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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 17, 2001 Sheriff's Report The Morrow County Sheriffs Office (MCSO) reports handling the following business: -MCSO received a report that three dogs in Imgon attacked poultry and killed or wounded five turkeys, a duck and a chicken. The caller knew who owned the dogs and her husband shot one dog. A subject was cited for Maintaining a Dog as a Public Nuisance. -The City of Heppner received a report from a resident of St. Patrick's Senior Center in Heppner that water was coming through the ceiling. -Boardman Police Dept, received a report that someone hit a black Dodge truck the previous night in the Dodge City parking lot in Boardman. The subject left a note but the caller wanted to file a report. -MCSO received a report that someone stole an amp and speakers out of a vehicle the previous night in Imgon. -MCSO received a report of checks forged from the caller's bank account in Imgon. -MCSO received a request for a deputy regarding hay the caller sold that wasn't being paid for. He wanted advice on what to do. -Boardman Police Dept, received a request for an officer regarding Christmas decorations vandalized. -Boardman Fire Dept, received a report of smoke coming from a chimney in Boardman. -Boardman Police Dept, received a request for an officer concerning a custody dispute. Dec. 4: MCSO received a report of a possible DUII on 1-84. Wilberto Villarroel-Reymundo, 27, was cited for DUII, No Operator's License and No Insurance. -MCSO received a report from a caller that her husband had child custody and his mother was supposed to return the child the previous day, but did not. -MCSO, Boardman Police Dept, received a report of an alarm at Boardman Pharmacy. -MCSO received a report from Morrow County Public Works of a non-blocking motor vehicle accident. The vehicle had hit a rock jack. -MCSO received a request for a deputy from Columbia Middle School in Imgon for three students who took merchandise from a fund raiser. The parents were notified. -Oregon State Police received a report of a motor vehicle accident on 1-84. It was a non- mjury accident. -Boardman Police Dept, received a report of a checks forged. -lone EMTs, Heppner ambulance received a request for an ambulance for a woman in lone having a seizure. -Irrigon ambulance received a request for an ambulance for a man who had passed out. The patient was transported to Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Hermiston. Dec. 5: MCSO received a report of a dog that keeps coming into a yard and the owners refuse to tie the dog up. -MCSO received a report from a woman that a man pushed her on the bed and took off in the car. The subject's parole was revoked and he was transported to the Umatilla County Jail. -Lexington EMTs, Heppner ambulance received a request for an ambulance for a 79 year old female who was unconscious and lying on the floor. The patient was transported to Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner. -MCSO received a request for a deputy regarding custodial interference. -MCSO received a report of a suicidal subject. - MCSO, Oregon State Police received a report that the caller's dogs were struck by a van that left the scene in Imgon. -Boardman Police Dept, cited a subject for Reckless Endangering. -MCSO received a report of a stray dog chasing livestock. -Boardman Police Dept, received a report of a suspicious vehicle parked near the caller's residence in Boardman. -MCSO received a report of a marijuana smell coming from a residence. t -EMTs, MCSO received a report of a blocking motor vehicle accident by the Heppner golf course. Joseph Edward Kindle, 20, of Heppner, was cited for MIP by consumption.. Dec. 6: MCSO deputy reported he was giving two people a ride to Boardman. -Boardman ambulance received a request for an ambulance for a person having a seizure and was unconscious. The patient was transported to Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Hermiston. -MCSO received a report of a non-blocking, non-injury motor vehicle accident by Lexington. The vehicle had slid off the road. -MCSO received a report from a caller that a man was violating his protection order and was living where he wasn't supposed to. -MCSO received a report from a woman that Riverside High School in Boardman advised her her daughter wasn't in school and was believed to be with a person that there was a no contact order against. The daughter returned to the school. -Boardman Police Dept., Boardman ambulance received a request for an ambulance for a schizophrenic, alcoholic person. The patient was transported to Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Hermiston. -Heppner ambulance received a request for an ambulance for a female who had a constipation problem that was treated earlier by a doctor. The patient was transported to Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner. -MCSO, Boardman ambulance received a request for an ambulance for a woman with a history of heart problems possibly having a heart attack. The patient was transported to Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Hermiston. -MCSO received a report of a pit bull dog hanging on a fence from a rope in Imgon. -Oregon State Police received a report of a possible drunk driver who was swerving and straddling the line on 1-84. -Boardman Police Department, Boardman