FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 21, 2001
Sheriff's Report
The Morrow County Sheriff s
Office (MCSO) reports handling
the following business:
-MCSO received report
from an Irrigon woman that she
accidentally bumped her window
in case the alarm company calls.
-BPD received report from a
Boardman man that two anti
social German shepherd-type
dogs were in his yard.
-MCSO received report
from a subject that his neighbor's
dogs keep barking all night and
he had to get up early in the
morning.
-MCSO, BPD received
report of a white Mazda car on I-
84 eastbound crossing the center
line and all over the road.
-MCSO, BPD received
report of a vehicle going
westbound in the eastbound lane
on 1-84. It was an unknown
colored SUV. The OSP were
unable to locate anything.
January
27:M CSO
received report of neighbor's dog
to the left of caller's residence
has been barking all night.
Contact made to subject
regarding her barking dog and
was advised if deputy responds
to location again regarding the
dog she will be cited.
-OSP received report of a
cold MVA two miles east of John
Day river. Vehicle was over an
embankment and nobody was
around.
-MCSO received report of
an abandoned 911 call from
Irrigon. Everything was okay
upon deputy contact. The caller
had misdialed.
-HPD received report that
caller's dog has gotten loose and
someone had shot the dog with a
pellet gun. Caller requested an
officer.
-MCSO, BPD, OSP received
report of a naked man running
down 1-84 eastbound. Subject's
clothing was strewn along the
interstate back to a small green
pickup.
-OSP-Salem arrested Phillip
A. Williams, 36, on an Irrigon
Justice Court warrant for Failure
to Appear/DUII. There were no
local charges and subject was
lodged at Clackamas Co. Jail
with $6,000 bail.
-MCSO, received request to
speak with OSP concerning a
situation aabout the Wildlife on
the Refuge. Caller had more
information.
-MCSO cited Desirae Mane
Bass, 18, for Forgery II. He was
Heppner issues
Port topics
A regular Port of
Morrow
meeting
held
Wednesday, March 21, included
several Heppner issues on its
agenda.
Topics included the
Kinzua power plant, the sale of a
building in Heppner and the
Kinzua cabinet shop building.
4-H News
The Barnyarders
By Heather Rill, Reporter
The Barnyarders held their third
meeting of the year on March 6.
The club talked about members
participating in the sheep dog tnals,
which have already been held. They
also talked about donating money
to the fair board for doors to put
on the bam at the fairgrounds.
Bill Jepsen asked the members
if they had a place to purchase their
pigs. He also told the members
another place to purchase pigs, but
they would be highly priced because
they are fairly good pigs.
The club also talked about buying
a sign or banner to put up in the
Wilkinson Arena that would have
the club name on it.
The next meeting will be held
sometime in late April.
Pot of Gold
winners told
The winners of the St.
Patrick Celebration $100 Pot of
Gold drawings have been
announced.
Pat Ralstm of Soap Lake,
WA, the daughter o f Daisy
Collins, won at the auction.
Duwayne White of Hermiston
was the winner at the parade and
Ginger Keithley was the winner
at the concert.
cited and released with $6,000
bail. She was also cited and for
Possession
of
a
Forged
Instrument with $6,000 bail.
-Fish and Wildlife, MCSO
received a report that OSP was
handling asituation at the refuge
off Patterson Ferry in Imgon and
requested deputy response for
assistance with
male for
possession
of
controlled
substance, open container and
trespassing.
-MCSO received report that
caller's son and his friend were
physically
assaulting
her
husband.
-MCSO cited Wesley Reed,
19, for harassment and MIP-
alcohol consumption.
-HPD received 911 call
from Heppner High School that
was disconnected.
MCSO
attempted contact, but the phone
was hung up twice. Officer
unable to locate a problem, but a
game was going on.
-MCSO received request for
a deputy to deliver a message to
a subject in Irrigon that her
husband in Mexico had died. No
further information was given.
-HPD received request for
ambulance for caller's 51-year
old-husband
who
had
complained of chest pains.
