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Oregon police arrest man for slashing several tires By Kelly J. Kaczala News Editor kkaczala@presspublications.com Oregon Police have arrested a man who allegedly slashed tires in three separate incidences in Oregon, and possibly others in Toledo. The arrest was made days after a motorist had reported that a man had gotten out of his vehicle while she was stopped at a traffic light last Saturday and had slashed her tire. “There was an incident in Oregon late last Saturday night that has been posted on our social media sites that are now blowing up about it, so we thought it best to give it to you from the horse’s mouth, so to speak,” Oregon Police assistant chief Paul Magdich recently posted on the Oregon Ohio Police Division Facebook page. At approximately 10:55 pm on Saturday, a woman traveling east through Oregon, on Navarre Avenue, stopped at the light at the intersection of Lallendorf Road, according to Magdich. While stopped, she heard a noise. At the same time, her tire indicators began to flash that she had low air in one of her tires. “She then noticed, for the first time, a male getting back in his vehicle that was directly behind her. She described the man as older, approximately 6 feet tall and wearing a white baseball cap. No further information was available. After the slashing, and as the light changed to green, the victim continued eastbound on Navarre with the suspect following her,” stated Magdich. The 40-year-old woman, of Port Clinton, pulled her Ford Fusion into the Shell gas station at the corner of Navarre and Stadium. The suspect turned onto N. Stadium Road and continued on, he stated. When asked if there was any interaction preceding the incident, the woman replied she never saw the suspect before, and did not realize he was even there until she heard the sound, observed her low pressure
light come on, and saw the man get back into his vehicle, according to the police report. “The victim had no idea who the suspect was or why he slashed her tire. AAA was already on the scene upon officer arrival, taking care of the damaged tire,” stated Magdich. The woman said she was unable to get a description of the vehicle, due to him driving slow behind her as they pulled away. Third incident The police report stated that the woman showed police the outside wall of her right rear tire that appeared to have been slashed. The tire was flat before an AAA technician was on the scene. Magdich believes the man was responsible for two other incidents involving slashed tires in Oregon. In one incident, there was a tire slashed on a car in the lot of Ralphie’s on Navarre Avenue, he stated, which occurred on a different date. He heard of a third incident at McDonald’s on Navarre Avenue. Both of those vehicles were unoccupied at the time the tires were slashed, he stated. “Apparently, he has committed similar acts in the City of Toledo. Charges have been filed in two of the incidents and more work is needed to connect him to the third, but we are fairly certain it is the same individual,” he stated. Magdich told The Press that the suspect may have also slashed tires in the Sylvania Township area. “If he hasn’t been charged, he likely will be,” he said.
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Free meals The suspect was arrested after drawing attention to himself at a Holiday Inn on Navarre Avenue. The man apparently was eating free breakfasts there, though he Continued on page 2
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Kristine Newman gives a lift to her son, Conner, after the eight year old left his shoes behind at hockey practice. The two were pumpkin shopping at Nelson's Pumpkin Farm, Oregon. (Press photo by Ken Grosjean)
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Tax abatement approved by school board By Larry Limpf News Editor news@presspublications.com An enterprise zone agreement with Pilkington NSG North America will bring a financial boost to the Eastwood School District but it’s not going to have a major impact on the district’s 5-year forecast, Brent Welker, district superintendent, said last week.
The Eastwood school board Monday approved the agreement which will result in the company paying $343,000 annually to the school district for 15 years instead of paying property taxes on a planned facility on Pemberville Road, south of Garling Road. “We’re very pleased with the agreement. It’s a good solid additional amount of money. At some point in the future it’s going to lessen any property tax burden
on residents. But to keep it in perspective, the $343,000 is the equivalent of about 1 mill of taxation. We need to be somewhat cautious in thinking this is the answer to everyone’s prayers,” Welker said. The payments won’t start until January 2021. Welker said the board and administration’s are focused on reaching the year 2025 Continued on page 2
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