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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 27,2009 - SEVEN Sheriff’s Report T he M o rro w County Sheriff’s Office reports handling the fol lowing business: March 2 coat: -MCSO was notified that Umatilla County had ar rested Scott Alan Maker, 20, on Morrow County Circuit Court warrant for probation violation. •BPD arrested Os- valdo Landeros Navarro, 24, on a Morrow County Circuit Court warrant for Failure to Appear/Assault IV. -BPD issued a ci tation to Justine Duane McKoon, 21, for Violating the Speed Limit by going 32 mph in a 20 mph zone. -BPD received a re port of two portable DVDs stolen out of an unlocked vehicle. -BPD issued a ci tation to Marselina Garcia de Mendoza, 51, for No Operator’s License. -BPD arrested Jer emy William Chess, 35, for DUII. The subject was also cited for Driving Unin sured, Failure to Maintain Lane and Driving While Suspended Violation. Two other citations were issued for BAC refusal and Open Container. -Irrigon A m bu lance responded to a call regarding a 66 year old dia betic female with difficulty breathing. The patient was transported to Good Shep herd Hospital. March 3: M or row County Sheriff’s Of fice received report from a Heppner woman that her ex-husband was leaving threatening messages on her cell phone. MCSO ad vised the ex-husband that if he makes contact with her again, he will be arrested for telephone harassment. -MCSO received report from the City of Hep pner that Cannon St./Green St. to Chase St. was to be closed off. -MCSO received report from the City of Heppner of a water leak on North Court St. between Willow and the elementary school. •MCSO cited a male subject for Driving while Suspended-viola tion. -MCSO received report from Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office that they arrested a female sub ject on a Morrow County Justice Court warrant for Giving False Information to Police with $6,000 bail. -MCSO received request for a welfare check on a Boardman juvenile. Deputy attempted contact, but the social worker had given him the wrong ad dress. Jail. -MCSO cited Dan ielle Marie Conrad, 38, for Violation of the Speed Limit, 90 mph in a 65 mph zone. -MCSO arrested Reynaldo Vazquez Hurtado, 44, for Failure to Carry and Present/Forgery I. He was lodged at Umatilla County Jail with $22,500 bail. -MCSO received report from an Irrigon woman that her 15-year- old daughter was not at home and was believed to be walking around Irrigon with her boyfriend. -Boardman Police Department received report of a vehicle broken into and a stereo stolen. -BPD cited Zulema Jahaira Frias Romero, 20, for Violation of the Speed Limit, 43 mph in a 25 mph zone and Driving Unin sured. March 4: Morrow County Sheriff’s Office received report of a non injury hit and run in Hep pner. Aaron Mac Griffith, 22, was arrested for Hit and Run/Failure to Perform Duties of a Driver/Property Damage. He was lodged at Umatilla County Jail with $6,000 bail. -MCSO received report from a Boardman man that his wife was hav ing contractions and they were on 1-84 east-bound. Hermiston Ambulance re sponded. -MCSO, Heppner Fire Dept., Heppner Am bulance received report of a motor vehicle accident in front of the library in Heppner. -MCSO received report o f a female in a wheelchair on the top of Willow View Drive in Hep pner stuck in the mud. A deputy assisted. -MCSO received report from an lone woman that she was concerned about her ex-husband who had beaten her up previ ously and had recently been spotted across the street from her house. She planned to file a new re straining order. -MCSO received report from an Irrigon woman that her daughter’s iPod had been stolen and she had witnesses and a suspect. -Irrigon Fire De partment reported that they would be assisting Oregon Department o f Fish and Wildlife with a controlled bum on the Wildlife Ref uge. March S: Morrow County Sheriff’s Office received request for assis tance from Umatilla County Parole and Probation in ar resting Nolen Brice Brock, 49, on Parole and Probation detainer warrant. He was lodged at Umatilla County -MCSO arrested K iritina Crumbliss, 18, on A Washington County Circuit Court warrant for Failure to Appear/Criminal Trespass II. -MCSO received report from a subject who said that when she was looking for a student in Irrigon a dog bit her on the leg. -MCSO cited Kev in Thomas