Subject was transported to
Pioneer Memorial Hospital.
January 28: HPD, MCSO
received report of three female
juveniles seen on Sperry and
headed toward Riverside or
Union streets in Heppner.
Subject said all juveniles were
intoxicated and admitted to
drinking. The juveniles were
located with no smell of alcohol
and officer assisted them
obtaining gasoline.
-BPD arrested John Samuel
Williams, 36, on an Irrigon
Justice Court Warrant for Failure
to Pay Fines/Resi sting with
$1,685 bail. He was lodged at
Umatilla County Jail with no
additional charges.
-MCSO received report that
a gray, cabover truck with a
canopy on 1-84 eastbound was
weaving. The vehicle was
located at eastbound rest stop.
There was no DUII.
-MCSO received report that
a green, 98 Chevy, four-door,
was left on the south side of the
assistance center in Irrigon.
-MCSO received report of a
vehicle near the gram elevators
in Lexington circling around the
area for the past 10 minutes.
Officer was unable to locate
anything.
-OSP received report of a
white, Toyota Celica going 85 or
plus and weaving on 1-84.
-BPD received report of
someone lighting fireworks in
the Dodge City Motel parking
lot.
-BPD received report of two
dogs tied to a post since the
previous night at the 76-Station
in Boardman.
-BPD received another
report of two dogs tied to a post
since the previous night.
-MCSO received request for
officer contact regarding a rock
that flew up from another vehicle
and broke caller's windsheild.
-MCSO, OSP receivied
report of a green, two door sedan
on 1-84 eastbound with no tail
lights. Vehicle almost caused an
accident.
-Heppner
Police
Departmant, MCSO received
report of a silver vehicle partially
blocking caller's driveway. No
one was around, so caller
requested officer.
Officer
advised owner of vehicle
blocking to return to move the
vehicle.
January
2 9 :Irngon
Ambulance,
Boarman
Ambulance, MCSO received
request for ambulance for caller
who was having breathing
problems/racing heart and pain in
her
abdomen.
Imgon
Ambulance was unable to
transport. Boardman Ambulance
was contacted and she was
transported to Good Shepherd
Hospital.
-BPD received report that
caller left his wallet at Boardman
Texaco on the counter. Caller
requests officer lodge property
until he is able to pick it up.
Deputy was unable to locate the
wallet.
Caller called back
advising a third party located and
returned the wallet.
-MCSO received request for
deputy contact from subject who
said her neighbor's kids had been
poisoning her dogs.
Caller
related it was an ongoing
problem.
t
-MCSO received request for respective spots.
deputy contact from an Imgon
January 31: MCSO, OSP
woman who wanted to file a received report from a male
sulking order against a subject. subject that a female was
The caller said the subject assaulting him with a knife. The
continuously called her house caller was then disconnected.
and comes to her
and her When he called back, he advised
husband's place of employment there was an infant present, but
making threats.
no alcohol involved. Caller and
-MCSO received report infant were located. Marcie Ann
from and Imgon woman that her Conrad, 24, was arrested for
neighbor was at her house Assault IV and interfering with
threatening her in reference to an making a report and lodged at
earlier dog poisoning complaint. Umatilla County Jail with
-OSP received report of two $12,000 bail.
trucks both with Albatron Farms
-MCSO received report of
markings on doors on 1-84 an audible alarm with hallway
eastbound speeding at high rates. motion detector at Imgon
-BPD received report of two Medical Clinic. It was a false
guns stolen from a Boardman
residence. Caller originally alarm, with employees on the
reported theft on January 21, but scene.
-MCSO received request to
more items had turned up
speak
to a deputy regarding
missing.
stolen
tools.
The caller had not
-BPD, MCSO received
report that a subject was back at report the theft that occurred
the Sandpiper Apts, in Boardman earlier this month, but he spotted
and wasn't supposed to be there. them at a pawn shop in
-MCSO received report Hermiston.
