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REGION Tuesday, February 10, 2015 East Oregonian Page 3A HERMISTON PUBLIC SAFETY LOG FRIDAY •Pendleton police at 7:35 a.m. received a theft report from a res- ident of Southwest Emigrant Avenue. The caller said he had some company over the previous night when he went to bed and when he woke up 84 oxycodone were missing. •A resident of East Highland Avenue, Hermiston, called the 8PDWLOOD&RXQW\6KHULII¶V2I¿FHDWDPWRUHSRUWVRPHRQH had ripped the door off her chicken house, took some of her chick- ens and killed others. The caller said the same thing happened in December. She requested deputy contact. $Q(FKRUHVLGHQWDWDPUHSRUWHGWRWKH6WDQ¿HOGSROLFH her house on West Buckley Street was burglarized sometime within the last 24 hours. 7KH,UULJRQSRVWPDVWHUUHSRUWHGDWSPWKDWVRPHRQHKDG attempted to break into several mail lock boxes on Pleasant View Road, Irrigon, but was unsure if any mail was stolen. A Morrow County sheriff’s deputy took a report. $+HSSQHUUHVLGHQWFDOOHGWKH0RUURZ&RXQW\6KHULII¶V2I¿FH at 7:25 p.m. to report his motorcycle, which was stolen from his garage on Southeast Court Street, had been returned but it was now damaged. He requested contact from a deputy. 7KH8PDWLOOD&RXQW\6KHULII¶V2I¿FHDWSPUHFHLYHGD report from an elder at the Milton-Freewater Church on Highway ZKRVDLGDUHG7RURULGLQJODZQPRZHUZDVVWROHQIURPDVWRU- age unit on the side of the church the previous evening. $ULÀHZDVUHSRUWHGVWROHQDWSPIURPDUHVLGHQFHRQ 6RXWKHDVW%UDQGRQ6WUHHW,UULJRQ7KHFDOOHUVDLGWKHULÀHZDVQRW in the bedroom where he left it but no windows were broken and the doors were locked. Staff photo by George Plaven SATURDAY $FDOOHUDWSPFDOOHGWKH0RUURZ&RXQW\6KHULII¶V2I¿FH to report a car in the water below the boat ramp at High Bank near the hatchery, Irrigon. The caller said the windshield wipers were still ZRUNLQJDQGWKHFDUZDV¿OOLQJZLWKZDWHUEXWWKH\FRXOGQ¶WWHOOLI anyone was in the car. 7KH8PDWLOOD3ROLFH'HSDUWPHQWDWSPUHFHLYHGDUHSRUW from a resident of Columbia Boulevard that his tires had been VODVKHG7KHVDPHPDQFDOOHGDWDP6XQGD\WRUHSRUWKLV car stereo stolen. •A Pilot Rock man called the Pilot Rock Police Department at 4:38 p.m. to report he had stolen his girlfriend’s car and burned it about a month ago. $UHVLGHQWDW2DVLV593DUN:+LJKZD\,UULJRQUHSRUWHG a neighbor pulls a .357 Magnum every time he walks by. The caller said the man doesn’t point the gun at him, just “shows it to him.” He requested a Morrow County sheriff’s deputy talk to the man. SUNDAY •Locks were cut off the concession stand at the Yantis Park /LWWOH/HDJXH¿HOG0LOWRQ)UHHZDWHUEXWWKHFDOOHUZDVXQVXUH ZKHWKHUDQ\WKLQJZDVWDNHQVKHUHSRUWHGDWSPWRWKH Milton-Freewater police. •Milton-Freewater police at 3:25 p.m. received a report of a EXUJODU\LQDVWRUDJHXQLWLQWKHEORFNRI1RUWKHDVW(LJKWK$Y- enue. The caller said several items were stolen including irrigation equipment and gas cans. $FDUGHDOHURQ+LJKZD\0LOWRQ)UHHZDWHUDWSP FDOOHGWKH8PDWLOOD&RXQW\6KHULII¶V2I¿FHWRUHSRUWVRPHRQHKDG EURNHQLQWRWKHGHDOHUVKLSRI¿FHWRRNSDSHUVIURPDFDELQHWDQG drilled holes in all the gas tanks of the vehicles on the lot. $0LOWRQ)UHHZDWHUUHVLGHQWDWSPUHSRUWHGKLVKRPH LQWKHEORFNRI1RUWKHDVW7KLUG$YHQXHZDVEURNHQLQWRDQG cash was stolen. ARRESTS, CITATIONS Saturday 3HQGOHWRQSROLFHDUUHVWHG'DQLHO5R\:DOFKOLDGGUHVVQRW provided, for unauthorized entry of motor vehicle, possession of methamphetamine, attempted unauthorized use of motor