Dan Jacober enters not-guilty plea

Molalla resident and Sherwood police sergeant Dan Jacober pleaded not-guilty today to a misdemeanor charge of prostitution in Multnomah County. Jacober was arrested in downtown Portland on Dec. 6 as part of a Portland Police Bureau prostitution decoy mission. He was put on paid leave from the Sherwood Police Department following his arrest.
A trial is [...]

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Update: Name released in fatal crash on Highway 213

Police have identified the man who died in this morning’s crash on Highway 213 as Mark Lester Salvetti, 26, of Molalla.
Highway 213 was closed until about 11 a.m. while Oregon State Police officers investigated at the scene, assisted by the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office, Molalla Police Department, Clackamas County Fire District and the Oregon Department of [...]

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Molalla man dies in crash on 213

 
By Abby Sewell
Molalla Pioneer
A Molalla man died in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 213 this morning, when his vehicle veered off the highway near Spangler Road, south of Oregon City.
Police are on scene performing crash reconstruction and have not released the man’s name as of press time.
The vehicle, a 1997 Chevrolet Blazer, went off the [...]

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Molalla and Canby Fire District net 19 tons of canned food donations

 
 By Abby Sewell
Molalla Pioneer
Nineteen tons of food will feed a lot of families over the holidays.
This year’s friendly canned food drive competition between the Molalla and Canby Fire District brought in more than 38,000 pounds of food in total, to be distributed to families that may be having a tough time this holiday season.
Both fire [...]

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Businesswoman rallies to help flood victims

Chamber of commerce to act as flood-assistance clearinghouse
By Joe Wilson
Molalla Pioneer
If Debbie Rogge of Key Carpets in Molalla didn’t fully understand the struggles of disaster victims before Hurricane Katrina destroyed her home, she surely did afterward. And when she saw the suffering of the citizens in Vernonia, Ore. after recent massive flooding put their homes [...]

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Father of drowned man arrested on vehicle theft charges

At about 3 p.m. today, Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office personnel arrested Kenneth Boyd Carver at his parents’ home in Hubbard. Carver has been lodged in the Clackamas County Jail on charges of Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle; Possession of a Stolen Vehicle; Attempt to Elude with a Vehicle; Driving While Revoked and Parole Violation [...]

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Update: young man’s body recovered from Gribble Creek

The 20-year-old man whose body was found in Gribble Creek this afternoon has been identified as Joshua Wiley Carver of Hubbard. He was discovered by his father, Kenneth Boyd Carver, 46, at about 2:45 p.m..
The Clackamas County Medical Examiner’s Office has yet to determine the cause of death.

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Young man’s body recovered from Gribble Creek

 
By Abby Sewell
Molalla Pioneer 
The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office recovered the body of a 20-year-old man from Gribble Creek this afternoon, after the young man was discovered by his father.
Deputies believe the young man, whose name had not been released as of press time, had run from the police after being pulled over in a stolen [...]

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Mail carrier crashes on Molalla Forest Road

 
A Molalla mail carrier was slightly injured after the mail truck she was driving veered off Molalla Forest Road and fell over a 15-foot embankment this evening at about 4:30 p.m.
The driver, Ladonna Scantling, was conscious but trapped in the vehicle. She used her own cell phone to call for help.
“She wasn’t sure how secure [...]

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City offers free sandbags and sand during storm

Molalla-area residents who want to protect their property from high water may get sandbags and sand at Bohlander Field on Shirley Street in Molalla, across from the Buckeroo Rodeo grounds, according to city manager John Atkins. For more information, call city hall at 503-829-6855.

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