KAMLOOPS, British Columbia — Pieces of an ancient mammoth tusk have been found beneath the town dump.
DWC Construction Services superintendent Travis Cooper said the find emerged recently as heavy equipment removed dirt from the banks of a new dump road being carved out of a hillside.
Ken Klein, a geologist at the University College of the Cariboo who was called to examine the pieces of tusk, said Thursday the mammoth’s remains were deposited by glacial action, probably more than 20,000 years ago.
Man arrested in slaying: Police responding to a report of a home invasion arrested the man who called them after they found the body of a woman, possibly his wife, at his apartment. Police would not say how the 37-year-old woman was killed or whether a weapon was recovered, and the relationship between the two remained unclear, Officer Clem Benton said. The 33-year-old man was jailed for investigation of homicide. The man has a history of mental illness and domestic violence, Benton said.
Rocks thrown at vehicles: Six teen-agers were questioned by police Friday for allegedly throwing rocks at passing vehicles on I-5 in Salem, hitting more than 25 vehicles and causing several minor injuries. Golf ball- to football-sized rocks rained down on cars and trucks for more than 30 minutes shortly after midnight from the side of the freeway, said Lt. Gregg Hastings of the Oregon State Police.
Officer cited for wreck: A Salem police officer whose patrol car collided with a pickup was cited for illegal operation of an emergency vehicle. Officer Todd Gray, 32, was on his way to help another officer July 17 when he drove through a red light in an unmarked car with its lights flashing and siren on. The patrol car collided with a vehicle driven by Mechelle Lieuwendorp, 38. Gray and 21-year-old police intern Ryan Thayer each suffered a broken leg. An officer sitting in the back, 28-year-old Officer Don Parise suffered head and facial injuries. All three are recovering and are on leave. Lieuwendorp has suffered chest, back, ankle and neck pain since the accident, said her attorney, Richard Walsh. Investigators found that although Lieuwendorp could hear the police siren, she couldn’t tell which direction it was coming from.
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