ambulance received a request for an ambulance for a person having trouble breathing. The patient was transported to Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Hermiston. Dec. 7: MCSO received a report of an alarm at a residence. -MCSO received report of a suspicious subject carrying a television and a tool box in Imgon. -MCSO received a report of cattle out on Highway 207. -MCSO received report of cattle out on the Bombing Range Road. -MCSO received a report of a motor vehicle accident on Highway 207. The vehicle slid off the road. -BPD arrested a subject on a Pendleton Sheriffs Office warrant for Failure to Appear/Possession of a Controlled Substance. The subject was lodged at the Umatilla County Jail. -MCSO received a report of stolen checks and a checkbook in Imgon. -MCSO deputy cited a driver for Exceeding the Maximum Speed Limit, 80 mph in a 65 mph zone, and No Insurance. -MCSO deputy cited a Heppner driver for Operating without Required Lighting and Driving Uninsured. -MCSO, Oregon State Police, Boardman ambulance received a report of a possible motor vehicle accident, with a vehicle hitting a power pole and possible injuries. Officers were unable to locate. -Imgon ambulance received a request for an ambulance for a person in Imgon having a hard time breathing. The patient was transported to Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Hermiston. -MCSO, Boardman Police Dept, received a report of a fight in progress at Leonard's Spud Cellar in Boardman. The fight was between two intoxicated male subjects. Dec. 8: Boardman Police Department arrested a subject for Disorderly Conduct and Interfering with a Peace Officer. The subject was lodged at the Umatilla County Jail with $9,000 bail.. -BPD, MCSO deputies arrested a subject for Disorderly Conduct, Resisting Arrest and Criminal Mischief II. The subject broke the front headlight on the deputy's car when resisting arrest. The subject was lodged at the Umatilla County Jail. -MCSO, Boardman Police Dept, received a report of a prowler on a top story balcony in Boardman. Officers were unable to locate the subject who left the area running. -MCSO received a report of a motor vehicle accident on Highway 207. The driver rolled his vehicle, declined medics and was transported to his residence in Heppner. -MCSO, Boardman Fire Dept., Boardman ambulance received a report of a motor vehicle accident on 1-84. A male subject who was in the accident was walking to Boardman. He said his mother was also in the vehicle and now walking to Boardman. The mother was contacted at home and was not involved. The male subject was arrested for DUII and cited for Driving while License Suspended Infraction Involved in an Accident and Driving Uninsured Involved in an Accident. -MCSO received a report of an overdue motorist. -MCSO received a report that a neighbor kid in Irrigon threw a rock and broke the window in the caller's vehicle. The kid also broke a window at the residence. -MCSO, Oregon State Police received a report of a vehicle all over the road on the Bombing Range Road. -Oregon State Police received a report of a possible DUII heading to lone driving erratically. The vehicle left the road, drove into a field then got back on the road via a ditch. -Heppner Police Dept, received a report of a panic alarm. It was an employee error. -Boardman Police Dept, cited a person for Permitting a Dog to Run at Large. -MCSO received a report from Boardman of repetitive phone calls with either no answer or a female voice. Dialing *69 always returned to the same phone number. -MCSO received request for a deputy concerning the caller's granddaughter and reckless endangerment. -MCSO received a report of a possible DUII headed toward Boardman. The caller followed the car to Boardman. -MCSO received a report of a dog lost in Irrigon. -Heppner Police Dept, received a report of a forgotten purse with ID at GD's Restaurant in Heppner. The purse was retrieved by a Heppner Police officer and taken to the police station. -MCSO received a report of neighbors revving up their vehicles for the past hour in Imgon and the caller was trying to sleep. -MCSO received a report of a stray dog on a porch in Irrigon. -MCSO cited a subject for running two stop signs in Irrigon. -MCSO received a report of stolen Christmas lights in Irrigon. Dec. 9: MCSO received a report of a possible DUII on Highway 730 toward Irrigon. A deputy was unable to locate the vehicle. -MCSO, Heppner Police Dept, received a report of a vehicle that hit a car at Sweeney's Mortuary and then attempted to leave the scene. -Heppner Police Dept, officer arrested Ronald Whalen, 37, for DUII and Driving Uninsured. He was cited and released. -MCSO received a report from Oregon State Police to watch for a vehicle in the Irrigon area that was heading to Kennewick, WA., with a male subject who was very nervous and has a history of drug trafficking and a female subject traveling with him. -MCSO received a report of a pickup full of kids trespassing on the tree farm at Potlatch off of Homestead in Boardman. -MCSO, Oregon State Police received a report of three males and one female possibly shooting at deer on top of Slaughterhouse Road. -MCSO, Boardman Police Dept, received a report of a juvenile assaulted by another juvenile in Boardman. -Heppner Police Dept, received a report of an audible alarm on Mam Street in Heppner. -MCSO received a