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EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 16, 2015 DA’s Report Sheriff’s Report October 25: -Morrow County Sheriff’s Ofice re- ceived report of trespass on Kunze Lane in Boardman. MCSO responded but was unable to locate the female subject. -MCSO oficer report- ed he was out with a subject on I-84 E, Boardman. The officer reported that he gave the female subject a courtesy ride to Hermiston. -MCSO received report from a subject at Hwy. 74- Lena that their border collie Jiggs had been missing. -MCSO received re- port from a subject on I-84 Boardman that he had hit a deer, his air bag deployed and his car automatically called 911. -MCSO received report of dogs barking for about two hours on Quaid St. in Heppner. MCSO made contact with the owner who said she would put the dogs in for the night. -MCSO received report of a burn pile getting out of hand with lots of dry grass around it and trees above the lames. -Heppner Ambulance received report from a Heppner woman that her 56-year-old husband was having chest pains. Hep- pner Ambulance responded and transported the patient to Pioneer Memorial Hos- pital. -Heppner Ambulance received report that an 88-year-old woman had fallen and had shoulder pain. MCSO transported her to Pioneer Memorial Hospital. -Irrigon Ambulance re- ceived report of a 32-year- old female with kidney/ abdominal pains. She was transported to Good Shep- herd Hospital in Hermiston. -MCSO received re- port from Umatilla County Sheriff’s Ofice that they were out with an Irrigon pa- tient who had been listed as having Alzheimer’s. They requested that MCSO make contact with his wife, as they were unable to contact her by phone. -MCSO received report of a birthday party going on at Hinton St./Linden Way in Heppner with individuals playing “capture the lag.” -MCSO received report from an on-call physician at Pioneer Memorial Hos- pital in Heppner to report a subject with a broken jaw who needed to ile a police report. MCSO responded. -MCSO Deputy report- ed he was making contact with a hunter who was displaying a suspicious- looking decoy in Irrigon. -MCSO received re- quest to speak to a deputy from a woman who found a sick puppy and wanted to know what her options were with regard to keeping and helping the dog. -MCSO received re- quest for a welfare check from an Irrigon woman concerning her daughter. October 26: -Morrow County Sheriff ’s Office received request for an am- bulance for a 60-year-old male in Irrigon whose feet were covered in blood and the daughter-in-law who called, did not know why. MCSO, Irrigon Ambulance and Boardman Police De- partment responded. -MCSO received report of suspicious activity at the Bank of Eastern Or- egon in Irrigon. A caller said a blonde female in her early to mid-20s, wearing blue sweats, a black t-shirt, white socks, but no shoes was sleeping in the ATM vestibule. -MCSO, Irrigon Am- bulance received report of a male in front of a red Nissan yelling at the driver of the car at Wyoming and Second St. in Irrigon. The caller said the male was wearing a gray sweater and the driver was wearing a black beanie. MCSO ar- rested Artie Monroe Kellar, 64, for Menacing-Domestic Violence. He was released on his own recognizance with $6,000 bail. -MCSO received report from a female subject who said her parents gave her a dog that was given to them by her brother and he was saying that she stole the dog and he wants it back. -MCSO received re- quest for assistance from the Department of Human Services at Green Acres on Paterson Ferry Rd., Irrigon. -MCSO received report of from a Heppner woman that someone damaged the outside of her car. MCSO responded and took a report for Theft III. -MCSO received report from an Irrigon man that his girlfriend caused a distur- bance and left heading east in a red Hyundai, with her sister driving the vehicle. MCSO responded, but no crime was committed at the time. The parties advised they were going to separate. -MCSO received report that a black and white bor- der collie was stuck in a tree about 20 feet off the ground across the highway from A.C. Houghton Elementary School in Irrigon. -MCSO received report from a subject at Tower Rd./ Taggares Lane, Boardman that a white Honda passed him in a no-passing zone and almost hit another ve- hicle head on. -MCSO received report of a house on ire on Third St. in Irrigon. Irrigon Fire Department, Boardman Fire Department, Irrigon Ambulance and MCSO responded. -MCSO received report of suspicious