Last modified: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 10:30 AM PDT News Digest: GOOD AFTERNOON OREGON Phony guards steal from Ore. bank customers TIGARD (AP) — Tigard police say two men dressed as security guards fooled a pair of bank customers into giving them deposits. Police spokesman Jim Wolf says the phony guards stood outside a night deposit slot and told the victims it was out of order. The men offered to take the money and make the deposits when the bank reopened. Wolf says the men wore uniforms and had badges and guns. Corvallis police agree to 3-year contract CORVALLIS (AP) — Corvallis police officers have agreed to a new labor contract that includes bonuses for those who speak Spanish and stay in shape. The three-year deal provides for a 1 percent salary increase Jan. 1, 2010, and a 4 percent increase July 1, 2010, and July 1, 2011. An additional increase of up to 1 percent is possible Jan. 1, 2011, if the cost of living index meets or exceeds 4.5 percent. Officers’ current hourly wage range is $22.04 to $29.54. Officers fluent in Spanish or American Sign Language can qualify for an additional 5 percent salary increase. A 2 percent fitness incentive will be added next July. The city also agreed to pay officers’ 6 percent employee contribution to the state retirement system. IDAHO Health agency finds high mercury levels in bass BOISE (AP) — The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare is warning Idaho women and children to limit how much bass they eat because of high levels of mercury. The agency issued an advisory on Monday after increased levels of mercury were detected in both smallmouth and largemouth bass in Idaho lakes, rivers and reservoirs. Elevated mercury levels have been linked to learning disabilities in children and heart, nervous system and kidney damage in adults. Pregnant women should not eat fish containing mercury. Agency spokesman Tom Shanahan says mercury intake can be limited by eating young bass that are small and have accumulated less mercury than larger bass.