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Sheriff's Report The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) reports handling the following business: MCSO received a report of a car on the tracks on Highway 730 with a wheelchair behind the car and several people around. The caller thought there was a sign indicating that they needed help. A deputy gave the subjects a ride to Boardman for the night. MCSO, Boardman Police Dept, received a report of people trying to take a vehicle without paying at a truckmg/storage shed in Boardman. Boardman Police Dept, re ceived a report from a woman that her two daughters that were walking home were almost hit by two cars. Boardman Police Dept, re ceived a report of a car keyed in the Riverside High School park ing lot. MCSO, Irrigon ambulance re ceived a report of a possible over dose, with the subject having sei zures. The patient was transported to Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Hermiston. Nov. 3: MCSO received a re port of a subject knocking on a bedroom window in Irrigon then running off. MCSO received a second call of someone in another yard. A deputy was unable to lo cate anyone. MCSO received a report from a log truck driver who said he picked up a female who had been in a motor vehicle accident on Willow Creek somewhere above the dam. The driver said the fe male was disoriented and he be lieved she was going to be sick but she refused an ambulance. The female, who was from Port land, was brought to Heppner by the truck driver. Oregon State Police, ODOT, Boardman Rescue, Boardman ambulance received a report of a van over the guardrail on 1-84 eastbound. Two patients were transported to Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Hermiston. MCSO, Heppner Police Dept, received a report from a man who said he was slandered and evicted. MCSO couldn’t make contact with Heppner Police Dept. MCSO received a report of graffiti at Stokes Landing in Irrigon. MCSO received a report of an unattended death. Oregon State Police received a report of an audible burglar alarm motion detector at Potlatch. MCSO received a request from Services to Children and Families that a deputy make contact. MCSO received a report of a lost Shitzu in Heppner. MCSO received a report of a possible fight at the RV park at Paul Smith and Kunze roads. The caller advised to disregard as it was just kids being loud. MCSO received a 911 hang up call from an Irrigon residence. MCSO received a report of two male subjects on another person’s property. Heppner Police Dept, received a report of an audible burglar alarm at Les Schwab Tire Center in Heppner. An officer was un able to locate anyone. Nov. 4: MCSO received a re quest for assistance from a female subject who said she came from California to pick up her mother in Lexington and her husband wouldn’t let her leave the resi dence. MCSO received a report of a cat attacked by the neighbor’s dog in Boardman. MCSO received a report of a Rottweiler tied to a trailer in Imgon that wasn’t being taken care of. MCSO received a report that a subject found two juveniles at tempting to bury mail that belonged to a neighbor. MCSO deputy arrested Jose Medina, Jr., 31, on a UCSO war rant for Failure to Appear/DUII. He was cited and released. MCSO received a report of heavy smoke in the Imgon area causing a nuisance on Highway 730. MCSO received a report of a male subject shooting a .22 near a residence in Boardman. MCSO, Boardm an Police Dept, received a report of a ver bal domestic dispute in Boardman. In the first call, the dispatcher could hear, “Put it down, put it down.” MCSO deputy arrested Carmen Jessie Ellis, 39, on an Imgon Justice Court warrant for pointing a firearm at another per son. She was cited and released. MCSO deputy assisted a dis- 1 abled motonst with a flat tire. Heppner Police Dept, received a request to speak to an officer concerning a neighbor problem. MCSO received a report of a problem with dogs barking in Imgon. Boardman Police Dept, re ceived a request to speak to an officer. Nov. 5: Heppner Police Dept, received a report of someone at the bus shed in Heppner too early. It was someone working. MCSO received a report of two stray dogs, one Rottweiler and a mixed breed, whojust killed the caller’s daughter’s pet rabbits. Oregon State Police received a report of a calf out at the 1-84 Boardman rest area. MCSO received a report of a back door broken down and items missing from a house in Imgon. MCSO received a request for a deputy regarding noise caused by motorcyclists and dune buggies at the turkey shoots. The party had permission