activity on Utah Ave. in Irrigon with disturbing noises and a fe- male screaming at the top of her lungs for the last couple hours. MCSO responded and determined the noise to be from a large cockatoo named “Beretta”. -Irrigon Ambulance, Irrigon Fire Department, Boardman Ambulance re- ceived report from a woman in Irrigon who said her 35-year-old husband had fallen and could not get up. He was conscious. Board- man Ambulance, Irrigon Fire Department and Ir- rigon Ambulance respond- ed, but the patient refused transport. -Irrigon Fire Depart- ment, Irrigon Ambulance, Boardman Fire Depart- ment received report of a house on fire on Third St. in Irrigon. Irrigon Fire Department, Boardman Fire Department, Irrigon Ambulance and MCSO responded. -Irrigon Ambulance received report from the Irrigon Medical Clinic of a 64-year-old female with a possible heart attack. She refused transport. -Irrigon Ambulance received report from the Irrigon Medical Clinic of a 44-year-old male with previous cardiac problems whose left arm had gone numb. Irrigon Ambulance transported him to Good Shepherd Hospital in Hermiston. October 27: -Morrow County Sheriff ’s Office received report from a third party who said she had got- ten a call advising that her juvenile son was acting out and being violent at their residence. -MCSO received report that a male had destroyed a door at Lakeview Heights on Willow Creek Rd., Hep- pner. MCSO arrested Bran- don Michael Kurzenberger, 33, for Disorderly Conduct and Criminal Mischief II. He was lodged at Umatilla County Jail with $9,000 bail. -MCSO received re- quest to have a 17-year- old male escorted off the property at a residence on Thomas Ave. in Irrigon. The request was cancelled. -MCSO received re- port of a purple bike by the bridge on Linden Way in Heppner, with clothes all over, so that people can’t get by. The subject called back and advised that the subject picked up his be- longings. -MCSO received report from a woman on Pheasant Lane in Irrigon that she noticed that the people who live in a white trailer behind them on Division St. had taken down her fence line and used it to build a small enclosure on their property. The neighbors said they would put a new fence up. -MCSO received report from a woman on River- view Ave. in Irrigon who said she had a lot of cats at her residence and would like a trap to catch them. -MCSO received report from a subject at Bunker Hill Lane/Highway 74, Heppner, who said he hit a deer and there was front end damage. A deputy re- sponded, the animal was dispatched and the vehicle was driveable. -MCSO received report of a vehicle repossession on Marshal in Boardman. The vehicle was located in Richland. -MCSO received report of a missing 12-year-old female on Third St. in Ir- rigon. They reported that she had walked down the street to use free wii and hadn’t returned. They ad- vised she had been missing for several hours. The caller said she only talks to a few friends and they do not know where she was. She was located. -MCSO received report of a potato truck driving on Utah Ave. in Irrigon again. -MCSO, Irrigon Am- bulance received report of a 21-year-old female in Irrigon possibly having a seizure, but conscious. -Boardman Ambulance received request for an am- bulance for a 24-year-old male, conscious, with tight- ness in his chest, having trouble breathing. Board- man Ambulance respond- ed and transported him to Good Shepherd Hospital in Hermiston. -Boardman Ambulance received request for an am- bulance for a 59-year-old male with a severe infec- tion. Boardman Ambulance responded and transported him. -Boardman Ambulance received request for an am- bulance for a 46-year-old male who had cut his head on an aluminum bar. He was transported to Good Shepherd Hospital. -Irrigon Ambulance received a request to trans- port a 70-year-old to the hospital. The patient was transported. -Irrigon Ambulance re- ceived report of a 65-year- old female with stomach issues. She was transported to Good Shepherd Hospital. October 28: -Morrow County Sheriff ’s Office received report that a box of screws was spilled in both lanes of trafic on Hwy. 74, Lexington. The Oregon De- partment of Transportation Morrow County Dis- trict Attorney Justin Nelson has released the following report: -Efren Hurtado Jr., 24, was convicted of Reck- lessly Endangering another Person, a Class A Misde- meanor. Sentence of 180 days jail time was sus- pended and the defendant sentenced to 24 months bench probation, to include 40 hours of community service and