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EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 14.1997 Sheriff's Report The Morrow County Sheriffs office (MCSO) reports the fol lowing business during the last two weeks: April 15: MCSO received a re quest for a deputy to a residence m Im gon. An ambulance had been called to the residence; MCSO dispatched to the Bcardman Police Dept, a report o f an attempted break in at a Boardman residence; MCSO dispatched to the Or egon State Police a report o f a domestic argument at a residence in Irrigon; MCSO received a request for a deputy at Columbia Middle School in Irrigon for a report of a juvenile who had stolen some thing; MCSO received a report of seven or more cows out on Kunze Road in Boardmafi; MCSO received a report of a black older Lincoln that drove through a construction site on Highway 207 north of Lexington; Morrow County deputy ar rested Dean Curtis Polston, 27, on a charge of Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle. He was lodged at the Umatilla County Jail; MCSO received a report of gas stolen from an Irrigon residence every night; MCSO received a report of a dog howling in Imgon. The fam ily had moved away and left the dog behind; MCSO received a report of three cows found on Paul Smith Road in Boardman; MCSO received a report of a person cashing $5 worth of quar ters at the Irrigon Market. The clerk thought the quarters may have been involved in a previous case; MCSO received a report o f a home broken into at B lake’s Ranch. Items were reported miss ing; MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Police Dept, a report of a silver and red pickup pulling a trailer with no lights traveling around 80 mph. They were unable to locate the vehicle; MCSO dispatched to the Hepp ner Police Dept, a report of a sus picious vehicle at Pioneer Memo rial Hospital, and young adults running behind the clinic. April 16: MCSO received a re port of a suspicious vehicle on Homestead Road; MCSO received a report of an alarm set off accidently; MCSO received a report of a fire alarm at the lone Elementary School. It was a false alarm; Morrow County deputy and the Oregon State Police responded to a report of a semi-truck on 1-84 eastbound, milepost 131 with a driver who appeared to be falling asleep. The vehicle was crossing over the line; MCSO received a report o f a disabled vehicle at 1-84 west bound, milepost 166; MCSO received a report of a boat that had broken down in the marina. No marine patrol was available to help. The situation was okay; MCSO dispatched the Heppner ambulance a request to respond to St. Patrick’s Senior Center. A woman had passed out in the din- ing room. The patient was trans ported to PioneeT Memorial Hos pital in Heppner; MCSO dispatched to the Hepp ner Police Dept, a report of a missing person; MCSO received a report of people who had moved who hadn’t feed or watered their dogs in two days; MCSO and the Umatilla Police Dept, received a report of two men dressed in black leather who looked like men seen on the news who had a shoot-out with police in the south and are supposedly in the Northwest. The men were seen by the BP station in Board- man; MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Police Dept, a report of a loose dog; MCSO received a report o f hang up calls at an lone residence; MCSO dispatched to the Hepp ner Police Dept, a report of an ’85 tan Ford Tempo stolen from Jay Coil’s shop on Riverside in Hepp ner; MCSO received a report of a person dumping a sick dog off; MCSO received a report of a tractor trailer headed westbound on 1-84 from Highway 730 with no tail lights; MCSO dispatched to the Hepp ner ambulance a report of a 17 year old girl in Heppner having seizures. The patient was trans ported to Pioneer Memorial Hos pital in Heppner; April 17: MCSO received a re quest for an additional patrol at a residence in Irrigon. There had been an attempted break-in there the night before; MCSO received a report of a black Dodge pickup with an ex tended cab with a utility trailer crossing over traffic lines on 1-84 «astbound, milepost 94; MCSO dispatched to the Hepp ner Police Dept, and Fire Dept, a report of a fire at Pioneer Memo rial Hospital. There was no fire- the problem was believed to be in the phone lines; MCSO dispatched to the Hepp ner Police Dept, a report of a lock broken on a outside freezer at Miller’s Mini-Mart in Heppner. $300 of food was stolen from the locker; MCSO