-HPD received request for
from a woman who said that
officer
response at Heppner
when she came home, the doors
were open on her shed and house. Elementary School to assist the
Her neighbor told her a subject principal who was physically
restrain a student in the office.
had been there.
-MCSO received report
January
30:
MCSO
o
f
a
lost dog seen in the
received report o f two horses
Quail
Lane
area in Boardman.
running near caller’s rear yard.
-BFD
received
report of a
They were last seen headed
toward school. The horses were fire on 1-84 on the north
located and returned to their shoulder, westbound.
-MCSO received report of
owner.
subjects
burning a large fire and
-HPD received report o f a
putting more wood on it in
male by the door o f the Irrigon. Caller was afraid it
Shamrock Lanes about five would get out of control.
minutes earlier attempting to
-MCSO received report of
break into the building. Caller burning behind the Boardman
also located a man who was near . rest area next to the river.
the location looking for his
-MCSO received report
vehicle that was missing from his about about three dogs at the
driveway. The vehicle was a '92 Oasis RV Park in Irrigon. Caller
Ford Ranger located on the side was worried that they may be hit.
o f the bowling alley, parked. It Caller said she would keep the
turned out it was a practical joke. puppy, a two-three month old
The officer said he would handle Rottweiler, with a red and white
it later in the morning.
flea type collar.
-MCSO received report that
-BFD received report of a
caller's car stereo was stolen out fire east of Tower Road.
of her locked pickup last night
-MCSO received report that
between 9 p.m. and 9 a.m.
a vehicle had been egged by
-MCSO received report of three juveniles on foot heading
the flood computer repeatedly towards Hwy. 730.
being activitated at level 3,
-HPD received request for a
moving to level 5 in the Shobe welfare check. The caller's sister
Canyon area. It was a possible had not been heard from in six
malfunction as other gauges did months.
not coincide with alarm. The
-MCSO received report
Corps of Engineers requested a from Good Shepherd Hospital
manual check., which was
Emergency Room advising that a
completed.
subject came in the ER with a
-BPD received report o f a gunshot wound to the hand.
stereo stolen out of a locked
Subject advised ER staff that he
pickup the previous night in
shot himself while he was
Boardman.
flishing at the Irrigon fish
-MCSO received report that
-BPD received report of a
an individual from Hermiston
late
80's
Chevy sedan with loud
was "hacking" in on caller's
exhaust
on caller's property
computer. Caller related that the
racing
around
the hay circles.
internet provider would not
The
caller
followed
them and
release the other user's name
subjects
sped
off
in
the
direction
unless she filed a police report.
of
Boardman
city
limits.
The Internet provider was a
February
1:
MCSO
company in Pendleton.
received
report
of
a
motion
-HPD, Heppner Ambulance,
HFD received report that caller detector activated at lone Market.
was just rear-ended at the It was a false alarm.
-MCSO received report of a
Memorial Park in Heppner. One
fire
alarm at the Irrigon 76
subject was transported to
Station.
The alarm was cancelled.
Pioneer Memorial Hospital.
-MCSO
received report of a
-MCSO received report that
calf
that
looked
like it has been
an unidentified female and her
shot
in
Irrigon.
infant child were given a
-MCSO received report of a
courtesy ride because their
phone
scam in the Heppner area.
vehicle broke down.
Caller
offered cheap phone rates
-MCSO received report that
and
all
sorts of ridiculous
tires on a pickup and motor home
promises.
Caller
reported
had been punctured in Irrigon.
incident to phone company who
-MCSO received report of believed it was a scam.
trucks speeding on County Line
-MCSO
received
an
Road.
abandoned 911 call. On recall, a
-BPD cited two individuals female advised everything was
for dogs running at large.
ok.
Dispatcher
was
-MCSO received report uncomfortable with female's
from a Lexington woman that answer and requested that a
she gave her landlord 30 days deputy check the residence. It
notice. She said her landlord is was a family disturbance, but
upset and threatened to take her everyone was okay.
car and lock her storage unit. A
-MCSO received report
deputy made contact and advised from SCF reporting an out-of-
to contact court.
control teen.