vehicle, third-degree theft and second-degree criminal mischief. -RKQ$&ROOLQV6:)LUVW6W$SW0LOWRQ)UHHZD- ter, was arrested by Pendleton police for duii. 2UHJRQ6WDWH3ROLFHDUUHVWHG&DOYLQ+XQWHU1HWKHUGD address not provided, on charges of duii, driving while suspended, failure to display license, giving false information to police and recklessly endangering another. •Umatilla Tribal Police arrested Morgan Tyeesh Johnson, 22, address not provided, for possession of methamphetamine and on a felony probation violation. Sunday 7KH8PDWLOOD&RXQW\6KHULII¶V2I¿FHDUUHVWHG-DVRQ7KRPDV Payton, 32, address not provided, on charges of identity theft, ¿UVWGHJUHHIRUJHU\¿UVWGHJUHHFULPLQDOSRVVHVVLRQRIIRUJHG instrument and credit card fraud. 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According to Oregon 6WDWH 3ROLFH 7URRSHU -RKQ Lombardi, one of the rigs, Verna Taylor, HAS RSHUDWHGE\7ULSOH-([SUHVV ZDV OLPSLQJ DORQJ LQ WKH VORZ ODQH DW DERXW PSK IROORZHGE\WKHVHUYLFHWUXFN WU\LQJWRUHDFKWKH:HVWODQG 5RDGH[LW A second semi, operat- ed by Safeway, attempted to pass at about 55 mph but FRXOGQRWFKDQJHODQHVGXHWR WUDI¿FDQGUHDUHQGHGWKHVHU- YLFH WUXFN ZKLFK VODPPHG forward into the back of the 7ULSOH-WUDLOHU7KHGULYHURI the Safeway truck, 61-year- ROG%ODLU$QGHUVHQZDVFLW- HGIRUIROORZLQJWRRFORVHO\ +H UHIXVHG PHGLFDO WKRXJK WKH RWKHU WZR GULYHUV ZHUH taken to Good Shepherd 0HGLFDO &HQWHU ZLWK PLQRU injuries. 263VKXWGRZQRQHODQH of I-84 at the crash scene for DQKRXUZKLOHFUHZVZRUNHG WRFOHDUGHEULVIURPWKHURDG The Safeway truck sustained serious front end damage, ZKLOH WKH VHUYLFH WUXFN ZDV WRWDOHG HERMISTON 6WXGHQWVVWULYHIRUULJKWPRYHVLQORFDOFKHVVWRXUQDPHQW By PHIL WRIGHT East Oregonian Fierce concentration and KXVKHG FRPSHWLWLRQ ¿OOHG WKH +HUPLVWRQ +LJK 6FKRRO OLEUDU\ 6DWXUGD\ DW WKH 5H- gion 23 Chess Tournament. 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Bleu Cheese Topped Sirloin Fire Roasted Salmon with Pineapple Salsa Live Music AT 10:00 P IN THE SALOON WHISKY BARREL ROCKER F R E E SALOON OPENS AT 4 PM DINNER BEGINNING AT 5 PM 541-567-4063 Ric Jones, BC-HIS A Safeway semi-trailer sustained front end damage after a three-vehicle crash Monday afternoon on Inter- state 84 near Hermiston. - N O C O V E R R E S E R VAT I O N S 541.278.1100 H AMLEY S TEAK H OUSE COURT & MAIN • DOWNTOWN PENDLETON DWSPZLWKDORFDWLRQWREH DQQRXQFHGODWHU 0LON\UDLQOLNHO\FDXVHG E\1HYDGDGXVW .(11(:,&.:DVK$3²7KH PLON\UDLQWKDWIHOORQ(DVWHUQ2UHJRQ DQG:DVKLQJWRQRQ)ULGD\OLNHO\ZDV IURPDODUJHGXVWVWRUPLQQRUWKZHVW 1HYDGDDFFRUGLQJWRWKH1DWLRQDO :HDWKHU6HUYLFH :LQGVIDVWHUWKDQPSKZKLSSHG DFURVVWKHQRUWKZHVW1HYDGDGHVHUW Thursday and Friday. The dust caused WUDI¿FDFFLGHQWVDQGSRRUYLVLELOLW\LQ 5HQR 'XVWEORZQIURP1HYDGDEHWZHHQ PLGQLJKWDQGDPZRXOGKDYH reached Eastern Oregon by midday )ULGD\VDLGWKHZHDWKHUVHUYLFH2Q )ULGD\WKHZHDWKHUVHUYLFHVSHFXODWHG WKDWWKHSDUWLFXODWHFRXOGEHHLWKHU GXVWRUYROFDQLFDVKDQGFRXOGEH IURPDQ\ZKHUHLQWKHZRUOGEHFDXVH WKHUDLQVWRUPFDPHDFURVVWKH3DFL¿F Ocean. 7KHUDLQOHIWFDUVVSRWWHGZLWK white and gray residue throughout northeast Oregon and across western :DVKLQJWRQ SENTIMENTAL B a ck J O U R N E Y to th e 4 0 s When: Friday, February 27th • 6-9 pm Where: Hamley’s Slickfork Saloon What: • no-host bar • hors d’oeuvres • silent auction • music by the PHS Jazz Band • dressing up optional but encouraged Cost: $40 pre-registration • $50 at-the-door Tickets: Armchair Books & Heritage Station Museum (541) 276-0012 Presented by: