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In a first for law enforcement in Wasco County, a The Dalles Police Officer has been barred from testifying in any case prosecuted by the Wasc…
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For years, city police would issue warnings for equipment violations on vehicles, only to see the same vehicle, still unrepaired, driving around later on. Under a new program, called “Fix-it Ticket,” The Dalles city officers will issue tickets instead of warning
The first two RVs towed under a new city ordinance were removed last Wednesday, and one of them had a person in it who walked away with a few belongings after telling a police officer the removal was “a bunch of bull----.”
The Dalles Traffic Safety Officer Jeff Kienlen said the man who had to vacate his RV had “spray-painted several derogatory comments about the city of The Dalles stealing his home on the inside and outside of the motorhome.”
Violations were half again as much as previous enforcement actions
The continuing trial run of a traffic revision at Dry Hollow Elementary has had at least one positive change, according to a police officer who regularly patrols the area.
There probably isn’t a news reporter in America who hasn’t gone on a police ride-along at some point. But what about a reverse ride-along, where the officer is the passenger and you’re the driver?
The Dalles Police Officer Jeff Kienlen just got back from a traffic conference, where discussion touched on the fact that fatal crashes are on the rise, mostly due to distracted driving.
The Dalles Police Officer Jeff Kienlen just got back from a traffic conference, where discussion touched on the fact that fatal crashes are on the rise, mostly due to distracted driving. And so the timing is apt for the Oct. 1 start of Oregon’s new distracted driving law, which bans holding a cell phone or other electronic device while driving.
The third of four crosswalk enforcement actions took place Monday in The Dalles, and one of the ticketed motorists had been cited for the same thing in an earlier enforcement action. The action is part of The Dalles Police Department’s efforts to improve pedestrian safety, specifically motorists who do not yield the right of way to pedestrians at crosswalks.
