Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 12,2010
Sheriff's Report
The Morrow County
Sheriff’s Office reports htn-
dling the following business:
D e c e m b e r 30:
Morrow County Sheriff’s
Office received report of a
disabled vehicle in Board-
man. The ow ner was to
attempt to move it. It was
moved and the subjects
were chaining up.
-MCSO received
report of the fire system
shut down.
-MCSO cited Ed
ward Franklin Peterson, 39,
for Parking in a Disabled
Parking slot.
-MCSO received
report that east o f Main
St. in Boardman, the cable
guard had been hit and two
or three posts pulled up.
The city of Boardman was
notified.
-MCSO, Boardman
Police Department received
report from a Boardman
woman that she was receiv
ing harassing text messages
from a phone that belonged
to another woman. She was
advised to stop making
phone calls or texting the
reporter.
-MCSO received
report of a possibly injured
dog craw ling along the
w alkw ay in Boardm an.
The dog looked like a blue
heeler.
-MCSO received
report from a subject in
Boardman that her mother
was driving through Phil-
lipi Canyon and saw a car
flip over between Blalock
and Phillipi. The call was
transferred to Tri Com.
-Boardman Police
Department received report
from a woman who said
she was getting threatening
calls from a female. The
caller wanted deputy con
tact. The woman advised
that the female was sleep
ing with her husband and
is pregnant. The caller said
did not want to deal with the
female if she showed up.
MCSO made contact with
all parties and warned them
and advised of trespassing
restrictions.
-B oardm an A m
bulance, Boardman Fire
Department received report
of a silver and black Chevy
pickup that rolled and ended
up in the median on 1-84.
-B oardm an Fire
Department received report
of an overturned vehicle, a
green SUV, near the me
dian.
-Heppner Ambu
lance received report that
a 70-year-old borderline
diabetic male in Lexing
ton fell. Lexington EMTs,
Heppner EMTs and MCSO
responded.
-MCSO received
report from a Heppner sub
ject that there were tracks
in their back yard. They
suspect that someone may
have been trying to steal
gas. They requested extra
patrol.
-MCSO received
report of a car in the ditch
on 1-84, Boardman.
-MCSO deputy ad
vised he was responding
to multiple motor vehicle
accidents in Irrigon.
-MCSO received
report of a pickup rollover
on 1-84 Boardman.
-MCSO received
report of a motor vehicle
accident on 1-84.
-MCSO received
report o f a one vehicle
rollover on 1-84 involving
a 4-Runner with a woman
in the vehicle.
-MCSO received
report of a car rollover with
the vehicle in the median
on 1-84.
-MCSO received
report of a Chevy pickup
that rolled and was in the
median on 1-84.
-MCSO received
report of a non-injury ac
cident on 1-84.
-MCSO received
report of a Suburban that
rolled over on 1-84.
-MCSO received
report of a semi jack knifed
on 1-84.
-MCSO received
report that OSP arrested
Epigmenio Torres Lopez,
32, on an Irrigon Justice
Court warrant for Failure
to Pay Fine/Driving While
Suspended. He was lodged
at Umatilla County Jail with
$1,318 in full.
-MCSO received
report that a city of Irrigon
worker had a dog in his
possession that had been
knocking over garbage cans
on Ester Court. The dog
jumped out of the truck and
was unable to be located.
-MCSO arrested
Michael Dean Lynch, 51,
on a U m atilla/M o rro w
County Community Cor
rections adult parole and
probation detention warrant
for probation violation. He
was lodged at Um atilla
County Jail.
-MCSO received
report of a black and yellow
lab with a red collar running
loose in the Center Street
area in Heppner.
-M CSO advised
they are assisting a farm in
moving sheep across Hwy.
730.
-M C S O d ep u ty
advised he was out with
an abandoned vehicle on
private property.
-MCSO received
report of a possible fraud
case.
-MCSO received
report from Gilliam County
of a motor vehicle accident
with an unknown injury on
1-84. It was an old motor
vehicle accident.
-MCSO deputy ad
vised he was out with a sus
picious vehicle at the onion
plant in Boardman.
-MCSO received
report o f an overturned
vehicle near the median
on 1-84.
-MCSO received
report from an Irrigon sub
ject that an Alzheimer’s pa
tient was wandering around
outside. The reporter was
trying to stay with her until
a deputy could respond.
