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EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 18, 2023 Sheriff’s Report MCSO January 5 -Boardman Police De- partment reported a subject kept calling, but wouldn’t text back. BPD checked the location but no one was around. -Boardman Police re- ceived a request from a subject for a welfare check on his brother. The call- er said he was unable to make contact with him for the past three days and was concerned about his wel- fare. BPD made contact and the brother was okay. -Heppner Ambulance responded to a report of a 61-year-old female having trouble breathing, shaking and vomiting. The subject was transported to Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Hep- pner. -MCSO, Heppner Ambulance, Heppner Fire Department, Ione Fire De- partment and Lexington Fire Department received report of a structure fire on N.E. Chase St. in Heppner, with smoke coming from the house. -Irrigon Ambulance and Boardman Fire De- partment responded to a report of an older female having trouble breathing. She was transported to Good Shepherd Hospital in Hermiston. -Irrigon Ambulance received report of a 64-year-old male with se- vere kidney pain and diz- ziness when standing. He was transported to Good Shepherd Hospital in Hermiston. -Irrigon Ambulance responded to Sergio’s Mexican Restaurant in Irri- gon for a 55-year-old with unknown medical prob- lems. He was transferred to Good Shepherd Hospital in Hermiston. MCSO January 6, 2023: Hermiston Police Department reported being out with a subject. Herm- iston Police Department arrested Travis Andrew Reed for Theft I. He was lodged at Umatilla County Jaile with no bail. -MCSO received report from an officer concerning littering. The officer collect- ed some trash. -MCSO received re- quest for extra patrols for a fire. The neighbors advised that people were inside the structure at 6 a.m. the fol- lowing day. -MCSO received report from a Heppner subject who said his mother’s car was in the grocery store parking lot in Heppner by a blue 4wd pickup. A deputy responded and determined that the parties would han- dle the issue civilly. -MCSO received report of a Doberman running up and down California St. harassing other dogs. The reporter called back to say the owners had picked up the dog. -MCSO received report from a subject on Idaho Lane in Irrigon that her son had been acting “crazy and strange.” She requested a welfare check on him. Dep- uties responded and made contact with the subject. -MCSO received report of a red semi with a flat bed trailer that kept moving into the caller’s land to prevent him from passing. MCSO responded, but was unable to locate the subject. -MCSO received re- quest for a deputy con- cerning a case of identity theft. MCSO responded, but determined there was no crime at the time. -MCSO received re- quest for extra patrol for a lot of traffic between Toms Camp Rd. and Paul Smith on Kunze Lane when shift changes occur at the dairy between 4-4:30 p.m. -MCSO received report of a male, 5’4”, wearing a dark sweater and jeans snooping around his prop- erty. The caller reported that he confronted him and the subject headed west towards the potato sheds. Darwin ValleFlores was arrested on a Multnomah County warrant. He was cited and released to appear at a later date. -MCSO received re- quest for extra patrols from a subject at Heppner-Spray Hwy. The caller reported that her ex had returned and was driving a black Volvo SUV. -MCSO received report from a subject on Pioneer Lane in Boardman that a neighbor was making a dis- turbance on his front porch, screaming and yelling. The subject was trespassed from the location and was ad- vised that if he returned, he would be arrested. -MCSO received report that the LaGrande Police Department arrested Victor E. Marlitt on an Irrigon Jus- tice Court warrant. He was lodged at the Union County Jail with $6,000 bail. -MCSO received report of someone walking along the side of the road wearing dark colored clothing. The call was relayed to OSP as there were no county units available. -MCSO received re- port of a driving complaint against a subject in a Dodge flatbed 4WD with a dog in the back and a front left headlight out. MCSO was unable to locate the subject. -MCSO received report of two vehicles speeding to- ward 10 th on S.E. Utah Ave in Irrigon, one a gray Dodge Carvan Sport and the other, a white Toyota Camry, both of which lived on S.E. 10 th St. MCSO checked the area. -MCSO received report of a street lamp struck and wires out with property damage at Columbia Lane and north First St. in Irri- gon. -MCSO received report of bulls out and charging vehicles on the depot near McCall. MCSO responded but was unable to locate the problem. -MCSO, Irrigon