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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 19, 2001 Sheriff's Report The Morrow C ounty S h e riff s Office (M CSO) reports handling the following business: -MCSO deputies arrested Ronald Albion Schwarz, 39, o f Heppner for Assault IV Domestic. He was lodged at the Umatilla County Jail. -MCSO received a report from Boardman that someone had stolen the caller's purse and leather coat out o f her car during the night. -MCSO received a report from UCSO that a Herm iston woman thought her daughter was living in Im gon and was concerned drugs were being used m the presence of children. A welfare check was requested. A male subject possibly at the residence had a valid warrant out o f UCSO on him. -M CSO, Oregon State Police received a report o f a white Talon that was weaving and cutting off other vehicles on 1-84 eastbound. -Boardman Police Dept, received a request for officer contact regarding an apartment being broken into in Boardman. -MCSO received an abandoned 911 call from Imgon. The residence was recontacted and all was okay. -M CSO received a report from Oregon State Police that a wrecked pickup was found on Highway 207. No one was around. The driver called 911 and advised that it was his pickup. Everyone was okay and had received a ride into Spray. -M CSO received a request for deputy assistance getting items out o f the caller's residence in Imgon. The caller's husband wouldn't let her get her things. -MCSO received a request for deputy contact in Im gon regarding forged checks. Shane Lee Roley, 20, was arrested and lodged at the Um atilla County Jail. -MCSO received a request for a deputy contact regarding missing signs in Heppner. -Oregon State Police received a report o f a male subject on a motorcycle who was eastbound in the westbound lane right on the yellow line on 1-84. -MCSO deputy arrested William Jam es Foden, 28, on an Im gon Justice Court warrant for Failure to Pay Fine/Permittmg a Dog to Run at Large. -Oregon State Police received a report o f a drive-off o f $43 in diesel from the Irrigon 76 Station. The pickup was eastbound on Highway 730 headed to Umatilla. -MCSO received a request for a welfare check on the caller's daughter in Irrigon. -Boardman Police Dept, received a report o f a minor fender-bender in front o f the Boardman Post Office. O fficer contact was requested. -Oregon State Police received a report from a caller in Boardman who said her daughter called and said her boyfriend was beating her up. The daughter was in Culver. -MCSO received a report from Irrigon that cars in a residential rural area were driving too fast. An extra patrol was conducted. -Heppner Fire C hief received a report o f a sm oky odor in the basement o f the M orrow County Courthouse. All was okay. July 21: Boardman Police Dept, officer arrested M elissa Diane M urray, 29, for DUII. H er BAC was .17. The vehicle was impounded. The arrest was made at the Boardm an Texaco station. -MCSO deputy cited a juvenile for M IP-Tobacco and Curfew Violation and cited another juvenile for curfew violation. Both subjects were released to their parents. -MCSO received a report o f dogs coming from a neighbor's yard in Im gon and getting into garbage. -M CSO received a request for assistance from Les Schwab in Heppner. Keys were locked into a vehicle. The locksm ith was contacted. -MCSO deputy found a locked vehicle partially in the road on Root Lane in Boardm an. No one was around. The owner was located and will move the vehicle. -Oregon State Police received a report o f a semi truck all over the road on 1-84 westbound. -MCSO received a report from the Portland Police Dept, that Timothy White, 28, was arrested on a Morrow County Circuit Court warrant for U nauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle (x2). He was lodged at the M ultnomah C ounty Jail. -MCSO received an unfounded call about a restraining order violation m Imgon. No restraining order was located. -M CSO, Oregon State Police received a report o f a driver in a pickup on 1-84 westbound who was driving erratically and waving his arms. -MCSO received a report o f what was thought to be a controlled bum in Boardman. There were no controlled bums planned. A deputy made contact with the caller. The fire- was put out. -MCSO, Boardman Police Dept, received a 911 call from a male subject on Boardman pay phone. The subject made an obscene remark and hung up. Officers were unable to locate the subject. -MCSO received a request for contact with a deputy or Oregon State Police. The caller had information about a male subject in Alaska who allegedly beat a man to dfcath in his motel room. -MCSO deputy, Boardman Police Dept, officer cited Marcelino Rivera- Lomeli, 45, for DUII. His BAC was .16. The vehicle was