from the landowners to be there. Oregon State Police arrested William La Vaugh Sturgeon, 46, on a Morrow County Circuit Court warrant for Parole Violation/ Sexual H arassm ent. He was lodged at the UCSO Jail with no bail. MCSO received a report of a band of sheep that keep getting into the canal to get a dnnk at Paul Smith Road in Boardman and then can’t get out. Multnomah County Sheriffs Office received a report from an lone man who said a man with a bat at his Portland residence was trashing the place. MCSO, ODOT, lone Rescue, lone EMTs, Heppner ambulance received a report of a motor ve hicle accident with injuries ap proximately four miles west of lone on Highway 74. Boardman Police Dept, re ceived a report of a fight between two males and one female behind the Boardman Texaco station. Boardman Police Dept, ar rested Jeffrey Layton Holmes, 28, on an Irrigon Justice Court war rant for Failure to Pay Fine/Fail- ure to Appear, Driving while Li cense Suspended. He was lodged at the UCSO Jail with a bail of $688. He also had a warrant out of the Hermiston Police Dept. MCSO received a report of a shack on property in lone was burning. The caller requested the MCSO not page it out as there were no surrounding buildings and rain would keep it from spread ing, but was concerned about the possibility of arsonists in the area. MCSO received a report of three cars hitting the same deer on 1-84 west of the 1-82 junction. MCSO, Irrigon ambulance re ceived a request for an ambulance for an eight year old having a sei zure in Irrigon. Oregon State Police received a report of two men hunting on property at the intersection of Rhea Creek and Willow Creek without permission. Oregon State Police received a report from a Hood River County Sheriffs Office sergeant that he found a possible aban doned methamphetamine lab while camping in this area. MCSO, Morrow County Be havioral Health, Boardman Police Dept, received a report of a man making trouble at the Boardman BP station. MCSO received a request from the Hermiston Police Dept, to as sist in locating a theft suspect in Imgon. MCSO received a report from a female subject that a male has been calling her and threatening to kill her and her boyfriend. MCSO received a report from a female subject that someone is leaving fishheads in her yard ev ery morning and one of her dogs was killed and four others were ill. The caller suspects the neigh bors. MCSO received a request to deliver a message to a female subject out hunting that a relative was being flown out on Lifeflight. Oregon State Police received a report o f a Honda Accord swerving all over the road on I- 84. MCSO received a report of a hang-up caller in Imgon. MCSO received a report of an audible alarm at Potlatch A deputy found a door rammed in and open. Pioneer Memorial Hospital re ceived a report of a female with a severely sore tooth and a swollen face. Nov. 9: Morrow County Be havioral Health received a report of a frightened male subject at the Nomad in Boardman. lone Quick Response Team, Heppner ambulance received a request for an ambulance for an ill woman. MCSO received a report of a suspicious white Ford parked at a grain elevator. MCSO deputy arrested Michael Torres, 19, for Failure to Pay Fine/Driving while License Suspended. He was released on $182 bail. MCSO received a report of an open door at the U.S. West sw itching station in Imgon. MCSO received a report of a buck in an alfalfa field near Hepp ner on Highway 74 that needed to be put down. MCSO received a report of 5- 6 cows out on Highway 730. MCSO received a request to speak to a deputy concerning a civil matter about a vehicle the caller purchased. MCSO, Boardm an Police Dept, received a report of shots fired near Wilson Road. MCSO, Boardm an Police Dept, received a report of a do mestic dispute. First a female called and said the male was in toxicated and then the male called and said the female was the one with the problem and had pulled a knife on him. Heppner Police Dept., Hepp ner ambulance received a request for a non-emergency transfer from a residence to Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner. Heppner Police Dept, received a request for an officer at Pioneer Memonal Hospital for intoxicated family members of a patient that were causing problems. Morrow County Behavioral Health received a request to re spond to a call fr^m Pioneer Me morial Hospital," Nov, 10: MCSO, Heppner Police Dept, received a report of a fight between two males at the old Miller’s Chevron station in Heppner. Heppner Fire and Police depts. received a report of a bus fire behind the