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RECORDS Saturday, June 23, 2018 Page 7A PUBLIC SAFETY LOG Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office THURSDAY 10:17 a.m. - Stanfield police checked on South Edwards Road on the construction of a structure that lacks a city building permit. And for about the next half hour, police checked on other code violations, mostly noxious or overgrown weeds, including at the empty lot on Elizabeth Drive near Maime Street. 1:49 p.m. - The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office received a request to trespass a truck driver at Shearer’s Foods, 78035 Highway 207, Hermiston, because he urinated outside his semi. The caller identified the driver, the trailer he was hauling and would notify the company he does not need to be driving for them any longer. 2:14 p.m. - Staff at the Pendleton Family Aquatic Center, 1901 N.W. Carden Ave., Pendleton, called police after detaining a juvenile swimmer for stealing and fighting. WARRANTS Saturday, June 23, 2018 James Edward Cohan Age: 68 Sex: M Charge: Failure to appear (FTA), posses- sion of meth Bail: $10,000 Last known location: Pendleton Michael Allen Dodson Age: 41 Sex: M Charge: FTA, driving while suspended Bail: $5,000 Last known location: Pendleton 2:17 p.m. - A horse was on the loose on Southwest Tahoe Street near Sunridge Middle School, 700 S.W. Runion Ave., Pendleton. 3:30 p.m. - Pendleton police received a report of someone breaking a window on a vehicle on Southeast Goodwin Avenue. 4 p.m. - A caller told Hermiston police she lost her wallet containing $1,000 at Columbia Harvest Foods, 1411 Sixth St., Umatilla. 6:21 p.m. - The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office received a report of domestic violence in progress at a house on Franklin Street, Weston. The sheriff’s office determined this was a civil problem. ARRESTS, CITATIONS •Hermiston police arrested Jeramy Gordon Foley, 31, of Pendleton, for second-degree burglary, third-degree theft, third-degree criminal mischief and violating probation. •Oregon State Police at 7:53 p.m. stopped a black Honda Accord on Highway 730 near milepost 188 because the driver had a portable electronic device in hand. David Junior Reynolds, 34, of Hermiston, however, should not have been driving at all, according to state police. He gave the trooper an Oregon identification card and said his license was suspended for driving under the influence of intoxicants. State court records show police on April 1 arrested Reynolds for DUII on refusing to give a urine sample. The refusal prompted an automatic suspension of his license for a year. The DUII case is pending in Umatilla County Circuit Court, and now Reynolds has a new case for his first offense of driving a motor vehicle while using a mobile electronic device. No longer criminals: Places where pot is legal look for ways to erase convictions Joshua Aaron Hughes Age: 21 Sex: M Charge: FTA, failure to perform duties of a driver Bail: $15,000 Last known location: Hermiston Associated Press BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Despite its name, hippie reputation and lib- eral spirit, Vermont hasn’t always been kind to pot smokers. Now, as the state moves to legalize weed beyond medical use, those punished in the past for marijuana misdemeanors are seeking forgiveness. On July 1, Vermont will become the ninth state, along with Washing- ton, D.C., to legalize rec- reational marijuana. It will not set up a system to tax or regulate production, but adults will be able to pos- sess an ounce of marijuana, two mature plants and four immature plants. The law also brings an opportunity for those con- victed of marijuana trans- gressions to have them removed from their records. Past convictions have led to difficulty finding housing or a job. Some were turned away when they applied for a nursing license or federal student loans, attorneys say. Some can’t get into neigh- boring Canada. So prosecutors across the state are doing what they can to help — just as in many other places that have legal- ized marijuana, with vary- ing degrees of difficulty. Glyn Wilkinson, a 70-year-old semi-retired carpenter who ran