Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 25, 2017
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Sheriff’s Report
October 20: -Mor-
row County Sheriff’s Of-
fice received report from
a caller in Boardman that
their brother punched their
mother in the nose; she was
bleeding from the nose. The
caller advised the mother
asked the son for the phone
and he got mad and punched
her and took off. Boardman
PD, MCSO and Boardman
ambulance responded. The
mother was transported to
Good Shepherd Hospital by
ambulance. Boardman PD
arrested Jose Javier Ruiz,
21, for Assault II and Men-
acing. Subject was lodged
at Umatilla County Jail.
-MCSO was advised
that a male and female were
fighting at an Irrigon loca-
tion. MCSO and Boardman
PD responded and the par-
ties were separated.
-A female in Heppner
advised MCSO that her
laptop was taken from her
vehicle between 9:30 and
11 p.m. Tuesday night.
MCSO responded and took
a report.
-MCSO received report
that someone drove by a
residence in Boardman and
shot a gun through the win-
dow; unknown what they
were shooting at. MCSO
responded and was unable
to locate.
-MCSO was advised
by a caller in Irrigon that
he got to his mom’s house
and his little sister pulled
his daughter out of the
car and wouldn’t give her
back. MCSO responded
and determined it to be a
civil matter.
-MCSO was advised
of a verbal altercation at
Smiley’s Happy Place in
Boardman. The altercation
kept getting a little heated
and the caller requested a
walkthrough to calm the
patrons down so it didn’t
escalate. MCSO responded
and an extra patrol was
requested.
-MCSO received a
driving complaint on I-84
west, Boardman. The driver
was swerving, getting up on
other vehicles and tailgat-
ing, as well as speeding.
MCSO responded and the
driver was pulled over at
the Three Mile Canyon exit
with a flat tire.
October 21: -A female
in Irrigon advised Morrow
County Sheriff’s Office that
her grandparents received a
call stating that her brother
was in an accident and the
female involved would set-
tle the accident for $8,000
sent via Western Union.
The caller advised her
grandparents just wanted
the information logged and
the deputy advised.
-A female in Heppner
advised MCSO that her
grandmother backed into a
vehicle and the other party
seemed impaired in some
way.
-A female in Lexington
advised there were three
camp trailers that people
were living in at a location,
music extremely loud all
hours of the day and night.
The caller also advised she
heard yelling and scream-
ing all of the time during
the night, not sure if it was
kids playing or adults yell-
ing, and reported that there
was a strange smell perme-
ating the area. She advised
people had been living in
the trailers for over a year,
and she would like the area
checked.
-MCSO was contacted
by a male in Lexington who
said he had given another
party money and a vehicle
as payment to fix up a ve-
hicle. He advised the party
had the vehicle for two
years and did not fix up the
vehicle, and that he had
his vehicle back but was
missing some parts. He re-
quested contact because he
wanted to know his options.
-MCSO received a 911
call from Heppner. Dis-
patch listened for a minute
or so and a 10-year-old
advise he dialed the wrong
number and was trying to
call his grandma. MCSO
made contact at the resi-
dence.
-A driver on I-84 ad-
vised another driver tried
to run him off the road; he
was currently parked next
to the other driver at the
eastbound rest area. MCSO
responded and resolved the
problem.
October 22: -Board-
man PD received a report
of shots fired in Boardman
but was unable to locate the
source of the disturbance.
-A Union Pacific Rail-
road employee advised law
enforcement of two females
and a male living between
the railroad tracks and the
fence in Boardman and
requested that a deputy go
out and ask them to leave.
Boardman PD responded
but was unable to locate the
subjects.
-Morrow County Sher-
iff’s Office was advised
of a goat at a residence in
Boardman; the caller asked
that someone check on it
because it had been tied
up outside with no shelter
through all the rain and
weather. A deputy respond-
ed but was unable to locate
any goats tied up.
