Sheriff's Report
The Morrow County Sheriff’s
Office (MCSO) reports handling
the following business:
-M C SO receiv ed a
report from a caller in Irrigon that
several dogs were chasing and
harassing her neighbor’s horses.
-M C SO , B oardm an
Police Dept, received a report
from a caller in Boardman that a
named male subject took their
child. It was a possible restraining
order violation.
-M C SO receiv ed a
report from Douglas County
Sheriff’s Office that Robert
Lauritsen, 31, was arrested on an
Irrigon Justice Court warrant for
Failure to Appear/Driving while
License Suspended. He was
cited and released.
-MCSO, Oregon State
Police received a report o f a
pickup on H ighw ay 730
westbound driving erratically.
D ec. 5: B oardm an
Police Dept, officer cited Oscar
Cota, 22, for Driving Uninsured
and D riving while License
Suspended-Misdemeanor. The
vehicle was towed.
-M C SO receiv ed a
request for a records check on
several subjects from the Linn
County Sheriff’s Office.
-Boardman Police Dept,
officer cited Antonio Efrain
Gomez-Montes, 18, for Driving
w hile L icense S uspended
Violation and Driving Uninsured
-M C SO receiv ed a
hang-up 911 call from a
residence in Lexington. It was
determined all was okay; it was
kids on the phone.
-MCSO deputy cited
Monte Charles Emmons, 44, for
Violation o f the Basic Rule, 71
mph in a 55 mph zone.
-MCSO, Irrigoq f ir e
Dept, received a repqpt fforp a
c a lle r in Irrigon th at his
neighbor’s garbage can was on
fire and had had a m inor
explosion. The caller called back
and said the fire was out.
-M C SO receiv ed a
report from Pendleton Police
Dept, that Leigh A. Sanders, 44,
was arrested on a Heppner
Justice Court warrant for Failure
to Pay Fine/Driving while License
Suspended.
-Boardman Police Dept,
officer arrested Marie Kegler, 47,
on an Irrigon Justice Court
warrant for Failure to Pay Fine/
Storage of Garbage.
-MCSO deputy cited
Craig Robert Benjamin, 55, for
Improper Display.
-M C SO
deputy
reported a cow on the road in
Irrigon. The owners arrived to
move the cow.
-MCSO, Heppner Fire
Dept, received a report from a
caller that he was involved in a
tw o-vehicle m otor vehicle
accident at the golf course in
Heppner. It was a non-injury
accident but one vehicle was
blocking traffic.
-M C SO
deputy
reported of Theft II at Huwe’s
Washboard.
-M C SO , U m atilla
Police Dept, received a report of
a possible DUU on Highway 730
eastbound. Oregon State Police
arrested the subject in Umatilla
County.
-Boardman Police Dept,
o ffice r rep o rted a vehicle
blocking a road in Boardman and
requested that it be towed.
Dec. 6: Boardman Po
lice Dept, officer cited Raymond
N. McKim, 20 for Unreason
able Sound Amplification.
-MCSO received a re
port from MCGG in lone o f a
theft of anhydrous ammonia last
night; the suspects left some ma
terials at the scene.
Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 8, 2003 - SEVEN
-MCSO received a re
port from a caller in Heppner that
a company called Lighthouse
Communication called her home
several times since yesterday; the
caller asked them to stop calling.
-MCSO received a re
port from a caller in Irrigon o f a
dog that had been tangled up in
a chain all night.
-Boardman Police Dept,
cited Juan Artemo Martinez, 37,
for Violation o f the Basic Rule,
42 mph in a 30 mph zone, and
Failure to Carry Proof of Insur
ance.
-MCSO received a re
port from the LaGrande Animal
Shelter that a male subject from
Lexington brought over 13 dogs
and was going to bring several
more over. The shelter could not
handle that many animals at once
and a phone number for the near
est shelter was needed. The caller
was also concerned about how
many animals he was bringing,
didn’t know if he had more and
that they looked neglected. A
check on the animals was re
quested.
