P2 THE SPOKESMAN • WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2021
Former property
manager gets time
in jail for embezzling
$13K in rent checks
Sisters
Continued from P1
That can make ordering curriculum
tricky for elementary leaders — most el-
ementary curriculum covers K-5 — and
fifth grade teachers, who are at the middle
school, Scholl said.
“All the curriculum we buy is K-5, so it
just makes sense to build a K-5,” he said.
Even with one fewer grade, Sisters Ele-
mentary is stuffed. The school expects to
need portable classrooms next school year,
and small groups taken out of the class-
room for breakout sessions are forced onto
the stage, in hallways and even closets,
Principal Joan Warburg told The Bulletin
in February.
If voters don’t pass the bond, class sizes
at Sisters Elementary School will simply
have to balloon, said Scholl. And small
class sizes increase student achievement,
particularly in grades K-2, he said.
“If we don’t have the classroom space,
the only way you can serve the kids is add-
ing more kids to each classroom,” Scholl
said.
School officials say a new building is
simply needed for a city where new fami-
lies keep arriving. Sisters’ population grew
Submitted photo
Sisters Elementary School students paint fish and rock objects in class in 2016.
by nearly 35% between 2010 and 2018,
from 2,038 people to 2,747, according to
the U.S. Census Bureau estimates. It’s a
growth rate comparable to Bend.
The new elementary would also be
built next door to Sisters high and middle
schools, Scholl said. This makes it easier
for the district to consolidate resources,
and helps education specialists who work
with students of all grades, he said.
If voters approve the bond, Scholl hopes
the new elementary school will welcome
its first students by September 2023.
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Reporter: 541-617-7854, jhogan@bendbulletin.com
POLICE & FIRE REPORT
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the dismissal of charges or acquittal, must be verifiable.
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Redmond Police Department
April 26
Burglary — A burglary was reported at 8:05 a.m. in the
900 block of NW Teak Avenue.
DUII — Rachel Lynn Moody, 28, of Bend was arrested on
suspicion of driving under the influence of intoxicants
at 5:39 p.m. in the area of U.S. Highway 97 and NE
Larch Avenue, and was also charged with driving while
suspended or with a revoked license.
Thefts — Thefts were reported at:
10:39 a.m. in the 4500 block of SW Elkhorn Avenue.
11:27 a.m. in the 3000 block of SW 32nd Street.
Unauthorized use — A vehicle was reported stolen at
7:29 a.m. in the 3300 block of W. Antler Avenue.
Vehicle crash — An accident with injury was reported at
7:08 p.m. in the 2400 block of NW 15th Street.
April 27
Burglary — A burglary was reported at 3:45 p.m. in the
300 block of SE Franklin Street, and an arrest made. The
suspect was also charged with unauthorized use of a
motor vehicle, theft from a building and two counts of
theft.
Thefts — Thefts were reported at:
4:26 a.m. in the 2400 block of SW Reindeer Avenue.
9:46 a.m. in the 2900 block of S. U.S. Highway 97.
10:46 a.m. in the 300 block of NW Oak Tree Lane, and two
arrests made.
Unauthorized use — A vehicle was reported stolen at
8:32 a.m. in the 2400 block of SW Valleyview Drive.
April 28
CROSSWORD
to court documents.
Vernon was found to have
A former Redmond prop-
stolen more than $13,000
erty manager was convicted
from tenant rental payments.
of stealing more than $13,000 An additional $300 in petty
in tenant rent money.
cash was also missing.
Shonny Shury
In addition to jail,
Vernon was sen-
Deschutes County
tenced last week in
Circuit Court Judge
Deschutes County
Wells Ashby ordered
Circuit Court to
that Vernon serve
seven days in jail af-
two years probation
ter pleading guilty
and pay full resti-
to one count of ag-
tution to Cascade
gravated first-degree Vernon
Property Manage-
theft.
ment and First Finan-
Vernon, 50, was for-
cial Asset Management.
merly employed by Cascade
Vernon’s attorney, Mi-
Property Management as a
chelle McIver, said her client’s
property manager for the
crimes were not drug related
Bluffs Apartments complex
and that she stole to feed a
in Redmond, according to
gambling addiction.
court documents.
