Ghost Hunters and COPS

On July 3rd, we went on a volunteer investigation to the Old Pioneer Cemetery in Damascus, Oregon. We have been to the same site on three previous outings with some personal experiences, but no conclusive evidence. We did get stopped by the police all 3 times but with our ID’s at hand and the permission letter in my other hand we were not just cleared for our investigation but all three officers stayed for a while and told us about there experiences while patrolling this area, figures have been seen and strange noises heard.

But on this particular night, we were being taped for some upcoming video productions. We started our investigation without a hitch. About three hours into the investigation, we were involved in a group EVP session when we all heard a strange sound coming from the area where we parked our cars. The team, except for Dane - one of our investigators, started heading toward the noise, and when we reached the sounds we noticed that Dane was pulling a body out from underneath his car! I asked Dane what was going on and he proceeded to tell me that he caught the guy under his truck, cutting off the catalytic converter. The kid, who had to have been under 19, had a cell phone that continued to ring, and Dane took the cell phone and used it to call 9-1-1 with it. (He also answered it when it rang - it was hilarious!)

When the police arrived the kid was handcuffed and placed into the back of the police car. After about 10 minutes of talk and shock amongst ourselves, the officer came back to talk with Dane and take his statement, while I went under the car to apply a temporary fix to the catalytic converter for Dane. With the camera still rolling, our night was turning out much more like an episode of COPS, and nearly an hour later the officer left and we packed up, cutting our investigation short, and then hung out, laughing and talking for awhile about what had just happened. We left the cemetery at about 3:30 a.m. We all had a good laugh when we remember the events, and the fact that Mark had been filming this whole thing from beginning to end. Perhaps you'll see bits of our film here on our site, and maybe a few teasers of our future productions on You-Tube!