August 21, 2013
Pacific NWNews Service
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Former Spokane mayor escorted from Pasco City Council meeting
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PASCO, Wash. -- A former Spokane mayor was escorted out of a City Council meeting in Pasco Monday after he refused to stop speaking. The Tri-City Herald ...
Olympia – State officials and broadcasters are hailing the effectiveness of the AMBER Alert system, in the wake of eight successful activations and recoveries so far in 2013.
Nationwide, the AMBER Alert system has led to the successful recovery of 656 children since its inception.
“The value of the AMBER Alert system in these recoveries cannot be overstated. Timely public awareness was crucial and directly helped law enforcement safely recover these abducted children,” said State Patrol Chief John R. Batiste. “The AMBER Alert system is a true partnership between law enforcement and other government agencies, the media, and the public designed to save our society’s most precious assets – children!”
Here are some highlights of recent activations in or involving Washington State:
· August 18: A 15-year-old girl was abducted from Davenport, WA by a non family member. As a result of the AMBER Alert, an alert Chelan County deputy located the vehicle at a gas station less than an hour later. The child was safely recovered and her abductor taken into custody.
· August 6: A 15-year-old girl was abducted following the brutal murder of her mother and brother near San Diego, CA. The largest-ever AMBER activation, covering five states including Washington, was initiated. The suspect vehicle was located in a remote area of Idaho and led to the successful recovery of the child.
· June 28: A 5-year-old boy was abducted by his non-custodial mother and was safely recovered a mere 20 minutes after the AMBER Alert was issued.
· June 14: A 5-year-old boy was abducted by his non-custodial mother in Gold Bar and recovered a mere 30 minutes after an AMBER Alert was activated by a Douglas County deputy and WSP trooper.
· April 28: A 1-year-old child was abducted from his grandparents’ home by his non-custodial parents. A multi-state AMBER Alert was activated in Montana and Washington, leading to multiple tips from the public. The child was rescued and his abductors were taken into custody by Fife PD.
Even in cases where the children were abducted by a family member, all were considered to be in danger based on the known criminal or drug history of their abductor.
Mark Allen, President and CEO of the Washington State Association of Broadcasters, said his member stations are proud to play a role in getting abducted children back to their families. Allen leads a committee of broadcasters, government officials and private industry officials who keep the AMBER Alert program running smoothly.“The Members of the Washington AMBER Alert Advisory Committee have made important contributions to the development of our Statewide AMBER Alert Plan and each of the stakeholders is grateful that Washington AMBER Alerts have been extremely successful in reuniting children with their families.”
In Washington State, WSP maintains the statewide AMBER Alert plan, and there are nearly 200 local AMBER Alert plans developed by local and county law enforcement agencies. The State Patrol coordinates all alerts received from out-of- state. Previous years activations in Washington State were eight during 2010, three during 2011, and nine in 2012. Additional information on AMBER Alert can be found at http://www.missingkids.com/AMBER.
Nationwide, the AMBER Alert system has led to the successful recovery of 656 children since its inception.
“The value of the AMBER Alert system in these recoveries cannot be overstated. Timely public awareness was crucial and directly helped law enforcement safely recover these abducted children,” said State Patrol Chief John R. Batiste. “The AMBER Alert system is a true partnership between law enforcement and other government agencies, the media, and the public designed to save our society’s most precious assets – children!”
Here are some highlights of recent activations in or involving Washington State:
· August 18: A 15-year-old girl was abducted from Davenport, WA by a non family member. As a result of the AMBER Alert, an alert Chelan County deputy located the vehicle at a gas station less than an hour later. The child was safely recovered and her abductor taken into custody.
· August 6: A 15-year-old girl was abducted following the brutal murder of her mother and brother near San Diego, CA. The largest-ever AMBER activation, covering five states including Washington, was initiated. The suspect vehicle was located in a remote area of Idaho and led to the successful recovery of the child.
· June 28: A 5-year-old boy was abducted by his non-custodial mother and was safely recovered a mere 20 minutes after the AMBER Alert was issued.
· June 14: A 5-year-old boy was abducted by his non-custodial mother in Gold Bar and recovered a mere 30 minutes after an AMBER Alert was activated by a Douglas County deputy and WSP trooper.
· April 28: A 1-year-old child was abducted from his grandparents’ home by his non-custodial parents. A multi-state AMBER Alert was activated in Montana and Washington, leading to multiple tips from the public. The child was rescued and his abductors were taken into custody by Fife PD.
Even in cases where the children were abducted by a family member, all were considered to be in danger based on the known criminal or drug history of their abductor.
