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TEN - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 26,1999 Sheriff's Dept. The Morrow County Sheriffs Office (MCSO) reports handling the following business: MCSO received a report of a missingjuvenile. The juvenile was located and had been injured in a motor vehicle accident. The male juvenile was trapped inside the vehicle and was extricated. He had a broken femur and was in serious condition. Another male juvenile was transported to Gilliam County Medical Center; the first juvenile was flown to St. Charles in Bend. Heppner Police Dept, arrested Steven Michael Epperson, 21, for Rape III Epperson was lodged at the UCSOjail. Heppner Police Dept, received a request for an officer at the Heppner High School for two boys who had been fighting and wanted to continue. MCSO received a report of a beer bottle found at the Imgon Learning Center, possibly in re gards to an earlier incident. MCSO, Heppner Police Dept, received a report that a man left home with a gun and a Bible and was possibly suicidal. The man was located at his sister’s house in Hermiston. MCSO received a report of a drive-off without paying for $22 of gasoline at the Hermiston AM/ PM. The vehicle was registered to a person in Imgon. MCSO received a report from a woman that her boyfriend tried to choke her. The boyfriend left on his motorcycle and was be lieved to be intoxicated. When the woman was called back, the sub ject answered; she was outside in her car. William Paul Thielen, 44, was charged with Assault IV and was lodged at the UCSOjail. Heppner Police Dept, received a report of an adult and child riding a 4-wheeler with no helmets on. MCSO received a report of high school kids playing on equip ment inside a fenced-off area of MCGG off of Patterson Ferry Road near the refuge. MCSO, Boardman Police Dept, received a report of animal neglect. The Boardman Police Dept, said there was nothing they could do and suggested the sub ject call the Humane Society. Boardman Police Dept, re ceived a report of a female sub ject who needs help removing a male from her residence. MCSO, Hermiston Police Dept., Imgon ambulance received a request for a male having sei zures. MCSO deputy arrested Rob ert Edward Flanagan, 24, Imgon, on a Umatilla County warrant for Parole Violation/Dnving while Li cense Suspended felony. MCSO received a request for a deputy regarding a non-sufficient funds check. MCSO received a report of an erratic driver in Lexington. MCSO, G illiam County S heriffs Office, Oregon State Police, Boardman Police Dept, received a report of an officer in pursuit of a vehicle after several objects were thrown out of the vehicle. David Roy Moss, 37, was arrested after a spike strip was used and charged with Driving while License Suspended/Felony, Felony Eluding, and Possession of a Controlled Substance. Warrants out of Umatilla County were con firmed for Failure to Appear/Bur- glary I; Possession of a Controlled Substance; Possession of a Fire arm; and Attempting to Elude. Moss was lodged at the Klickitat Countyjail with a Umatilla County hold placed on him. Boardman Police Dept, re ceived a report from a woman in Boardman that a male is follow ing hei and showing up at her work. Heppner Police Dept, received a request for an officer regarding prank phone calls. MCSO received a request for a deputy regarding tools stolen in Imgon. MCSO received a request for assistance from a man who needed help finding his aunt. Heppner ambulance received a request for an ambulance for a female who had possibly over dosed on medication. MCSO received a report of someone shooting and wounding a dog in Boardman MCSO received a report of a pickup on someone's property in lone. MCSO received a report of a suspicious vehicle at Morgan MCSO received a report of a possible drunk driver on Highway 207 May 7: MCSO, Boardman Police Dept, received a request for assistance in locating wild dogs. MCSO received a report of a 21 month old child who had eaten a bath bead The person contacted Poison Control. MCSO received a report of a dead deer on 1-84 westbound. MCSO received a report of a subject located in Boardman Leonardo Jacquez III, 23, was arrested on Irrigon Justice Court warrants for Failure to Pay Fine/ Driving while License Suspended; Failure to Pay Fine/Dnving while License Suspended and Failure to Pay Fine/Criminal Mischief. Jacquez was lodged at the UCSO jail. Boardman Police Dept, re ceived a report from Kegler’s Market in Boardman that a juve nile was caught stealing a carton of cigarettes. MCSO received a report from a woman that a subject in a or ange pickup had run over her cat and was now harassing her. Heppner Police Dept, received a report of switched license plates. Heppner Fire Chief received a report of smoke at the North Lex ington Elevator. It was someone cleaning out the elevator. MCSO received a report that a vehicle was losing its rock load with good-sized rocks. MCSO received a report of a juvenile throwing a rock and breaking the windshield of a car. MCSO received a report of someone taking two cases of beer and four bottles of wine out of a refrigerator in a garage in lone. Boardman Police Dept., Boardman ambulance received a report of a baby choking. The baby started crying and the