forfeiture of a seized irearm to Boardman Police Department. Fines, fees and assessments on this count were $200. -In addition, Efren Hurtado Jr., 24, was con- victed of Possession of a Controlled Substance – Methamphetamine, a Class C Felony, and sentenced to 18 months formal probation with Conditional Discharge upon successful completion of conditions. Conditions included 90 sanction units with ive units to be used for 80 hours of community service, and drug evaluation and treatment. Fines, fees and assessments totaled $200. -Jesse R. Boyd, 19, was sentenced to conditional discharge on a count of Possession of a Controlled Substance Schedule 2 – Hydrocodone, a Class C felony, and was given 18 months formal probation subject to 90 sanction units. Probation conditions in- cluded ive sanction units to be used for 80 hours of community service, and requirements regarding the use and possession of drugs, including substance abuse evaluation and any recommended treatment. Fines, fees and assessments totaled $500. Justice Court Report Morrow County Justice of the Peace Ann Spicer has released the following Justice Court report: -Nick Lulay, 27, of Baker City, OR was found guilty of Taking Branch Bull Elk Closed Season and was ined $335. -David Shane Molina was found guilty of Im- proper Use of Emergency Reporting System and Theft III and was initially ined $2,000 and sentenced to 180 days jail time. How- ever, the defendant was sentenced to two years bench probation, to include successful alcohol evalua- tion and treatment, with jail time waived upon success- ful completion of proba- tion. Of the ines, $500 was waived, to reduce total ines to $1,500, with the option of completing community service work to pay off the remaining ines. and Oregon State Police were advised. -MCSO received report from a subject on Hwy. 74, Ione, that two dogs, one black and white and one white with tan on face and ears, showed up at her place with their faces and ears illed porcupine quills and needed medical attention. -MCSO received report from a subject on Hwy. 730 in Irrigon that her 16-year- old son was acting out and kept running away. She said he wouldn’t go to school and was running down the street toward Umatilla as she was on the phone. MCSO responded. -MCSO received re- port from a subject at the Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge on Riverview Lane in Irrigon that his dog ran off. He said he believed he saw it swimming to an island a couple miles away. He requested help from a deputy. -MCSO received re- port from a subject at the Irrigon Justice Court that her sister was staying at a residence with a male who was believed to have a war- rant out for him, as well as being armed and danger- ous. The caller said she had been getting messages from her sister saying that she feared for her life. MCSO responded. MCSO arrested Laine Darrel Prinzing, 33, on a California Department of Corrections warrant for a probation violation and on local charges of Criminal Trespass I and Giving False Information to a Peace Of- ficer with additional bail of $12,000. Courtney N. Allen, 27, was arrested for Criminal Trespass I and released on own recogni- zance. -MCSO received report from Gilliam County of a medical emergency in the mountains. -MCSO, Irrigon Ambu- lance received report that an 83-year-old female had fallen in her bedroom and hit her head. The woman, who was conscious, was transported. -MCSO received report from an Irrigon woman that a bottle of oxycodone had been stolen from her purse. A deputy responded and took the report. -MCSO received report from a male in Irrigon that a skill saw underneath his deck had been stolen. He said his son and an un- known female had taken it. -MCSO received report from an Irrigon subject that he was receiving harass- ing phone calls. A deputy responded and determined that the call was unfounded. -MCSO received report from a Boardman man that he and his wife had just got- ten back from Colorado to discover that someone had tried to break into their shop while they were gone. -MCSO received report of suspicious activity at the Les Schwab in Heppner after hours. The caller said that there were lights on and people in the lobby watch- ing TV, but the business appeared closed otherwise. The management advised it was their cleaning crew. -Boardman Ambu- lance received report from a 57-year-old Boardman woman that she had been in severe pain in every joint all night. Boardman Ambulance responded, but she refused transport. -Continued on PAGE TEN