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Catalytic con
By Matt Baide
man‘@masoncounty. com
Lake Cushman Maintenance Co.
has been the victim of theft twice in the
span of a week. ,
According to General Manager Aar-
on Nix, the company has had people cut-
ting off the catalytic converters to some
of their vehicles, along with stealing
some tools and a truck battery. There
were two separate incidents of theft in
the early morning hours of Oct. 25 and
Oct. 30.
The thefts occurred at its
' maintenance shops and both instances
have been reported to the Mason Coun—
ty Sheriffs Office. Investigations are
ongoing.
The theft Oct. 25 accounted for al-
' most $2,000 worth of stolen items, in:
cluding two catalytic converters. On
Oct. 30, five catalytic converters were
stolen worth $3,000.
Mason County Sheriffs Chief Crimi-
nal Deputy of Patrol Operations Ryan
Spurling said these types of crimes have
increased lately.
“The whole state has seen an increase
in stolen converters and that increase
Thursday, Nov'. 11, 2021 Shelton-Mason County Journal — Page A-3
bleeds over into our community,” Spurl-
ing told the Journal. “Selling catalytic
converters for the precious metal, I
think the cameras are a key piece to be
able to possibly solve them. The easier
it is to access them, the more vulnerable
you are. For taller vehicles, it’s easier to
go underneath and get it off.”
Spurling also said Toyota Prius’ are
more likely to have their catalytic con-
verters stolen due to having more pre-
cious metal. He recommended parking
at sites covered by a camera and where
cars are highly visible in public.
Car thefts are up, according to .
verter thieves strike near Lake Cushman
Spurling, saying people are coining onto
people’s property and stealing items. He
said lock your car and don’t leave pack-
ages or items visible in the car. He also
advised to not start your car early in the
morning and leave your keys in it.
“There are many pieces to that pie,
I don’t have the main reason,” Spurling
said. “We’ve seen an increase in stolen
vehicles. General safety and security,
be aware where you park them. Think
like maybe a criminal might think, am
I an easy target or Victim? People need
to do something to prevent that from
occurring.”
Crosswalks: City must contribute matching money ‘
continued from page A-1
would be on both sides of
the two north corners.
The existing pedestrian
crossing on Shelton Springs
Road just north of Shelton
High School’s south drive-‘
way would receive a me-
dian refuge island, pedes—
trian crosswalk markings,
ADA—curb ramp retrofits,
rectangular rapid flashing
beacons, and audible pedes-
trian signals. .
The package also in-
cludes speed feedback signs
on Shelton Springs Road
between Tarragon Avenue
and Wallace Kneeland Bou-
levard. North Ninth Street
between Franklin Street
and the alley to the south
would receive a sidewalk, at
least 6 feet wide, with curb
and gutter; curb extensions
on both sides of the south-
east corner of Franklin
Street and the North Ninth
Street intersection; and
ADA-curb ramp retrofits.
In April, Mason County
notified the city it quali-
fied for $278,000 in federal
funding for a hot mix as-
phalt overlay of Brockdale
Road from Wallace Knee-
land Boulevard to Batstone
Cutoff Road.
The state DOT asked the
city council to fill out a proj-
ect agreement statement, 14
check-in points with fund-
ing partners “to see if we’re
doing what we’re required
to do to keep our funding,”
City Engineer Gill said.
The city is required to
contribute 13.5% in match-
ing money.
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If the Shelton City
Council authorizes
a federal grant
agreement Tues-
day, intersections
near Evergreen
Elementary School
and CHOICE
High School in
downtown Shel-
ton will receive
curb extensions,
pedestrian cross-
walk markings,
rectangular rapid
flashing beacons,
Americans with
Disabilities Act-
c0mpliant curb
ramp retrofits and
audible pedestrian
signals.
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