inn ▁place ▁a ▁high ▁priority ▁on ▁plant ing ▁and ▁car ing ▁for ▁trees , ▁one ▁of ▁our ▁nation ' s ▁most ▁beautiful ▁resources ," ▁said ▁John ▁Rosen ow , ▁chief ▁executive ▁and ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁Ar bor ▁Day ▁Foundation . ▁" T rees ▁sh ade ▁our ▁homes ▁and ▁add ▁beauty ▁to ▁our ▁neighborhood s , ▁and ▁they ▁also ▁provide ▁many ▁environmental , ▁economic ▁and ▁social ▁benefits . ▁We ▁app la ud ▁West ▁L inn ' s ▁elected ▁officials , ▁volunte ers ▁and ▁citizens ▁for ▁providing ▁vital ▁care ▁for ▁its ▁urban ▁forest ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁West ▁L inn ▁police ▁consp ired ▁with ▁Eric ▁Br enson , ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁A & B ▁Tow ing , ▁to ▁f als ely ▁arrest ▁Michael ▁F esser , ▁an ▁employee ▁of ▁Br enson ' s , ▁in ▁ret ali ation ▁for ▁F esser ▁raising ▁compla ints ▁about ▁ra cial ▁disc rim ination ▁in ▁the ▁work place . ▁After ▁F esser ▁compla ined ▁to ▁Br enson ▁about ▁cow ork ers ▁calling ▁him ▁ra cial ▁sl urs , ▁Br enson ▁contact ed ▁his ▁friend ▁Terry ▁Time us , ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁chief ▁of ▁police , ▁and ▁persu aded ▁Time us ▁to ▁create ▁an ▁investigation ▁against ▁F esser . ▁Time us , ▁along ▁with ▁police ▁L t . ▁Mike ▁Str ad ley , ▁and ▁Det ect ives ▁Tony ▁Re e ves ▁and ▁Mike ▁Bo yd , ▁used ▁audio ▁and ▁video ▁equipment ▁to ▁watch ▁F esser ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁at ▁work ▁and ▁led ▁the ▁Port