-A female out of Ione
called and advised her boy-
friend got bad news from
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his ex-wife and was say-
ing he was going to kill
himself. MCSO responded
and was advised the subject
was already on his way to
Hermiston.
-MCSO was advised
that Gilliam County Sher-
iff’s Office arrested Truman
Lloyd Chamberlin, 20, on
Morrow County Circuit
Court warrants for Proba-
tion Violation/Failure to
Appear and Probation Vio-
lation/Possession of Meth-
amphetamines. Subject was
lodged at NORCOR.
October 23: -Board-
man ambulance was dis-
patched to a call regarding
a 37-year-old male who was
semi-conscious and breath-
ing. His wife said he was
intoxicated, hadn’t eaten in
seven days and just wanted
to sleep. Patient was trans-
ported to Good Shepherd
Hospital.
-Morrow County Sher-
iff’s Office arrested Manuel
Juarez, 19, for Failure to
Appear on Failure to per-
form Duties of a Driver and
Failure to Carry or Present
License.
-Boardman PD was
advised by a caller that their
16-year-old daughter was at
the Boardman Select mar-
ket and two Hispanic males
kept asking her if they could
see her and then followed
her home. Boardman PD
responded.
October 24: -Morrow
County Sheriff’s Office,
Boardman PD, Boardman
ambulance, Boardman fire
department, Oregon State
Police and Oregon Dept. of
Transportation responded
to a head-on collision be-
tween two vehicles on I-84
east, Boardman.
-A female in Heppner
advised MCSO that her
cat was missing and that
she believed her neighbor
may have taken it to the
pound. She advised she
would check around for
her cat and if she found it
was taken and turned in she
would call back to speak to
a deputy about her neigh-
bor. A deputy made phone
contact with the subject.
-MCSO responded to
a report of an individu-
al walking in Boardman,
wearing no shirt and punch-
ing signs. MCSO arrested
Marvin Lewis Strickland,
37, on a Morrow County
Circuit Court warrant for
Failure to Appear on As-
sault IV, Criminal Mischief
II and Harassment.
-MCSO arrested Chris-
tine Luzette Mendoza, 43,
on a warrant for Failure
to Appear on DUII (Driv-
ing Under the Influence of
Intoxicants), Assault and
Harassment.
-A female in Heppner
advised MCSO that her
neighbor yelled at her dog
and her, and threatened her
other half. MCSO respond-
ed and a female subject was
warned for maintaining a
dog as a public nuisance.
-Emergency dispatch
received a call from a fe-
male in Irrigon who advised
it was an accidental dial.
However, dispatch reported
there was an elevated voice
in the background and the
comments seemed to be di-
rected at the caller. A deputy
responded.
-MCSO was advised
of a juvenile complaint at
Irrigon High School.
-Umatilla County ad-
vised MCSO that they ar-
rested Suzanne Marie Ber-
go, 32, on Umatilla County
warrants with a hold placed
for a Morrow County Cir-
cuit Court warrant for Fail-
ure to Appear on Criminal
Trespass I.
-MCSO was advised of
a hit and run in Boardman;
a car came down the street
and hit a fence, then back
out and kept going.
-MCSO responded to a
report of a vehicle going the
wrong way on I-84 but was
unable to locate the vehicle.
-MCSO was advised
about a juvenile in Hep-
pner who had made threats
against some elementary
girls.
-MCSO responded to
a request for assistance
from Pendleton PD for an
individual in Boardman.
A deputy responded to the
reported workplace but the
individual was not there.
-A male in Lexington
advised MCSO that the
neighbor was playing loud
music and then threatened
him, telling the caller to
come out and take care of
it and wanting to fight him.
MCSO made contact and
advised the neighbor of the
county noise ordinance.
-MCSO took a report of
a possible runaway juvenile
in Irrigon; the grandmother
reported he had gone to
the Marina but had not re-
turned home with her other
grandson.
-MCSO was advised of
a possible suicidal subject
in Irrigon, lying out in the
middle of the road.
