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FEBRUARY 15, 2017
Saturday, Jan. 28
• Citizen contact regarding a DMV license suspension. Officers answered
questions about getting the license reinstated.
• Officers continued to investigate a theft that occurred from a wallet at
Spirit Mountain Casino. Case was closed due to lack of leads.
• Police continued to investigate a stolen license plate from 2016. The sus-
pect was arrested by another agency on a parole violation, and officers
contacted that agency to contact the suspect.
• An alarm was set off in the Tribal gym. It was an accidental activation by
employees.
• A theft of winnings was reported at Spirit Mountain Casino, but the victim
decided not to pursue charges.
• Cocaine was located at Spirit Mountain Casino. No suspect was located.
The drugs were seized for destruction.
Sunday, Jan. 29
• Officers recovered the gym equipment that was stolen on Jan. 24. The
suspect also gave an apology letter to police to give to the Tribe.
• Citizen contact at the Police Department: Citizen had questions about a
citation he had received from Lincoln City police. Was directed to their
courts to resolve the issue.
Monday, Jan. 30
• Police returned the stolen gym equipment and apology letter to Tribal
gym staff.
• Officers patrolled Big Bear Campground and other Agency Creek roads.
Road conditions were good and there were no campers.
• Child abuse complaint received by Child Services. Police investigated and
found the incident occurred in Yamhill County. Yamhill County deputies
already had a case open.
• Traffic assist on Highway 18: A woman with a walker was attempting to
change a tire. Officers assisted the woman with changing her tire.
• Tribal police assisted Polk County on a domestic disturbance near Grand
Ronde. Polk County investigated and determined no laws had been bro-
ken.
• Tribal police responded to Willamina to cover Yamhill County deputies on
a domestic disturbance call. It ended up being a medication issue. One
resident was transported to the hospital.
Tuesday, Jan. 31
• Citizen contact on Grand Ronde Road. Police were asked directions to
the Tribal Employment Services building by someone applying for a job.
Police assisted with giving directions.
• Suspicious person call at Spirit Mountain Casino: Security and Surveil-
lance called Tribal police regarding a wanted subject possibly being seen
at the casino. The subject was contacted by officers, and while the subject
initially appeared to be a match, it was determined that it was not the
wanted subject.
• Citizen contact by phone regarding civil issues.
• Driving complaint regarding a possible DUII driver. Police were unable to
locate the driver.
• Tribal police were requested to respond to Sheridan to assist Yamhill
County deputies with a bar fight in progress. While en route, the request
was cancelled due to deputies having the situation under control.
• Domestic disturbance at the Spirit Mountain Casino. Officers investigated
and determined no laws had been broken.
Wednesday, Feb. 1
• Smoke alarm at the Community Center. False alarm.
• Driving complaint on Highway 18. Officers were unable to locate the
vehicle.
• Driving complaint on Hebo Road. Tribal officer was at the reported location
when the call came in and did not see the vehicle.
• Lost dog located on Agency Creek Road. Officers and Natural Resources
were unable to locate the owner. Dog was given to Yamhill County Dog
Control.
• A stolen vehicle was recovered by Tribal police.
• Tribal police assisted a motorist who ran out of gas.
• Alarm in Housing due to a medical issue. Medics transported one person
to the hospital.
• Driving complaint on Highway 18. Police located the vehicle and driver
at the casino, and determined they were not impaired.
Thursday, Feb. 2
• Citizen contact at the convenience store. Citizen missed the bus. Police
gave the citizen a ride home.
• Police continued to investigate a theft that occurred at the casino in early
January. Police recovered the stolen money and returned it to the victim.
• Tribal police were requested to assist Polk County on a possible stolen
vehicle. Police responded and assisted. The vehicle ended up not being
stolen.
• Motorist assist at the junction of Hebo Road and Highway 18: A vehicle
stopped suddenly due to its transmission going out. Officers waited with
the driver until AAA came out.
Friday, Feb. 3
• Citizen contact regarding speed limits. Police answered questions.
• Trespass call on Tribal property. Police responded and found an unoc-
cupied vehicle. Police attempted to locate the owner of the vehicle, but
were unable to. The vehicle was later moved.
