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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 12, 2001 - FIVE Sheriff's Report The M orrow C ounty S h e riff s Office (M CSO) reports handling the following business: -MCSO received a report from a caller that a vehicle hit a deer on Highway 730. It was a non-injury, non-blocking accident; a tow was requested. -MCSO received a hang-up 911 call from Lexington. It was determined all was okay, the phone was in a cooler next to a tree and they were putting in a new hose. Nov. 5: MCSO received a report o f an employee who did not show up for work which was not like him. The employee showed up; he had car problems. -Oregon State Police received a report from a caller who had rolled his vehicle by the fish hatchery but was okay. The vehicle was not blocking traffic and the owner would return later to rem ove it. -M CSO received a request for deputy contact regarding bad checks at Brown's Truck Stop. -M CSO received a report from a caller at Brown's Auto that two small children were riding a small electric car down Highway 730 westbound/W est Second Street in Irrigon. Another caller advised he was with the children and would wait until a deputy arrived. The caller then advised that the children's father had shown up and picked up the boys. -M CSO received a report o f a panic alarm at a residence in Imgon. It was a false alarm. -M CSO received a request for a deputy contact regarding an assault that occurred three hours ago. No medical attention was needed. -M CSO received a request for deputy contact at Boardman Foods regarding a suspicious fax they received from Nigeria. -M CSO received a report from a caller in Boardman that she wanted to call her father and to go home. The caller’s husband explained she has Alzheim er's. -Boardman Police Dept, officer cited W illiam Thom as Kennedy, 33, for Failure to Obey Traffic Control Device and No Insurance. The vehicle was towed. -Boardman Police Department received a call concerning a "party drug**»-'1 ^ > c* ■ Jt,j '■ L—'Irhigdrt F ire D ept/reeerved a report o f a fire alarm at a residence in Irrigon. It was determined to be a false alarm. -Oregon State Police reported a hold-up alarm going o ff in a building again, for the third time that day. -Heppner Police Dept, received a request for contact regarding a dog that attacked another dog near the ODO T shop. -M CSO received a request for deputy contact in Boardman regarding several stray dogs threatening the caller's goat. -Boardman Police Dept, officer reported that citizens caught a male suspect breaking into a car at the Sandpiper Inn parking lot. The citizens took the suspect's wallet to the police dept, and the suspect came in to get it. -M CSO, Oregon State Police received a report from a caller in Irrigon that a white-faced cow was looking in her window. -M CSO received reports o f the sky being red. The Northern Lights were visible. -MCSO deputy cited J. Antonio M ejia-Nava, 27, for Violation o f the Basic Rule, 78 mph in a 55 mph zone. MCSO received a report o f an office unnal at the Port o f Morrow overflowing. The number o f the Port m anager was provided. Nov. 6: MCSO deputy arrested Shawn Faye Hahn, 31, on a Morrow County Circuit Court warrant for Grand Jury Indictment for Possession of a Controlled Substance- B Felony. Hahn was lodged at the U m atilla County Jail with $20,000 bail. -M CSO received a report that Toby Dale Rodriguez, 30, was arrested on a Morrow County Circuit C ourt w arrant for Failure to Appear/Criminal Trespass II and Failure to Appear/Attempt to Elude by Vehicle and on Foot, Criminal M ischief II and Driving while License Suspended/Eluding. He was lodged at the Umatilla County Jail with $20,000 bail. -M CSO received a report o f an alarm activation at Kegler's Market in Irrigon. There was no signs o f entry and no window breakage. All appeared okay. -MCSO received a report from Mid-Columbia Bus Co. that a Honda Prelude passed a school bus and was driving on a double line around curves on Highway 74. -MCSO, Heppner Police Dept, received a report from the Lexington Cenex station o f a suspicious vehicle. It was confirmed the vehicle was at the DMV and all was okay. - Boardman Police Dept, received a report from a caller in Boardman that her