Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 17,1999 - FIVE
Sheriff's Report
The Morrow County Sheriff's
Office (MCSO) reports handling
the following business:
Heppner Police Dept, received
a report of suspicious activity at
the museum and some damage
done.
MCSO received a request to
deliver a message to a female
barrel racer at the fairgrounds.
Boardman Police Dept, re
ceived a report of a dog with a
bandana running around the park.
Boardman Police Dept, re
ceived a report of a fire at Logan
International. It was a false alarm.
lone Fire Dept, received a re
port of a brush fire on a ranch on
Highway 207 milepost five.
Oct. 10: MCSO, Stanfield Po
lice Dept., Umatilla County Men
tal Health received a report from
an Irrigon man that his wife left in
a vehicle and is threatening to kill
herself. She y/as stopped in Echo
and detained.
Hermiston Police Dept, paged
out the Irrigon ambulance for a
66 year old woman who was
dizzy, nauseated and requesting
transportation.
MCSO received a report of
more beer found at an accident
site near Lexington and a deputy
was requested.
MCSO received a call from a
16 year old in Imgon who was
feeling suicidal.
Heppner Police Dept, received
a report of a fire possibly out of
control.
Hermiston Police Dept, ar
rested Eleno Mendoza, 43, on a
Morrow County Circuit Court
warrant for Driving while License
Suspended. He was lodged at the
UCSOjail.
MCSO, Oregon State Police,
ODFW received a report from a
woman who said hunters shot at
a deer in her sister’s front yard
and may have injured it. The land
was posted no hunting.
MCSO received a report from
a female who said her father, who
has a restraining order on him,
followed her.
MCSO, Boardm an Police
Dept, received a request for an
officer at the Sandpiper Apts, as
a large group of people was start
ing to form.
Boardman Police Dept, re
ceived a report of a possible gun
shot. An officer was unable to lo
cate anything.
MCSO received a report of
possible poaching at Rhea Creek,
lone, with a spotlight and gun
shots. An officer was unable to
locate anything.
MCSO received a report of a
motor vehicle accident with
airbags deployed on Highway 74.
A man advised he arrived on the
scene shortly after the accident
and took and female and three kids
' to his house to wait for a ride.
Oct. 11: MCSO received a
report from an Irrigon woman that
her 16 year old son ran away from
home. He was located.
MCSO, Oregon State Police,
UAD Fire Dept, received a re
port of a vehicle fire on 1-84 west
bound.
Heppner Police Dept, received
a report o f a dead kitten in the
middle of Water Street. The caller
requested someone dispose of it
before the kids leave for school.
MCSO received a report from
a woman that her daughter was
assaulted by another female at
school.
MCSO received a report of a
civil problem in which a Lexing
ton woman said her neighbors are
starting rumors about her and none
of the neighbors will speak to her
anymore.
MCSO deputy cited a 17 year
old and a 15 year old, both from
Irrigon, for MIP.
Boardman Police Dept, re
ceived a report of two horses loose
north of Fuller Road.
Heppner Police Dept., Hepp
ner Fire Chief, Heppner ambu
lance received a request for an
am bulance at H eppner High
School for a 17 year old male who
put his hand through a window
and cut his arm severely. One
patient was transported to Pioneer
Memorial Hospital in Heppner.
MCSO received a report of a
seven year old being hit by her
mother in Irrigon. The report was
unfounded.
MCSO received a report of an
attempted break-in at an Irrigon
residence.
Boardman Police Dept, re
ceived a report that several juve
niles know who tossed mail on the
road in Boardman.
Boardman Police and Fire
depts. received a report of smoke
from a furnace. The furnace mo
tor had overheated.
MCSO received a report of a
residence burglarized and items
missing in Imgon.
Oct. 12: Boardman Police and
Fire depts. received a report of a
residence fire in Boardman with
heavy smoke and smoke detec
tors going off. The source was a
cookstove burner, left on.
Boardman Police Dept, re
ceived a report of tires slashed at
the Outback Apts, in Boardman.
MCSO received a report of
garbage dumped at the west end
of Kunze Road.
MCSO received a report of a
drive-off of a white Bronco for
$35 at the Heppner Chevron. The
Bronco returned.
MCSO received a report of a
car parked at the fairgrounds. The
owners were discovered and said
they were waiting for a part.
