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May Day, May Day becomes Time To Pay Day for Oregon Teens......
And rightly so!
Press Release Date: Mar. 3, 2006 Contact: 13th District Public Affairs Phone: (206) 220-737 Contact: Curry County District Attorney Gold Beach, Ore. Office Phone: (541) 247-3302 TEEN HOAX CALLERS ORDERED TO REPAY COSTS SEATTLE - Two teenagers who made four hoax calls in Brookings, Ore., in October 2005, have been given probation and ordered to pay restitution to the Coast Guard and serve time in juvenile hall. Michael Plew was found to have committed four counts of disorderly conduct and has been placed on probation and given 32 days of detention in juvenile hall. The 17 year old has also been ordered to pay $53,233.80 to the United States Coast Guard. Levi Henry was found to have committed one count of disorderly conduct and has also been placed on probation and given eight days of detention in juvenile hall. He has been ordered to pay $10,650.50 to the United States Coast Guard. The terms of probation require Plew and Henry to obtain employment in order to make their restitution payments. In the event the juveniles are unable to obtain a job, Curry County will allow them to earn money for their restitution by participating in a variety of community service activities including forest service projects, litter pickup, and rest area grounds maintenance. After turning eighteen, Plew and Henry are required to continue to pay restitution or face jail time. The searches caused by the hoax calls resulted in more than 20 hours of searching by the Coast Guard and local responders. The first hoax call was received by the Coast Guard in early October from an individual claiming to be on a disabled recreational vessel. Two 47-foot motor lifeboats a mobile shore unit from Coast Guard Station Chetco River, Ore., and an HH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station North Bend, Ore., searched for a boater in distress for nine hours. In mid October and again at the end of October, the Coast Guard received radio transmissions from vessels claiming to be in distress and in need of assistance. During those cases, two 47-foot motor lifeboats, three mobile land units and a 25-foot response boat were launched to assist. The Curry County District Attorney's Office, Curry County Sheriff's Department, Brookings Police Department, and the Federal Communications Commission assisted the Coast Guard with the investigation. The Coast Guard reminds individuals that false distress calls place unnecessary risk on would-be rescuers and interfere with legitimate search and rescue cases. False calls also cost taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars annually. It costs approximately $1,200 per hour to operate a Coast Guard 47-foot motor lifeboat, while a helicopter or larger cutter may cost from $9,000 to $12,000 an hour. To listen to an audio clip of one of the hoax calls, click on the following link: http://www.piersystem.com/clients/uscg-13/48112.mp3 |
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