purse was stolen from her vehicle about 10-15 minutes earlier. -MCSO, USFS received a report from Anson Wright Park o f a fire on both sides of the road on Highway 207-Spray. USFS advised that it was a prescribed bum. -MCSO received a request for deputy contact at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner concerning an issue at the Im gon Clinic. -MCSO received a request for deputy contact in lone regarding an occurrence in August; the caller wanted to press charges. -MCSO received a request for deputy contact at A.C. Houghton Elem entary School in Irrigon regarding the theft o f skates. -MCSO received a hang-up 911 call from the Riverfront Lodge in Boardman. It was determ ined all was okay; the phone company was working on the phone. -MCSO received a report o f a burglary ip Boardm an. . -Boardman Police Dept, officer cited Oscar R. Cota, 21, for Improper Exhaust. -Heppner Police Dept, received a report from a caller in Heppner that a gun that had been taken from her residence was found in the yard, It possibly happened the previous day. -Oregon State Police received a report from a caller on 1-84 that a Chevy Cavalier was "playing games" with a semi-truck. -Oregon State Police received a report o f a bull elk shot and left on Wilson Prairie off USFS 2128 road. -MCSO received a report from Oasis RV Park in Imgon o f a theft o f money from renters. Nov. 7: MCSO received a report o f an audible alarm at Kegler's Sentry. The owner asked the alarm to be turned off; he also said some new graphics in the building were setting the alarm off. -MCSO, Boardman Police Dept, received a request for an officer to drive by a business in Boardman. The caller said that some people in the parking lot looked suspicious. -Boardman Police Dept, officer cited Gabnel Gutierrez Landin, 34, for Violation o f the Basic Rule, 54 mph in a 40 mph zone. -Heppner Police Dept, received a report o f an alarm activation at Les Schwab in Heppner It was advised that the alarm was accidentally set o ff through a keyboard malfunction. -MCSO, USFS received a report o f a fire in the area o f USFS roads 5311 and 5308. Ukiah Ranger Station and Central Oregon Dispatch were contacted. -MCSO deputy advised he would be out tagging a disabled vehicle for removal. -Heppner Police and Fire depts. received a report from a caller in Heppner of smoke coming from her basement. It was the furnace. -MCSO received a report from Imgon Moose Lodge o f a break-in at the lodge sometime the previous night. -MCSO received a report from lone o f a em ployee situation. -MCSO received a request for deputy contact from a caller regarding vehicle title questions. -Boardman Police Dept, officer arrested Martha Ann Davis, 45, on an Imgon Justice Court warrant for Failure to Pay F'ine/Permitting Dog to Run at Large. She was released with $36 bail. -M CSO deputy cited Thomas Charles Waddell o f Plermiston for Driving while License Suspended- Infraction. -Boardman Police Dept, officer cited Shawn Leroy Creek, 27, o f Umatilla for Switched Plates, Dnving while License Suspended-Infraction and No Insurance. His vehicle was impounded. -MCSO received a report o f a vehicle that appeared abandoned on Tower Road. The caller thought that the same type o f vehicle had been used in an armed robbery in The Dalles. The vehicle was checked; it was a different vehicle. -Boardman Police Dept., Boardman Am bulance received a report o f a single m otor vehicle accident in Boardman. An officer and the ambulance were unable to locate the accident. -M CSO, Oregon State Police received a report o f an abandoned 911 call from Columbia Junior High School in Irrigon. There did not appear to be anyone with an emergency. -MCSO received a report o f a speeder going 90+ mph on Highway 74 headed to Heppner. -MCSO. Boardman Police Dept, received a report from the C&D Drive-In in Boardm an that they possibly received a counterfeit $ 100 bill. The custom er was still at the location at the tim e o f the report. -MCSO received a report from the Hermiston Police Dept, that Garrett Wilhelm. 