MCSO received a request for
a deputy to Homer’s Fruit Stand.
A female was out on the porch in
her nightgown screaming at a male
and trying to start a fight.
MCSO received a report of
smoke, possibly coming from
Fuller Canyon Road. It was a con
trolled bum.
MCSO received a request for
a deputy from a man who said he
was threatened by a subject with
a sharp object over a washing
machine he purchased.
Oregon State Police advised of
a vehicle heading from Umatilla
to Irrigon on Highway 730 on the
wrong side of the road.
MCSO received a request for
an extra patrol for possible poach
ers on Rhea Creek in the Iòne
area.
MCSO received a request for
a deputy concerning strange
phone calls and a pickup parked
at the end of the street.
MCSO, Oregon State Police
received a request for a deputy
from a man who said his wife was
threatened by a male who said he
was going to run over her with the
car.
MCSO received a report of a
possible drunk driver on 1-84 east-
bound who was crossing the line
and going 45 mph.
UCSO deputy arrested
Stephen Ray Cutbirth, 27, on a
Morrow County Circuit Court
warrant for Using a Child in a
Display of Sexually Explicit Con
duct, A Class Felony. He was
lodged at the UCSOjail on $50,000
bail.
Oct. 13: Oregon State Police
received a report of a DUII on I-
84 westbound.
MCSO received a report of
several juveniles that go into the
empty trailers at the Irrigon Mo
bile Park.
Heppner Police Dept., Hepp
ner ambulance received a report
of a male with chest pains and
trouble breathing. The patient was
transported to Pioneer Memorial
Hospital in Heppner.
MCSO received a report from
a man in lone who said a woman
took his car a few weeks ago with
permission to go to Heppner but
she never returned. The vehicle
was spotted at a Portland address.
MCSO deputy arrested Oscar
D. Smith, 42, on an Irrigon Jus
tice Court warrant for Possession
o f a Controlled Substance. He
was cited and released.
Heppner Police Dept, received
a report of a male subject causing
trouble in the parking lot at the Mt.
Glen Apts.
MCSO received a report of
four kids in a car shooting live
stock with a paint ball gun in
Imgon.
Boardman Fire Dept, received
a report of a fire alarm at Logan
International. It was a false alarm.
Heppner Police Dept, received
a report of two lost Chesapeake
Bay retrievers, one brown male
and one yellow female.
MCSO, Imgon ambulance re
ceived a report of a 11 year old
male with a head injury from a bike
wreck with a car.
Heppner Police Dept, received
a request for an officer concern
ing an incident at the fairgrounds.
MCSO received a report of a
fire alarm at Logan International.
Oct. 14: Pendleton Police
Dept, arrested Leo D. Slover, 21,
on an Imgon Justice Court war
rant for Failure to Pay Fine/Ille
gal Possession on a Sturgeon. He
was lodged at the UCSOjail with
a $257 fine.
Boardman Police Dept, ar
rested Richard J. Sams on a cir
cuit court warrant for Failure to
Appear/Criminal Non-Support.
He was lodged at the UCSO jail
with no bail. Sams was also ar
rested on an Irrigon Justice Court
warrant for Failure to Pay Fine/
Permitting a Dog to Run at Large.
He was ordered to pay $68 fine.
Boardman Fire Dept, received
a report of a fire alarm at Logan
International. It was a false alarm.
MCSO received a report from
West Extension Irrigation who
said they received a letter asking
for a $40 donation with proceeds
going to the O regon State
Sheriffs Association and signed
by Sheriff Verlin Denton. The let
ter was valid.
Boardman Police Dept, re
ceived a request for an officer
concerning water on the road cre
ated by sprinklers.
Oregon State Police received
a report of a road hazard on 1-84
eastbound, two m iles from
Boardman with large metal parts
on the roadway.
Boardman Police Dept, re
ceived a report of a verbal dis
pute between a male and a female
near the Boardman Post Office.
Boardman Police Dept, re
ceived a report of dangerous ac
tivity with three teenage boys
climbing tires and swinging off
ropes from the trees.
Oregon State Police received
a report of a car traveling at high
speeds and all over the foad on I-
84 westbound.
MCSO received a report of
three male subjects trespassing at
Kelco, Inc., Boardman, and re
portedly taking stuff.