par ents refused transport. MCSO received a report of a possible domestic incident in lone. The caller reported that her boy friend threatened her. Boardman Police Dept, re ceived a report of a missing 14 year old. The boy w ent looking for his mother 1 Zi hours ago and had not returned by 10:40 p.m. He was located. May 8: MCSO received a re quest for an officer for a barking dog problem in Boardman. MCSO received a report from the Pendleton Police Dept, that two subjects had road signs be lieved to be from Morrow County in the back of their car. MCSO received a report of a house broken into in Imgon. MCSO received a report of a green Volkswagen Jetta speeding in excess of 100 mph on 1-84. MCSO received a report of a stop sign found in a front yard in Imgon. Boardman Police Dept, re ceived a report that a bicycle re ported stolen was recovered. MCSO received a report of a cow on 1-84 east bound. MCSO received a report of grain bins vandalized in lone. MCSO received a report of an erratic driver on Highway 730 westbound. MCSO received a report of 14 year olds missing from Imgon. MCSO received a report of three motor vehicle accidents in Imgon. MCSO received a report of restrooms vandalized at the Imgon Marina. MCSO received a report of two dead deer on Highway 74. MCSO deputy cited Phyllis June White, 53, for DUII. May 9: Heppner ambulance received a request for an ambu lance for one male involved in a motor vehicle accident near Tupper. A 38 year old man with a possible head injury and chest and stomach pain was transported. The subject said he blew a tire and rolled his vehicle into the ditch. Gresham Police Dept, arrested Gary Ray Griffin, 22, on an Imgon Justice Court warrant for Failure to Pay Fine/Open Container. Grif fin was lodged at the Multnomah Countyjail. MCSO deputy cited a 15 year old juvenile for No Operator’s Li cense and MIP-alcohol. MCSO received a report of a purse stolen from Lamb-Weston the previous day. MCSO received a report of a t pickup vandalized around April 15 in Imgon. MCSO, Oregon State Police received a report of two cars play ing tag in excess of 90 mph on I- 84. Boardman Police Dept., Boardman ambulance, Med 3 re ceived a report of an eight week old baby not breathing again. The baby, breathing slightly, was trans ported to Good Shepherd Commu nity Hospital in Hermiston. Heppner Police Dept, received a report of a person driving while license suspended. MCSO received a report of a partially submerged boat and pickup at the Imgon Marina. MCSO received a report of a missing heifer. MCSO, Oregon State Police, Heppner Police Dept, received a report of juveniles acting suspi ciously, following people and mak ing hand gestures. MCSO, Heppner Police Dept, received a report of a vehicle spotted. An officer had two juve niles on the ground and needed backup. The vehicle was stolen out of Madras. MCSO received a report of a haystack fire with structures threatened in Imgon. MCSO received a report of someone dumping garbage on property at Little Buttercreek. Boardman Police Dept, re ceived a report of a drive-off with out paying $20 at the Boardman BP station. MCSO received a report from a woman that four subjects flashed a knife and threatened her husband and friends. Martha Bustamento, 18, was cited for Menacing and a 14 year old juve nile was also cited for Menacing. MCSO received a report of loud music at Wilson Road Trailer Park. MCSO deputy arrested Dale Dougan, 44, Vancouver, WA„ for DUII. MCSO received a report of a vehicle hit-and-run at the Imgon Market. MCSO received a report of a vehicle stolen in Irrigon or possi bly repossessed since the owner is two payments behind. May 10: Oregon State Police received a report of two occu pants in a vehicle at the Boardman Texaco drinking alcohol. Boardman Police Dept, re ceived a report from a male sub ject that an alleged gang member is threatening him through a third party. MCSO received a report of someone taking beer from a re frigerator on a patio in lone. MCSO cited a 17 year old for MIP-Tobacco. Boardman Police Dept, re ceived a report of a dirt bike rider in an open field where bike riders are banned. Boardman Police Dept, re ported that a male subject turned himself in for UCSO charges of Assault IV Domestic and Posses sion of a Controlled Substance/ Manufacture of a Controlled Sub stance. Boardman Police Dept, transported him to the UCSOjail. May 11: MCSO deputy cited Richard Steven Thomas, 48, Boardman, for DUII. Boardman Police Dept, re ceived a report of two aggressive dogs, one Rottweiler and one Chow, that attempted to come af ter the caller and two other women who were out walking. MCSO received a report of a horse out in Imgon. The person who found it put it in a pen. MCSO received a report of a lock tom off a building and the door damaged in lone. MCSO received a report of a lost horse in Imgon. The owner was put in touch with the person who found a horse earlier. MCSO received a report from a woman that a man left a vulgar message on her neighbor’s an swering machine in Imgon. MCSO received a report of someone leaving a threatening message on an answering ma chine. The message threatened to kill the man and his dog. At 1:55 p m.. MCSO received a report of a bomb threat received at the Umatilla Chemical Depot. Depot