-M C SO , B oardm an
Police Dept, received a report of
a loose chocolate lab running
around near Dodge City in
Boardman.
-M C SO , B oardm an
Police Dept, received a report of
a garage alarm in Boardman. The
garage was secure.
-MCSO, Heppner Fire
Dept, received a report that boys
set a couch on fire with a torch in
a back yard next door to the call
er’s.
-M C SO re ceiv ed a
walk-in request to see a deputy
in Irrigon regarding the person’s
daughter buying cigarettes.
-MCSO received a re
port from a caller in Irrigon that
a male subject was harassing her,
then left, possibly intoxicated, in
a vehicle to his residence in
Irrigon.
-Boardman Police Dept,
officer cited Jose Silveria Vaigas,
47^|qr Failure to Carry Proof of
MCSO circuit warrant for Pro tions.
bation Violation/Assault IV and
-MCSO received a re-
DUII. He was also held on local port from a caller in Irrigon re-
charges and warrants.
garding receiving harassing/
-MCSO, Oregon State threatening phone calls to her
Police received a report from a babysitter.
caller o f a vehicle with several
-M CSO received an
kids not in car seats on 1-84 east- abandoned 911 call from a resi
bound.
dence in Boardman. It was de
-Boardman Police Dept, termined to be children playing.
officer cited Maria Consuelo
-MCSO deputy cited
Reys-Ocejo, 67, for Vehicle as Javirer Olivas Marquez, 54, for
Public Nuisance.
Driving while License Suspend
-M CSO receiv ed a ed. The vehicle was impounded.
transferred call from a caller in
-MCSO received a re
Irrigon reporting a disturbance/ port from a caller in Irrigon that
custody dispute. A female sub two male subjects were hanging
ject took a child from the resi out in front of her residence. The
dence and left on foot.
caller said they had no reason to
-MCSO, Irrigon ambu be there and thought it was sus
lance received a transferred call picious.
from a caller in Irrigon that a sub
D ec. 9: M CSO,
ject at a residence in Irrigon as Heppner and Lexington Fire
saulted her. A subject may need depts. received a report from a
medical attention. A deputy ad caller in Lexington that his house
vised no medical attention was was on fire.
needed.
-MCSO received a re
-MCSO deputy cited quest for a deputy contact at
Geraldine Dodson, 33, was cit Columbia Middle School in
ed for Endangering a Child.
Irrigon regarding windows bro
-MCSO deputy arrest ken by bb’s over the weekend.
ed Gregory Carl Dodson, 41, on
-MCSO received a re
a Umatilla County Circuit Court quest for a deputy contact re
warrant. He was cited and re garding livestock left on proper
leased. There were no local ty the caller had purchased.
charges.
-MCSO received a re
-MCSO received a re port from a caller in Heppner of
quest for a deputy contact from a purse recovered that had fallen
a caller in Irrigon regarding her from a vehicle. The purse was
neighbor complaining about her returned to the owner.
son playing basketball.
-Boardman Police Dept,
-MCSO deputy cited officer cited Jose Isidro Montoya
Michael Howard Jenkins, 37, for Mejia, 28, for No Operator’s
Failure to Carry Proof o f Insur License and No Insurance. The
ance.
vehicle was impounded.
-MCSO received a re
-MCSO deputy cited
quest for a ride to Boardman Fernando Madrigal Cervantes,
from a caller on 1-84 westbound 30, for Endangering a Child Pas
whose vehicle had run out of gas senger.
oline.
-M C SO , B oardm an
-M C SO , B oardm an Police Dept, received a relayed
Police Dept, received a request report from Benton County Sher
for a deputy contact in Boardman iff’s Office of a broken 911 cell
regarding a house that was phone call. The caller advised
egged.
someone was trying to kill her.
