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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 10, 2016 - FIVE Sheriff’s Report April 6: -A person in Heppner requested con- tact from Morrow County Sheriff’s Office regarding shooting birds in city limits. -MCSO took a report of criminal mischief at Bank of Eastern Oregon in Heppner. -MCSO received a complaint regarding a semi truck driver who was read- ing a novel and going over the white line on the right. The caller was unable to provide a description of the driver or the semi. Deputies and Oregon State Police were advised. April 10: -Morrow County Sheriff ’s Office received report from the Lexington Sinclair station that a man drove off the day before without paying for $20 in fuel, and returned the next day to dispute it and again drove off without paying for $10 more in fuel. -MCSO received a re- port that someone split the bellies open on two baby sheep in Irrigon. -Someone at the Hep- pner Shell advised MCSO they had seen an individual steal a boxer dog belonging to another individual. -An Irrigon resident reported that her family was trying to have a nice family gathering and the neighbors across the street were using a lot of foul language. MCSO deter- mined the complaint to be unfounded. -The auto body shop in Lexington reported a vehicle acting strangely and circling the business about eight times. He advised it pulled into the driveway before spotting him and leaving again. He requested contact as he advised he had a rash of thefts in recent weeks. -MCSO was advised that Umatilla County Sher- iff’s Office arrested J De Jesus Afanador Hernandez, 31, on an MCSO warrant. April 11: -Morrow County Sheriff ’s Office received report of a defibril- lator stolen from an Board- man residence. -The Heppner Justice Court requested deputy assistance from MCSO for two subjects who were at the court being inappropri- ate. -MCSO received report of the theft of copper from an AT&T cell site. It had last been seen a year ago, the last time the caller was there. MCSO took a report. -A man requested a welfare check on his two- year-old son in Irrigon, advising that he was con- cerned for his son’s health after he drank rubbing al- cohol. He advised he was unsure of the address but provided a description of the residence. -MCSO was advised that Lane County Sheriff’s Office arrested Kenneth Shindledecker, 59, on an Irrigon Justice Court war- rant for failure to appear on criminal trespass with a firearm. -Hermiston PD ad- vised MCSO that they had a pursuit with a vehicle registered to local dairy and that the vehicle had since been recovered by Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office. HPD requested MCSO make contact with the dairy and have them contact UCSO to recover the vehicle. -A person in Irrigon re- quested deputy contact re- garding more than $10,000 worth of personal belong- ings that were thrown out onto the lawn. -A person in Irrigon advised his neighbors were being really loud and the caller went over there ask him to be quiet and said the other neighbor waved a baseball bat in his face. MCSO responded and ad- vised them both to be quiet and be good neighbors. April 12: -A woman advised Morrow County Sheriff’s Office that a ve- hicle had been ahead of her on Hwy. 74 the day before a little after 5 p.m. and was going 30 mph, but that when she got to a passing zone she attempted to pass and the vehicle sped up to 80 mph not letting her pass. The advised she took a pic- ture of the vehicle. She ad- vised the vehicle pulled off at a road and stopped, and when she looked in her rear- view mirror it sped up the road really fast. The caller requested phone contact. -A female in Irrigon advised her wallet was sto- len from her residence. The wallet contained her Social Security Number card, EBT card, ID card, bank card and $70 in cash. She advised she was home for contact. -MCSO received a report on possible infor- mation on a runaway in Heppner. Two runaway juveniles were located. -MCSO received an animal complaint regard- ing a horse in Boardman; the horse’s hooves were reportedly grown out six to eight inches and the horse was unable to walk. -MCSO received a re- VISIT OUR ESPRESSO BOOTH IN THE FAIR ANNEX BUILDING DURING FAIR Murray’s 20th Annual Beer & Wine Tasting t h Murray’s 20 Annual Beer & Wine Tasting Thursday, August 18, 2016 6:00–10:30PMMorrowCounty FairgroundsFairadmissionrequired Price$10.00StarterPack2drinktickets& takehomeglassAdditionaltickets$5.00 each LiveEntertainment: Joe Lindsay Family/Friends : 6:00 PM Nate Botsford: 8:00 PMSeenatebotsford.com ChickenFettuccine GreenSalad Roll Cookie Lemonade/Water $10adults $5kids11andunder 6:00–10:30PMMorrowCounty Fai QUESTIONS541-676-9158 rgrounds Fairadmis ionrequired the Ione area advised Mor- row County Sheriff’s Office that the neighbor kept com- ing over and attempting to fight with her boyfriend. MCSO responded and took the incident under investi- gation. April 18: -A female in Irrigon reported that she talked to someone over the phone and they asked for her account information, and they took a signifi- cant