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October 22, 2012
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Sutherlin man stunned by police following car chase

SUTHERLIN — Douglas County sheriff’s deputies Sunday stunned a man with a Taser after he reportedly led deputies on a car chase and resisted arrest once he was caught. Michael David Conlan, 49, of Sutherlin was booked into the Douglas County Jail on suspicion of eluding police, reckless driving, drunken driving, hit-and-run and resisting arrest. According to the sheriff’s office, deputies received a report shortly after midnight to be on the lookout for an intoxicated driver who had just left a Roseburg tavern. A deputy spotted the suspect vehicle, a 1995 Chevy Blazer, traveling south on Highway 99 and caught …

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