23, was arrested on a Heppner Justice Court warrant for Failure to Pay Fine/Resisting Arrest. -MCSO, Oregon State Police, Boardman Police Dept, received a report o f a vehicle going westbound in the eastbound lane o f 1-84. All units wfcre unable to locate the vehicle. -MCSO, Boardman Police Dept, received a report o f a body wrapped in a blanket on NE Columbia Road near the Port o f Morrow. A folded tarp was located on the side o f the road; no body was found. -M CSO received a request for deputy contact regarding a barking dog in Irrigon. -MCSO received a request for deputy contact in Boardman regarding semi-trucks parked near the Riverview Motel with their engines running. -MCSO received an abandoned 911 call from the Riverfront Lodge in Boardman. On recontact, it was determ ined all was okay. -MCSO. Boardman Police Dept, received a report o f a possible burglary in progress in Boardman. Units were unable to locate anyone. Nov. 8: MCSO received a report o f a dog found on Highway 74 outside o f lone north. The dog was a four-six month old female with a purple collar. -MCSO received a report from the Herm iston Police Dept, that Kevin Daniel Helzer, 33, was arrested on an Imgon Justice Court warrant for Failure to Pay Fine/D nving while License Suspended and Dnving Uninsured. He was released with $773 bail. -MCSO received a request for deputy contact in Boardman regarding a suspicious package at the caller's mailbox. -Boardman Police Dept, officer cited Miguel Angel M orales- Pacheco, 38, for No Operator's License. -MCSO received a request for deputy contact at the Columbia Middle School in Imgon regarding a student who took a $15 item. It was requested the student be cited. The juvenile was cited for Theft III. -MCSO received a report o f painting done to a building at the Boardman Airport. -MCSO received a report from a caller in lone who wanted to get a vehicle back from his wife. The vehicle is in both their names, but a restraining order was involved. The caller was advised it was a civil matter and if there was a violation o f the restraining order he could possibly be arrested. -Boardman Police Dept, officer cited Gerardo Villegas-Salazar, 19, for Driving while License Suspended Violation and No Insurance. He was cited and released with $6,000 bail. -Boardman Police Dept, officer arrested a 20- year old female subject on an Im gon Justice Court warrant for Failure to Appear/Driving while License Suspended. -MCSO received a report o f an audible alarm at the Imgon Learning Center. -M CSO received a report from a caller in Im gon that a suspicious male in a motor home stopped at her residence and stated he had her son. The subject left but continued to drive by her residence. He didn't have her son. -Boardm an Police Dept, cited Brian James Marple, 19, tor Failure to Obey Traffic Control Device. -MCSO, Oregon Police Dept., ODOT, Heppner Rescue, Heppner Ambulance, Lexington Ambulance received a report o f a vehicle on its top on Highway 207 ju st outside the Bombing Range. Guard rails were damaged. No one appeared to be by the vehicle. -M CSO, Oregon State Police received a report o f a dead deer on 1-84. -MCSO received a report from the Hermiston Police Dept, that Michael Tipton, 41, was arrested on an Imgon Justice Court warrant for Failure to Appear/Theft II with $6,000 bail. -MCSO received a report o f a possible DUII on Highway 730 westbound. A vehicle was all over the road. Nov. 9: MCSO. Oregon State Police received a report of an overdue motonst. The female subject left Walla Walla, WA„ en route to Biggs, but hadn't am ved there yet. The caller was advised the subject had broken down near Boardman and had just left there en route to Biggs. -MCSO received a report o f a vehicle in Im gon with its back window broken out. Upon making contact with the owner, it was determined that someone had attempted to take the vehicle. -MCSO received a report from Pendleton Police Dept, that Jason Cook, 23, was arrested on a Heppner Justice Court warrant for Failure to Pay Fine/Harassment. He was cited and released. -Boardman Police Dept, received a report o f a suspicious vehicle parked near the Boardman Catholic Church. -MCSO received a report o f a vehicle broken into and a stereo taken in Imgon. A juvenile was cited for Curfew Violation, Unauthorized Entry o f a Motor Vehicle and Theft II. -M CSO, Oregon State Police received a report from a caller that a one ton dually Ford cut him o ff and alm ost took o ff his bumper. -MCSO received a report from a