towed. -MCSO received a request for deputy contact for a woman from Imgon whose said her husband had threatened to kill her in front o f her four-year-old son. The couple, who have a son and a new baby, have a history o f domestic violence and abuse. July 22: MCSO deputy arrested Keith Allan Blackman, 40, for Domestic Menacing. He was lodged at the Umatilla County Jail. -Oregon State Police received a report o f a hit deer thrashing around in the middle of the roadway on 1-84 eastbound. -MCSO received a report o f an audible alarm at Huwe's Washboard in Imgon. The owner was notified and the alarm reset after the area was checked. -MCSO received a report o f a silver-colored vehicle parked along 1-84 westbound with fivejuveniles around it. Another report was received o f 5-6 juveniles playing on the freeway. -Boardman Fire Dept, received a report from a caller that his vehicle broke down on 1-84 and they were walking along the freeway. He said someone threw a firecracker at them and the firecracker started a fire. The fire was put out. -Oregon State Police received a report of a possible DUD. A Dodge pickup weaving all over the road and speeding from 85 mph down to 60 mph. -MCSO received a report from Im gon o f a theft o f a gas can full o f gasoline. -MCSO received a request for deputy contact regarding an apartment broken into in Boardman. -M CSO and other agencies received a report from the Umatilla C ounty Sheriffs Office that a motorcycle hit a deer on Highway 207. A male subject had m inor injuries. The accident was located in W heeler County. Spray am bulance requested Heppner ambulance meet for transportation to Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner. -MCSO received a hang-up 911 call from the Boardman Marina. A call-back was made; everything was okay. -MCSO, Boardman Police Dept, received a report from Boardman o f a male subject who hung himself in a shed. The caller said the man appeared dead and she did not want to return to the scene. Officers confirmed the man was dead. Dr. Kenneth Wenberg, the district attorney and others were contacted. -M CSO received a request for someone to remove a dead cat from under the caller's vehicle in Imgon. Caller was advised that there was no animal control for Im gon and the deputy was on another call. -Oregon State Police received a report o f a drive-off from Brown’s Truck Stop in Irrigon. -M CSO received a request for deputy contact regarding stray dogs that killed two o f the caller's cats in Im gon. -M CSO received a request for deputy contact in Imgon regarding an on-going problem with the neighbor’s music. The caller called back; he handled the problem and did not need deputy contact. -M CSO received a report from the Boardman Police Dept, o f a green van on Highway 730 that was driving erratically and continually crossing mto oncoming traffic. The van was not located. -M orrow County Road Dept, received a report o f a deer hit on Highway 74 by Morgan that needed to be removed. -M CSO received a report that Keith Christian Diehl, 37, was cited for Insufficient Flotation Devices in Boat-Violation. -Boardman Police Dept., Boardman Ambulance received a request for an am bulance for an « elderly woman in Boardman who was sem i-conscious and barely breathing. The woman had a history o f medical problems. The patient was transported to Good Shepherd Medical Center in Hermiston. -M CSO, Oregon State Police received a report o f a disabled vehicle with one male and 3-4 children on 1-84 eastbound. A deputy and a tow truck arrived to assist. -MCSO received a report that Russell W. Buchanan, 27, was cited for Insufficient Flotation Devices in Boat-Violation. -MCSO, Boardman Police Dept, received a report o f a suspicious male subject hanging around the Outback Apts, in Boardman asking children where they live. The subject left toward Main Street. -MCSO received a report o f a vehicle driving too fast in Im gon. The driver was warned. -Boardman Police Dept, received a report from a caller that he lost his wallet at the Boardman Texaco. -MCSO, Boardman Police Dept, received a report from a caller on Wilson Road that he just hit a black cow that was in the road. The cow was still alive. The caller was okay and the vehicle could be driven but had no emergency lights. Two other cows were out in the road too and causing a hazard. MCSO requested assistance from the Boardman Police Dept. W hile on the line, another vehicle headed towards Boardman hit one o f the other cows, but didn't stop. The possible owner o f the cows was contacted and en route. -MCSO received a report o f a residential burglar alarm in Irrigon. A deputy could not access the area due to a locked gate. -MCSO received a report o f a stranded m otorist at the rest area west o f Boardman who had locked his keys