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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Tim es, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 16, 1997 port of dogs barking at a residence Lexington; Sheriff's Report in MCSO dispatched to the Or egon State Police a report of a The Morrow County Sheriffs office (MCSO) received and re disabled pickup with a horse sponded to the following calls or trailer on 1-84 milepost 148; MCSO received a report pf sus referred them to another agency picious circumstances in lone. during the past three weeks: Someone had spilled oil in the July 3: MCSO dispatched to garage at an lone residence; the Boardman Police Dept, a re MCSO received a report of port of a barking dog; people pushing a vehicle and MCSO dispatched to the Or leaving it m front of a residence egon State Police a report of an in Imgon; injured deer on Highway 730; MCSO dispatched to the Or MCSO received a request for egon State Police a report of a information regarding a sex of medical alarm at the A.C. Hough fender living in Boardman; ton Elementary School in Imgon. MCSO received a report of a It was a false alarm; person allegedly using county MCSO received a report of a equipment. The report was un calf out on Highway 74. It was founded, the subject was using put into a pasture and the owners private equipment; were contacted; MCSO dispatched to the MCSO dispatched to the Ore Boardman Police Dept, a report gon State Police a report of a of a civil problem in Boardman. woman on the ground and a man A woman had bought a car which yelling obscenities at her at wouldn’t run an hour after she Homer’s Fruit Stand on Highway bought it; 730 in Irrigon; MCSO dispatched to the MCSO received a report of a Boardman Police Dept, and the fence spray painted in Imgon; Oregon State Police a report of a MCSO received a report of a person in a Jeep Cherokee driv vehicle swerving on Highway ing off without paying for gaso 730 milepost 170. It turned out to line at the Boardman Texaco; be a vehicle problem; MCSO received a report o f a MCSO received a report of 11 possible drunk driver on 1-84 east- bikers from a gang from the bound from Arlington; Tacoma area were headed to lone MCSO received a request for for the blues music festival; information concerning an over MCSO received a report from due person; a woman in Boardman who said To MCSO, Umatilla Police her neighbors put sugar in her gas Dept., Umatilla County Sheriff s tank and ruined her car; office and Oregon State Police a MCSO dispatched to the report of a person driving off from Boardman Police Dept, a report Brown’s Auto and Truck Stop of an alarm sounding at a Board- without paying for $16.70 worth man residence. It was a false of gas; alarm; MCSO dispatched to the MCSO received a report of an Boardman Police Dept, a report emergency in progress at Murray of apartments broken into at the Drugs in Condon. It turned out to Nugget Inn in Boardman; be a false alarm; MCSO received a report of gar MCSO dispatched to the bage dumped in a pasture off Boardman Police Dept, a report Kunze/Paul Smith roads; from a park ranger at Boardman MCSO dispatched to the lone that explosives were being set off and Heppner Fire depts. a report at Sailboard Beach; of a large wheat fire off Baker MCSO dispatched to the Lane out of lone. The fire was put Boardman Police Dept., and am out and the units were cancelled bulance a report of a woman who in route; had passed out near the restrooms MCSO dispatched to the Hepp at the Boardman Marina. The ner ambulance a report of a man subject refused transfer; who had fallen and possibly bro MCSO dispatched to the ken a leg in Heppner. The patient Boardman Police Dept, a report was transported to Pioneer Me o f loud noise at Wilson Road morial Hospital in Heppner; Trailer Court in Boardman; MCSO received a request for MCSO received a report of assistance at the B oardm an loud music on Wilson Road. Texaco. A person had locked his July 5: Morrow County deputy keys inside his Cadillac; happened on a woman crying fol MCSO dispatched to the Hepp lowing a verbal dispute; ner Police Dept., and ambulance MCSO dispatched to the a report of a woman possibly hav Boardman Police Dept, a report ing a stroke at the R & W Drive- of loud music at Wilson Road in in Heppner. The patient was Trailer Court; transported to Pioneer Memorial MCSO dispatched to the Hospital in Heppner; Boardman Police Dept, a report MCSO dispatched to the Hepp of a suspicious vehicle parked in ner Police Dept, a report of sev the intersection at West Glen in eral subjects drinking by Willow Boardman