The subject’s son arrived
and would take his mother
home.
-MCSO reported
that a subject hit a deer on
the refuge and was putting
it into his pickup. MCSO
and OSP responded. The
subject was a tribal member
and could hunt there.
-MCSO received
report from a subject who
said she was run off the
road by a semi with blue
footprints going up the back
of the truck on Hwy. 730.
OSP was advised.
-MCSO received
report of a blue sedan that
slid off the road with one
person walking around the
vehicle. The sh eriff re
sponded and checked Hwy.
730 with no other vehicles
in the median.
-MCSO received
report from a subject who
had sheep grazing on Front-
age/Desert Rd., which was
in Morrow County, and
five sheep had been killed
the previous night by dogs.
The federal Wildlife Ser
vice trapper tracked the
dogs back to two houses
on Frontage west of Desert
Rd. Not all the sheep were
dead, but they had to be put
down during the severity of
the injuries. The reporter
wanted to know what his
options were.
-MCSO received a
911 call from a residence in
Irrigon. The subject advised
he misdialed.
-MCSO received
report o f a convertible
driving 75-plus on packed
snow.
-MCSO received
report that the Pendleton
Police Department arrested
Leroy Victor Springer, 28,
on an Irrigon Justice Court
warrant for Failure to Pay
Fine/C rim inal M ischief
II, Criminal Mischief III.
He was lodged at Umatilla
County Jail with bail to be
paid in full.
-MCSO received
report of a motor vehicle ac
cident on 1-84 with an SUV
on its side. The call was
transferred to Tri-County
911.
-MCSO received
report o f a car that had
flipped on 1-84, Board-
man.
-MCSO received
report that a vehicle hit a
deer on Hwy. 74, Heppner.
The car was drivable and
the driver continued into
Heppner.
-MCSO received
report o f a possible bur
glary in Umatilla. The call
was transferred to Umatilla
County.
-MCSO received
report from a woman in
Irrigon that a male subject
on the m ost-w anted list
would be stopping by her
residence the next day for
a short time. The subject
has a warrant for Probation
V iolation/Possession o f
a Controlled Substance-
methamphetamine.
-MCSO received
report from an Irrigon sub
je c t that a male subject
whom they had trouble with
a few days previous was sit
ting outside their house in
his vehicle. Their son said
he saw the subject looking
through their windows and
the family was worried he
was going to do something
to them.
D e ce m b e r 31:
Morrow County Sheriff’s
Office received a report of
juveniles driving through
piles o f snow on M ain
Street in Heppner. MCSO
was unable to locate any
suspects.
-MCSO received
report o f a very ice road
at the railroad overpass on
Hwy. 730, Irrigon. Deputies
and ODOT were advised.
-MCSO received
report of a slide off on Hwy.
730, Irrigon.
-MCSO received
seport ofa motor vehicle ac
cident on Hwy. 730 between
Irrigon and Boardman.
-MCSO received
report from a Heppner sub
ject that her deceased fa
ther’s gun was missing.
-MCSO received
request for a boat inspec
tion.
-MCSO received
rep o rt from a H eppner
woman that someone had
been into the house that she
was renting. Nothing was
missing, but things were
rearranged and things were
on the floor. The reporter
said she was going through
a divorce and suspects here
estranged husband from
Portland.
-MCSO received
report o f an alarm at a
Lexington address. It was a
false alarm; the wind blew
the doors open.
-MCSO received
report o f theft from the
H eppner Shell Station.
MCSO arrested Kathryn
Wegwerth, 19, for Theft
III.
-MCSO received
report of a truck and trailer
with a frozen brake sys
tem.
-MCSO received
report of a semi that had
jackknifed on the overpass,
1-84, Boardman, and was
blocking the south-bound
lanes. ODOT was notified
to get a sand truck to the lo
cation because of the ice.
-MCSO received
report of people riding their
four-wheelers in the turkey
shoot. The people had per
mission to be there. They
were advised to look out
for the kids.
-MCSO received
report from the sheriff that
he made contact with a
citizen and returned money
that was collected by a tow
agency that was not neces
sary to collect because the
vehicle was impounded for
evidence.
-MCSO received
report of a slide-off on 1-84.
The vehicle went on its way
again.