received a report of a missing 17 year old; MCSO received a report of a stolen Malamute dog, valued at $600, from a residence in Imgon; MCSO dispatched to the Or egon State Police a report of a dog hit by the Boardman Rest Area. April 17: MCSO received a re port of a break-in at a mobile home in Irrigon; MCSO received a report of a 13 year old girl harassed by males in a vehicle near the girl’s resi dence in Imgon; MCSO received a report of a suspicious vehicle at.Tom Camp Road in Boardman. April 18: MCSO dispatched to the Heppner Police Dept, a report of a man causing problems; MCSO dispatched to the Or egon State Police and Gilliam County Sheriffs office a report of a young adult found dead at Columbia Ridge Landfill in Ar lington; MCSO received a report of a domestic dispute in Imgon. Be longings of one resident were thrown out of the house; I MCSO returned a hoise trailer to William Worden in Heppner. The trailer had been stolen ear lier; MCSO dispatched to the Or egon State Police a report of a white pickup traveling at a high rate of speed westbound past the Highway 730 exit; MCSO received a report of cattle out on Paul Smith/Canal Road in Boardman. The owner took care of the problem; MCSO received a request for a deputy concerning a juvenile problem; Morrow County deputy ar rested Dawn Lee Johnston, 31, for Disorderly Conduct. Johnston was transported to the Umatilla County Jail. April 19: MCSO received a re port of loud music and noise at Desert Springs Estates; MCSO received a report of a disabled vehicle on 1-84 west bound; MCSO received a report o f cows out near W est G len in Boardman; MCSO received a report of ju veniles climbing on a neighbor’s fence in Imgon and destroying it; MCSO received a report of sus picious persons on the south side of 1-84 on the bluff. Turned out kids building a fort; MCSO received a request for a welfare check for a person’s son living out-of-state; MCSO received a report of a vehicle in lone that had been scratched and the steering wheel loosened; MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Police Dept, a report of four 4-wheelers spinning cook ies in the parking lot at the Board- man BP station; MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Police Dept, a report of a burglary alarm at a Board- man residence. It was a false alarm; MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Police Dept, a report of a domestic dispute between Wilson Road Trailer Court and the Outback Apts., with male and female screaming. It turned out to be a couple wrestling and hav ing fun; MCSO received a report of a suspicious person around a house past the golf course in Heppner. A male started running through a field toward the ODFW bam; MCSO received a report of a man harassing people at a resi dence in lone; April 20: MCSO dispatched to the Heppner Police Dept, a report of a problem at the Dept, of Mo tor Vehicles in Heppner. The back door was open, the building was secure; MCSO dispatched to the Boardman ambulance a report of a man in Boardman having chest pains; MCSO dispatched to the Wheeler County Sheriffs office a report o f a buffalo breaking down fences near Stone Cabin Road outside Fossil; MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Police Dept, a report of a shoplifter at Kegler’s Sentry in Boardman. John Earl Lagrow, 26, was charged with Theft III Shoplifting; MCSO received a report of a large group of juveniles in the back part of a lot at Desert Springs Estates in Boardman. Turned out Your approval is just around the corner, with the Bank of Eastern Oregon.” Compare Our Programs and Rates! 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The ambulance was also called; MCSO received a report of an abandoned vehicle near River Road in Irrigon; MCSO dispatched to the Hepp ner Police Dept, a domestic dis pute at Water Street in Heppner; MCSO received a report of an Olympus 3500 camera found in a boat after a bass tournament in Irrigon; MCSO received a report of a child who had not shown up for school and had not returned home; MCSO received a report of a vacant house at Knowlin Road which was broken into, gate left open, and horses let loose; MCSO received a report of a suspicious vehicle at the Imgon Mobile Home Park. April 22: MCSO dispatched to the Oregon State Police a report of an injured deer on the fog line on 1-84 eastbound, milepost 143. MCSO responded to a burglary attempt at an Imgon residence; MCSO received a report o f a burglary