Am- bulance received report of a suicidal subject in Irrigon with a female stating “You are cutting yourself. That is not good,” before the call was disconnected. MCSO and Irrigon Ambulance re- sponded and it was reported that Community Counsel- ing was to be reaching out to the caller. -MCSO received re- port of a subject causing a scene at the Rustic Truck Bar & Grill on Hwy. 730 in Irrigon. The caller advised that they wanted the subject trespassed, but reported that he had left the scene at the end of the call. MCSO responded, but the subject was gone on arrival. -MCSO received report from a subject on Hwy. 730 in Irrigon that a vehicle ahead of her was not main- taining its lane and was varying its speed. MCSO was unable to locate the vehicle. -Boardman Ambu- lance received report of a trailer on fire one mile south of Love’s on Tower Rd. Boardman Fire Department and Boardman Ambulance responded. -Boardman Am- bulance received report of a 24-year-old male with asthma having trouble breathing. Boardman Fire Department and Boardman Ambulance responded, but the subject refused trans- port. -Boardman Am- bulance received report of a 60-year-old male with neck pain. Boardman Fire Department and Boardman Ambulance responded, but the subject refused trans- port. -Heppner Fire De- partment initiated activity for a fire investigation at N.E. Chase St. in Heppner. MCSO January 7, 2023: MCSO reported of- ficer-initiated activity at N.E. Main Ave. in Irrigon, High Banks, Paterson Fer- ry Rd./Riverview Lane, Irrigon-MCSO received a hang-up 911 call. History shows that the previous tenants disconnected the number. -MCSO received a driving complaint with the caller advising that a black truck with a flatbed had a leashed dog riding in the back with the vehicle trav- eling 70 miles per hour. The caller said the dog “looked terrified.” MCSO was out of position. -MCSO received report of a car stolen on N.E. 12 th St. in Irrigon sometime overnight. The caller said the keys were in the vehicle and it had a half tank of gas. MCSO responded and reported that the incident was under investigation. -MCSO completed a vehicle check on Bombing Range Rd. Everything was clear. -MCSO received report of a silver Honda Civic failing to maintain lane and traveling around 30 mph in a 55 mph zone. OSP was out of position-MC- SO received report that a silver Jetta with Montana plates approached the caller from behind on Hwy. 74 in Lexington and sped past. A deputy was out of position, but OSP was advised. -MCSO received a -MCSO received a hangup/ abandoned call with a male heard in the background cursing and sounding ag- itated. MCSO responded and the male stated the call was accidental. -MCSO received report that Christian Ryan Perkins was arrested by the Uma- tilla Police Department on a Morrow County Circuit Court warrant for Parole Violation/Coercion and lodged at Umatilla County Jail with no bail. -MCSO received re- quest for contact with a deputy regarding keeping her daughter safe from the daughter’s husband. She re- ported that the daughter left the husband in Umatilla that day. MCSO made contact. -MCSO received report of a scam call where the caller said he was her. -MCSO received infor- mation from the U.S. Navy that they were doing train- ing on site at the Bombing Range and expected to be there until 2-3 a.m. -MCSO completed a building check at the Rustic Bar & Grill in Irrigon. -MCSO received report of a drunk driver at Love’s Travel Stop and Country Store in Boardman. The caller said the driver was speeding, appeared dis- gruntled and had an open beer in the Carl Jrs. Parking lot. MCSO and Boardman Police responded, but the vehicle was gone on arrival and they were unable to locate it in the area. -Boardman Fire De- partment and Boardman -Boardman EMS, Irrigon Ambulance, Boardman Ambulance and Boardman Fire Department were ad- vised of a male security guard in his mid-20s who had passed out. He was breathing and awake, but still on the ground. The subject refused transport. -Irrigon Ambulance -MCSO received a 911 29-year-old male having responded to a 64-year-old female who needed a lift hangup/abandoned call seizures. The patient was assist. The subject refused with static and then dis- transported to Good Shep- connected. On call back, it herd Hospital in Hermiston. transport. was the same. -Boardman EMS, -MCSO received report Boardman Fire Department MCSO JANUARY 12, of a disturbance at Green and Boardman Ambulance 2023 -A Morrow Coun- Acres on Paterson Ferry received report of an adult ty Sheriff’s Office deputy Rd. MCSO responded and male, breathing and con- completed area checks of reported it was a verbal scious, on the floor and the the Oasis RV Park in Irrigon argument only. The female