D ec. 8: M CSO re
-M C SO , B oardm an
ceived a report from Milwaukie Police Dept, received a report
Police Dept, that Michael Steven ffonva caller in Boardmanof a
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-MCSO received a re Morrow CountyCircuit Chart dence. The fire chief advised it
port from a caller in Irrigon that warrant for Failure to Appear/ was a controlled bum that was
she loaned her vehicle to her son Burglary I-Theft III (x2), and was out o f control and that no struc
who was suppose to return it by arrested on a Heppner Justice tures were on fire.
2 p.m. and hadn’t. An Attempt Court warrant for Forgery II. He
-MCSO received a re
was lodged at the Clackamas port from a subject who was
to Locate was sent out.
-MCSO received a sta County Jail.
looking for a couple who was
-MCSO deputy arrest bringing her vehicle to her. The
tus check request from Intertrib-
al Police for an officer on ed James L. Harley, 24, on an couple was located.
Patterson Ferry Road. A deputy Irrigon Justice Court warrant for
-MCSO, Oregon State
Failure to Appear/Driving while Police received a report o f a
made contact and all was okay.
-Boardman Police Dept, L icense S uspended, No large pallet causing a hazard in
officer cited Ladonna Marie Seatbelt. He was cited and re the road on 1-84 eastbound.
Haviland Patterson, 38, for Fail leased.
-MCSO received a re
-Boardman Police Dept, port from a caller in Boardman
ure to Carry Proof o f Insurance
and Failure to Carry Registration. officer cited David Scott Eilmann, that someone broke into his bam
19, for Failure to Carry Proof of and tools were taken.
-M C SO , B oardm an
Police Dept, received an aban Insurance.
-MCSO received a re
-MCSO received a re port from OSP o f a possible
doned 91 1 call from a residence
in Boardman. Dispatch was un quest for an ambulance from a DUII in Irrigon. A deputy was
able to confirm if it was an emer caller in Irrigon for a 12-year-old unable to locate the vehicle.
gency. Officers determined all juvenile who was having seizures.
-MCSO received a re
The juvenile is epileptic, on med port from a caller in Boardman
was okay.
-Boardman Police Dept, ication and has an electrode im that a male subject was calling her
officer cited Maria Elena Aguilar, plant. No transport was made.
in violation of a restraining order.
-MCSO received a 911
29, for Violation o f the Basic
-M C SO , B oardm an
Rule, 52 mph in a 40 mph zone. hang-up call from a residence in Police Dept, received a report of
Dec. 7: MCSO deputy Irrigon. It was determined to be a male subject at the Boardman
cited Eric Shawn Pokorski, 24, kids playing on the phone.
76 station who was staggering
-MCSO received a re and having trouble driving. Paul
for Violation o f the Basic Rule,
port that a male subject parked Collett, 47, was cited for DUII/
58 mph in a 35 mph zone.
-MCSO received a re his semi truck on Riverview Av Drugs. The vehicle was im
port from MCGG in lone o f a enue in violation o f a city ordi pounded.
theft of anhydrous ammonia last nance. The subject advised he
-MCSO received a re
would move the truck.
night
port o f an alarm at Huwe’s Gas
-M C SO , B oardm an Station in Irrigon. It was deter
-M C SO , B oardm an
Police Dept, received a report of Police Dept, received a hang-up mined all was okay.
30 cattle out on West Wilson 911 call from a residence in
-MCSO deputy advised
Road. The owner was located Boardman. On callback, a fe he gave a courtesy ride to a fe-
male subject said her parents
and the cattle put back in.
-M C SO , B oardm an were fighting and she was con- n,alX c en"C,"|liP 60n'MCSO,
Police Dept, received a report of cemed for her mother’s safety.Boardman Police and Fire depts.,
three young juveniles (12-13 Antonio Sandoval-Arellano, 33,Boardman ambulance received a re-
years old) throwing rocks at was arrested on a M orrow portofa single vehicle accident on
gravestones. The juveniles were County warrant for Failure to Pay I-84/Highway 730junction. It was
Fine/Driving while License Sus-a non-injury accident,
given rides to their residences.