at the Yattel Corp. A scale shack was broken into with door knobs cut and numerous items stolen; MCSO received a report of an abandoned vehicle at the Corps of Engineers’ property; Morrow County deputy and the Boardman Fire Dept, responded to a report of a vehicle on fire on 1-84 westbound, milepost 169. The vehicle was overheated. The Fire Dept, call was cancelled; Morrow County deputy re sponded to a juvenile problem at a home on Kunze Road near Paul Smith Lane in Boardman; MCSO received a report of a suspicious person on property on Spur Loop Road near Heppner; MCSO dispatched to the Or egon State Police a report of a 14 year old runaway from Irrigon; Morrow County deputy re sponded to a juvenile problem in Imgon. Deputy took juvenile to Imgon Annex for further inves tigation of the problem; MCSO received information concerning a possible Riverside High School senior skip to the Ir rigon Marina. April 23: Flood warning sys tem reached a level two with nearly 3” of rain in 30 minutes on Shobe Creek. The computer was reset to level 1. MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Public Works a report of a broken water main causing water to shoot out in the street on Boardman Avenue; MCSO received a report of a theft of liquor by a juvenile from a home in Irrigon; MCSO received a report o f $2,500 stolen from a safe at a resi dence in Heppner; MCSO received a report of an alarm going off at the Pioneer Memorial Hospital because of PTI work on phone lines; MCSO received a request for a deputy concerning a report of a possible situation involving people getting evicted from the Irrigon Mobile Park; MCSO dispatched to the Hepp ner Police Dept, a report from the Portland Police Dept, that a Browning rifle stolen from a Lex ington man had been located; MCSO received a report of loud music from a mobile home in Imgon; MCSO received a request for an extra patrol at Rivercrest Farms in Boardman. April 24: MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Police Dept, a re port of dogs barking at night at a Boardman residence; MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Police Dept, a report of a motion alarm at Desert Wind Medical Clinic in Boardman. Construction workers were at the site; MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Police Dept, a report of a real break-in at Desert Wind Home Health, Boardman; MCSO received a report of a theft o f a tool chest, tools and other items from a shop on Wash ington Street, Irrigon; MCSO dispatched to the Hepp ner ambulance a report of a child with a back injury at lone Grade School. Two Emergency Medical Technicians were at the scene. The patient was transported to Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner; MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Police Dept, a report of a stereo stolen from a vehicle at Trail Apts, in Boardman; MCSO received a request for a deputy concerning threats to a woman on Cain Drive in Irrigon; MCSO received information about burning tires at a residence in Boardman; MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Police Dept, a report of loud music at a residence in Boardman; MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Police Dept, a report of a vicious dog in Boardman. The dog was eventually caught; MCSO received a report of a suspicious man asking questions at a home in Boardman; MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Police Dept, a report of a bike stolen from a residence in Boardman. The bike was found at the Outback Apts.; MCSO received a report from the Heppner Police Dept, of a vehicle stolen from Cottage Grove located at the Mt. Glen Apts, parking lot in Heppner. The vehicle was towed and im pounded. April 25: MCSO received a re port of a dispute in Imgon. The problem turned out to be civil; MCSO received a report of a Shetland pony found on property in Boardman; MCSO received a report of a car broken into at a residence in Irrigon. A stereo and CD player were stolen; M CSO dispatched to the Boardman Police Dept, a report of a woman almost hitting kids with her vehicle; MCSO dispatched to the Boardman ambulance a report of a woman who collapsed in her car on Kinkade Street in Boardman. The patient was transported to Good Shepherd Community Hos pital in Hermiston; MCSO received a report of a boat stuck on a mud bar between Boardman and Irrigon below McCormack Slough. The boat was towed off the bar and back to Boardman; MCSO dispatched to the Hepp