Saturday, Feb. 4
• Welfare check: Tribal police assisted a landlord who had a missing tenant.
Officers checked on the tenant who appeared to be in good health.
Sunday, Feb 5
• Child custody issue in Tribal Housing. Officers advised each parent that
it was a civil issue that would need to be resolved by the courts, not by
calling the police.
• A citizen called Tribal police for advice on what to do in case the power
goes out.
• Suspicious individuals were loitering in the Grand Ronde Station parking
lot and left after police contacted them. Employees advised police that the
individuals had been loitering there late at night on multiple occasions.
• Domestic disturbance reported in Tribal Housing. Tribal police respond-
ed and Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded as backup.
The issue was between the same parents from the earlier child custody
issue, and both had called 911 and complained that the other parent had
grabbed the child from their arms, and a third party had left with the child
to Willamina. Yamhill County Sheriff’s deputies checked on the child in
Willamina while Tribal police investigated. The child was located in good
health and the investigation determined no crime had occurred.
• Tribal police were called to Spirit Mountain Casino for a report of people
smoking marijuana in their vehicle. The individuals were contacted and
warned not to consume marijuana on Tribal land.
• Multiple calls were received by Polk County Sheriff’s Office and Tribal
police regarding a group of four males fighting in Spirit Mountain Casino
and along the highway. Tribal police located the males at Grand Ronde
Station after they returned there and the fight became physical. One male
was detained at Taser-point after being aggressive with Tribal police. Polk
County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrived and assisted Tribal police. Two
males were charged with disorderly conduct and trespassed from casino
property indefinitely.
• Tribal police responded and assisted Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies
with a welfare check on a male who was slumped over at the wheel of a
vehicle for hours on Yamhill River Road. The male was OK and was just
tired.
• Tribal police located a vehicle at Fort Yamhill State Park/Uyxat Powwow
Grounds after dark. The vehicle had two individuals engaging in intimate
behavior and they were warned to leave.
Monday, Feb. 6
• Accidental alarm activation at the Tribal Health & Wellness building.
• Tribal police were flagged down on Grand Ronde Road. An elderly male
had fallen on Grand Ronde Road and was not getting up. Police responded
as well as Health & Wellness staff, who assisted the male.
• A $250 ladder was reported stolen in the area of McPherson Road.
• A citizen reported seeing a bicycle in Tribal Housing that looked like one
that had been reported stolen in 2012. The serial numbers were compared
and the bicycle was found to not be stolen.
• Tribal police assisted Oregon State Police with an abandoned recreational
vehicle on Highway 18.
• A jacket was reported stolen at Spirit Mountain Casino. The suspect
was identified and warned to return the jacket or face arrest. Officers still
investigating.
Tuesday, Feb. 7
• Tribal police located and arrested a male with an outstanding arrest war-
rant in the Tribal governance area.
• Tribal police attempted to locate a possible DUII driver that was called in.
Wednesday, Feb. 8
• Tribal police and Tribal Children & Family Services both received a report
regarding a possible domestic assault that had occurred in Tribal Housing
over the weekend. CFS and Tribal police investigated and found the report
unfounded.
• Tribal police responded to a traffic crash on Hebo Road near Kissing
Rock. Tribal police assisted Oregon State Police and paramedics.
• A panic alarm was activated accidently by an employee.
• Tribal police assisted Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office deputies with con-
tacting suspects in one of their investigations.
• Tribal police responded to and assisted with a traffic crash on Highway
18. A vehicle went into the embankment.
• Tribal police were requested to provide backup to Yamhill County Sheriff’s
Office deputies regarding a disturbed individual. Officers were advised
to cancel after Yamhill County discovered the individual was calling from
California.
• Tribal police assisted with a vehicle crash on Highway 18 after trees fell
onto vehicles in the storm. Officers assisted Polk County Sheriff’s Office
deputies and the Oregon Department of Transportation with the crash.
Thursday, Feb. 9
• False alarm in Tribal Governance due to employee error.
• Tribal police assisted Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies with a disturbed
individual in Grand Ronde. The individual decided to go voluntarily to the
hospital.
• Tribal police assisted Polk County Sheriff’s deputies with a disturbance
on Highway 18 in Grand Ronde.
See POLICE LOG
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