with its lights out; Creek near the Heppner library; MCSO dispatched to the MCSO received a report of a Boardman Police Dept, a report deer hit at the Heppner Junction of loud noise at a residence in of 1-84; Boardman; MCSO dispatched to the Hepp MCSO received another report ner ambulance a report of a two of loud noise at a residence in year old with asthm a having Boardman trouble breathing. The patient was MCSO received a report from transported to Pioneer Memorial a woman who said her neighbors Hospital in Heppner; threatened her because she re MCSO received a report of a ported them to the police; vehicle pulling a boat on High MCSO received a report of an way 207 between Heppner and intoxicated man talking strangely Lexington with no tail lights; in Heppner; MCSO dispatched to the MCSO received a request for Boardman Police Dept, a report information from a man who of juveniles with firecrackers try thought someone from Boardman ing to blow up mailboxes at the may have been injured in a road Desert Springs Estates in Board- race. The man thought someone, man. They were unable to locate maybe the police, had been chas the juveniles. ing him; July 4: MCSO received a re July 19th Class of 1957 Reunion. July 24th Regular Lodge-Trustee Meeting. July 12th Class of 1967 Reunion. Bingo every Wednesday, starting at 7 p.m. Many THANKS to Carl and A lice Schmoldt and kitchen crew fo r the g rea t fo o d and service we have enjoyed while dining since you have been employed a t the Elks Lodge. We wish you great success in all o f you r fu tu re endeavors. Note: Carl and Alice w ill be leaving Sunday, July 20th. Due to scheduled functions, the dining room will remain open. Heppner Elks 358 *7é-9ltl 142 N. Main © "Whrrr Frirmdi U rn ' MCSO received a report of a suspicious man in Lexington. The man had asked someone for a shirt. MCSO dispatched to Wheeler County a report o f two teenage boys who walked into Oregon Hotel at Mitchell at 4 a.m. asking directions to the Rainbow Gathering; -dispatched to the Boardman Police Department (BPD) a report of a home graffittied in Boardman -received a report of blood dis covered all over a car at a resi dence in Boardman; -received a report o f a car sto len which had been parked at the lone School. Keys were in the 1990 white Ford Taurus; -received a report o f a car parked in a bad spot on the cor ner of 2nd and Cherry in lone; -discovered a car previously stolen in lone, located on Baseline Road with no damage to vehicle; -received a report of an over due boat up river from Boardman which later arrived safely; -MCSO officer gave occupant of a disabled motor home on 1-84 a ride to Boardman; -received a report of a drive- off from Boardman Texaco. Oc cupant of vehicle drove off with out paying for $16 of gas. Offic ers were unable to locate the ve hicle; -received a report of a person who was depressed and making suicide threats. Person was evalu ated by Morrow County Behav ioral Health and not believed to be a danger to himself; -received a report o f a two- year-old with fishhook in his cheek. Irrigon EMTs were con tacted; -received a report of an alleged driving with open container in Boardman; -received report o f a person dropping a dog off on old High way 30 near country gardens; -received a report of Heppner kids allegedlydnnking and party ing at a cabin at the top hill of Shaw Creek; -received information on prob lem with Heppner Police Depart ment (HPD) and fire department paging system, which has been down since Thursday. It turned out to be a PTI problem; -dispatched to BPD a report of people throwing rocks and hitting a child in the face. July 6: HPD and MCSO re sponded to a report that a man had entered a residence in Heppner and passed out in the front room. In connection with the incident, Curtis W. Gammond, 24, was reported to have two out standing warrants; -responded to a report of a man that was assaulted by a gang member who had just graffittied the man’s residence. The alleged gang member returned and broke a window; -received a report of several ve hicles and motorcycles racing up and down the street; -received a call from a man threatening suicide in Irrigon. The man, who had family prob lems, was patched to Morrow County Behavioral Health; -dispatched to BPD a report of a cat run over near a residence hurt badly and needing to be put down; -M CSO and the HPD re sponded to a report of a 10-year- old assaulted by a 16-year-old in Heppner; -dispatched to BPD a report of a domestic dispute. A woman and children were taken to a residence for safety. Fred Eugene Stephens, 37, was arrested for