-MCSO received a 911
-MCSO received request for
hangup call from the Morrow contact regarding a pickup frame
County Fairgrounds.
caller wants to put engine in.
-Imgon FD, MCSO. OSP Caller had no title.
received report of a vehicle on
-MCSO received report of a
fire
across
from
caller's dog complaint in Imgon.
residence.
The vehicle was
-BPD received report of
towed.
syringes found outside in the
-MCSO, OSP received bushes. Caller requested contact.
report of two male juveniles in a
-MCSO received request for
vehicle that was confirmed stolen d:puty contact regarding a silver
by the Hermiston Police Thunderbird with no plates and
Department. A 17-year-old was with an "as is no warranty"
lodged at the Umatilla County sticker in the window. The
Juvenile Facility and the vehicle vehicle has been parked in
was recovered.
Irrigon for several days.
-MCSO received report o f a
-MCSO received report
stop sign down in Boardman.
Possible suspect vehicle was a of a FAX received by an
Imgon business concerning
small Honda with a noisy
an international scam.
exhaust. Two signs were located
-MCSO received request
down, both were replaced and in
for assistance from OSP in
attempting to locate and stop a
vehicle that eluded officer on I-
84. Subject took the 730 exit en
route to Imgon.
-MCSO received report that
two juveniles threw an egg at
caller in Imgon. The caller's
window was down and it hit him.
-MCSO received report of
items missing from an Imgon
residence. Caller advised that
her son's clothes and his tax
forms were gone.
Deputy
advised that the son may have
taken the items from the
residence.
-BPD received report of
Gameboy Colors stolen. Caller
said he knew who took them.
February 2: OSP received
report that a wallet believed to
belong to a Walmart truck driver
had been found in Imgon.
-MCSO received report of a
brown Chevy pickup with lift kit.
speeding through Lexington the
previous two days.
-HPD, Heppner Ambulance,
Medic 2 received request for
ambulance for an 85-year-old
female who had fallen. The
subject, who was conscious, was
transported to Pioneer Memorial
Hospital.
-MCSO received request for
an officer to help caller get her
pots and pans back from her
neighbor in Boardman.
-Heppner
Ambulance
received request for ambulance
for a 76-year-old male who had
surgery the previous week and
now his legs and feet were
swollen.
-MCSO arrested Frank B.
Engelman, 39, on a Heppner
Justice Court Warrant for Failure
to
Pay
Fine/DUII
and
Negotiating Bad Check. He was
lodged at Umatilla County Jail
with $7,543 bail.
-MCSO received report
from a subject that several items
of
her son's clothing were
missing from her residence.
-MCSO received report that
a green Ford Taurus was all over
the road on Hwy. 730 westbound.
February
3:
MCSO
received report of a horse
running across the eastbound
lanes of 1-84. Deputy was
unable to locate anything.
-MCSO received report that
a "strange subject" was in town
and possibly staying at the
Heppner motel. The reason for
the anonymous caller's suspicion
was unknown.
-MCSO received report that
an unknown subject removed the
phone line from an outbuilding
on caller's property. The caller
confirmed with the phone
company no work is being done
in that area.
-Irrigon Ambulance, MCSO
received request for ambulance
concerning caller's 84-year-old
wife having chest pain. She had
just taken heart medication.
-BPD received report that a
group of subjects had attempted
to cash a check the caller had
written to Morrow County.
Caller requested land line
contact.
-BPD received report that a
group of teenagers were playing
loud music in the driveway.
Subjects had been asked to quiet
down, but turned the music back
up. The caller did not want to
sign a complaint.
-BPD arrested Jose Luis
Gaeta, 22, on a Umatilla County
Circuit Court Warrant for Failure
to Appear/Robbery III, Theft II.
He was lodged at Umatilla
County Jail with $20,000 bail.
