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Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong
Suh (ehn-DAHM’-uh-kehn soo) was pulled over yesterday afternoon in
Portland and ticketed for speeding. The Oregonian reports he also
was cited for improperly signaling and not carrying proof of
insurance. Suh is a graduate of Portland’s Grant High School and
the University of Nebraska.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Salem police say they recovered a stolen
vehicle used as a getaway car in a Vancouver, Wash., robbery and
arrested two suspects. Police say an officer spotted the car last
night and it sped away. After a short chase, it stopped in a
residential area and three people ran off. One got away.
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – A former city councilman in Talent, Ore.,
who was accused of attempting to take nude photographs of a teenage
girl has entered a modified guilty plea to a charge of coercion.
KDRV reports Dan Goyette entered his Alford plea yesterday and was
sentenced to three years of supervised probation and 120 hours of
community service.
COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (AP) – Authorities in Cottage Grove say a
pickup sideswiped an SUV before hitting a park bench and crashing
through the front of a Bank of America branch. KVAL reports that
police say the truck’s driver suffered some type of medical issue
yesterday and was taken to a hospital.
(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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