in their car. The caller was advised to contact Action Tow. -M CSO received a report o f a fire at Lena along Highway 74 that had started electrically. Columbia Basin Co-op was at the scene. The fire was out o f the H eppner Fire District and was also out o f the Pilot Rock Fire District. -MCSO received a report from a R.D. O ffutt bfficial that they planned have a vehicle that had been tagged towed from their property. -MCSO received a report from a caller about a person MCSO was trying to locate who m ay be in Irrigon. -MCSO received a report o f a downed stop sign at the com er o f Wilson and Mt. Hood in Boardman. The city o f Boardman was advised. -MCSO received a report from a Boardman Police Dept, officer that he was at the comer o f Wilson and Mt. Hood taking a hit and run complaint. -Oregon State Police received a report o f a pickup with a tilted camper along 1-84 eastbound. One elderly male subject was at the scene. -Irrigon ambulance received a request for an ambulance for a one- year-old female in Irrigon who had swallowed fingernail polish remover. The caller was patched directly to Poison Control. No transport was made. -MCSO received a report from a caller who had been entering the freeway eastbound from Boardman when he heard a loud bang which broke his vehicle window. He thought that it cam e from a field on the south side o f the freeway. -MCSO received a report o f theft o f mail from a mailbox in lone. -MCSO, Boardman Police Dept, received a request from Boardman for an officer contact regarding children that keep throwing balls on the caller's roof. He has asked them several times to stop. -MCSO received a report o f a theft o f a pager from a male subject while he was at the Irrigon Marina. -Heppner Police Dept., Heppner Public W orks received a request for assistance. A construction crew was drawing water from a fire hydrant at the comer o f Jenkins and Riverside in Heppner, but the hydrant wasn't working. It also appeared that water was coming up from underneath. -MCSO received a report o f an illegal bum in Boardman. The fire was put out. -MCSO, Oregon State Police received a report from Irrigon of a verbal dispute between the caller's friend's son and his girlfriend. -MCSO, Boardman Fire Dept, received a report from a deputy of a grass fire on the east and west side o f Patterson Ferry. Union Pacific Railroad was contacted for train transportation cautions; Umatilla Electric was contacted for a power pole on fire; Oregon Dept, o f Transportation and Oregon State Police were contacted about possible traffic and road closures; the Umatilla Army Depot Fire Dept, was contacted; private property owners were also contacted. J u ly 25: M CSO, Irrigon ambulance received a request for an am bulance for a 83-year-old female in Irrigon who was dizzy and vomiting. The patient was transported to Good Shepherd M edical Center in Hermiston. -MCSO, Gilliam, Wheeler and Sherman County Sheriffs offices received a report from CenturyTel that a m ajor fiber optic line that affected long-distance coverage had been cut. 911s were tested in each town. Morrow County could call 911, but the other counties could not. All emergency medical services, fire depts. and OERS were advised. About five hours later the optic line was back in service. -MCSO received a report from Irrigon that the caller's stereo had been stolen out o f his pickup. -M CSO received a report from the Umatilla Police Dept, o f a deer carcass hanging in a yard in Irrigon. -M CSO received a report o f an electrical fire in a mobile home in Irrigon. While on the line, the fire was put out and the caller decided not to page the fire dept. -MCSO, Boardman Police Dept, received a report o f a burglar alarm at the Bank o f Eastern Oregon in Boardman. It was a false alarm. -M CSO received a report from a caller in Irrigon that he had swallowed a whole plum that got stuck just below his Adam’s apple. He was breathing all right. He was going to the hospital in a private vehicle and would take his cell phone. -Oregon State Police received a report o f a large piece o f tire tread on 1-84 causing a hazard in the right lane. -M CSO received a report from a caller in Boardman that someone broke into his apartm ent early in the morning. Items were missing. The caller requested deputy contact. -MCSO deputy reported he was trying to stop a semi-truck with a trailer on 1-84 westbound. The truck was traveling at 60 mph and failed to yield. The truck eventually stopped. Gary W. Dooley, 55, was cited for Careless Driving. -M CSO received a report from Irrigon o f a neighbor kid throwing a rock and breaking the caller's car window two nights earlier. The caller wanted deputy contact. -M CSO, H eppner Fire Chief, H eppner A m bulance received a request for an ambulance for a 