St. Patrick’s Senior Center. Heppner ambulance received a request for an ambulance for a male with a possible stroke. The patient was transported to Pioneer Memonal Hospital in Heppner. MCSO received a report of two rings taken from a residence in Irrigon. Oregon State Police received a report of cows out on Highway 730. Boardman-Irrigon Assistance Center received a request for as sistance for a stranded motorist. Boardman Police Dept, re ceived a report of someone throw ing something against the walls of a trailer. Boardman Police Dept, re ceived a report of a barking dog. Boardman Police Dept, re ceived a report of a suspicious vehicle at the Boardman cem etery. MCSO, ODOT, Heppner Res cue, Heppner and Lexington am bulances received a report of a motor vehicle accident on High way 74 milepost 39. It was a non injury accident. Heppner Police Dept, received a report of a prowler looking through a resident’s window in Heppner. Nov. 11: Heppner Police Dept, received a report of a suspicious vehicle cruising the parking lot with its headlights turned off. It turned out to be someone picking up pop cans. MCSO received a report of dogs barking in Irrigon and upon investigation, the caller found a deer stuck between fences. They were able to free the buck. Boardman Police Dept, re ceived a report of a hit-and-run. It turned out that it happened in Umatilla. MCSO received a report of an alarm at the Learning Center in Imgon. It was set off accidently by a BMCC teacher. MCSO, Boardman Fire Dept., Boardman ambulance received a report of a fire at the Sandpiper Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 1,1999 - FIVE Apts, in Boardman. The ambu lance was cancelled. MCSO received a report from a Lexington man that his wife had been missing since Friday but it looked as if someone picked up her up because all of her clothes were missing too. City o f Heppner received a re- 1 Francisco Rubio Calderon, 18, for Boardman Police Dept, re MIP-Alcohol. ceived a report of smoke coming Heppner Police Dept, received from Wilson Road Trailer Park a report of someone taking the pay A lot o f people were burning phone apart and stealing money leaves without permits. They were at the Heppner Chevron station. told to put out the fires and obtain permits. It was a service worker. MCSO, Hermiston Police MCSO received a report of a Dept, received a report of an eld controlled bum that was out of erly female who had overdosed control. It turned out it was under port o f a reservoir behind a house on half a bottle of medication in control, just large. overflowing and running into the yard. Imgon. One patient was trans Boardman Police Dept, re MCSO received a request for ported to Good Shepherd Commu ceived a report of a neighbor’s dog barking. nity Hospital in Hermiston. an officer in Boardman. MCSO, Boardman Police MCSO received a report of a Oregon State Police received Dept, received a report of a male neighbor’s dog barking in a report of a truck hit by a white Nissan on 1-84. The Nissan con subject hanging around the resi Boardman. Boardman Police Dept., dence of a female in Boardman. tinued westbound. The caller also advised the male Boardman ambulance received a MCSO, Boardman Police subject was doing some drug traf request for an ambulance for a Dept, received a report of a semi woman 3 1 weeks pregnant who speeding at 100+ mph and chang ficking. MCSO received a report of was having strong contractions. ing lanes erratically. The truck MCSO received a report of a was located and pulled over at kids drinking, yelling profanities domestic dispute at the Irrigon and dnving recklessly. Boardman MCSO received a request for Mobile Court with a male beating Boardman Police Dept, re ceived a report of a burglar alarm a check of an area because the on a female. Nov. 14: MCSO, Simplot re at Sam Boardman Elementary. It caller had received death threats ceived a report of potato waste turned out a teacher set it off ac and had heard footsteps. spilled on the Bombing Range cidently. Nov. 13: MCSO, Boardman Nov. 12: MCSO, Boardman Police Dept, received a report of Road, covering both lanes. It was Police Dept, received a report of two males with dogs entering a 1 ” thick for 25-30 yards. Simplot a domestic dispute between an neighbor’s shed and leaving with was going to send out equipment intoxicated couple in Imgon. something in their hands. David to clear the roadway. Hermiston Police Dept., Imgon MCSO deputy arrested Nina Nasano, 28, was arrested for Bur Jane Ebert, 40, for Assault IV and glary II, two counts of Theft II Fire Dept, received a report of a Menacing. She