained Nevada Law License in 2018 • Ohio prosecutor for FIVE YEARS • Worked as Lincoln County Deputy • Indigent defense for FOUR YEARS District Attorney for TWO YEARS
This position is too important to learn on the job. www.cable4lcda.com Paid for by Cable for Lincoln County DA
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