“A lot of those calls are not criminal,” said FGPD Community Outreach Specialist and Training Coordinator Lauren Quinsland in an interview with News in the Grove. “We live in a pretty safe community. We don’t have a lot of violent calls."
"As the saying goes, police officers and firefighters have one thing in common, they both want to be firefighters," said Forest Grove Fire & Rescue after police put out a fence fire before fire crews could arrive.
"There is no need to post blame, the thing has happened, and the people involved, as well as the witnesses to this horrific scene, will never have that day gone from their minds," said Forest Grove Fire & Rescue Public Information Officer Dave Nemeyer in a social media post made Friday.
A minor was killed Friday afternoon after being struck by a vehicle in a parking lot near the Forest Grove Dollar Tree, Forest Grove Police Chief Henry Reimann told News in the Grove.
A home was significantly damaged and nine cats died from smoke inhalation, while two more were rescued in Forest Grove Monday afternoon. A massive response from neighboring fire agencies was due to the fire inadvertently being upgraded to a 2nd alarm.
The city of Forest Grove will need to turn elsewhere if it wishes to fund the construction of a new police station. The latest vote tally issued Friday afternoon widened the 'no' vote to a 190-vote lead.