Assault IV domestic and lodged at Umatilla County Sheriffs Office (UCSO) jail -responded to report of dead cats with their heads cut off dis covered in a trailer at Ridgecrest Lane in Boardman; -received a report of suspicious vehicles at a neighbor’s residence in Irrigon; -to BPD a report of graffitti in the wom en’s bathroom at the Boardman Marina Park; -received a report of juveniles on motor bikes riding too fast in Irrigon. Officer located juveniles and warned them; -received a report of brown, week-old calf missing and be lieved stolen; -received report from a man in Imgon who says his ex-wife and children are staying with a sex offender. Officers determined no children had been involved in the offense; -received a report o f com plaints of dogs barking out of con trol at a residence in Lexington; July 8: to BPD a report of two suspicious persons at Kate's Pizza in Heppner. Officers were unable to locate anyone;. -MCSO, Oregon State Police (OSP) responded to a report of a person shooting at two other per sons in Irrigon. Man allegedly told them to get off his property and then shot at them; -dispatched to BPD a report of a cow out a Desert Springs Es tates; -dispatched to BPD a report of a suspicious person at Trail Apart ments in Boardman; -dispatched to HPD a report of a dog in a pickup with no water and windows barely open. Officer determined that dog had water and windows were down suffi ciently; July 9: to Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) a re port of a sinkhole on Linden Way; -received request for a home to be watched while residents on va cation; -MCSO and ODOT a report of a potato slurry spill on Hwy 730 1-54 east bound off ramp. The spill was cleared; -received report of fivecows out in Boardman; -dispatched to OSP a report of a one-vehicle rollover on 1-84, milepost 187-88; -dispatched to OSP and Arlington ambulance a report of one car rollover on 1-84 mile post 147, east-bound at Heppner Junction. One patient was trans ported to Good Shepherd Hospi tal; -dispatched to BPD, Boardman Fire Department (BFD) a report of a bus on fire at Paul Smith Road; -MCSO officer, while on a sus picious vehicle call, arrested Joshua Michael Spence, 24, on two warrants out of UCSO, Fail ure to Appear (FTA) on Aggra vated Animal Abuse I, FTA Driv ing While License Suspended, false information to police; -dispatched to HPD a report of two juveniles, approxim ately eight years old, playing in cul verts on main street in Heppner. -received report of suspicious, unusual tire tracks around Desert Supply building in Irrigon; -received report of two juve niles belived to be breaking glass on another person’s property in Imgon; -received report of horse found dead in pasture. Person believed horse may have been shot in stomach; -received report of missing jet skier on Columbia. The jet ski motor died in the middle of the river. The family’s 18-year old son swam to shore but mother had not returned. She was later lo cated; -dispatched o BPD a report of someone yelling and honking across from Trail Apartments in Boardman; -dispatched to BPD a report of a person knocking on window and banging on door of another resi dence; July 10: received report o f a person in silver sports car with a spotlight believed to be drunk on Bombing Range Road. Person said he was hunting for someone; -received report of person find ing two more dead cats in her home in Boardman; -dispatched to OSP a report of two suspicious males loading something in a van at Irrigon park by fish hatchery; -Travis Lane Thomas, 25, was arrested on two Morrow County warrants for DUII, Parole Viola tion Burglary II and lodged at UCSO jail; -dispatched to BFD a report of a fire alarm at Sam Boardman Elementary School. Alarm turned out to be false; -received report of an old man camped in another person’s pas ture shooting a high powered rifle; -received request for assistance in transporting prisoners;. -dispatched to BPD a request for an officer concerning a do mestic dispute. Romeo Cardona Hevera, 43, wasarrested on As sault IV domestic and lodged at UCSO jail; -dispatched to OSP a report of a person with a suspended license driving from Buff and Brew. Of a reckless driver in a red 4x4 ficer was unable to locate anyone. Dodge pickup swerving on 1-84, Person was later located at east bound, milepost 129; Stanfield; -received report of go-carts -received report of dogs chas speeding in Imgon; ing cattle in Irrigon; -received report of dog poison -dispatched to Boardman Am ing. Later dog was determined to bulance a report of an incoherent 79-year-old woman. She was have Parvo; -received