caller in Imgon that her truck was broken into. M oney, Rayban sunglasses and a stereo were taken. -MCSO received a report o f a cow standing in the middle o f Highway 730. The caller said it was very foggy also. The owner was contacted. -MCSO received a request for deputy contact regarding the caller's father's estate. -MCSO received a report o f a runaway from Boardman. The person was last seen the previous night. -MCSO received a report from a caller in Boardman that someone ran over his mailbox. -MCSO, Boardman Police Dept, received a report o f a male juvenile acting suspicious around her residence in Boardman. Thejuvenile left and went to another residence. -M CSO received a report o f a front entrance burglar alarm at A.C. Houghton Elem entary School in Im gon -MCSO received a report o f a person in a vehicle on the canal road between Paul Smith and Peters that was possibly dealing in drugs. Jose Reynosa-Toscano, 27, o f Boardman. was arrested on charges o f Possession o f a Controlled Substance, Delivery ofa Controlled Substance, Criminal Possession o f a Forged Instrument. Child Neglect (x2). Endangering the Welfare ofa Minor (x2). He was lodged at the Umatilla County Jail -Im g o n Fire Dept, received a request to respond to an illegal bum in Im gon. -M CSO received a report from a caller in Imgon that his truck had been broken into and several items stolen. -Heppner Police Dept, received a report from a caller in Heppner that someone broke into his residence and stole items and money. -M CSO deputy cited Rebecca Williams for Violation o f the Basic Rule, 75 mph in a 55 mph zone. -MCSO received a report from a caller in Imgon that her neighbor's dog was trying to get into her chicken coop. William Herbert Prosser was cited for M aintaining a Dog as a Public Nuisance. Nov. 10: MCSO, Oregon State Police received report o f a truck and three cars drag-racing on Hinton Creek Road doing 100+ mph. -Boardman Police Dept, officers cited Roque Rosales Vazquez, 56, for DUII (with a BAC o f .10) and the vehicle impounded. -MCSO received a report o f a vehicle driving all over the road between Third Street and Highway 730. Deputies were unable to locate the vehicle. -MCSO received a report from a caller in Imgon that her boyfriend had hit her on the back o f the head. The caller requested deputy contact. -MCSO, Boardman Police Dept.. Boardman ambulance received a 911 hang-up call from Boardman. On call-back, there was just static, then a busy signal. Units went to the residence and the ambulance put on standby. It was determined that a female subject's phone had "died and automatically called 911; all was okay and she was Fine. -MCSO received a report that Oregon State Police arrested Julian Velasco-Robles, 20, on a Morrow County warrant for Failure to Pay Fine/Dnving while License Suspended Infraction-and Dri vmg Uninsured. The subject was lodged at the Umatilla County Jail with $761 bail. -Boardman Police Dept, officer cited Tony Ramon Sepulveda for Driving While License Suspended Infraction/Dnving Uninsured. The vehicle was towed. -MCSO received a report o f vandalism done to a vehicle. The front tire was flattened, the light on the roof and a m irror broken and the stereo stolen. -MCSO received a report from a caller in Im gon o f a Honda 4- wheeler stolen. It was last seen the previous day. fxcejjtionaf School Aurarö 6ij the State of Oregon To 6e Presented to lone Schools H e s Com in to I own December 20,2001 - 2:30 p.m. At the lone Gymnasium THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ATTEND Give Teleflora's Santa Ornament Bouquet Ho, ho, hocus-pocus. FEA TURING: Presentation of Exceptional School Flag Santa's magically turned into a roly-poly ceramic Christmas ornament jar! Packed to the brim with Christmas flowers, he also loves candy, cookies, Honoring of Students and Staff by State Representative Greg Smith you name it To send this jolly gift anywhere in the U S. or Canada, just call or visit our shop Acknowledgements read from US Senator Gordon Smith and US Representative Greg Walden 'T^Teleflora. TAa Country Rose AD SPONSORED BY 233 N. Main • Heppner • 676-9426 HI \ IONE SCHOOLS: Strong Test Scores High Attendance Rate Exceptionally Low Drop-out Rate Exceptionally Experienced Teachers Bank of Member FDIC