Coffey, 18, for Violation of the Basic Rule, 74 mph in a 55 mph zone. -MCSO received report from an Irrigon wom an that she had reported her 17-year-old daughter as a runaway to the Pendleton Police Dept, two days pre viously. The daughter had texted her mother to tell her she was with her dad in Irrigon. The woman, who had no transportation, said she would like her daughter returned and would like to pursue custodial interfer ence charges. -MCSO received report of a fight at the Mor row Education Center in Irrigon. The subjects had been separated and were still on the property. One juvenile was lodged at Nor- cor for a juvenile probation violation with bail to be determined by the juvenile department. -MCSO received report from an Irrigon sub ject that a boxer-mix dog had killed another dog in lone and attacked him. -MCSO cited Fil- ogonio Martinez Nava, 24, for No Operator’s License and Failure to Yield. -Boardman Police Department received report from a Boardman subject of possible stolen property found. -BPD received re port from a Boardman sub ject who his vehicle was going to be repossessed, so he hid the vehicle and sold in to a female. Vehicle was entered as stolen. -BOD received re port that a Boardman man had stolen $98 from a pool tournament. Officer deter mined that it was a civil matter. -MCSO, Irrigon Ambulance received re port of a 62-year-ol man who was possibly having a stroke or a seizure. -Irrigon Ambulance received report of a 54-year- old male with low calcium levels. He was transported to Good Shepherd Hospital in Hermiston. M arch 6: M or row County Sheriff’s Of fice received report from an Irrigon female that her brother was intoxicated and fighting with their dad. She reported that he had pushed and punched his dad and broke a window on a door. MCSO arrested Rocky Ryan Gerard, 21, for Assault IV-Domestic Vio lence, misdemeanor, two counts of Harassment and Interfering with Making a Report. He was lodged at Umatilla County Jail with $18,000 bail. -MCSO received report from an Irrigon woman that thee teenage males had gotten out of their Jeep Wrangler parked in front of her residence to urinate. -MCSO received report of a $10 drive-off southbound from the Hep pner gas station. -MCSO arrested Paul William Hays, 36, on probable cause charges of Harassment-Domestic Violence. He was lodged at Umatilla County Jail with $3,000 bail. -MCSO received report from an Irrigon sub ject that his sister’s neigh bors are not taking care of their dogs while his sister’s kids are outside playing. -MCSO received report of debris that ap peared to be boulders in the west-bound fast lane of 1-84 near Boardman. -MCSO received report of vandalism at the Irrigon skate part. -MCSO received report of two teenage girls drinking on the caller’s property. -MCSO received report from a subject in the Columbia near Boardman who was afraid that a barge would come by and not see him. -MCSO trespassed a juvenile from the Irrigon skate part, as per instruc tions from the City of Ir rigon, for urinating on the public restrooms. -MCSO received report from two subjects that a dog was found hung near the river in Irrigon. The dog was reported to have hung himself. -MCSO received report of graffiti on a build ing in Irrigon. It was painted over. -Boardman Police Department received report of a 22-year-old man who had fallen over in Board- man. -BPD cited Pedro Torres, 45, for Violation of the Speed Limit, 57 mph in a 30 mph zone. -BPD cited Bran don Christopher Matthews, 21, for Failure to Wear Seatbelt. -BPD cited Dustin James Helgeson, 27, for Failure to Stop for Pedes trian. -BPD cited a male subject for VSL, 45/30 mph. March 7: Morrow County Sheriff's Office re ceived report of a possible intoxicated driver leaving the Pilot gas station on 1-84 westbound. MCSO and BPD were set up, but OSP advised vehicle went north on 1-82. -MCSO received report of a female subject staying at a Heppner home and the next day the MP3 player was missing. -MCSO received report from Pioneer Me morial Hospital that a male subject who was brought into the hospital by private vehicle had wrecked his motorcycle. The motor cycle was off the road and non-blocking. -MCSO received report from a Heppner busi ness that three puppies keep going into the store. Owner took possession of the dogs. -MCSO cited a male subject for Violation of the Speed Limit, 85 mph in a 65 mph