74- year-old male who had fallen, hit his head and was disoriented. -M CSO received a report o f juveniles at the Irrigon Marina who were "huffing" paint. -M CSO received a report from T illam ook C ounty that Blaine M iller, 22, was arrested on an Irrigon Justice C ourt warrant for Failure to Pay Fine/M IP. He was lodged at the T illam ook County Jail. - Oregon State Police received a report o f three white m ales that hit a picnic table with their van, were being disruptive and scaring children. -M CSO received a report from a caller in Boardman that a black lab was in the bed o f his pickup and wouldn't get out. -MCSO received a request for deputy phone contact for a caller in Boardman who reported that kids were playing basketball in a cul-de- sac and were not supposed to. -Oregon State Police received a report o f two males, who appeared intoxicated, in a Chevy pickup that kept coming into the campground below the fish hatchery west of Irrigon, being disruptive then leaving. -M CSO deputy cited Scott D. Chattuck, 38, o f Irrigon, for Assault IV. -Heppner Police Dept, received a report o f several subject/b y the library near the creek who were being very loud. Ju ly 26: Umatilla Army Depot, Boardman Fire Department received a report o f a fire along the railroad tracks near 1-84. The fire was out. The caller also reported another fire in a field just north o f 1-84. The fire was out. -Boardman Police Dept, officer cited Hedy Sanchez o f Boardman for Unreasonable Sound Am plification. -Boardman Police Dept, received a report o f a fire alarm at Rippee Road m Boardman. It was a false alarm. -Heppner Police Dept., Heppner Ambulance received a request for an am bulance for an 83-year-old female who was having chest pains and not responding to medication. -Heppner Police Dept, received a request for a welfare check on a subject in Heppner as the subject's neighbor thought she heard someone calling for help. -Umatilla Army Depot received a report o f a grass fire along 1-84. Boardman Fire Dept, was also contacted. -Boardman Police Dept, received a report o f an audible alarm at Cascade Specialties. It was an em ployee error. -MCSO received a report from the coffee server at the Boardman eastbound rest area that a purse was found. -MCSO received a report o f a Tyson chicken truck driving erratically on 1-84. A deputy located the vehicle but did not stop it as he did not witness any traffic violations. -MCSO received a report o f a brush fire along 1-84 westbound. -MCSO deputy arrested Crystal Irene Glass, 34, on a Morrow County w a rra n t for* P a ro le Violation/Possession o f a Controlled Substance and for warrants out o f Tillamook County. She was lodged at the Um atilla County Jail. - Oregon State Police received a report o f a reckless driver passing vehicles at 80 mph on Highway 730 westbound to Irrigon. The vehicle had a dent in the driver's side back quarter panel. -MCSO received a report from Boardman Police Dept, that Felco Autolease had repossessed a vehicle from a residence in Boardman. - Mitchell am bulance received a report o f a 45-year-old male who was sick from a spider bite. The subject was located at the transfer station between the airport and the dump on Highway 207 outside o f M itcjiell, and taken to PMH- Prineville. -Boardman Police Dept, received a report o f loud music in a complex in Boardman. -Irrigon Fire Dept., Irrigon Ambulance received a request for an ambulance for a 75-year-old man having a heart attack. He was breathing and conscious. The patient was transported to Good Shepherd M edical C enter in Hermiston. -Boardman Police Dept, received a report o f loud music coming from the B lalock/Kincade area in Boardman. -M CSO received a report o f a one-car rollover accident on a bridge on Highway 74, One.male subject was bleeding behind his ear. He was taken to Pioneer M emorial Hospital in Heppner by private vehicle. -MCSO received a report o f kids loitering in front o f the D&L Auto Shop, in Heppner. The shop has had problems before; a dnve-by check was requested. Ju ly 27:O regon State Police received a report o f a tractor-trailer on 1-84 near Boardm an that was all over the road. -Boardman Police Dept, officer cited M elissa Diane M urray, 29, for DUII. The original citation had been voided. -Heppner Police Dept, received a report o f an intrusion alarm at the Heppner Elementary School. The custodian accidentally set the alarm off. -MCSO received a request for a deputy contact regarding harassing phone calls. - Oregon State Police received a report o f a motorhome towing a Jeep that lost a tire on 1-84 eastbound. Debris was on the roadway. The vehicle was o ff the road and elderly wom en were walking nearby. -MCSO received a report from Oregon State Police that James Duane Roberson, 51, was in