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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. We .u'c looking in: wine grml people to join our lmul .uul llclp ship our pr'mlurh to our 1;; tinfoilicrs, HR .‘1 llcxir hlc scamuul jnl) which will glyc m mun: ( .‘lu‘islmus moucy and put you III [IV lmlirlny spirit. (Scriuusly it (luv-J) \Vc cycu haw-.1lucolrutl» In lu-lp sustain you whilc you are lit‘l'l‘. Wt- would low your help and plmar' giyr us a r. all or slop lly and w.- will put you In work. 'llmnl»; you to Shclfuu and the ('ulirc Mil" l;u m lamily lm .lll (ll ym” mplim’l m llylping nullu' lym h (Enrol. l-ll'lll Ilu: .una/iug «(mummy \\‘L‘ :Ht'l Mrrr)‘ (.lur-Juuwuml H4]le (“JVW Year! Ame and int: 433‘ lluulcr (lwncl'h lynch (Lru'l‘; In: In 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. Journal photo by Gordon Weeks LYNCH CREEK FARM 3e«~E.-£XPRT ROAo 1w HELTON WW.|ynchcreekfarm.com 888.426.0781