Mark Allen, President and CEO of the Washington State Association of Broadcasters, said his member stations are proud to play a role in getting abducted children back to their families. Allen leads a committee of broadcasters, government officials and private industry officials who keep the AMBER Alert program running smoothly.“The Members of the Washington AMBER Alert Advisory Committee have made important contributions to the development of our Statewide AMBER Alert Plan and each of the stakeholders is grateful that Washington AMBER Alerts have been extremely successful in reuniting children with their families.”
In Washington State, WSP maintains the statewide AMBER Alert plan, and there are nearly 200 local AMBER Alert plans developed by local and county law enforcement agencies. The State Patrol coordinates all alerts received from out-of- state. Previous years activations in Washington State were eight during 2010, three during 2011, and nine in 2012. Additional information on AMBER Alert can be found at http://www.missingkids.com/AMBER.
Picture by Editor
It's one of the last days before Labor Day which in itself only means one thing to these kids....school is back in session. So they take their fun to Fish Lake. They were floating and swimming and generally having all sorts of fun. We even saw a young man catch two trout with a net. The trout are so think there isn't a place to swim. Fishermen take note but be prepared to see a zillion kids catching the fish and scaring them away. Little did they know that the small wisp of clouds was actually a brushfire about 15 miles east of them...I heard about it from my local reporter Kathy Meader, who I sent to the fire along with Spokane County SCOPE president Dennis Gard. He has credentials that will take him anywhere, so I sent those folks while we lounged here at Fish Lake.
Before they even got to the site, west of Cheney Spangle Road, they spotted the heavy smoke. The temps were high and it has been so very hot for so very long, everything is Red Flag brittle. In this image shot from the rig, they are about 6 miles away from the fire.
This is where it all started. By the time Kathy and Dennis got there the main flames were working themselves SE to Turnbull Wildlife Refuge. They never made it that far. A spotter plane was sent up and they called for a water drop. There ended up being more than one drop. And although the fire is out, the smoldering continues. All it would take to kindle this or any fire in Washington would be a heavy wind.
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Here the water drop plane has just dumped a load and is going back for more H2O which he carries in the tanks below the plane. All of these planes have been heavily modified for fire fighting. With the bigger fires in Washington and Washington sending out some resources to Idaho and Oregon we do the best with what we have. We do have a good neighbor policy which allows us to send planes out in return for a time when we need out neighbor which has happened many times.
ALL FIRE IMAGES BY KATHY MEADER- PHOTOJOURNALIST WITH BOBSHANNON.ORG
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ALERT: Wildfire Near Leavenworth Triples In Size
A very big thank you to Kathy Meader for all her work for us. Kathy who resides in Cheney, Ron who lives in Grand Forks, and Rick Price who lives in Medicine Hat Alberta all have done super work for us over many years and we thank them again for their gratis, free service. And our online paper is also free to you. We make no money but will most gladly accept donations to help defray gasoline, wear and tear on cameras etc...at the account at Paypal. Paypal donations name is pinpoint@bobshannon.org We thank anyone and everyone knowing that all suffer in tough times, but we too have to eat!
Picture and headlines by Ron Rattray
Yellowstone road reopens, fire may close it again
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Yellowstone National Park officials have reopened a
road closed by a wildfire but tell visitors at the tail end of the
park's busy season to expect the road to close again.The Alum Fire has burned about 12 square miles but has been growing little over the past few days.
Hi, It's been a bit since I've upload an image, but I decided to
due to some urging from a friend. Today was an incredible day as we took
a flight out of Haines, Alaska and saw sights that were absolutely
amazing. Difficult to put into words or photograph and get that awe that
my son Cody and I experienced today. This is one of a multitude of
glaciers we saw, this one entering Alsek Lake.
-Rick Price
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Full Moon by Editor - Hand Held
Apparently there was a shooting in Ferry County but I couldn't get facts, only lots of rumors and I dont pass around rumors. The station KXLY said this morning, "
The Ferry County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting that sent a man to the hospital Tuesday night. The
sheriff's office responded to reports of a shooting near the
intersection of Bacon Creek Road and Rose Valley Road. They found a man
with gunshot wounds to the head and chest. He was transported to the
hospital.-----Now if he is in Ferry County then we are looking at something small caliber. Its not easy to get hit int he head with a serious weapon and not die or go t the Heart. Let me make some phone call....we do know the perpetrator is hiding in the woods and gosh..pretty soon there will be hunters..and then snow and cold. I remember one trip Joe Michaud Jr took to an old abandoned cabin to spend the night. His matches were ok but his kindling and wood were soaking wet. He frankly almost froze but he loves telling the story. Only true wilderness folks can talk about those things...doesn't happen in the city.
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