custody on a Morrow County Circuit Court warrant for Failure to Comply/Contempt o f Court. He was lodged at the Umatilla County Jail. -MCSO received two 911 calls from a residence in Boardman. It was confirmed the wrong num ber was called. -MCSO received a report from a caller in Boardman that he sold a four-wheeler to a man in Irrigon and the check he was paid with was no good. -MCSO, M orrow County Behavioral Health received a request for assistance for a woman who had been very depressed since her son committed suicide. The woman had taken all her m edication with her and left without telling anyone where she was going. An attempt to locate was issued. -MCSO received a report o f an audible alarm at Big Foot Industries. It was a false alarm. -Heppner Police Dept, received a report o f a man with his daughter at the Heppner Park but he wasn’t supposed to be with her. -M CSO received a report from the Heppner Police Dept, o f a vehicle that drives everyday from the Lexington elevators to Heppner in an erratic fashion. -Boardman Police Dept, officer arrested Christopher Paul Lockndge, 20, for Assault IV/Crim inal M ischief/ Dom estic Harassm ent. -Boardman Police Dept, received a report o f neighbors in Boardman playing loud music. It was possibly a M IP party. -MCSO, UCSO, Oregon State Police, Heppner Police Dept, received a report o f a male subject trespassing on the caller's property and damaging a gate afid lock. The caller knew who it was and wanted to press charges. -M CSO received a report from Imgon o f a white Mustang speeding around. -M CSO received a report from Imgon o f a dog barking every night. M CSO received a report from a caller in Irrigon that her husband was preventing her from getting her stuff out o f their vehicle. She also said he was m istreating the children. -M CSO received a report o f a dog barking in the area o f Locust Road in Irrigon. Deputy contact ws requested. Ju ly 28: M CSO deputies cited Eleasar Lomas-Torres, 30, for DUII (BAC was .15), Failure to Carry and Present Identification, Giving False Information to a Police Officer and Driving while License Suspended infraction. His vehicle was impounded. He was arrested on a Herm iston Police Dept, restricted warrant for Failure to Pay Fine/Assault IV, and on a UCSO felony w arrant for Failure to Appear/Possession o f a Controlled Substance 2 M etham phetamine. He was lodged at the Um atilla C ounty Jail. -MCSO, Boardman Police Dept, received a request for an officer contact from Boardman regarding a dog that chased the caller. He knows who the ow ner o f the dog is. -M CSO, Oregon State Police received a report o f a Ford Explorer on 1-84 westbound that was cutting o ff vehicles and going in and out o f traffic. -MCSO received a report from a caller in Boardman that her sister called from Deadm an's Pass; she had run out o f gasoline. The caller was going to try to find her and would contact M CSO later about the situation. - Heppner Police Dept, received a report o f two missing juveniles. The children's father had been given full custody, but the children were with their m other in Panam a and she was refusing to give them up. -M CSO, Irrigon, Boardm an, Heppner, lone and SC fire depts. received a request from Hermiston Police Dept, for m utual aid for a fire at Boise Cascade. -Oregon State Police received a report from a caller on 1-84 that she was being harassed. Another vehicle was following her. -MCSO deputy reported he was at the Irrigon M arina taking care o f a disturbance between two people. -M CSO received a report o f a panic alarm in Irrigon. All was okay. -Boardman Police Dept, officer arrested Anselmo Valencia-Herrera, 21, on a Washington County warrant for Secret Identity, Theft I, Theft II, Theft III, Giving False Information to a Peace Officer (x4), Reckless Driving (x5). -M CSO received a report from Oregon State Police in Enterprise that John Bell, 20, was arrested on an Irrigon Justice Court warrant for Failure to Appear/Driving while License Suspended. He posted bond and was released. -M CSO deputy cited a m inor in Irrigon for No Helmet and False Inform ation. -Heppner Police Dept, received request for assistance in finding a green Chevy-type pickup. The vehicle had been at Bull Prairie campground tearing up the ground and possibly spotlighting. -MCSO deputy cited Christopher Michael Elliott, 21, o f Irrigon, for TCD. -MCSO deputy cited Frank David Battaglia, 22, o f Boardman for Possession o f Less that One Oz. M arijuana. -M CSO received a report from Spray o f a lost four-wheeler som ewhere on Highway 206 between Shaniko and Fossil. -M CSO deputy cited Wendy Long, 31, o f Irrigon for TCD. -M CSO received a request for a deputy contact in Irrigon. The caller wanted to sign a com plaint against her neighbor for loud music I