“Ms. Vernon is quite re-
In May 2018, a number
morseful,” McIver said. “She
of residents of the complex
has been quite forthright in
were shown to be behind on
how she came to take advan-
their rent. Nearly all of them
tage of an employer that was
were able to provide receipts
always good to her.”
showing they had in fact paid
Following her arrest, Ver-
their rent.
non found other employ-
The management com-
ment and has not hidden
pany audited Vernon’s work
her crime, McIver said. She’s
and found thousands of dol-
to have nothing to do with
lars missing.
money in her current role.
Police discovered many
“Ms. Vernon understands
of these payments were cash,
that all this is very generous
and many were MoneyGrams of her present employer,”
that had been altered to be
McIver said.
paid to Vernon instead of the e e Reporter: 541-383-0325,
gandrews@bendbulletin.com
Bluffs Apartments, according
BY GARRETT ANDREWS
The Bulletin
Theft — A theft was reported at 4:30 p.m. in the 400
block of NW 17th Street.
Vehicle crashes — Noninjury accidents were reported at:
4:03 p.m. in the 300 block of NW Oak Tree Lane.
8:10 p.m. in the area of NW Quince Avenue and SW Sixth
Street.
April 29
Thefts — Thefts were reported at:
1:57 p.m. in the 4500 block of SW Elkhorn Avenue.
2:16 p.m. in the 300 block of NW Oak Tree Lane, and two
arrests made.
5:08 p.m. in the 300 block of NW Oak Tree Lane, and an
arrest made. The suspect was also charged with felon
in possession of a firearm and arrested on an in-state
warrant.
Unauthorized use — A vehicle was reported stolen at
7:14 a.m. in the 2000 block of SW 20th Street.
Vehicle crashes — Noninjury accidents were reported
at:
1:48 p.m. in the area of SW Veterans Way and S. U.S.
Highway 97.
5:31 p.m. in the area of SW Veterans Way and S. U.S.
Highway 97.
April 30
Thefts — Thefts were reported at:
8:11 a.m. in the 2200 block of S. U.S. Highway 97.
10:16 p.m. in the 400 block of SW Forest Avenue.
May 1
DUII — Esteban Lopez Valerio, 24, of Prineville was
arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of
intoxicants at 10:49 p.m. in the area of SE 10th Street
and SE Veterans Way, and was also charged with reckless
driving.
Hit-and-run — A hit-and-run incident was reported at
7:03 p.m. in the 900 block of SW Veterans Way.
Thefts — Thefts were reported at:
10:29 a.m. in the 3600 block of SW 21st Place.
10:32 a.m. in the 2500 block of SW Timber Avenue.
May 2
Criminal mischief — Acts of criminal mischief were
reported at:
9:17 a.m. in the 1600 block of SW 27th Street.
11:32 a.m. in the 1700 block of SW 23rd Street.
11:46 a.m. in the area of SE 10th Street and E. state
Highway 126.
DUII — Adan Montenegro Moroyoqui, 28, of Redmond
was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence
of intoxicants at 7:22 p.m. in the area of SW 14th Street
and SW Highland Avenue.
Theft — A theft was reported at 6:35 a.m. in the 700
block of NW Sixth Street.
Unauthorized use — A vehicle was reported stolen at
10:14 p.m. in the 3800 block of SW 21st Street.
Vehicle crash — A noninjury accident was reported at
2:58 p.m. in the area of SW Highland Avenue.
Redmond Fire Runs
April 27
9:43 a.m. Authorized controlled burning, 7761 N. U.S.
Highway 97, Terrebonne.
1:20 p.m. Building fire, 1405 SW 27th St.
April 29
6:13 a.m. Smoke scare, odor of smoke, in the area of W.
state Highway 126 near milepost 101.
May 1
8:34 a.m. Motor vehicle accident with injury, in the area
of U.S. Highway 97 near milepost 114, Terrebonne.
April 26-May 2: 88 Medical aid or transfer calls
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