He was also cited for Failure To
Appear/Disorderly
Conduct,
Providing False Info to Police.
-MCSO received report
from an Irrigon woman that her
husband was at the location
without permission. Caller and
subject have been separated for
several weeks with no restraining
order involved. Caller requested
that subject be advised to leave.
-MCSO received report of a
tow truck attempting to take
caller's mom's vehicle in
Boardman. Caller’s family is en
route and caller stated there is
usually a dispute, and requested
officer presence. Tow truck
declined towing after contacted
by officer. Parties were advised it
was a civil matter.
-MCSO received report that
a subject flagged down a deputy
in Imgon. Subject then became
agitated with deputy and then
stated they were harassing him.
A request for assistance for
officer's safety was made.
Subject appeared disturbed.
-MCSO received report that
a repo company was attempting
to repo a trailer and subjects
wouldn't let him.
-MCSO received report of a
possible abandoned dog lying in
the roadway.
-MCSO received report of
two stop signs down in
Boardman. They were put back
up.
-MCSO received report of
stop signs down in Irrigon. They
were put back up and road
department advised.
-HPD received report that
caller was missing his wallet.
Wallet was recovered.
February 4: BPD received
report that caller's residence had
just been "egged" and she would
like an officer to locate the
subjects who did this. Caller did
not want contact.
-BPD received report of an
open door at Riverside High
School building. Officer advised
and responded to secure the door.
-BPD received report of a
subject running around ringing
people's door bells. Juvenile
subjects found, cited for curfew
violation and released.
MCSO received report of a
stop sign down in Boardman.
Morrow County Road Dept, was
contacted.
-MCSO received report of a
loose white and brown paint
horse in Boardman.
-MCSO received request for
contact regarding a break-in that
occured the previous night or the
night before in caller's shed.
-BPD received report of a
stop sign down. Caller put sign
back up and requested that
Morrow County Road Dept, be
notified to repair it properly,
recheck the other sign down and
check area for other signs down.
-BPD received report that
owner be notified of cow out on
Wilson Road.
-BPD received report that
the caller has been receiving
faxes from the National Center
for Missing and Exploited
Children regarding a runaway
from Boardman. Caller wanted
to be taken off the center's fax
list and he said the center
wouldn't do it.
-OSP received request for
contact regarding two subjects
arguing
and
causing
a
disturbance all day.
It was
unknown if they are in their
residence. Alcohol was possibly
involved. Subjects were both
located and no action was taken.
-City of Irrigon received a
message on the phone regarding
a broken waterline. Caller didn't
leave name or address. The
city called to see if the Sheriffs
Office had received any calls.
Caller called back and advised
the location.
-OSP received report of a
yellow semi pulling one trailer
going 80 mph-plus on 1-84
westbound.
-MCSO received a 911 call.
It was a child playing on the
phone. MCSO spoke with the
child's mother.
-MCSO received report of a
loud party in Irrigon. Caller
advised that drugs were possibly
being used at the party.
A
deputy advised the residence
regarding noise, but was unable
to make entry for search.
February 5: BPD cited a
juvenile
for
a
curfew
violation.
-MCSO received report that
caller heared an unknown subject
breaking into her back bedroom.
The subject was identified and
caller requested that the deputy
disregard. Valid no contact order
exists between caller and subject,
so deputy continued. Caller
declined search of her residence.
-Heppner
Ambulance,
Lexington EMT received request
for ambulance for 25-year-old
female who was four months
pregnant and bleeding heavily.
One subject transported to
Pioneer Memonal Hospital.
-MCSO received report of
four yearling-size calves in
caller's yard. It was unknown
who owned the calves.
-MCSO received report of a
3-1/2 year old girl bitten by a dog
in Imgon.
-MCSO received request for
officer from the Umatilla Tribal
PD to attempt to locate a subject
who was a runaway.
-MCSO received report of
an unattended death.
February 6: BPD received
report of a vicious Rottweiler
running loose. Problem was
resolved.