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h r,ff's January 2005 Sheriff's Voice In id : PAST SHERIFF, JAN CLEMENTS, LOOKS BACK... It has been my privilege to be l¥our elected Sheriff for the ~'~/'7e are currently last eight years. From the ¥¥ deluged with · Pacific to the Cascades, Lane crime scene investiga- County's natural beaut3, and t. ion dramatizations Sheriff's unique communities offer our o. TV, emotionally- Voice citizens and visitors a magnifi- charged law enforce- cent environment in which to ment shows, real or live, work, and enjoy. It has otherwise, and melo- always been our mission to dramatic interroga- · make Lane County a safer dons of suspects by Contact place to be. Together we vehement detectives. accomplished many deeds. I We have to ask if this thank and give credit to my is really how it is with dedicated and hard wot -king crime scenes. Or is staff and citizen support for the process more · ma 'king these accomplishments humbling and down Fonensic8: a rea:it?: Below is a brief ac- to earth? According to Forensics: O s I complishment report. As my Lane County. Forensic predecessors played a part, so Technician, Richard Lane CountyIs will my successors. Thank you! 'Sahdy' Sanders, what we Forest Work Camp: We Own eSI see on TV is over-drama- · reopened 60 beds, inmates tized in many ways. For one thing, investigative personnel are Medical built 60 bed at a $250 savings actually more specialized in their individual fields and not the to taxpayers, expanded camp jack-of-all-trades heroes we often see on TV. Ex~miner to 95+ beds with Federal A veteran of 12 years with the Lane County Sherifffs _,9 Forest dollars. (con't. onpage2) Office, Mr. Sanders sees his position as a scientific one, as opposed to a dramatic one, not that science can't be dramatic · on some levels. All crime "All crime investi~ati0ns invesfiga- fit)ns strive for powerful strive for and positive Grants conclusions. The devil is, powen'u, and positive as the3, say, and Gifts conclusions..." in the details when it ~ comes to gathering evidence and preparing legally sound evidenfiary cases for felony crimes. The task of the forensic technician is to ferret ()ut and evaluate bits of evidence for analysis use in · court trials, and for the permanent county record. Wake-Up Sandy is accompanied by Paula Bell, fellow forensics tech- Call nician, formerly with the Oregon State Police, who brings 4 considerable skill to the local forensics team. She shares the Russel Burger field duties with Sandy and also has a special talent for the New Sheriff of Lane County (con?. on]~c~e 3)