personnel were evacuated. MCSO, Boardman Police Dept, received a report of a one vehicle accident. It was a non-in- jury accident and did not block traffic.. MCSO received a report of a possible abuse that occurred in a report from a female subject that Hermiston. MCSO received a report from her brother had driven the car off a female subject that her aunt's the driveway on the Heppner- neighbors won’t remove their cars Condon Highway. No one was hurt. from her driveway. Boardman Police Dept., MCSO received a report from Boardman ambulance received a a man in Imgon who shot his request for an ambulance for a neighbor’s dog that was in his pas woman who had possibly had a ture chasing his sheep. stroke. The woman, who was Boardman Police Dept, re conscious and breathing, was ceived a report from a man that transported to Good Shepherd dogs almost attacked him. Community Hospital in Hermiston. MCSO received a report from Boardman Police Dept, re a man that his wife was really late ceived a report of things stolen getting home and he wanted to check for accidents. She later ar from a boat while docked at the Boardman Marina. rived home okay. MCSO received a report from May 12: MCSO received a a woman in Boardman that her report of a drive-off without pay 14 year old daughter had taken ing from the Boardman BP sta her pickup without her permission. tion. MCSO deputy stopped the MCSO received a report of subject on 1-84 eastbound, mile two small children running around post 175. The driver was also cited Riverview Trailer Court without for Driving while License Sus supervision. pended infraction and No Insur MCSO received a report of a ance. suspicious vehicle driving slow and MCSO, Heppner ambulance opening the passenger door on received a report from a MCSO Bombing Range Road. No one deputy that he was en route to could investigate as all units were Pioneer Memorial Hospital in up north. Heppner with a juvenile female MCSO received a report of a from Tupper with a dislocated suspicious vehicle at Second and knee. The ambulance was paged Highway 730 in Irrigon. to meet him en route. MCSO, Boardman Police MCSO received a report that Dept, received a report of a pos- a man pulled a gun on crew mem siblejuvenile party at the Outback bers of navigational contractors off Hanna Arbuckle Road and Apts. Juveniles already were re ported to have broken out a win Highway 74. dow in the laundry room. An of MCSO received a report of a ficer made contact and the situa UPS truck in the ditch at Clark’s tion was not as reported. No ac Canyon Road. An officer was tion was taken. unable to locate anyone. MCSO received a report of May 15: MCSO received a spray nozzles, a tool box and tools report of a possible DUII by the stolen in Lexington. Outback Apts. There was no May 13: MCSO received a DUII. report o f loud music from MCSO, Boardman Police Riverview Trailer Court. No one Dept., Boardman ambulance re was home at the residence. ceived a report of a male transient MCSO, Boardman Police at the Boardman Texaco who said Dept, received a report of an he had the shakes and wanted an alarm at Sentry Market in Irrigon. ambulance. The patient was transported to Good Shepherd All was secure. Community Hospital in Hermiston. MCSO received a report of a MCSO received a report of a dog running loose in Boardman. MCSO, Heppner Police Dept, possible DUII west on Highway received a report of an unattended 730. An officer was unable to lo death. Michael Walter Grant, 52, cate anyone. MCSO received a request for was declared dead of natural a deputy concerning items stolen causes. Boardman Police Dept, re from a house in Irrigon. The caller ceived a report of an abandoned believes she found some of the vehicle that appeared to have m issing items at a shop in Hermiston. been wrecked. MCSO received a request for MCSO received a request for assistance from a Bureau of In a deputy concerning a German dian Affairs at 1-84 eastbound, Shepherd going into a neighbor’s yard and acting aggressively. milepost 154. MCSO received a report of MCSO received a report of a one vehicle accident (non-injury) loud music in Irrigon. MCSO, Boardman Police on 1-84. Heppner Police Dept, received Dept, received a report of two a request for an officer at Corbin’s juveniles driving a motorcycle fast Bowl and Diner for a stray dog on Paul Smith Road and Canal that wouldn’t leave and was ag Road with no helmets on. MCSO received a request for gressive. MCSO received a report of a an officer concerning a dog prob lem. The caller had a septic prob rig stuck at Cutsforth Park. MCSO received a report of lem and the tank is in a neighbor’s sheep loose on another person’s yard but there were two vicious dogs in the yard. property. Boardman Police Dept, was Boardman Police Dept, re advised of a missing person. ceived a report of an aggressive Boardman Police Dept, re pit bull that tried to bite the caller’s ceived a report of a suspicious neighbor. lone Fire Dept, received a re vehicle that appeared to be port of a fire in a yard in lone and checking out a car parked in Boardman. a fence possibly on fire. MCSO received a report of Boardman Police Dept, re ceived a report of a person riding loud music in Irrigon. MCSO, Heppner Police Dept, a dirt bike on the street. received