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Published 12:00 am Sunday, October 5, 2014

Shed fire — Klamath County sheriff’s deputies arrested a man accused of setting fire to a shed with two people inside. Sgt. Darren Frank said 27-year-old Steven Wise was taken into custody shortly before 10 a.m. Saturday. The authorities had been searching for him since the Sept. 29 fire and they found him at a home in Klamath Falls. He was booked into the county jail on charges of arson and attempted murder.

Salem crash — The Interstate 5 crash that killed the husband of Portland City Commissioner Amanda Fritz has claimed a second life. Oregon State Police Lt. Gregg Hastings said Saturday that 64-year-old Cary Fairchild died at the hospital where she had been receiving treatment since the Sept. 24 crash. Fairchild was a passenger in the car of Dr. Steven Fritz. The two were carpooling to work at the Oregon State Hospital in Salem when the multi-vehicle wreck occurred. Police said a pickup traveling northbound collided with a tanker trailer during a rainstorm. The pickup then crossed the grass median into the southbound lane, where it struck the distinctive zebra-striped vehicle driven by Fritz. Hastings said police are still investigating the crash.

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Babysitter abuse — Gresham police arrested a couple accused of having sex with their 16-year-old babysitter. The agency said in a news release that the girl’s mother called police Sept. 28 after her daughter disclosed that she had sex with the couple numerous times in the months she had been babysitting for them. The girl later told police the same thing and said the couple had provided her with alcohol. Police booked 25-year-old Troy Cawvey and 27-year-old Amber Whitford into jail on charges of sex abuse, sexual misconduct and contributing to the sexual delinquency of a minor. It’s unknown if the accused have a lawyer or will be assigned one at their initial court appearance.

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