Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Sheriff’s Report
September 14: -A per-
son in Lexington called
Morrow County Sheriff’s
Ofice and requested con-
tact regarding a dog locked
in a kennel at a vacant
house and barking all the
time.
-MCSO received report
of a female in Irrigon who
was unconscious and not
breathing. The caller ad-
vised that his neighbor had
just run across the street
for him to call. The female
was transported to Good
Shepherd Hospital.
-MCSO received report
of a domestic disturbance
in progress in Heppner. A
deputy responded and de-
termined it was verbal only.
-MCSO, Boardman
PD, Boardman fire and
Boardman ambulance re-
sponded to a motor vehicle
accident between a spud
truck and a semi in the
Boardman area. A male
subject was transported to
Good Shepherd Hospital.
Sukhjinder Singh, 37, was
cited for Fail to Yield.
-A male in Irrigon ad-
vised that his ex-wife was at
the residence and wouldn’t
leave. She took his keys
and hid them and broke
items in the home. MCSO
responded and the parties
agreed to stay in separate
trailers for the evening.
-A female in Boardman
reported that a friend re-
ceived a package addressed
to the caller’s husband; this
was the second time this
had occurred. The woman
advised the package does
not belong to them, and
inside there was a letter stat-
ing not to tell anyone what
was inside and that they
participated in a survey.
Requested contact regard-
ing the packages. MCSO
responded and the caller
would be sending back the
packages.
-A female requested
a welfare on her husband
in the Boardman area; he
was 83 years old and not
answering the phone, and
had lung problems. MCSO
made contact with the sub-
ject. Everything was okay.
He was unaware his wife
was trying to contact him.
September 15: -A Mor-
row County Sheriff’s Ofice
deputy advised checking
out a disabled vehicle in
the Boardman area. MCSO
arrested Gordon Rock, 47,
on an Oregon State Parole
Board warrant for Parole
Violation on Dangerous
Drugs. Subject was lodged
at Umatilla County Jail with
no bail.
-MCSO received report
of an injured deer in Hep-
pner. It did not appear to
be able to get up and was
blocking the roadway.
-A female called MCSO
and requested to speak with
a police officer. MCSO
arrested Jose Vielmas Car-
vajal, 55, for Violation of
Restraining Order.
-A male in Irrigon ad-
vised two dogs were killing
his mom’s chickens. MCSO
responded and transported
two dogs to Pet Rescue.
-A female in Irrigon ad-
vised MCSO that she went
and took back a vehicle that
her attorney advised her she
was still part owner of. She
advised that she wanted
MCSO to know where it
was if the other party tried
to report it stolen.
-MCSO was advised
that some devices on a
Boardman property had
been removed, destroyed
and replaced. The caller
stated that 24 of the devices
had been destroyed and
they cost between $2,000
and $5,000. MCSO took
the incident under investi-
gation.
-A female in Heppner
advised of a small SUV
driven by an older female
whom she believed to be
intoxicated. There was also
an older male in the vehicle.
The caller stated the vehicle
pulled over and switched
drivers. MCSO made con-
tact with the vehicle and the
driver and determined the
driver was not intoxicated.
-MCSO received a theft
report; the caller stated that
some apartments in Hep-
pner were having property
damage and items stolen
from them by kids who
lived in the apartment com-
plex and one who did not.
September 16: -Mor-
row County Sheriff’s Ofice
was advised by a caller in
the Boardman area of a bull
in a pasture that had wire
wrapped around its back
leg. The caller advised it
was a lot of wire; there were
fence posts still attached
that the bull was dragging
with it. MCSO responded
and determined the animal
did not seem to be in dis-
tress. The possible owner
was contacted and would
check on the animals. If
it was not their bull, they
would notify the owner.
-A female in Heppner
advised MCSO that a male
had pulled into the drive-
way and looked around
from the vehicle for a few
minutes and then went back
toward town. The caller
gave a description of the
car and advised that the
deputy told her to call back
if he came back. She also
advised that the male had
tried to run her husband
down in that vehicle before.
-A female in Irrigon
stated that she received a
call from her neighbors
stating that the caller’s dog
got out and killed a lot of
the caller’s other animals.
The stated that one of her
other dogs was badly in-
jured and needed to be put
down and that the dog doing
the attacking needed to be
euthanized. She requested
contact at her residence.
-MCSO received a re-
port of the theft of tools
and miscellaneous objects
at an Irrigon location. A
deputy responded and took
a report.