a report of a possible MCSO received a request for shot fired in Heppner. It was de an officer concerning building a new fence on Highway 74 near termined to be a car backfiring. Heppner Police Dept, received Heppner. MCSO received a request for a report of a woman unable to a deputy concerning a possible sleep because of a neighbor’s dog barking. assault. Heppner Police Dept, received May 14: MCSO received a report of $7,000 worth of paint and a report of possible gunshots. It was a car backfiring. other items stolen from a shop. MCSO received a report of MCSO deputy cited a 18 year motorcyclists racing through an old for MIP-Alcohol. alfalfa field in Boardman. MCSO, Heppner Police Dept, MCSO received a request for received a report of an intoxicated information concerning marijuana and abusive man at Bucknum’s seeds and laws relevant to it. who refused to leave. MCSO received a report of a May 16: MCSO received a partially submerged boat at the 911 call with TV noise in the back Boardman Marina. ground. The call, which was MCSO received a report of a traced to lone, was determined to controlled bum out of control on be made by a cat that laid on the Liberty School Road. The bum phone. Heppner Police Dept, received was brought under control. MCSO received a report from a report of a suspicious person a woman that she believes her around a pickup in an alley. MCSO deputy followed a sub husband’s truck is on fire in the ject home who was having car driveway in lone. The fire was trouble. reported out. MCSO received a report of a Heppner Police Dept, received a report of an ongoing problem neighbor's dog barking in Boardman. with noisy neighbors. MCSO deputy cited four juve MCSO received a report from a woman that a male subject was niles, (two 16 year olds, one 17 verbally abusive to her kids and is year old and one 15 year old) for teanng up his trailer in Lexington. MIP-Alcohol. Heppner Police Dept, received Heppner Police Dept, received a report of someone hearing things outside his house and seeing little red dots, possibly laser lights, in Heppner. An officer was unable to locate anything. MCSO received a report of a valve stem in a tire slashed again, MCSO received a request for an officer from a man who said a woman was harassing him. Heppner Police Dept, received a report of a lost wallet. Boardman Police Dept, re ceived a report from a woman that her neighbor’s dryer was on fire. A call came in at the same time and said the fire was out and they didn’t want the fire dept, paged out. MCSO received a request for M orrow County Behavioral Health from a man who said he and his wife are going to have nervous breakdowns. MCSO received a report from a male subject that his neighbor came over and threatened him if he didn’t turn down his music. MCSO received a report of the restroom at the Irrigon Marina vandalized by one female and 8-9 males. MCSO received a report of a fight in progress in a parking lot in Boardman, with 6-7 people in volved, but no weapons seen. MCSO, Heppner Police Dept, received a report of a male sub ject causing problems at Buck num’s and he wouldn’t leave. MCSO received a report from a woman that a male subject is back in her driveway. MCSO deputy cited Justin Dale Kaneaster, 23, for DUII. Heppner Police Dept., Hepp ner ambulance received a report that a male subject threatened another male subject. MCSO, Boardman Police Dept., Boardman ambulance re ceived a request for an ambulance for a 46 year old male with medi cal problems. MCSO received a report of yelling and dogs barking at the Imgon Marina. MCSO deputy arrested William Thielen, 44, Imgon, for DUII, and was cited for Violation of the Ba sic Rule, 79 mph in a 55 mph zone. Heppner Police Dept, arrested Marion Taylor III, 39, Heppner, Assault IV. Tiylor tva* lodged at the UCSO jail. Heppner police also arrested Christopher Lee Williams, 31, Heppner, for Assault IV. Williams was released on his own recognizance to appear at the Heppner Justice Court. May 17: MCSO deputy ar rested David Valasco-Mereda, 22, for DUII. He was also cited for No Operator’s License, No Insur ance and Providing False Infor mation to a Police Officer. MCSO deputy cited Ricardo Mendoza Leneras, 19, for MIP. Boardman Police Dept, re ceived a report o f an audible alarm. MCSO received a report of graffiti on the 35 mile-per-hour sign across from the Learning Center in Imgon. MCSO received a report of dogs getting into a garden in Boardman. Local students graduate from Oregon State Oregon State University will bestow about 3,400 degrees on June 13 during its 130th annual commencement. The ceremony will begin at 2 p.m. in Gill Coliseum and will be broadcast live over Oregon Public Broadcasting. Local students receiving degrees include: Boardman: Ryan Scott Evans, bachelor of science, summa cum laude, agricultural business Management. Heppner: Jenny Rosalie Krem, bachelor of science, exercise and sport science; Kevin Dwight Payne, bachelor of science, fisheries science; Janet Lynn Stefani, bachelor of science, forest management. lone: Aaron Douglas Heideman, bachelor of science, a gr i c ul t ur a l busi ness management; Alison Manlyn Sullivan, bachelor of science, human development and family sciences. 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