-MCSO took a report
of a possible runway in Irri-
gon; a mother called around
9:30 p.m. and advised that
her son had not returned
home from school yet and
was usually home about
4 p.m.
October 25: -Morrow
County Sheriff ’s Office
was advised of a domes-
tic disturbance in Board-
man. A female advised
she was having problems
with her baby’s father; he
slapped her in the face.
Juan Jimenez was arrested
for Domestic Violence Ha-
rassment and lodged at
Umatilla County Jail.
-Emergency dispatch
was advised of a 66-year-
old female in Ione who sat
on a broken chair and fell
and hit her neck hard. The
patient was transported by
ambulance.
-Emergency dispatch
received a call regarding an
88-year-old male in Irrigon
who has blood spurting out
of an artery. Irrigon ambu-
lance transported the male
to Good Shepherd Hospital.
-MCSO was advised
of a goat being neglected
at a location in Irrigon.
The caller advised they had
moved it back from the road
after the deputy responded a
couple of days ago but that
the problem had not been
resolved.
-A Lexington resident
reported that a male a depu-
ty had been looking for was
at his residence. The caller
stated the deputy was look-
ing for the subject because
he had not registered as a
sex offender in more than
two years.
-MCSO received infor-
mation that a 17-year-old
with a warrant out of Wash-
ington was in Boardman.
MCSO located the juvenile
and handed her over to the
Dept. of Human Services.
-MCSO was advised
that Hermiston PD arrested
Latisha Sue Rodriguez on a
Morrow County Parole and
Probation detainer warrant.
-MCSO took a report
regarding a vehicle reported
stolen out of Irrigon.
-MCSO received a re-
quest for assistance from
intertribal police; a marine
deputy was requested to
be at Sundale Boat launch
to help look for a body in
the river.
October 26: -Morrow
County Sheriff’s Office was
advised of a farm pickup
that was stolen from Three-
mile Canyon Farms and
stripped. And employee
noticed it parked alongside
the road near an RV park.
The caller advised he had
not touched anything and
would remain on the scene.
-MCSO was advised
of a vehicle that had been
parked near Tupper for
three days. The caller re-
quested a welfare check at
the vehicle owner’s resi-
dence in Irrigon to make
sure everything was okay
and that they knew where
their vehicle was.
-MCSO received a
driving complaint regarding
high school kids in Heppner
driving very fast when they
came downtown for lunch,
speeding, peeling out from
the stop sign and driving
recklessly. The caller re-
quested that they be talked
to and that there be an extra
patrol in the area.
-A deputy noticed graf-
fiti in Irrigon with a deroga-
tory message regarding law
enforcement.
-MCSO was advised
of a burglary in Irrigon. A
friend advised the caller
that the locks had been
cut off the outbuilding and
the back door was open.
The caller reported that the
trailer was trashed but it
was unknown if anything
was taken.
-MCSO was advised
that a male with warrants
out had just been dropped
off at a residence. MCSO
arrested Shawn Michael
Mayes, 23, on a Umatilla
County Circuit Court war-
rant for Failure to Appear
on Assault IV and Harass-
ment, as well as an Oregon
State Parole Board warrant
for Probation Violation.
-An officer contacted a
male in Boardman who had
blood on himself. MCSO
determined no crime had
been committed. Arrange-
ment were made for follow-
up contact by Community
Counseling Solutions.
-a Boardman resident
informed MCSO that some-
one has shot and killed one
of his peacock birds. A
deputy responded.
October 27: -Morrow
County Sheriff’s Office re-
ceived report from a female
in Boardman who said her
brother was on his bike by
the Sinclair station when a
car with Washington plates
chased him, even going up
on the curb following him.
She advised her brother
ended up taking a dirt road
home and went in the house
and locked himself inside.
It was unknown if the car
saw where he went. MCSO
took the incident under in-
vestigation.
-A female in Irrigon
advised MCSO that her
friend received a call from
the caller’s daughter; she
was said to be on drugs and
threatening to kill herself.