-MCSO received
report of a minor accident
on 1-84. There were no
injuries
-MCSO received
report o f a truck on the
embankment on Hwy. 207,
Lexington. An off-duty
trooper advised that the
scene was controlled.
-MCSO received
report of a four-wheeler in
the roadway and the turkey
shoots. A 17-year-old juve
nile was cited for Unlawful
Operation of an ATV on a
state highway.
-MCSO received
report that a car slid off the
road on Hwy. 730. Fire and
ambulance responded and a
two dispatched.
-MCSO deputy ad
vised he was out with a pos
sibly disabled vehicle.
-MCSO received
report of a one-vehicle roll
over accident. The reporter
advised that he was helping
the four people in the car
to get out of the vehicle.
Boardman Fire Department
and Boardman Ambulance
responded and two people
were transported to Good
Shepherd Hospital.
-MCSO received
rep o rt from an Irrigon
woman that juveniles were
throwing snowballs at her
house and she was afraid
they would break a win
dow. The juveniles were
warned not to throw any
more snowballs.
-MCSO received
report of a vehicle slide-off
on 1-84 and people out of
the vehicle trying to wave
someone down.
-Boardman Police
Department code officer
advised he was picking up
a dog hit by a car.
-B P D re c e iv e d
report from a subject in
B oardm an that he saw
a male subject in a grey
Grand Cherokee hit another
vehicle. The reporter said
the subject went into the
store, came out and when
the victim tried to make
contact with him, drove
off. The reporter advised
that the male may have
been intoxicated. An offi
cer located the subject and
advised him that he needed
to return to the scene and a
report would be submitted
to the DA’s office.
-BPD arrested a
female subject on a parole
and probation warrant for
a probation violation. She
was lodged at U m atilla
County Jail with no bail.
-MCSO received
report of a very large bon
fire in Boardman that had
burned down to coals and
would bum for at least three
days. The reporter said if the
fire flares up again he would
like to be contacted.
-B oardm an A m
bulance received report of
a non-injury accident on
1-84.
-B oardm an Fire
Department received report
of a non-injury accident on
1-84.
-B oardm an Fire
Department received report
of a car that had slid off the
road. Fire and ambulance
responded.
-B oardm an Fire
Department received report
from a Lexington subject
that the neighbor’s house
was on fire. The reporter’s
husband went to the resi
dence and advised that they
were burning trash and it
was a false alarm. Fire and
ambulance were advised to
stand down.
-Irrig o n A m bu
lance received report of an
accident with an injury on
Hwy. 730.
-Irrig o n A m bu
lance received report of a
79-year-old male possibly
having a seizure. He was
transported to Good Shep
herd Hospital.
January I: Mor
row County Sheri fTs Office
received report o f eight
horses and a mule running
down Kangaroo Ct. in Ir
rigon. MCSO responded,
but was unable to locate
anything.
-MCSO received
rep o rt th a t C lackam as
C ounty arreste d N ick-
ole Rachelle Ann Gripp,
23, on an Irrigon Justice
Court warrant for Failure
to Appear. She was released
due to overcrowding with
$6,000 bail.
-MCSO received
report that an elderly couple
slid off the road into the
median on 1-84. It was a
non-injure accident.
-MCSO received
report of six to eight horses
on her place in Irrigon. The
owners got the horses.
-MCSO received
report of a non-injury roll
over with the vehicle on its
side on 1-84, Boardman.
-MCSO received
report of an on-going prob
lem with telephone harass
ment in Irrigon. The perpe
trator was warned.
-MCSO received
report of a motor vehicle ac
cident on Frontage Lane, Ir
rigon, however emergency
vehicles had just pulled up
on the scene.
-MCSO received
report of a boxer lost in
Boardman.
-MCSO received
report that Portland Police
Department arrested Tyler
Wayne Nees, 22, on an Ir
rigon Justice Court warrant
for Failure to Pay Fine/
Driving While Suspended.
He was lodged with $635
bail in full at Multnomah
C ounty Jail w ith local
charges and a hold placed
for Morrow County.
-MCSO received
report of a subject in a Ford
Ranger pickup traveling
westbound in the eastbound
lane on 1-84.
-MCSO received
report o f two males in a
Toyota pickup that went
through a ditch and took
out a bank o f mailboxes
and a fence and then fled
the scene, heading back to
Irrigon.
