• mARCH 11, 2010Police Report<strong>The</strong> following incidents, arrests, calls forservice and citations were reported by the<strong>Liberty</strong> <strong>Lake</strong> Police Department for March1-8.Arrests and incidents:• Stolen property charge — <strong>Liberty</strong> <strong>Lake</strong>police have submitted a charging requestfor possession of methamphetamine andstolen property to the prosecutor’s officefor a 30-year-old <strong>Liberty</strong> <strong>Lake</strong> woman stemmingfrom a burglary and possession of stolenproperty case that involved WhitmanCounty and the woman’s boyfriend.• Medical appointment, suicidal — <strong>Liberty</strong><strong>Lake</strong> police responded twice to the 1500block of Meyers Court, once for a possiblesuicidal subject March 7 that ended with thesubject needing to make a medical appointmentand not being suicidal. Police took himto the appointment. <strong>The</strong> second time wasalso for a suicidal subject and that time, policetransported him to Sacred Heart MedicalCenter.• Domestic violence — A 48-year-old<strong>Liberty</strong> <strong>Lake</strong> man was arrested March 6 onthe 1300 block of North Mitchell Drive fordomestic violence assault. Police found thefather physically assaulted his son. <strong>The</strong> sondamaged property during the incident andpolice referred him to juvenile court for domesticviolence malicious mischief.• Reckless driving — A 24-year-oldNEWSGreenacres man was arrested March 7 inthe Safeway parking lot for reckless drivingand driving with a suspended license. Policesaw the suspect spinning his vehicle’stires and speeding through the parking lottoward Country Vista Drive. Once stopped,the driver told police he didn’t have a reasonfor driving that way and confirmed thathe did see several people walking towardthe store in front of his vehicle.• Mental evaluation — Police were dispatchedMarch 7 for a welfare check on the22000 block of East Country Vista Drive. Acall had been made to the Lifeline organizationthat the subject was in a lot of pain. <strong>The</strong>subject, though, would not respond to fire<strong>The</strong> <strong>Splash</strong>and medics who arrived at her apartment.Once officers arrived and entered the apartment,the person became combative andthrew items at them, so police placed the57-year-old female subject in handcuffs.She also was combative with fire personnel,police said, and they couldn’t evaluate hermedical problem. She was taken to SacredHeart for a mental evaluation.• DUI — A 32-year-old Federal Way,Wash., man was arrested March 6 for drivingunder the influence at Country VistaDrive and <strong>Liberty</strong> <strong>Lake</strong> Road. He initially wasstopped for an equipment violation.• Hit-and-run accident — Police areSee POLICE, page 12Avista | Join the ConversationCustomers want rates that arereasonable and fair. So do we.What’s a rate case, anyway?Want to learn more about howrates are set? View a short newvideo at avistautilities.com.That’s why we work hard to keep all costs low –especially the two biggest components of rates: thecost of energy, which is ultimately set by the wholesalemarket, and the cost of delivering that energy.And, when a rate change is proposed, the state reviewprocess provides our customers with an additional,independent look at costs and rates.Some may think that we can raise our rates wheneverwe want – but in fact, the opposite is true. As aregulated utility, our rates can change only withstate approval.Here’s how it works. When our costs change, weapply to the state utility regulatory commission for a ratechange. <strong>The</strong>y examine all information about our costs.Nothing is off limits.<strong>The</strong>y also take testimony from interested organizationsand our customers. <strong>The</strong> commission, which is appointedby the governor, can take up to 11 months in Washingtonand seven months in Idaho to review a rate case.It’s a long, detailed and transparent process.This process ensures accountability. For example,as a regulated utility, we can’t raise rates simply becauseno other utility serves the area. Nor can a rate increasefavor investors. <strong>The</strong> regulatory process wouldn’t allow it.<strong>The</strong> process was created to make sure the interests ofcustomers and shareholders are both protected.In the end, the commission sets rates that it determinesto be reasonable and fair for our customers, whileallowing us a chance to earn enough to be financiallystable and continue to deliver energy safely andreliably to our customers.Learn more about rates and shareyour thoughts with us. Visit us online atavistautilities.com or email us atconversation@avistautilities.com.
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