The caller requested a wel-
fare check. MCSO checked
the area and sent out an At-
tempt to Locate to Easter
Oregon.
-MCSO received a
complaint from a female in
Irrigon who advised some-
one was digging holes on
her property. She advised
she believed her former
neighbor hired someone to
dig, and thinks they were
trying to put in a shutoff
valve for a shared well. A
deputy contacted the caller
and advised her it was a
civil issue.
-The School Resource
Officer was given informa-
tion that a father in Irri-
gon punched his son in the
stomach. The school called
and made a report to Dept.
of Human Services.
-MCSO was advised
that Pendleton Parole and
Probation arrested Olivia
West on a detention war-
rant.
October 28: -Board-
man fire, Boardman am-
bulance, Boardman PD,
Morrow County Sheriff’s
Office and Oregon State
Police responded to a motor
vehicle accident on Hwy.
730, Boardman. A male
advised they went through
a stop sign. Patients were
transported to Good Shep-
herd Hospital.
-Boardman PD, MCSO
and Boardman ambulance
responded to a report of a
24-year-old male in Board-
man who was conscious
and breathing but was hav-
ing trouble breathing; the
male reportedly took 200
Ibuprofen and 13 unknown
tablets the night before. The
patient was transported to
Good Shepherd Hospital
and Community Counsel-
ing Solutions advised.
-Boardman PD and
MCSO responded to re-
port of a suspicious person
around Umatilla Morrow
Head Start in Boardman.
-A deputy responded to
report of a possible disabled
vehicle on Bombing Range
Road. The subjects were
taking photos of the trees.
-A male in Heppner
advised that a group of kids
threw rocks at his vehicle.
The parties reached a civil
compromise.
-MCSO received report
of criminal mischief at Irri-
gon High School; bus seats
were damaged. MCSO took
the incident under investi-
gation.
-MCSO responded to
report of a disturbance at an
Irrigon residence, a verbal
disagreement between a
parent and a child. MCSO
responded and the parties
were separated for the day.
-A person in Irrigon
requested that a male sub-
ject be trespassed from
his house. He advised his
stepson brought the subject
to the house and the subject
was harassing the caller’s
10- and 11-year-olds.
October 29: -Emer-
gency dispatch was advised
of a 63-year-old female
who fell out of a motorized
chair while outside in Hep-
pner. The caller was unsure
of injuries but advised the
female was exhausted. Hep-
pner ambulance responded
and Heppner fire responded
for lift assist. The patient
refused transport.
-emergency dispatch
received a request for emer-
gency medical assistance
for a 78-year-old male in
Lexington who fell down
and was injured. Heppner
ambulance and Lexington
Quick Raesponse Team
responded and the patient
was transported.
-MCSO received report
of an anhydrous truck driv-
ing slowly on Piper Canyon
Rd., Lexington. The caller
advised when the truck
saw his headlights, it sped
up and drove off. MCSO
responded but was unable
to locate the truck.
-An MCSO deputy re-
sponded to report of a male
harassing a female at a busi-
ness in Heppner. The male
advised he would leave.
-MCSO was advised
of a 13-year-old acting up
in Irrigon; he was holding
onto the truck and wouldn’t
let the truck go, and his
father was trying to leave.
MCSO and Community
Counseling Solutions re-
sponded.
-MCSO was advised
of two males arguing at
the Irrigon Shell station;
two males seeing the same
woman were arguing in
the parking lot. MCSO re-
sponded and the two parties
were going their separate
ways.
October 30: -A male
in Irrigon advised he saw
an intruder on his security
monitor. Morrow County
Sheriff’s Office and Board-
man PD responded, but the
subject had already left.
MCSO took a report for
theft and criminal mischief.
-An officer received
report of a possible intoxi-
cated driver at a Boardman
location. BPD and MCSO
responded. The keys and
the subject were turned over
to a roommate.
-MCSO arrested Rus-
sell Gene Whitbeck, 56,
on an Irrigon Justice Court
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