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<DIV dir=ltr>Dan Carscallen is one of the finest public servants I've ever met -- and disagreed with. I hate to see him made out to be a bad guy; no one who knows Area Man would say he was anything other than a kind, gracious, and eminently decent man. He doesn't deserve this.<BR><BR><FONT color=#8064a2><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" size=3><FONT face=Verdana>Keely<BR><A href="http://www.keely-prevailingwinds.com/" target=_blank>www.keely-prevailingwinds.com</A><BR></FONT></FONT></FONT><BR><BR>
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<DIV style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 0; MARGIN: 5px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; HEIGHT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 0px; BORDER-TOP: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class=hr readonly="true" contenteditable="false"></DIV>From: thansen@moscow.com<BR>Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:03:55 -0800<BR>To: Vision2020@moscow.com<BR>Subject: [Vision2020] Say It Ain't So, Area Man<BR><BR>
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<DIV>This investigation will clear Dan "Area Man" Carscallen of assault and eliminate any possible rumors before they develop.</DIV>
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<DIV>As long as I have known Dan Carscallen I have NEVER known him to as much as raise his voice in anger.</DIV>
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<DIV>Courtesy of today's (February 24, 2012) Moscow-Pullman Daily News.</DIV>
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<H1 style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); OUTLINE-COLOR: ; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT: bold 24px/27px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FLOAT: none; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; COLOR: black; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px">Carscallen under investigation for alleged battery</H1>
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<div style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); OUTLINE-COLOR: ; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT: 17px/24px Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FLOAT: none; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; COLOR: black; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px">Moscow Fire Capt. Dan Carscallen is under investigation for battery stemming from an argument Sunday with a former volunteer at Gritman Medical Center regarding department policy.</div>
<div style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); OUTLINE-COLOR: ; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT: 17px/24px Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FLOAT: none; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; COLOR: black; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px">Latah County Sheriff's Lt. Brannon Jordan said his department received the battery report from Benjamin Dill, 24, following the altercation at the emergency loading dock of the hospital, where he claimed Carscallen, 43, had grabbed him by the arm.</div>
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<div style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); OUTLINE-COLOR: ; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT: 17px/24px Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FLOAT: none; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; COLOR: black; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px">Carscallen said he approached Dill at the hospital after learning the former ambulance volunteer had been riding in an ambulance with a current member responding to a medical call at Walmart without department clearance, which included paperwork regarding patient confidentiality guaranteed through the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.</div></DIV>
<DIV style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; OUTLINE-COLOR: ; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: inherit; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FLOAT: none; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 17px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class=yiv2010001082ecxencrypted-content>
<div style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); OUTLINE-COLOR: ; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT: 17px/24px Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FLOAT: none; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; COLOR: black; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px">"He didn't want to hear any more from me and he started walking away," said Carscallen. "I took hold of him on his coat, on his arm. He asked me to let him go and apparently I didn't let him go fast enough. ... I was acting in my capacity as the ambulance first lieutenant. I guess if that's what somebody considers an assault, that's their deal."</div></DIV>
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<div style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); OUTLINE-COLOR: ; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT: 17px/24px Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FLOAT: none; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; COLOR: black; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px">Jordan said there were no witnesses at the time of the alleged battery, but part of the continuing investigation will involve recovery of security video recordings from Gritman. The report will then be forwarded to the county prosecutor's office for consideration of potential charges.</div></DIV>
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<div style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); OUTLINE-COLOR: ; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT: 17px/24px Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FLOAT: none; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; COLOR: black; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px">Prosecutor Bill Thompson said he expects the report to be completed quickly, as will his office's handling of it.</div></DIV>
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<div style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); OUTLINE-COLOR: ; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT: 17px/24px Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FLOAT: none; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; COLOR: black; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px">"I think that's to everyone's interest," he said. "We don't have the details at this point as to what occurred."</div></DIV>
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<DIV>This is the Dan "Area Man" Carscallen with which I am familiar.</DIV>
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<DIV>Seeya later, Moscow.</DIV>
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<DIV>Tom Hansen</DIV>
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