Dude, where’s my CICP number?
The Hillsboro Police Department has found a handy place to keep phone numbers for the Construction Industry Crime Prevention Program of the Pacific Northwest, and it’s not on officers’ cell phones....
View ArticleConstruction crime prevention awards announced
At the 15th annual CICP award lunch, nominators and award winners said they're impressed at how effectively different groups have come together in recent years and learned to work together to stop...
View ArticleTriMet receives $1.2M from TSA for security upgrades
TriMet announced a $1.2 million grant from the Transportation Security Administration to install security cameras at ten MAX stations and fund security improvements at other TriMet facilities.
View ArticleWest Linn realtor charged in money laundering case
A West Linn-based realtor and prominent mixed martial arts fighter was fined $10,000 and was given 24 months probation today due to a Jan. 3 money laundering conviction.
View ArticleHillsboro contractor pleads guilty to bid rigging
A Hillsboro contractor has been sentenced to 30 days in jail and has to pay $300,000 for a range of convictions, including the state’s first criminal prosecution for antitrust violations.
View ArticleOpen-shop contractors complain of union intimidation
Nonunion contractors say union representatives' recent behavior - such as following employees and sitting outside their homes - is invasive and intimating. Union representatives rebut the allegations...
View ArticleConstruction crime prevention awards honor law enforcement officers
Construction industry professionals gathered at Multnomah Athletic Club on Wednesday to pay tribute to individuals and companies that help keep jobsites safe from vandalism and theft.
View ArticleWashington Developer gets 6 months in prison for stormwater violations
On Wednesday, the U.S. District Court in Tacoma, Wash., sentenced 65-year-old Bryan Stowe, the president and co-owner of Stowe Construction, Inc. to six months in prison and fined him $750,000 for...
View ArticlePolice recover stolen construction trailer in Eugene
Police have recovered a trailer stolen from a construction site in Eugene over the weekend. According to police reports, thieves broke through a locked fence where a new medical building for the Lane...
View ArticleDeveloper pleads guilty to releasing asbestos into Sweet Home neighborhood
Developer Daniel Desler pled guilty on Monday to releasing asbestos into a residential neighborhood near his saw mill in Sweet Home.
View ArticleHas your metal been stolen? Come to this workshop
Oregon construction leaders and state legislators worked hard to develop and then fine-tune a scrap-metal recycling law they hoped would minimize construction site metal-theft problems that had reached...
View ArticleThe problem with gauging crime on MAX
Over the past couple of months, I’ve noticed more and more publications trying to take on the topic of whether MAX trains generate crime. And every time I read a piece on the issue, I say the same...
View ArticleTriMet receives $1.2M from TSA for security upgrades
TriMet announced a $1.2 million grant from the Transportation Security Administration to install security cameras at ten MAX stations and fund security improvements at other TriMet facilities. The post...
View ArticleWest Linn realtor charged in money laundering case
A West Linn-based realtor and prominent mixed martial arts fighter was fined $10,000 and was given 24 months probation today due to a Jan. 3 money laundering conviction. The post West Linn realtor...
View ArticleHillsboro contractor pleads guilty to bid rigging
A Hillsboro contractor has been sentenced to 30 days in jail and has to pay $300,000 for a range of convictions, including the state’s first criminal prosecution for antitrust violations. The post...
View ArticleOpen-shop contractors complain of union intimidation
Nonunion contractors say union representatives' recent behavior - such as following employees and sitting outside their homes - is invasive and intimating. Union representatives rebut the allegations...
View ArticleHas your metal been stolen? Come to this workshop
Oregon construction leaders and state legislators worked hard to develop and then fine-tune a scrap-metal recycling law they hoped would minimize construction site metal-theft problems that had reached...
View ArticleConstruction crime prevention awards honor law enforcement officers
Construction industry professionals gathered at Multnomah Athletic Club on Wednesday to pay tribute to individuals and companies that help keep jobsites safe from vandalism and theft. The post...
View ArticleThe problem with gauging crime on MAX
Over the past couple of months, I’ve noticed more and more publications trying to take on the topic of whether MAX trains generate crime. And every time I read a piece on the issue, I say the same...
View ArticleWashington Developer gets 6 months in prison for stormwater violations
On Wednesday, the U.S. District Court in Tacoma, Wash., sentenced 65-year-old Bryan Stowe, the president and co-owner of Stowe Construction, Inc. to six months in prison and fined him $750,000 for...
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