BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard Standoff ends with surrender of suspect A 31-year-old Eugene man, holed up in a Bethel Bethel, in the Bible Bethel (bĕth`əl) [Heb.,=house of God]. 1 Ancient city of central Palestine, the modern Baytin, the West Bank, N of Jerusalem. area house, held police at bay for about four hours Wednesday before surrendering to authorities, police said. About 3 p.m., police received a call that a man was breaking into a house in the 2000 block of Ohio Street, near the intersection of Barger Drive and Green Hill Road, Eugene police spokeswoman Kerry Delf said. When officers arrived, a man came out a back door and put his hands up, then retreated back into the house, Delf said. The Eugene SWAT team was summoned and crisis negotiators attempted to make contact with the man. Police believed that he was armed with a gun stolen from a family member of an ex-girlfriend. About 7 p.m. he came out of the house and surrendered. No weapon was found on him, Delf said. Police took Paul Warren Conger into custody on warrant from a parole violation. He was later charged with criminal trespass trespass, in law, any physical injury to the person or to property. In English common law the action of trespass first developed (13th cent.) to afford a remedy for injuries to property. and two counts of burglary, as well as forgery, theft of a firearm and other theft-related charges, police spokeswoman Pam Olshanski said. Springfield Utility Board approves rate increases SPRINGFIELD - The Springfield Utility Board approved a rate hike Wednesday night that works out to an average of 2.75 percent. The new rates are effective April 1 and would show up on customers' bills in May. The average residential customer's bill will climb $1.68 per month, to $61.18. Large commercial users would see a 2.4 percent increase in electric rates. The rate for midsized commercial users would climb 2.78 percent, and the rate for small commercial users would rise 2.82 percent, the same as for residential customers. Veteran school board member to resign Veteran Eugene School Board member Virginia Thompson Virginia Thompson was a Canadian figure skater. She competed in ice dance with William McLachlan. They won three national titles, and one silver medal and a bronze at the World Figure Skating Championships. announced Wednesday that she'll resign from the board no later than early June, a year before her term expires. In a letter read aloud by board Chairwoman Beth Gerot, Thompson, 73, explained her retirement has nothing to do with either policy disagreements or her own health. The reason is solely that fledgling family businesses - including a courier company - demand too much of her time and energy. Thompson's 15-year tenure far exceeds that of any other board member. She has helped guide the district through unprecedented budget crises, as well as school closures, the hiring of Superintendent George Russell For other persons named George Russell, see George Russell (disambiguation). George Allen Russell (born June 23, 1923) is an American jazz pianist, composer and theorist. and the ongoing debate over the school choice system. The board will appoint a successor for the remainder of Thompson's term. REGION Sexual abuse suspect arrested in Mexico COOS BAY Coos Bay (k  s), city (1990 pop. 15,076), Coos co., SW Oreg., a port of entry on Coos Bay; founded 1854 as Marshfield, inc. 1874, renamed 1944. - A former county worker wanted on sexual abuse charges
was arrested in Mexico this week and will be returned to Oregon for
trial, the Coos County Coos County is the name of two counties in the United States:
Noah Salinas Salinas, city, United States Salinas (səlē`nəs), city (1990 pop. 108,777), seat of Monterey co., W Calif.; inc. 1874. It is the shipping and processing center of a fertile valley famous for its grain and lettuce. , 52, of Coos Bay, left the country in 1999 while awaiting trial on two counts of first-degree sexual abuse. Salinas was working for the Coos County Mental Health Department when the charges were filed. Last year, someone sent Sheriff Andy Jackson Andrew Steven Jackson (born January 9, 1988 in Falkirk) is a Scottish-born Irish footballer, currently playing for St. Johnstone after progressing through the club's youth ranks. Jackson made his league debut on August 14 2004, in St. e-mails saying Salinas had fled to Mexico and giving his exact location. The district attorney contacted the FBI, which issued a federal warrant for Salinas' arrest and worked with Mexican authorities to secure his arrest Monday. He was flown to San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. on Tuesday, and is being held there on $1 million bail. Officials intend to extradite ex·tra·dite v. ex·tra·dit·ed, ex·tra·dit·ing, ex·tra·dites v.tr. 1. To give up or deliver (a fugitive, for example) to the legal jurisdiction of another government or authority. 2. him to face the sexual abuse charges and a failure to appear charge. - The Register-Guard |
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