caller was unable to get and Wagon Wheel Loop/ left the residence for the him up off the floor. He was Depot Lane in Irrigon. night. transported. -MCSO received a 911 -MCSO received report -Emergency Services hangup/abandoned call. It of suspicious activity on , Irrigon Ambulance re- was an accidental dial. The Wilson Lane in Boardman. ceived report of a 20-year- caller said he was having The caller said that the res- old male vomiting. He was problems with his phone ident of the home was in a transported. and provided his name and nursing facility and no one - B o ar d m an A m b u- address. should be at the residence. lance, Boardman Fire De- -MCSO received an -MCSO received an- partment, Boardman Police, open line 911 call from other report of a lot of traffic MCSO and OSP responded Boardman Foods on E. between Toms Camp to to a report of an older silver Columbia Ave. It was an Paul Smith Rd. The traffic 4-Runner in the ditch. accidental dial. was mainly between 4 and -Boardman Police -MCSO received notice 4:30p.m. when the dairy did Dept., Heppner Fire De- of a motor vehicle accident its shift changes. partment received request with a fire on Taggares Lane -MCSO received report for assistance from a sub- and Tower Rd. in Board- from a subject who said her ject who said Good Shep- man. One vehicle was in the brother hit the caretaker and herd Hospital was request- ditch. MCSO, Boardman then her. She requested a ing his father’s medical Fire Dept., and Boardman unit to respond. The subject updates and his mother Ambulance responded. was transported. needing a ride home from There was no patient. -MCSO received report Good Shepherd. -MCSO received report of a vehicle hitting a deer on -Heppner Ambulance, of a fight at Irrigon High W. Hwy. 730 and S.W. Sec- Lexington Fire Department, School. The incident was ond St. in Irrigon. A deputy Lexington Quick Response under investigation. provided the driver with his Team received report for -MCSO reported offi- business card. emergency services for cer-initiated activity at N.E. -MCSO, Boardman an 84-year-old female on Third St/Irrigon. Ambulance received re- oxygen who was weak and -MCSO responded to port of a 50-year-old female requesting to be checked an agency assist on S.W. who was cold and in rigor. out. The patient was trans- Utah in Irrigon. Umatilla -MCSO received report ported to Pioneer Memorial County Sheriff’s Office re- of an older silver 4-Runner Hospital in Heppner. ceived a report that a male that had gone into the ditch -Irrigon Ambulance toward a utility trailer off and the driver was trying responded to a report of an the property. When MCSO to get out. Boardman Am- 84-year-old male with chest ran the plates, it was re- bulance, Boardman Fire pain who had taken two ported as stolen. MCSO Dept., Boardman Police nitro tablets. The patient responded and recovered Dept. and MCSO respond- refused transport. the stolen trailer. ed. Oregon State Police -Irrigon Ambulance, -MCSO received re- took over the scene. Irrigon Fire Dept. received quest for contact concern- -Boardman Ambulance request from a subject in ing a threatening text mes- responded to a motor vehi- Irrigon who said she need- sage the caller received. cle fire with one vehicle in ed assistance in getting her MCSO made contact and the ditch on Taggeres Rd. mother into the car. Irrigon advised the caller of her - B o ar d m an A m b u- Ambulance and Irrigon options. She said she would lance, Boardman Fire re- Rural Fire Dept. responded. call back if the situation ceived request for a lift -Irrigon Ambulance escalated. assist for a 74-year-old responded to a report of an -MCSO received an female with pain in her right adult male actively seizing open line 911 call. On call- arm. The patient refused at the Rustic Truck Bar & back, the subject advised transport. Grill on Hwy. 730 in Irri- there was no emergency. It -EMS received request gon. The patient refused was a pocket dial. for assistance at Love’s transport. -Boardman Police re- Travel Stop and Coun- -Irrigon Ambulance re- ported officer-initiated ac- try Store in Boardman. A ceived report from a subject tivity. three-year-old female kept who advised that her broth- -MCSO made contact turning purple and clench- er hit the caretaker and then with a subject regarding ing her body. Boardman the caller. She requested regulations at McCormick ambulance and Boardman that a unit respond. Slough. Fire responded and trans- -Irrigon Ambulance - E m e r g e n c y s e r - ported the subject to Good received report of a mo- vices received report of a Shepherd Hospital. tor vehicle accident on 29-year-old male having a - B o ar d m an A m b u- Hwy.730/S.W. Second St. seizure. 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