ner Police Dept, a report of a fender-bender in Heppner; MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Police Dept, a report o f juveniles allegedly smoking pot at W indsurfing Beach in Boardman. They were unable to locate the juveniles. April 26: MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Police Dept, a re port of a dog barking in Board- man; MCSO received a report of a woman in lone who allegedly tried to run another woman over at the lone Park; MCSO dispatched to the Hepp ner Police Dept, a report of a sto len Heppner vehicle recovered in Lane County; MCSO received a report o f possible trespass at a residence at Blake Ranch near Heppner; MCSO relayed to the Board- Come Share With Us At W illow C reek * B aptist C k urck W orship Service at 3 p.m . man Police Dept, a message that Station KJPY had lost the connec tion for the broadcast of the Riv erside High School baseball game. April 27: MCSO received a re port of two horses eating grass in a yard at a Heppner residence. The horses were corralled; MCSO received a report of a dispute at a residence in Board- man. An Emergency M edical Technician was requested for a female with an illness on the scene; MCSO dispatched to the Or egon State Police a report of a man in a vehicle drinking out of a beer can; MCSO received a report of sus picious activity at a residence in lone. James Ray Steelman, 42, and Eugene Lois Stacy were cited for Criminal Trespass. April 28: MCSO received a re port of cattle out at Balm Fork Road; MCSO received a report of a man dressed all in black lying beside Highway 730 in Irrigon, west of Desert Farm Supply; MCSO received a report o f tools valued at $2,000 were sto len out of the back of a pickup in Imgon; M orrow C ounty deputy, Boardm an Police D ept, and Boardman Em ereenrv M p H ^ o I Technicians responded to a dis abled motor home on 1-84 east- bound, milepost 155. It turned out to be an injury accident; MCSO received a request for an extra patrol by the grain bins at the top of the hill in lone. Kids had been reported to be partying there a lot; MCSO received a report of four cows loose on Wilson Road; Morrow County deputy and the Heppner Police Dept, responded to a possible restraining violation at Mt. Glen Apts, in Heppner; Morrow County deputy re sponded to a possible restraining order violation at a residence in Heppner; Morrow County deputy and the Boardm an Police D ept, re sponded to a report of a woman yelling and a group of males chas ing a woman at Wilson Road Trailer Court in Boardman. They were unable to locate the people; M CSO dispatched to the Boardman Police Dept, a report of a cat locked in a car at a resi dence in Boardman. April 29: MCSO received a re port of an audible burglar alarm at a Boardman residence. The building was secure; MCSO received a report of two leaking ammonia canisters at the west end of the wildlife district in Irrigon. It turned out that the canisters did not have ammonia in them; MCSO received a report of a landlord-tenant dispute in Irrigon; MCSO received a report o f dogs abandoned in Boardman; MCSO received a report of the arrest by the Boardman Police Dept, o f Cindy Irene Marshall, 22, and Jill R. Lattimer, 20, for Possession of a Controlled Sub- stance-methamphetamine; MCSO received a report of a speeding white Blazer at 1-84, milepost 171, westbound; MCSO dispatched to the Hepp ner Fire Dept, a report o f a Level 2 and then a Level 3 alarm at the Lower Hinton Stream Gauge. The Fire Dept, checked the area and discovered the gauge was faulty; MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Police Dept, a report of a threat to a resident in the Outback Apts. April 30: MCSO dispatched to the Heppner Police Dept, a re quest for an officer for a report of kids jum ping o ff the dam in Heppner; , MCSO dispatched to the Hepp ner ambulance a request for a transport. M orrow C ounty deputy, and Boardman Police Dept, responded to a report of a possible ill man clutching his chest under a railroad track over pass by Tidewater. The man was reported to be working out prob lems; MCSO received a report of a missing juvenile. The juvenile was believed to have run away from Riverside High School in Boardman; MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Police Dept, a report of two men in custody at Sentry Market in Boardman. Correra Maria Guadalupe, 29, was cited M e e tin g in th e 7 th -d a y A d v e n t is t C h u r c h 560 North Minor -continued next page