report of an intoxicated male subject bothering customers at the Imgon 76 station. -The Garibaldi Police Department arrested John EArl LaGrow, Boardman, on a Gilliam County Circuit court warrant for a probation violation, Failure to Apprea/DUII, Eluding a Police Officer. He was lodged at Tillamook County Jail with $50,000 bail. -MCSO received a report from a subject in Irrigon that his vehicle was egged. Dec. 10: MCSO received a report of a possible DUII on 1-84. The vehicle was located and it was not a DUII. -MCSO, Irrigon ambulance received a request for an ambulance for a female who was extremely dizzy and has a history of heart trouble. The patient was transported to Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Hermiston. -MCSO received a report of loud noise from a party in Heppner. -Boardman Police Dept, received a report of a CD player/changer stolen from the caller's vehicle. -Heppner Police Dept, received a report of trespassing and damage to the subject's property. -Oregon State Police received a report of a subject in a brown Jeep driving erratically on 1-84 and trying to play vehicle tag with the caller. - Heppner Fire Dept, received a report of someone burning a big pile of leaves just past the dam and causing black smoke. -MCSO received a report of a black bull in the road in Irrigon. -Boardman Police Dept, received a report of an intoxicated male knocking on the caller's door looking for "John". The caller requested officer contact. -MCSO received a report of a male subject breaking into a vehicle in Irrigon then running away. Dec. 11: MCSO received a report from lone of a tame doe deer on Highway 207. The caller was concerned for the welfare of the deer. -MCSO received a report of a stray dog that followed the caller's daughter home and now won't leave. -Boardman Police Dept, received a report of a two-vehicle accident at the Texaco station in Boardman. It was a non-injury, minor accident. -MCSO received a report from a female subject who said another female subject had just taken her car keys and another object out of her vehicle and left the scene. -MCSO received a report of a missing buckskin gelding in Heppner. -MCSO received a request for information concerning laws about bicycles, trailers, etc. -MCSO received a request from Irrigon for deputy contact regarding the caller's daughter. -MCSO received a request for a deputy contact regarding information on a restraining/ stalking order. -Boardman Police Dept, received a report of a possible DUII in Irrigon with a semi heading to Boardman that was swerving a little. , Dec. 12: MCSO, Heppner ambulance received a request for an ambulance for a woman traveling from Ruggs to Heppner who had tingling in hands/feet and was dizzy. The ambulance met the vehicle en route and the patient was transported to Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner. -MCSO, Boardman Police Dept., Boardman ambulance received a request for an ambulance for a subject with a possible overdose. The patient was transported to Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Hermiston. -Oregon State Police received a report of a semi pulling a mobile home that was losing its roof all over 1-84. -Oregon State Police received a report of a sleeping bag in the I- 84 median that looked like someone was in it. -Oregon State Police received a report of a male and female pushing a black sports car on I- 84 westbound. -Boardman Fire Dept, received a report of a propane tank fire. The fire was put out. -MCSO(received a report of a deer that was hit by a vehicle and / wounded. •Boardman . Police Dept, received a report of someone trying to break into a residence in Boardman. There were pry marks on the door. -MCSO, Boardman Police Dept, received a request for a Boardman Police Dept, contact about a vehicle recovered in Walla Walla, WA., that may have come from the Boardman area. MCSO, Boardman Police Dept, received a report of a prowler in Boardman. A barbecue was knocked over. Dec. 13: Boardman Police Dept, received a hang-up 911 call from the Boardman area. On a call-back, a male subject answered but spoke only Spanish after an officer identified himself. -lone QRT, Heppner ambulance received a request for an ambulance for a 71-year-old female in lone who had fallen and had possible back injuries. The patient was transported to Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner. -Oregon State Police received a report of a vehicle blocking traffic on 1-84. It looked like a female was in the vehicle. -MCSO received a report of a lost pair of binoculars somewhere around the south Morrow County area. They were lost since Dec. 5. -MCSO received a report of a lost wallet around the Heppner, Lexington or lone area on Dec. 4. -Oregon State Police received a report of speeding semis going 75+ mph. -MCSO received a report of a motor vehicle accident on 1-84 at the Port of Morrow exit. It was a non-injury accident. -MCSO received a report of a fired employee making threats to other employees at Boardman Foods. The employee was advised he is not allowed back on the property after he picks up his check. -MCSO, Boardman Police Dept, received a report from a female subject in Boardman that her boyfriend beat her up and split her lip. -BPD received a report of a suicidal subject in Boardman who was feeling depressed. No weapons were involved. Dec. 14: MCSO received a report of tracks at