amount of money. A Morrow County Sheriff’s Deputy responded and took a report. -MCSO received a re- port of six or seven cows on the road at Horseshoe Bend on Hwy. 74; the caller advised they ran them off the road but they seemed to want to come back on the road. Caller was unsure who the owner was. -Shawn Michael Chan- dler, 38, was served an Ir- rigon Justice Court warrant for Failure to Appear on Driving Under the Influ- ence of Intoxicants and was lodged at Umatilla County Jail. -Law enforcement was advised of subjects at a Boardman location who looked like suspects in a shooting out of Washington. Boardman PD and MCSO responded; the people were not the parties involved in the Washington case. -A man in Irrigon re- quested deputy contact regarding his soon-to-be- ex-wife taking his vehicle to Washington without his permission and wrecking it. -A woman in Irrigon re- ported that someone kicked in her front door. MCSO re- sponded and took a report. -A person advised of a re-occurring impaired driver; he advised the male driver was continuously driving impaired, though he didn’t know if it was alcohol or drugs. That day around 2 or 2:30 p.m., a FedEx driver found the caller and advised him of a male subject lying in a ditch. The caller advised he and the FedEx driver found him in the ditch and took his keys because they could tell he was “messed up.” The caller advised he took off to get help and, during that time, the subject wrestled the FedEx driver and retrieved his keys and took off flying down the road. MCSO made contact with the caller; MCSO and Heppner deputies were ad- vised of the situation. -MCSP was advised of a vehicle behind an Ir- rigon park that shouldn’t be there. MCSO responded and arrested Daniel Martin Nance, 58, on an MCSO warrant for Failure to Ap- pear on Theft III. April 19: -Morrow County Sheriff ’s Office received report from a Lex- ington man that someone purchased a plane ticket in Texas using his account. -MCSO received re- port of the theft of a four- wheeler from a ranch on Little Butter Creek. -MCSO received report of a vehicle stolen from Irrigon; the owner advised it had temporary veteran plates. -Joshua M. Crites was arrested on an Irrigon Jus- tice Court warrant for fail- ure to appear on Unlawful entry into a vehicle, theft III. -MCSO was advised of a vehicle parked in Hep- pner with a dog inside and no windows down. Caller advised he did not want contact but was just con- cerned for the dog. April 20: -A female in Boardman advised she had a friend on Instagram who advised she was going to kill herself. The caller advised the subject was in Georgia and she did not know her name, only her Instagram username and possible vehicle and Geor- gia plate number. -Morrow County Sher- iff’s Office received a re- quest for a welfare check on a patient who did not show up for an appointment for a lacerated wrist. The male subject was suicidal, and that was how the wrist in- jury had occurred. Officers responded and contacted the male. -MCSO was advised that someone shot out a window in a home under construction in Irrigon; the contractor had noticed it. No one was around and no one was hurt. A deputy re- sponded and took a report. April 23: -Morrow County Sheriff ’s Office received report from an Irrigon woman that her neighbors’ dogs have been barking non-stop since 1 a.m. It was then 4:38 a.m. -MCSO received report from a Boardman woman who said that she thought someone was trying to ha- rass her by phone. She attempted to make a three- way call to the sheriff’s office so MCSO could hear what he was saying, but he hung up while he was on the three-way. The caller then hung up to attempt to get his number. She requested contact to find out how to get him to stop calling. -MCSO received report from the Oasis RV Park on Highway 730, Irrigon, who advised that a female parked at the park the previ- ous night and took a show- er, but she does not reside at the park. The caller said she had it on camera and would like to have the woman tres- passed. MCSO responded and made contact with the caller. The deputy advised he would be on the lookout for the subject. -MCSO received report from a motorist on Jewell Drive in Irrigon that his fuel cap was off and laying on the ground next to his vehicle that morning. -MCSO received re- quest to speak to a deputy regarding elder abuse. The caller was with adult pro- tective services. MCSO made contact -MCSO received report from an Irrigon man that his friend came over to have him call about a stolen bank card. He requested that a deputy respond to get the card back and advise about getting a restraining order. Ad deputy responded; it was a misunderstanding. -MCSO received re- quest for deputy contact from an Irrigon woman requesting information re- garding the rules of her son being able to take his cousin by marriage to town since he hasn’t yet had his license for six months. A deputy called her back and advised that only immediate family could be transported. -MCSO received report from a subject who said she had possession of a mutu- ally owned vehicle in case the male co-owner tried reporting