zone. -MCSO received report of a double-wide in Irrigon that has garbage scattered all over the yard. The owner, who said renters had just moved out, advised they will be cleaning it up. -MCSO received report that a tree sparked up in an old burn on the Wildlife Refuge area. -MCSO received report of a pickup leaking a large amount of fuel. The driver of the vehicle reported a five-gal gas can tipped over. -MCSO received report that one lane of Lau rel Road near Yates Lane is blocked with tumbleweeds. Boardman Public Works was advised. -MCSO received report that OSP arrested Marilyn K. Hains, 60, in Medford on an Irrigon Jus tice Court warrant for stor age of trash, garbage and debris/failure to pay fine. -MCSO, Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office and Oregon State Police re sponded to a report from an Irrigon subject of a domes tic in progress. The reporter said that a subject said he was going to get a gun and then had a loaded shotgun beside him on the bed and was highly intoxicated. MCSO arrested Tony Lee Wiser, 45, for two counts of Reckless Endangering. -Boardman Police Department cited Greg Vin cent Smith, 40, for VSL, 53/30 mph. -BPD cited Phouphith David Bounx- aysana, 34, for Failure to Use Seatbelt-passenger. -BPD cited a juve nile for two counts of Fail ure to Use Seatbelt-child. -BPD cited Megan Jenice Sorensen, 25, for VSL 50/30 mph. -BPD cited Jamie Lynne Masters, 45, for Driving Uninsured, Failure to Obey a Traffic Control Device. BPD also cited a juvenile for Failure to Use Seatbelt. -BPD cited Juan Pablo Gonzalez, 24, for VSL. -BOD cited Jose Alfredo Orozco, 19, for VSL 48/30, and No Insur ance. -Heppner Ambu lance, Heppner Fire De partment received report of an 81-year-old female with a possible stroke. She was transported to Pioneer Memorial Hospital. -Heppner Fire De partment received report of the elevator at the senior center in Heppner broken again. -Heppner Ambu lance received report of an elderly male slipping in an out of consciousness. A nurse was on the scene. -Heppner Ambu lance received report of a 51-year-old male who had fallen and received a hip injury. He was transported to Pioneer Memorial Hos pital. -Boardm an Fire Department received report of a fire alarm at an elemen tary school in Boardman. It turned out it was the smoke machine being used for a dance. March 8: Morrow County Sheriff’s Office received report from a Hep pner subject who reported that someone was possibly attempting to break into her vehicles. Her husband went outside and yelled, but didn’t see anyone outside. -Boardman Police Department cited Rogelio Hernandez Martinez, 27, for No Operator’s License. The vehicle was impounded. -BPD cited Gu i l l e r mo Al e j a n d r o Munoz-Orozco, 19, for Violation o f the Speed Limit, driving 44 mph in a 25 mph zone. -Boardman Ambulance responded to a report of a 43-year-old woman with pelvic and abdominal pain. March 9: Morrow County Sheriff’s Office received report of a deputy requesting an ambulance for a man down in lone. -MCSO received report from a deputy that he and others heard shots fired within city limits. -MCSO received report of a black Honda driving at a high rate of speed every day on Sand Hollow. Subject asked the sheriff’s office to slow the driver down. -MCSO received report of a theft at a Board- man work site. -MCSO received report from a subject in Indiana who said someone was using his name and So cial Security Number. One worksite for the identity theft was traced to a Board- man employer. -MCSO received report from a Heppner woman that relatives, be lieved to be between 65 and 75 did not return home from the Tri-Cities. -MCSO received report of a pit bull and a Chihuahua running loose in Irrigon. -MCSO assisted Boardman Police Depart ment on a domestic vio lence call. -BPD received re port of two male subjects vandalizing a paper towel machine at a gas station in Boardman. -Continued on Page TEN W e d o n ’t fly a irp la n e s Estate By DAVID SYKES CHOICE - VARIABLE OR FIXED LOAN If you expect to live in the house for a long time and you feel that interest rates will increase, you may lean toward the stability of a fixed rate, especially if the spread between the two rates is fairly close. If you don’t expect to live in the home for a very long time, the variable rate mortgage would be the answer. 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