-MCSO received a report
-MCSO received a re pended.
-MCSO deputy citedfrom a caller in Irrigon of horses out
port from a caller in Irrigon that
her grandson was shot in die face Juan M. Bombela, 33, for Vio-next door and they cannot get them
with a bb gun. No ambulance lation o f the Basic Rule, 76 mphback into the pasture,
in a 55 mph zone.
-MCSO received a report
was needed.
-MCSO deputy citednf a Tidewater Barge stuck in a
-MCSO received a re
port o f a minor motor vehicle Zachary J. Barresse, 23, for Fail-sandbar in the Irrigon Marina area,
accident at the Heppner Elemen ure to Obey a Traffic ControlThe company was taking care of the
situation.
tary School. A deputy contact Device.
-MCSO
received
a
re-
-MCSO received two hang-
was requested for a report.
-MCSO received a re quest for a deputy contact andup 911 calls from Columbia Middle
port from Oregon State Police in an extra patrol from a caller inSchool in Irrigon. The school was
Pendleton that Jerry James Fos Heppner regarding vandalism tocalled and everything was okay,
ter, 21, was arrested on a downtown Christmas decora-They would handle the situation.
I
-M CSO , B oardm an
Police Dept, received a report
from the Texaco station in
Boardman that a vehicle drove
off without paying for $7.60 in
gasoline. The vehicle was escort
ed back to the station.
-MCSO, Oregon State
Police received a report from a
caller that another semi driver
backed into his and a dispute was
involved.
-MCSO received a re
quest for a locksmith for a vehi
cle lock-out in Heppner.
-M CSO , B oardm an
Police Dept, received a 911
hang-up call in Boardman. It was
apparently a phone problem.
-MCSO received a re
port from a caller in Irrigon that
her husband had been missing
since yesterday morning after
leaving for a class in Tri-Cities.
The subject later returned home.
-M CSO , B oardm an
ambulance, Senior and Disabled
Services received a report o f a
disabled male adult, possibly ne
glected, in Boardman. A 70-year-
old patient with heart problems
was transported to Good Shep
herd M edical C enter in
Hermiston.
-MCSO received a 911
hang-up call from a residence in
Heppner. It was determined all
was okay. The call was unfound
ed.
-MCSO received a 911
hang-up call from a residence in
Heppner. It sounded like a child
was playing with the phone be
fore it was hung up. On several
call-backs, the phone was busy;
then ajuvenile female advised all
was okay and that a one year old
was probably playing with the
phone.
-MCSO deputy report
ed an unattended vehicle at the
Columbia Middle School with its
doors open. The owner was lo
cated.
-MCSO received a re
port from a caller in Irrigon of a
theft of items: ' l - '
1
...... -MCSO deputy dited
Amber N. Brownlie, 18, for Ex
ceeding the Maximum Speed
Limit, 80 mph in a 65 mph zone.
-MCSO received a re
port from a caller in Heppner of
three male subjects yelling and
swearing and one is “bawling”.
Dec. 11: Boardman Po
lice Dept, officer cited Roberto
Jaime-Graxiola, 32, for Careless
Driving, Passing in a No-Pass
ing Zone and Failure to Maintain
Lane.
-MCSO received a re
port from a caller in Boardman
of a horse walking east on Wil
son Road. A deputy was unable
to locate the horse.
-MCSO, Irrigon ambu
lance received a request for an
ambulance for a 62-year-old fe
male in Irrigon who had had di
arrhea for two days. It was re
quested that the EMTs use uni
versal precautions.
-Boardman Police Dept,
officer arrested Lynn Meredith
Lewis, 39, on an ATF warrant
and a Multnomah County war
rant, and arrested on charges of
Criminal Mistreatment of a Mi
nor, False Information to a Po
lice Officer, Failure to Carry and
Present. Lewis was lodged at the
Umatilla County Jail.