Heppner Police Dept, received
a report of a large group of juve
niles under the bridge by the li
brary. The caller said one of them
threatened her son.
MCSO received a report of a
civil problem in Irrigon. The caller
said her vehicle was stolen and
then returned by her ex-caregiver
and now the ex-caregiver wants
the battery out of the car.
Heppner Police Dept, received
a report of an unwanted subject
at the football field. A 13 year old
juvenile was cited for Criminal
Trespass.
MCSO received a report of a
13 year old who hadn’t returned
home after football practice which
was over an hour and a half ago.
The juvenile was located and was
sent home.
MCSO received a report of a
juvenile reported missing found in
Boardman.
Oct. 15: MCSO received a
report of four juvenile males, two
16 and two 17, located in Irrigon
at 1:15 a.m. possibly creating
problems.
MCSO received a report of
items missing from a residence in
Lexington.
MCSO received a report of a
dog attack in Irrigon. A 14 year
old was cited for Maintaining a
Dog as a Nuisance.
MCSO received a report of
cows hit by paintballs again the
previous night in Imgon.
Heppner ambulance received
a request for an ambulance from
Pioneer Memorial Clinic for a
male who had a seizure and hit
his head.
MCSO received a report of a
juvenile in a boat at the Imgon
Marina. It turned out to be an
adult, the owner of the boat.
MCSO received a report of a
theft in Irrigon. Someone broke
into a freezer and stole meats and
also took laundry soap.
MCSO received a report from
a man who said someone drove
through his neighbor’s yard at the
Irrigon Mobile Court.
Boardman Police Dept, re
ceived a report of a dnve-off for
$70.06 at the Boardman BP sta
tion. The vehicle was located and
the occupant paid on the spot.
MCSO received a request for
an officer from the Boardman
Services to Children and Families.
Heppner Police Dept., Morrow
County and Pendleton Juvenile
depts. received a request for of
ficers concerning a juvenile. A 13
year old was arrested for Unau
thorized Use of a Motor Vehicle,
Criminal Trespass, Attempting
Theft I. The juvenile was lodged
at the Pendleton Juvenile Facility.
Oct. 16: MCSO received a
request for a deputy concerning a
3-wheel scooter
MCSO received a request for
a deputy from an Imgon woman
who says her ex-husband won’t
stop calling her.
MCSO received another report
from the above woman who said
her ex-husband called all night.
Oregon State Police received
a report of a W innebago towing a
Jeep speeding on 1-84 westbound.
Heppner Police Dept, received
a request for a welfare check on
a female subject. She was located
alive and well.
MCSO received a request for
an officer from an Imgon woman
who says she is having trouble
getting her kids back from her in
laws.
MCSO received a report of a
dnve-off for $22 at the Imgon BP
station.
MCSO received a report of a
small black dog lost in the
Hardman area.
MCSO, Oregon State Police,
ODOT, Medic 3, Rescue 1 re
ceived a report of a potato truck
that overturned on 1-84 eastbound,
with potatoes all over the freeway
blocking lanes. There were no
serious injunes involved.
Oregon State Police received
a report from a subject who said
a group of kids in a station wagon
were bragging about cutting the
potato truck off and watching it
wreck. The cause of the wreck
was determined to be a tarp
wrapped around the axle of the
potato truck.
MCSO received a report of an
uncooperative, intoxicated person
at Greg’s Tavern in Irrigon and the
bartender wouldn’t serve him.
MCSO received a report of an
injured buck that needed to be put
down.
Boardman Police Dept, re
ceived a report of a neighbor’s dog
that barks all the time in
Boardman.
Oregon State Police, ODOT
received a report of a tanker truck
leaking industrial waste on 1-84,
milepost 112 at a rest area. The
substance was coolant waste and
the rest area was closed for the
night.
MCSO received a report of a
possible DUII. The vehicle ran
another vehicle off the road, was
driving badly and harassing other
• drivers.
Heppner Police Dept, received
a report from Bucknum’s Tavern
that they kicked out a male sub
ject and didn’t know if he was
driving. There was no officer on
duty to handle the call.
MCSO received a 911 hangup
call from a Heppner residence.
When called back, a subject said
they were leaving. No officer was
on duty to handle the call.
MCSO received a report of an
explosion, possibly a shotgun blast,
in Irrigon.