for the state Senate in 2014 as a Libertarian, and came in last, was among the first to arrive at an “Expungement Day” workshop held last week in Burlington. He received the first of his two marijuana convic- tions in 1968 — so far back in the Chittenden County records that the prosecutor’s office had a hard time find- ing it. He has been turned back at the Canadian border, he said, and was disqualified from buying a firearm. Christopher Lee Fritz Age: 38 Sex: M Charge: Parole violation (PV), DUII Bail: No Bail Last known location: Colville, Wash. Alexandro Delapaz Magana Age: 23 Sex: M Charge: FTA, possession of meth Bail: $10,000 Last known location: Hermiston Kortlan Curtis Lucas Age: 27 Sex: M Charge: PV, DUII, criminal driving while suspended, refuse to take intox test Bail: None Last known location: Kennewick Joel Daniel Simpson Age: 56 Sex: M Charge: PV, resisting arrents, disorderly conduct Bail: None Last known location: Pendleton Matthew Goliath Wilson Age: 34 Sex: M Charge: FTA, theft Bail: None Last known location: Wapato, Wash. Cody Josiah Winn Age: 39 Sex: M Charge: FTA, FTA Bail: $25,000 Last known location: Hermiston Tyus James Wright Age: 22 Sex: M Charge: PV, theft, criminal trespass Bail: None Last known location: Kennewick Warrants on the above persons were active at the time the list was created, however wanted status is subject to change at any- time. If whereabouts are known, please report immediately to law enforcement by calling our 24 hours dispatch center at 541- 966-3651 or by calling 911 if an emergency. No Dogs Allowed in Park 2018 *Bring your own lawn chairs or blanket. Grass amphitheater. Saturday, June 30, 2018 Dinner & Poker Tournament (plus BINGO) Legion Hall, Ione Free Movie in the Park: Ghostbusters Ione City Park June 30, 5 pm June 30, Dusk Sunday, July 1, 2018 Volleyball Tournament East Oregonian Ione City Park July 1st, 9 am AP Photo/David Jordan In this June 12 photo, Steven Martin, left, works with Chittenden County State’s Attorney Sarah George in Burlington, Vt., on paperwork to remove a minor mari- juana conviction from his record. “Can you really get used to it? You can forget about it, but it never really goes away,” Wilkinson said. “Today it can actually go away.” Joshua Rowe could not make it to Burlington for the expungement event, but he has been working with Vermont Legal Aid to clear his record. A 31-year-old lighting designer who has worked on tours with Wil- lie Nelson and Trombone Shorty, Rowe said his two misdemeanor convictions have prevented him from taking work in Canada. “There are jobs I don’t even want to attempt to take, because it will look bad on my record with them if I get denied going into Canada for a job,” he said. “These old charges are holding me back.” The Canadian Border Services Agency confirmed that people like Rowe will be able to show their record has been cleared and allowed to enter. Windsor County pros- ecutor David Cahill, who hosted a workshop similar to Burlington’s, estimated there are roughly 2,800 mar- ijuana misdemeanor convic- tions eligible for expunge- ment across the state. Other governments have grappled with what to do with those who have crim- inal convictions for some- thing that is no longer a crime. Provisions of Califor- nia’s 2016 law that broadly legalized marijuana also allowed for the expunge- ment or reduction from fel- onies to misdemeanors of some old pot convictions. But there was no mecha- nism for getting that done. Kristen Clarke, president of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, has been looking at how jurisdictions nationwide are addressing marijuana con- victions in the post-legaliza- tion world. San Francisco, she said, stands out for clearing thou- sands of marijuana convic- tions without requiring indi- viduals to specifically ask. “They are wiping convic- tions off of people’s records in one fell swoop, and my hope is that more officials will follow San Francisco,” Clarke said. District attorneys in four other California counties, including San Diego and Alameda — home to Oak- land and Berkeley — have also begun expunging old marijuana convictions or reducing felonies to misde- meanors on their own, with- out