Police briefs: April 9, 2025

Wasco County Sheriff’s Office does not log arrests.

See you later — In one of Hood River police’s four DUII arrests, an officer charged an Oregon driver with DUII - alcohol. The driver was cited and released to a friend. Later the same day, during a traffic stop, an officer arrested the same person on the same charge.

Possession of drugs — Officers arrested and lodged a houseless person for failure to register as a sex offender last week, also charging them with possession of methamphetamine after finding a pipe with residue.

Lonely deer — The Dalles police recorded 18 animal calls last week. Dogs at large, missing, in car; puppy with broken leg, fostered by officer; cat got into house, cats escaped. In one case, logs noted “There is a deer that is all by itself heading toward city park.” A search and seizure warrant for a dog on Eighth Street was performed on March 31. Wasco County Sheriff’s Office also logged four animal calls.

Residue retrieval — A reporting party found a baggie of white powder, possibly drugs, on Second Street in The Dalles, which an officer seized for destruction. Separately, a needle was retrieved from Sixth Street; and a pipe with marijuana residue from Bridge Street at W. 11th.

Tools and tips — The Dalles police took eight theft reports last week: Tools from car on Eighth, shoplifting, tools from work trailer on Sixteenth, vehicle, tools from shed on Twelfth Street, ten dollars from a tip jar on Second, tools from pickup on Cherry Heights, tools from work utility trailer from E. 14th at Jefferson. WCSO also logged two theft incidents.

Ax threat — Seven people were arrested on warrants by The Dalles police last week. One was also charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine. Another was additionally charged with menacing, after allegedly threatening a reporting party’s child with an ax on 11th.

Knuckles not allowed — A person was arrested at Second and Lincoln on April 1 on charges of criminal trespass I, theft II, and carrying a concealed weapon — a pair of brass knuckles.

Too much meth — OSP made four DUII arrests last week. In one, a trooper stopped an Appleton, Washington resident for speeding 88 mph on I-84 and ultimately arrested them for DUII. Separately, a Buick almost hit a Ford, ran over traffic cones and lane control markers, sideswiped a U-Haul and continued west down I-84 until a trooper stopped and arrested the driver at Biggs Junction. In a third incident, troopers stopped a Nissan for a lane violation on I-84, arrested the driver for DUII, and found over 10 grams of suspected methamphetamine in the vehicle.

Crashes — A pickup was towing a Subaru wagon down I-84 on March 29, when the Subaru slid off the trailer — which lacked the proper fastenings — near westbound milepost 68. A state trooper cited the driver for multiple violations. The same week, WCSO reported two crashes on Discovery Drive and Road 2711.

Toll Bridge trouble — Two vehicles crashed at Exit 64 and Button Bridge Road on March 27. One of the drivers noted pain, but declined medics; one vehicle was towed. Another vehicle crashed on the Hood River Toll Bridge on March 28, but caused no injuries.

Little big game — While parked on Forest Service Road 27 last week, a state fish and wildlife trooper spotted a hunter returning with a silver gray squirrel. The squirrel was seized as evidence, and the hunter cited for taking big game during a closed season.