was lodged at the and Unauthorized Entry of a Mo pickup fire across from the Imgon UCSO Jail. tor Vehicle. He was lodged at the Fire Station. MCSO, Boardman Police MCSO received a report of UCSO Jail with $25,500 bail. Dept, received a report of a coun two juveniles with a flashlight shin Johny Ray Johnson, 46, was ar terfeit $20 bill with the male who ing it into business windows in rested for Burglary II, two counts passed it off still in the parking lot. Heppner. The caller then advised of Theft II and Unauthorized En MCSO received a report of a to disregard the report. try of a Motor Vehicle. He was residence on Highway 74 in lone Boardman ambulance received lodged at the UCSO Jail with broken into and guns missing. a report of a 25 year old woman Boardman Police Dept, re with a surgical wound coming $25,500 bail. Hermiston Police Dept, ar ceived a request for an officer open. The patient was transported rested Jaime Ortis Morena, 25, on concerning a restraining or stalk to Good Shepherd Community a Morrow County Circuit Court ing order as the caller had received Hospital in Hermiston. warrant for Possession of a Con threats from her ex-husband. MCSO received a report of a trolled Substance. He was lodged Boardman Police and Fire Rottweiler left alone a lot without at the UCSO Jail with $20,000 bail depts., Boardman Rescue re food or water in Imgon. and local charges of Driving while ceived a report of a vehicle fire. MCSO received a report of License Suspended and Driving The vehicle had a 1/2 tank of trouble with neighbors in Uninsured. gasoline. Boardman. MCSO, Heppner ambulance MCSO received a report of a Boardman Police Dept., received a request for an ambu dog still barking in Imgon. Boardman EMTs received a re lance for a 68 year old man hav MCSO received a report that quest for assistance in locating a ing trouble breathing. One patient someone stole all the pole bam spare oxygen tank. was transported to Pioneer Me building materials at the Boardman MCSO received a report of a morial Hospital in Heppner. Airport. male harassing a female at their Oregon State Police received Heppner Police Dept., Hepp motorhome in the Boardman Ma- a report of a cow hit by a car at ner ambulance received »¡report iina. ; •.• t •• Wilson Lane in Boardman. of a 50 year old male oil heart MCSO received a report of a MCSO received a report of the medication who had chest pains. dog poisoned in Imgon. It was the fire that was called in the day be MCSO received a report of third one in the neighborhood. fore was still burning and now two males drinking and driving around Heppner Fire Dept, received a structures were threatened. Riverview Trailer Park too fast. report of a grass fire on Upper Boardman Police Dept, re Heppner Police Dept, received Rhea Creek. It was out of the dis ceived a report of a vehicle hit- a report of a 911 call with kids in trict. and-run. the background. An officer ad MCSO, Boardman Police UCSO received a report of a vised the parents. Dept, received a report of black female threatening suicide. MCSO received a report of a cows out on east Wilson Road. MCSO received a request for motorcycle on a private road in Douglas County S h eriff’s an officer concerning a three year Boardman. deputy arrested Theodore Lee old bitten on the hand by the MCSO, Oregon State Police, Johnson, 40, on an Irrigon Justice neighbor’s dog in Irrigon. Boardman Fire Dept., Medic III, Court warrant for Failure to Ap MCSO received a report of a Boardman ambulance received a pear/ Failure to Wear a Seatbelt. house on Highway 74 north oflone report of a single vehicle accident MCSO, Boardm an Police broken into while the resident was on 1-84 westbound. There was no Dept, received a report of a stor gone. transport made. age unit on fire east of Boardman. MCSO, Boardm an Police Boardman ambulance received It was a controlled grass fire. Dept, received a report from a a report of an adult male at the MCSO received a report of a male subject that he was going to Econo Lodge in Boardman hav reckless driver headed into lone pick up his belongings from a resi ing pains all over, possible alcohol that was speeding and passing dence. It was a civil matter. poisoning or a stroke. recklessly. No one was in posi MCSO, Oregon State Police MCSO received a report of a tion to respond. received a 911 call from a subject boat on the water at the Imgon MCSO deputy cited a 17 year who was believed to be intoxi Marina having trouble finding its old for No Operator’s License, a cated and talking strangely. way into the marina. 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