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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
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"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