Jordan Elevator Co. where several tanks of ammonia were stored. Someone may have stolen some. -MCSO arrested Betty Jane Ayers, 46, on a warrent for Contempt of Court. -MCSO received a report from a subject in Irrigon that someone put a "dead deer hoof' on her mailbox. -MCSO, lone QRT, Heppner ambulance received a request for an ambulance for a woman in lone who was unconscious and not breathing. The woman was pronounced deceased at the Pioneer Memorial Hospital. -MCSO received a report of loud music in Irrigon. -MCSO received a report of two vicious-looking Rottweilers that were at large in Boardman. They were returned to their owner. -MCSO received a report from a woman in Boardman that her dog was barking at kids playing in the street and she was worried she was going to get a ticket. MCSO, Oregon State Police received a report of a vehicle in the ditch on Highway 730. -MCSO, Irrigon Fire Dept., Irrigon ambulance received a report of a motor vehicle accident on Highway 730 with a vehicle on its top in a ditch. They were unable to locate the vehicle -MCSO received a report from a Boardman woman that her 14- year-old daughter had not come home from school yet, but was probably at a friend's house. She was located and taken home. Dec. 15: MCSO, Irrigon ambulance received a request for an ambulance for a 58 year old woman with diabetic problems. The patient was transported to Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Hermiston. -MCSO received a report of a horse that got loose in Irrigon and the owner didn't know where it was. -MCSO received a report of two horses out on Highway 207. The owner was contacted. -Boardman Police Dept, received a report of apartment mailboxes in Boardman hit the previous night. t -MCSO received a report of a boat in the Columbia River that had gotten loose from a mooring the previous night. •MCSO, Boardman Police Dept, received a report of an audible burglar alarm at Sam Boardman Elementary School. All was okay. -Oregon State Police, North Sherman County Fire Dept., Rufus ambulance received a report of a semi truck that went off the Highway 97 bridge into the Columbia River at Biggs. -MCSO received a hang-up 911 call from a Boardman business. All was okay. -Heppner Police Dept, received a recording of a panic alarm at the Heppner Courthouse. Cascade Sound was working in the judge's chambers and hit the alarm. -Morrow County Behavioral Health Dept, received a report of a depressed woman in Boardman. -MCSO received a report that neighbor boys in Irrigon wouldn't give the caller's son his video games back. -MCSO received a report from an Irrigon woman that neighborhood boys took a package from her mailbox. -MCSO deputy advised he was en route in Boardman to a minor vehicle fender-bender. -Heppner Police Dept., Heppner Fire Dept, received a report of a possible structure fire at the top of Cemetery Hill. It was a controlled bum. -Lexington Fire Dept, received a report of a chimney fire at a residence across from MCGG. Flames were visible. -MCSO received a request for a welfare check on the caller's children visiting his ex-wife in lone as one child threatened suicide if he had to go with her. -MCSO received a report of overdue motorists traveling from Pendleton to lone. -MCSO received a report of a subject wearing a mask looking into the caller's window in Irrigon. It was unfounded. -MCSO received a report of a juvenile missing again in Irrigon. Dec. 16: -MCSO deputy arrested Darrin Leon Lattimer, 29, Hermiston, on a Umatilla County warrant for Contempt of Court, Failure to Appear/Assault IV, Harassment, Failure to Appear/Unlawful Manufacture of a Destructive D evice, F ailure to Appear/Comtempt of Court, Carrying a Concealed Weapon, Violation of Release Agreement. He was lodged at Umatilla County Jail with $575,000 bail. He was also arrested for Conspiracy to Manufacture a Controlled Substance, Criminal Mischief II, two counts of Theft II, Interfering with a Police Officer. After allegedly attempting to steal anhydrous ammonia from the Jordan Elevator in lone, the subject then fled on foot and was taken into custody a short time later. -MCSO, Boardman Police Dept, received a hang-up 911 call in Boardman. When recontacted, a female subject said her husband and daughter were having a verbal argument. The subject became agitated and hung up when informed an officer would be by to investigate. The situation was brought under control. •MCSO, Irrigon ambulance received a request for an ambulance for a 71-year-old man in Irrigon who had fallen and was in pain. The patient was transported to Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Hermiston. -Boardman ambulance received a request for an ambulance for an eight-year-old boy who fell off his bike and had a cut above his eye. The patient was transported to Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Hermiston. -MCSO received a report from a female subject in Boardman that two females and one male were in her house and wouldn't leave. -MCSO, Irrigon ambulance. Morrow County Behavioral Health received a report of a suicide attempt in Imgon. Alcohol was involved. The subject cut her wrist slightly. -MCSO deputy arrested Joshua Lewis Owen, 24, on a warrant for Failure to Pay Fine/Possession of a Contolled Substance. He was lodged at Umatilla County Jail with $619 bail. He was also cited for Possession of Less Than One Ounce Marijuana. *