report of tires belived transported to Good Shepherd Hospital; to be stolen in lone; -received report of two sub -received report from man who was concerned about his daugh jects bothering people who gave ter, who is a mental patient, and out free coffee at Boardman rest worried about other family mem area; -MCSO, Heppner Ambulance bers; -received report of cows in a and HFD responded to a motor vehicle accident on Willow Creek yard in Boardman; -received report o f a gray Road. Two were transported to Toyota pickup headed on High Pioneer Memorial Hospital; way 730 from Boardm an to -received report of persons in Irrigon which allegedly has eight- a car at Boardman Marina, moon ing other people and honking foot sturgeon in the back; -received a request for a build their hom; -dispatched to BPD a report of ing check at Desert Farm Supply in Irrigon; Caller belived a stolen windows broken out of a resi trailer have been inside. Officer dence at Wilson Road Trailer was unable to locate anything; Park; -received report of two cows at July 13: received report of a an a residence in Boardman: allegedly intoxicated woman July 11: dispatched to OSP a driving following a domestic dis report of a red compact car all pute; -dispatched to HPD a report of over road on 1-84, milepost 136; a combative patient at Pioneer -received report of bad check Memorial Hospital; at Morrow County Grain Grow -received info concerning an ers in Lexington; elderly man seeming confused at -received report of an alarm at Boardman BP; A.C. H oughton Elem entary -received report of someone School in Irrigon. Burglar alarm who had broken into a shop and and motion detector went off in stolen meat out of a freezer and hall; -received report of Primestar unplugged freezer, causing re receiver box and remote missing maining meat to spoil; -dispatched to BPD a report of from RV spot next to Office Tav a theft of cat and dog food from a ern in lone; Boardman residence; -received report of cows on -located three subjects needing Hwy. 206/207; tow; -received report of people rac -received report of dispute be ing up and down streets in lone tween two men on 1-84 west with “scooters”; -dispatched to HPD a request bound at Boardman. Two broth to locate a person at Mt.Glen ers were arguing; -dispatched to BPD, BFD a re Apts.; port of black smoke coming from -dispatched to BPD a report of a drive o ff at BP station in Olsen Road and Wilson Lane. Boardman with $24 dollars worth People were burning a couch; -dispatched to BPD a report of of gas. Officer was unable to lo men who had a case of beer on cate vehicle; -dispatched to HPD a report of their hood. Caller feared men holes in a window possibly would drive; -MCSO and BPD responded to caused by bullets in Heppner; -received report of man dig a report of a woman out of con ging in his yard; neighbor thought trol at a residence in Boardman;. -dispatched to BPD a report of his pants were too low and thought it may be indecent expo a party with loud music at Wil son Road Trailer Court;. sure; -dispatched to HPD a report of -dispatched to BPD a report of a domestic disturbance at Mt. a person refusing to leave a resi Glen Apartments in Heppner; dence; -received report of shots fired -dispatched to BPD a report of a man assaulted. Jimmy Rulon at residence; -received report of a disabled Meacham, 43, was arrested for Assault II and lodged at UCSO vehicle on 1-84 west bound mile post 156; jail; Julyl4: received report of a 26- -received request to deliver message. Officer was unable to year-old out of control in Imgon; -dispatched to Wheeler County locate person to deliver message; -received report of two men a report of a man who had been trying to pick up two females in lost for two day showing up at a ranch in Mitchell. Irrigon; -received report of a man as saulted by a woman at Bake’s in Irrigon; -dispatched to HPD a report of juveniles hanging around bridge at Court Street in Heppner and riding a mini bike up and down street with no light. Officer was More than $50,000 in scholar unable to locate subjects; -received report of suspicious ships will be awarded to Oregon State University college of sci vehicles in Boardman; July 12: dispatched to BFD a ence students for the 1997-98 aca demic year, which begins Sept. report of a stray dog; -received report that people in 29. Local scholarship recipients Boardman had allow ed unli include: Jason Smythe, Board- censed juveniles to drive vehicle man, a junior in pre-medicine, downtown; -dispatched to OSP a report of $1,000 James A. Riley, M.D. Health Scholarship. O SU students earn scholarships