it stolen. There was a restraining order between the two and she was afraid he would come back around. A deputy took the call and advised that the info be passed to depart- ment members. -MCSO received report of a white Mercury Mar- quee failing to maintain lane due to being overload- ed, with the back bumper close to the ground and the front tires not getting good traction due to the heavy load. A deputy was advised, but was out of position and OSP then advised. -MCSO received re- quest from the Heppner Elementary School Princi- pal to speak to a deputy and file a report. A deputy made contact and was advised the school would handle it, and advise MCSO if further as- sistance was needed. -MCSO received report of people with flashlights in the Heppner bowling alley at 11:50 p.m. MCSO responded and checked the area, but the front and back doors were secure and no one appeared to be inside. April 24: -Morrow County Sheriff’s Office re- ceived report from a Board- man man that a guy wearing a black coat, black jeans and a ball cap lying along the road west of the Catho- lic Church on the north side of the road. MCSO was unable to locate the subject. -MCSO received re- quest from a Boardman man to check a car just purchased by his nephew to make sure there were no drugs in it. He was re- ferred to Gilliam County for canine. -MCSO received report from a woman in Boise that her son reported domestic problems at his father’s house in Heppner. She said the father had full custody of their six-year-old son and she wants to protect him. -MCSO received re- port of an older maroon Honda driving at a high rate of speed on Nevada Ave. in Irrigon, going past the caller’s house several times of day. -MCSO received report of a Ford with a lot of rust on the body and no bumper or license driving past the caller’s house in Ione. -MCSO received report from an Irrigon woman that a pit bull jumped into the back of her vehicle and attacked her dog. The dogs were separated and the pit bull then seemed friendly. WE PRINT! Award Winning Wines From all over the World! Featuring Airfield Estates Winery, Prosser, WA Business Forms Jet Teas for the Kids Dinner offered by Heppner Chamber, prepared by Alvin Liu of Gateway Be sure to bring lawn chairs! Cafe. Thursday, August 18, 2016 port of a vehicle parked out at Stock Dr./Fuller Canyon, Heppner, with an individual walking up the road in camo pants, unknown who they were or what they were doing. The caller requested that a deputy check it out. MCSO was unable to locate anything suspicious. -Emergency dispatch received a 911 call from a Spanish-speaking female; translation was attempted through the language line but the interpreter was dis- connected. The female was able to provide a partial address and that she was in danger. Once the language line was reconnected, she advised there was a male trying to get in with a knife. Boardman PD and MCSO responded and arrested En- carnation Juarez-Castro, 38, for Attempted Assault II, Harassment and Disorderly Conduct II. -MCSO was advised of a two-year-old on a mo- torized vehicle in Board- man; the grandpa came and picked him up. April 15: -Morrow County Sheriff’s Office was advised that a male went into Bucknum’s in Heppner and ordered a few shots; he appeared to be a little crazy and was out wandering the streets. He left his backpack in Bucknum’s. -A man in Irrigon ad- vised MCSO that the neigh- bors were building a fence across their driveway. He advised the landlord was trying to get another drive- way put in but it was not yet in and there were elderly people at the residence. -A person in Ione advised there was an in- toxicated subject at his residence who needed a courtesy ride out of the area. The subject declined a ride from the deputy due to being unable to take his beer with him. The caller gave the subject a ride out of town. April 16: -A male in Irrigon reported that his pickup had been stolen. The man called back the next day and advised Morrow County Sheriff’s Office that the pickup and a subject were at a location. MCSO and Oregon State Police re- sponded. Erick Fernandez- Marquez, 24, was arrested by MCSO for Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle X2 and Unauthorized Entry of a Motor Vehicle. -MCSO was advised that a counselor was con- cerned a female was the victim of domestic vio- lence; during a counseling session and caller noticed a slap or punch mark on the female’s chin and she told the counselor her husband smacked her. The caller advised he was worried about the safety of her and her children. -A female in Irrigon reported that someone took the screen out of her win- dow and that, in hindsight, she recalled the dog growl- ing at 3 a.m. MCSO made phone contact and the fe- male requested extra night patrol. April 17: -A female in Business Cards old Cat ET STRE S Go upe r ld Re Hig cov h-B ST ery ank stub UB Ma ers ww @go LEW ch w.go ld ine IS ld catin ING READ H MONT June R NO. ICE METE SERV May NT AMOU April UMED CONS ET March STRE ING READ Feb. H MONT June ca tin Jan. May Oct. Feb. rieb S. 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