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Maybe he slipped back into some old habits? Probably lucky he wasn't shot and at least now he has enough "dough" to get help and maybe keep him from a lot of jail time.
Dave Dahl, co-founder of Milwaukie-based Dave's Killer Bread, was arrested late Thursday night after a disturbance in Cedar Hills that led to a police chase that injured three Washington County Sheriff's deputies.
Deputies responded to a residence in the 2400-block of Southwest Timberline Drive around 10 p.m, called by a woman who reported that her friend, 50-year-old David James Dahl from Milwaukie, was acting erratically, said Sgt. David Thompson, a Washington County Sheriff spokesperson.
When officers arrived, the man was driving off in a black Cadillac Escalade and allegedly rammed one of their squad cars head on, disabling it. Then the Escalade fled with another patrol car in pursuit.
Much more here: http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncoun...s_kil.html
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That's some pretty good bread.
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Awe man! Come on, Dave! Love his bread but not his choices.
"He's Toast"
"This is going to cost him a lot of dough"
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11-15-2013, 09:19 AM
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Sounds to me he was just trying to get a rise out of people.
Maybe he thought he kneaded some publicity.
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The lines between brilliant and deranged are squiggly.
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He's gonna launch a new loaf, Daves po po rammin' bread
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11-15-2013, 08:13 PM
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(11-15-2013, 08:51 AM)Valuesize Wrote: Maybe he slipped back into some old habits?
I think that is sort of an ugly summary for what increasingly is looking like a mental health breakdown. In other Oregonian stories on this (in no particular order) it's been revealed he'd been off his medication, he showed up at the bread plant and smashed a life size cardboard cutout of himself because "he's a symbol of the brand", and according to witness reports also was having a mental breakdown.
It should be noted that Dave's bread also hires about 30% former prisoners (of about 280 employees, I think I read), and the founder is active in speaking to prisons about helping people change their lives around and also with a Portland non profit that serves ex prisoners.
It seems just a little too easy to speculate that Dave has simply slipped back into some bad habits, and I'm not sure I like the inference to that, either.
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If his "mental health issues" are not brought on by drugs and alcohol I'll certainly retract my question. I watched the CEO's statement on TV and perhaps read his body language incorrectly as I saw disappointment rather than concern.
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11-15-2013, 09:56 PM
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The CEO was brought in in December, when Dave sold half interest to outside investors, with the idea that would propel the company to the big time. I can well imagine their concerns are financial in nature, rather than any genuine concern for Dave himself.
(If they're smart they'll come out with a new product like Daves Mental Breakdown Munch or some such.)
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Whatever the cause, I wish him well and hope he can once again thrive.
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For some reason, in reading this guys story, I feel an affinity. Without ever having been to prison, of course.
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Quote:The founder of Dave’s Killer Bread faces 14 new criminal charges stemming from an incident with police in November 2013.
Dave Dahl’s charges include assault, unlawful use of a weapon and resisting arrest.
http://www.katu.com/news/local/Bread-com...49621.html
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Such a bummer.
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