-MCSO received
report from a subject in
Hermiston that his 16-year-
old son was constantly
being verbally abused by
his mother. He requested
deputy contact. A deputy
made contact and advised it
was a civil issue regarding
a parenting complaint that
needed to be taken care of
during the court system.
The reporter advised they
were already in the pro
cess.
-MCSO served a
restraining order in Irri
gon.
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-MCSO received a
911 hang-up call.
-MCSO, Heppner
A m bulance, L exington
Ambulance received report
from a Lexington subject
that her husband had a
stroke the previous night
and was very disoriented.
Lexington QRT, Heppner
A m bulance and MCSO
responded. Heppner Am
bulance transported the
subject to Pioneer Memo
rial Hospital.
-M CSO, Board-
man Ambulance received
request for an ambulance
for a 32-year-old male and
a 50-year-old female in
volved in a motor vehicle
accident earlier. Both re
ported they were starting
to have pain. MCSO and
Boardman Ambulance re
sponded and the subjects
were transported to Good
Shepherd Hospital.
-MCSO received
report from a Heppner sub
ject that he lost his wallet.
-MCSO, Boardman
Police Department received
report from a Boardman
woman that a male subject
had crawled inside a van
in front o f her residence.
He was not supposed to
be around a subject at the
address. BPD arrested Mi
chael Anthony Mullikin,
25, for Criminal Trespass
and Violation o f a Court
Order (bench probation).
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He was lodged at Umatilla
County Jail with no bail.
-MCSO received
report o f a subject walk
ing with a backpack in
Irrigon.
-M CSO arrested
Jerad Ned Humbert, 20, for
DUII with a B AC of. 17. He
was also cited for Driving
While Suspended-violation
and Driving Uninsured. The
vehicle was towed.
-MCSO cited Eric
Thomas Johnson, 43, for
No Operating License and
Driving Uninsured.
-Boardman Police
Department received report
of a female in her 20s wear
ing a blue coat, black pants
and a hoodie, was staring at
them, hiding behind trees
and trailers in the area. The
reporter said it was scaring
her grandmother.
-Boardman Police
Department received re
port of seven-eight subjects
fighting in Boardman. One
subject was issued an MIP
by consumption.
-Boardman Police
Department received report
of a driver who had stopped
in the middle o f the road
by the fire hall. The driver
was warned not to use a cell
phone while driving, also
the roads were icy.
-BPD officer ad
vised he was attempting
to locate a wanted subject.
BPD arrested Francisco
Javier Lezama Nunez, 25,
on an Irrigon Justice Court
warrant for Failure to Pay
Fine/Driving While Sus
pended. He was lodged at
Umatilla County Jail with
$454 bail in full.
-BPD officer re
ported he was out with a
Ford pickup that ran out
of gas. The officer said he
would push them off to the
side.
-BPD, Boardman
Ambulance received report
that a male who had fallen
and hit his head and was
unconscious for five to 10
second. The reported ad
vised he was injured during
a wrestling match, but was
conscious at the time.
-B P D re c e iv e d
a request to file a com
plaint regarding the caller’s
daughter.
-Heppner Ambu
lance transported a subject
from Pioneer M emorial
Hospital to Kadlec.
-Heppner Ambu
lance received report of a
48-year-old female with
a possible stroke, non-re-
sponsive, but breathing. An
ambulance responded and
transported the patient.
-Irrig o n A m bu
lance received report of
a subject with a possible
stroke who could not move
his right arm and had slurred
speech.
-B oardm an Fire
Department received re
port of a non-injury rollover
with a vehicle on its side on
1-84, Boardman.
-Boardman Ambu
lance received report from
a 15-year-old female that
her 17-year-old brother
consumed whiskey, beer
and tequila and was un
conscious. They believed
he had alcohol poisoning.
EMS responded and the
patient refused transport.
-Boardman Ambu
lance received report of a
non-injury rollover with the
vehicle on its side.
January 2: Mor
row County Sheriff’s Qf-
fice arrested Raylene Mae
Pullum, 47, on a Parole
and Probation Detention
warrant. She was lodged at
Umatilla County Jail with
no bail.
-M CSO arrested
Robert Edward Flanagan,
34, for Unlawful Posses
sion of Methamphetamine.
He was lodged at Umatilla
County Jail with $7,500
bail.
-MCSO received
report of a male and female
fighting with a small boy in
the trailer court in Irrigon.
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