MCSO deputy cited Francisco
Rubio-Calderon, 18, for Minor in
Possession, and Jose Guadalupe,
21, and Juan Orozco Luna, 21, for
Furnishing Alcohol to a Minor.
Oct. 17: Boardman Police
Dept, received a report from a
male who said some male subject
urinated on his friend’s car.
MCSO, Boardman ambulance
received a 911 call from a person
who said he was bleeding and
needed an ambulance at Sand
piper Apts. The connection was
lost and an officer was unable to
locate anyone at either Sandpiper
or Columbia Apts. The ambulance
was cancelled.
MCSO, Boardman ambulance
received another 911 call concern
ing the previous call. MCSO was
advised that the subject was as
saulted and needed an interpreter.
MCSO received a report of a
civil/custody dispute from a man
who said his wife was moving
against court order.
MCSO received a report from
a man at Morgan that a male sub
ject shot a deer on his property
and left it.
MCSO received a report of an
assault and kidnapping in Imgon.
H eppner am bulance, lone
EMTs received a report of a 48
year old man who broke his ankle.
MCSO received a report of
someone bird hunting between the
houses near Canal Road. An of
ficer was unable to locate anyone.
MCSO received a report from
a woman that her children’s step
mother hit her 11 year old son and
locked him and her 10 year old
daughter out of the house.
Oct. 18: MCSO received a
request to charge juveniles with
trespassing at the Umatilla State
Fish Hatchery.
MCSO received a report of a
truck rear-ended while it was
parked in the country while the
owner was hunting.
MCSO received two reports of
maintaining a dog as a public nui
sance.
MCSO received a report of
telephone harassment.
MCSO, Boardman and Irrigon
Fire depts. received a report of a
fire east of the manna on the wild
life refuge.
MCSO received a report of a
30-06 with scabbard stolen.
MCSO received a report from
a woman that her ex-husband
hasn’t brought the kids back from
visitation.
MCSO, Oregon State Police
received a report o f possible
poaching with shots fired on the
game refuge in Imgon.
MCSO received a report from
a man in Imgon that juveniles went
to his residence to party while he
and his wife were out of town.
He wanted to sign a trespassing
complaint.
MCSO received a report of
nine checks stolen from an Irrigon
residence.
Boardman Police Dept, re
ceived a request for an officer for
neighbor’s barking dogs.
MCSO, Boardman Police
Dept, received a request for an
officer for an unwanted subject
at a Boardman residence.
Astoria Police Dept, arrested
Michele Rae Kell, 22. on a Mor
row County Sheriff’s Office war
rant for Parole Violation/Con-
spiracy to Commit Unauthorized
Use of a Motor Vehicle. She was
cited to appear in Heppner Crimi
nal Court and released due to
overcrowding.
Heppner Police Dept, received
a request for an officer for some
one pounding on the back of a
house.
MCSO deputy arrested Isaac
Reyes, 20, on a Morrow County
Sheriffs Office, Irrigon Justice
Court warrant for Failure to Ap-
pear/MIP-Alcohol. Bail was set
at $6,000. He was cited to appear
and released due to overcrowd
ing.
MCSO, Heppner ambulance
received a request for an ambu
lance for a man with chest pains.
The patient was transported to
Pioneer Memorial* Hospital In
Heppner.
Oct. 19: MCSO received a
report from Columbia Middle
School in Irrigon that they took a
hunting knife away from a male
subject.
MCSO received a request for
a deputy concerning a report filed
on a missing 3-wheel scooter.
MCSO received a report of a
gun located by the USFS in Com
ing, Calif., that had possibly been
stolen out of the Boardman area.
MCSO received a report of a
small fire on 1-84 at the Boardman
exit. It was ODOT conducting a
controlled bum.
Oregon State Police received
a report of a silver van with blue
stnpes that was all over the road,
headed northbound from lone on
Highway 74.
Boardman Police Dept, re
ceived a report of two male sub
jects throwing something off the
overpass and hitting a semi truck.
MCSO received a report of a
wallet found by a man while hunt
ing on Highway 207 by Butter-
creek.
MCSO received a report of a
cow in Boardman found dead
from a gunshot wound.
MCSO received a report of
ongoing vandalism to a bam in
Lexington.
MCSO received a report of a
hold-up alarm at Bank of Eastern
Oregon in Heppner. It was a false
alarm.