the participation of the defendants. San Diego said it is comb- ing through about 4,000 old cases, and Alameda said as many as 6,000 cases may be eligible for expungement or reduction. Public defenders throughout California have been hosting legal clinics to help people with con- victions fill out the proper forms and file the petitions with the courts. Colorado last year passed a law that allows those con- victed of misdemeanor use or possession to ask to seal, but not erase, criminal records if it is not currently a crime, and the Oregon Legislature passed a similar bill in 2015. In Vermont, a bill that would have fast-tracked misdemeanor marijuana convictions for expunge- ment died in a legislative committee this year. So the law still requires that the person seeking expunge- ment begin the process, something Sarah George, the lead prosecutor in Chit- tenden County, said limits who can be helped. Getting an attorney can be expensive and a deter- rent, she said. A grant from the Penny- wise Foundation covered the $90 filing fee for those who came out to the events in Windsor and Chitten- den counties, but normally petitioners have to pay that amount for each case. George and her col- leagues in Windsor and Ben- nington counties said they hope the state moves toward automatic expungement. “It’s taking up time that we could be doing other things,” George said, “but from my perspective it’s well worth the time.” Your Ears. Your Brain. Your Hearing. You hear with your brain, not your ears. Studies show that individuals with hearing loss experience a 30-40 percent accelerated rate of cognitive decline * . This decrease in brain stimulation may contribute to brain atrophy * . The greater the rate of hearing loss the faster the decline of memory and thinking * . Exciting new hearing aid technology works to augment these natural processes for clearer, better hearing, just like the brain intended. *Frank Lin, M.D., Johns Hopkins and the National Institute on Aging Tuesday, July 3, 2017 Golf Tournament Willow Creek Country Club, Heppner IHS “All Alumni” Get Together Route 74 Restaurant July 3rd, 9 am July 3rd, 6–9 pm Wednesday, July 4, 2017 Fireman’s Breakfast Ione Fire Hall 7:00 -10:00 am Creative Care PreSchool 5k Walk/Run ($10 Registration) Ione City Park 7 am Reg./Walk starts at 7:30 am Ken Turner Memorial Horseshoe Tournament Horseshoe Pits 9:00 am 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament 2nd Street, In Front of Legion Hall 10:00 am Vendors & Booths Ione City Park 11:00 am Fish Pond, Frog Jump, Bike Raffle Fire Hall/Park 11:00 am Altar Society Pie Sale Ione Fire Hall (or Church Basement) 11:00 am Parade (G rand M arshal : G reGG & s helly r ietMann ) Main Street 1:00 pm Money Pile, Much More! After Parade Free Swimming Ione Swimming Pool 1:30-3:30 pm W ade a ylett a mphitheater S tage 2:00-3:30 pm Bingo Talent Show Ione Legion Hall Amphitheatre Stage 2:00-4:00 pm 3:30 pm Reg./Show at 4 pm C ory p eterSon B and a mphitheater S tage 4:30-6:00 pm Game On! Video Game Trailer & Laser Tag Featured Entertainment Ione City Park Amphitheater Stage 5:00-8:00 pm 6:30 pm T he J ames m arlin B and (6:30 pm ) B rewer ’ s G rade (8:30 pm ) Boat Trip Auction/Raffle Drawings Amphitheatre Stage Fireworks Display Visible throughout Ione All event, times and locations are subject to change. www.CityOfIoneOregon.com/FourthOfJuly Music funded in part by Morrow County Unified Recreation District 8:00 pm Dusk Hearing care wherever you are Sometimes the hearing aid settings you like in the clinic perform differently in your everyday life. Now, instead of waiting until your next clinic visit, you can receive hearing aid adjustments wherever you are. So go ahead and take that trip. Do the things you like to do. Whether on vacation or just leading an active lifestyle, feel confident you’ll receive the adjustments you need to continue enjoying your activities with a simple request to your hearing care professional via the ReSound Smart 3D app. Call for an appointment to learn more about Brain Hearing and ReSound Remote Assist! Renata Anderson, MA Audiologist AAA Fellow, ASHA Credentialed 2237 SW Court Ave. Pendleton, OR 97801 877-794-6355