-M CSO , Boardm an
Police Dept, officers arrested
Laura Ann Verseman, 40, for
Hindering Prosecution. The ve
hicle was impounded.
-MCSO received a 911
hang-up call from a residence in
Boardman. All was okay; the call
was unfounded.
-MCSO received a 911
hang-up call from a residence in
Irrigon. All was okay; the call
was unfounded.
-MCSO received a re
port from a caller that her son
struck a dog on Wilson Lane
with his vehicle. A deputy con
tact was requested.
-MCSO received a re
port of an unknown subject in a
pickup at the Oasis RV Park. It
appeared the subject was trying
to hide.
-M C SO , B oardm an
Police Dept, received a 911
hang-up call from a residence in
Boardman. All was okay; the call
was unfounded.
-MCSO received a re
port from a caller in Irrigon that
her daughter snuck out o f the
house and was missing. The call
er thought she knew where she
was. The juvenile was found and
taken home.
-MCSO received a re
port from a caller in Irrigon that
her boyfriend was assaulting her.
No weapons or alcohol was in
volved.
-Boardman Police Dept,
officer cited Mindy L. Valora, 34,
for Failure to Obey Traffic Con
trol Device.
Dec. 12: MCSO re
ceived a report from a caller in
Irrigon that his jeep had been
vandalized while he was at work.
-MCSO received a re
port of five calves out on road in
Irrigon.
-MCSO received a re
port of a truant from the Irrigon
Learning Center.
-MCSO received a re
port from the Hermiston Police
Dept, that Delfino Juarado
Jimenez, 38, was arrested on an
Irrigon Justice Court warrant for
Failure to Appear/Driving while
License Suspended, Driving Un
insured and Endangering a Child
Passenger (x2). He was lodged
at the Umatilla County Jail.
-MCSO received a re
port from a caller in Boardman
that a male subject threatened
him
Dec. 13: MCSO
received a report of a domestic
dispute. Peter John Lesbo, 51,
was arrested for Assault IV. He
is being lodged at Umatilla Co.
Jail.
-M CSO receiv ed a
report that a subject will be
admitted and transported to
EOPC.
-MCSO arrested John
Dana K roeger; 41, on a
Clackamas Co. warrant for
Failure to Appear/Criminal Non
Support. He lodged at
NORCOR.
-MCSO cited Patricia
Morales, 19, for No Operator’s
License, Driving Uninsured and
Endangering Child Passengers
x2.
-M CSO receiv ed a
request for deputy contact
regarding the neighbor’s dog in
his yard. The caller’s dog had just
had pups and he had told his
neighbor to keep his dog out of
his yard.
-MCSO, Boardman PD
and ambulance received a report
of possible victim hit by a car in
B oardm an. S ubject was
transported to Good Shepherd
Medical Center.
-M CSO receiv ed a
report from a caller that some one
had called and said she had won
a million dollars; she wondered
what to do if they call back.
-M CSO receiv ed a
report o f a vehicle all over the
road headed towards Heppner.
-M CSO receiv ed a
report from a caller in Irrigon that
an unknown person was rude
and that he asked them to leave
the Marina. Caller wanted to
know the rules and regulations of
the Marina, MCSO advised him
to contact the caretaker.
-M C SO receiv ed a
report of a vehicle rollover on I-
84 near mp 162. The parties
refused transport.
-M C SO receiv ed a
report from OSP that they
arrested Sergio Jiminez-Ventura,
22, on an Irrigon Justice Court
warrant for two counts ofFailure
to A p p ear/D riv in g w hile
Suspended and No Insurance
and for Failure to Appear/Driving
while Suspended and Failure to
Dim Lights. Subject is lodged at
UCJ.
-M C SO receiv ed a
report o f a young deer in the
middle of Dee Cox Rd, Heppner,
possibly injured. Deputies were
unable to locate the deer.