MCSO received a report of a
window at the old gas station m
Lexington shot out with a BB gun.
MCSO received a report from
an Imgon man that he was as
saulted by his neighbor.
Boardman Police Dept, re
ceived a request for a deputy con
cerning a person who took items
and rent money from Dodge City
Inn.
Oct. 20: MCSO deputy ar
rested Richard Steven Thomas.
49, for Driving while License Sus-
pended/Misdemeanor.
Heppner ambulance received
a request for an ambulance for a
39 year old man with severe chest
pains and a history o f heart
trouble. The patient was trans
ported to Pioneer Memorial Hos
pital in Heppner.
MCSO, Oregon State Police,
Morrow County Behavioral
Health received a report of a sui
cidal subject who had a gun.
Boardman Fire Dept, received
a report of smoke off 1-84. It was
a controlled bum near the onion
plant.
MCSO received a report of a
vehicle speeding by a residence
in Imgon.
MCSO received a report of
three subjects in a blue Chevy
pickup drinking and driving cra
zily near Beecher’s in lone.
MCSO received a 911 call from
a pay phone at Riverside High
School. Someone dialed and left
the receiver hanging.
MCSO received a report of
cattle out in Imgon.
Boardman Police Dept, re
ceived a report of kids playing on
a train that was stopped in
Boardman.
Morrow County Juvenile Dept,
received a report of a male sub
ject at the city park who is be
lieved to be on house arrest.
MCSO received a request for
a welfare check on two survey
crew employees who are overdue.
They showed up.
MCSO received a report of ju
veniles drinking and fighting out
in the street in Lexington.
MCSO, Boardman Police
Dept, received a report of a male
subject in the Nomad lounge who
was intoxicated and being verbally
abusive to his girlfriend.
Oct. 21: MCSO deputy ar
rested Timothy Garth Fuzi, 45,
Irrigon, for DUII. His vehicle was
towed and impounded.
Oregon State Police received
a report of a door alarm and inte
rior motion alarm at Potlatch shop
east of Bombing Range Road. No
one in position to respond.
Salem Police Dept, arrested
Primitivo Celis Luis, 24, on an
Irrigon Justice Court warrant for
Failure to Appear/DUII. He also
had a warrant out of Marion
County and was lodged at the
Marion County Jail.
Boardman Police Dept, re
ceived a report of a dog that
wouldn’t leave the Boardman BP
station.
ODOT received a report of a
4’ log in the middle of 1-84 east-
bound.
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Mdso received a report of a
bike found in Irrigon.
MCSO received a request for
information on an eviction notice.
MCSO received a report of
suspicious circumstances at Pot-
Jatch.
MCSO received a report of a
cow in the road in Irrigon.
MCSO received a report of a
set o f rental car keys found in the
parking lot at the MCGG elevator
in Irrigon.
MCSO received a report of a
shoplifter in custody at Kegler’s
Sentry Market in Irrigon.
MCSO received a report of
bird hunters trespassing and hunt
ing too close to the house on Rhea
Creek.
MCSO received a report of a
deer that needed to be put down
on 1-84.
Boardman Police Dept, re
ceived a request for an officer for
a neighborhood dog problem.
MCSO received a report of a
cow on the eastbound ramp to the
Boardman rest area.
MCSO, Oregon State Police,
Boardman Police Dept., Board-
man ambulance received a report
of a woman with a gash on her
neck who came into the Spud
Cellar in Boardman.
Oregon State Police arrested
Machelle A. Paradiso. 29, on an
Imgon Justice Court warrant for
Failure to Pay Fine/Harassment.
She posted $150 bail and was re
leased with a court date.
MCSO received a report of a
juvenile shoplifter at Irrigon
Kegler’s Sentry Market. A 12 year
old was cited for Theft I.
MCSO received a report of
mail stolen and checks missing in
Imgon.
Oct. 22: Heppner ambulance
received a request for an ambu
lance for an 81 year old man with
chest pains. The patient was
transported to Pioneer Memorial
Hospital in Heppner.
MCSO received a request for
an extra patrol at an Imgon resi
dence while the occupant was on
vacation.
Boardman Police Dept, re
ceived a report of a cow at the I-
84 eastbound rest area.
MCSO received a report of a
burglary alarm at the Im gon
Learning Center. The building was
secure.
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