September 17: -Mor-
row County Sheriff’s Ofice
received report of a motor
vehicle accident near the
Irrigon Shell, male versus
pickup, unknown injuries.
MCSO, Irrigon ire and Irri-
gon ambulance responded.
Oregon State Police han-
dled the wreck.
-MCSO was advised
that Ryan Jay Ellis, 50, was
served a Morrow County
Circuit Court warrant for
Failure to Appear on Felon
Possess a Firearm and Pos-
session of Methamphet-
amine. The subject was
lodged at Idaho Correc-
tional Institution-Orofino
with Morrow County holds
placed.
-Frontier Dispatch
requested MCSO handle
a welfare check on I-84
E near Boardman; they
had received report of a
bicyclists lying near the
roadway. The subject had
waved at the original caller.
A deputy responded. The
male was on his way back
to Colorado and did not
need assistance.
-An MCSO oficer re-
ported being out with a
disabled semi on Hwy. 207
Echo-Lexington. The truck
was blocking on full lane
and was out of fuel.
-MCSO received a re-
port of a vehicle blocking
the road by the court house
and subjects arguing in the
street. A deputy responded
and a male was given a
courtesy ride to Umatilla.
-A person requested a
welfare check on a male
in Irrigon, and advised the
male had received bad news
earlier and told the caller he
had a shotgun. MCSO re-
sponded and made contact
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Cardinals win sportsmanship
award
The Ione Cardinal volleyball team won the Sportsmanship Award at the Oregon State 1A
Volleyball Tournament last weekend in Redmond. Pictured (L-R): Ann Rietmann, Rachel
Holland, Tatum Clark, Morgan Orem, Tristan Estabrook, Katie Gilbert and Renee Peterson.
Not pictured: Susie Teeman, Katelyn Bass, Hannah Padberg, Jessie Flynn and Maggie Flynn.
–Contributed photo
Electric co-op accepting
applications for D.C. youth tour
Columbia Basin Elec-
tric Cooperative offices
in Heppner and Condon
will be accepting applica-
tions for the 2016 Washing-
ton D.C. Youth Tour now
through Dec. 17.
“At CBEC, we take
great pride in highlighting
the value of cooperative
membership to children,”
stated a co-op release. “Af-
ter all, they are our mem-
bers-in-training. We pro-
vide a variety of programs
that beneit young people,
from safety demonstrations
to sponsoring youth activi-
ties across our ive-county
service territory.”
Each year, CBEC sends
two high school juniors on
an all-expense-paid trip
(except spending money)
to Washington, D.C. Dur-
ing the annual Washington
D.C. Youth Tour, more than
15,000 high school students
from across the country de-
scend on Washington, D.C.
Holland receives all-
tournament honors
to learn about government,
history, and the role of elec-
tric cooperatives.
Applications are open
to all current high school
juniors whose parents or
guardians receive electrical
service from CBEC.
The 2016 Washington
Youth Tour will take place
June 9– 6, 2016. Appli-
cations are available at
local high schools or on
the CBEC website, www.
cbec.cc.
Ione
library
board to
meet
The Ione Library Dis-
trict Board of Directors will
hold its monthly meeting on
Thursday, Nov. 19, begin-
ning at 10 a.m.
The meeting will be
held at the Ione Public Li-
brary, 385 W. 2 nd Street. The
public is welcome to attend.
CAR
CHASE
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center median. Cureton was
taken into custody without
further incident.
Neither the trooper nor
Cureton were injured in
the collision, though OSP
reported moderate damage
to both vehicles. Cureton
was lodged in the Umatilla
County Jail on charges of
Reckless Driving and At-
Cardinal Rachel Holland gave it her all this season and was tempt to Elude in a Ve-
recognized for it by being named to 1A All-Tournament second hicle (felony). Cureton was
team. –Photo by Sylvia Sandford
also cited for Exceeding
the Speed Limit 100+ and
MILES & MILES OF SMILES
Driving Uninsured. Further
charges are pending.
OSP was assisted by
the Morrow County Sher-
iff’s Ofice.
ELECTION
RESULTS
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Meanwhile, 76 percent
of Lexington voters voted
to approve the renewal of
a $2 per $1,000 ive-year
local option tax, with only
16 dissenting votes to 51
assenting. This tax will be
used for operating revenue
for the Lexington Fire De-
partment. Lexington fire
oficials said that, without
the tax, the ire department
would no longer be able to
operate, replace or purchase
new equipment. The tax
is expected to raise a total
of $112,644 over the ive
years.