Police logs: March 12 edition

Notable incidents

12 non-injury crashes. Highway 35/Sunday Drive, not specified (two), Highway 35 milepost 76, Highway 35 milepost 74, Tucker Road, Parkdale, Odell Highway, Dethman Ridge, Old Dalles Road, Willow Flat, Odell.

Eight theft reports. Snowboard (two incidents), unspecified (three), stolen vehicle, theft from vehicle at Tilly Jane trailhead. On Feb. 18, a vehicle was stolen and later recovered.

On Feb. 4, a deputy responded to a call regarding a suspicious person reporting a kidnapping and ransom at Next Door, Hood River.

Four hit-and-run calls. In one, a vehicle hit a utility pale near Tum-A-Lum Lumber, then fled. Another driver was cited for DUII, reckless driving and fail to perform duties of a driver after a crash on I-84, milepost 54 on Feb. 27.

Feb. 10, injuries resulted from a single-vehicle crash in the 3600 block of Dethman Ridge Road.

A possible fentanyl substance on a dollar bill reported in Cascade Locks.

A death resulted from a single-vehicle crash at milepost 73.5 on Highway 35, Feb. 12.

An identity theft report.

Sheriff’s Office personnel and Hood River Crag Rats responded to a crash in the city of Hood River with an entrapped driver on Feb. 13.

A citation for minor in possession of alcohol was issued at Hood River Valley High School Feb. 19.

Deputies responded to a disturbance on Feb. 20 which resulted in the use of force. Someone was arrested and a log for disorderly conduct made.

A deputy responded to a burglary in progress on Feb. 27. The suspect was found and arrested.

Hood River Police, Feb. 23 - March 1

These charges which resulted in arrests: Disorderly conduct (one), DUII (three), theft (one), trespass (one), unlawful possession of firearm (one), warrant (four).

Notable incidents

Six theft reports. Stolen vehicle (two incidents), identity theft, shoplifting (three incidents; two at Walmart, one at Tilly Janes).

Four warrant arrests. In one, a Washington resident was lodged at NORCOR on a Clackamas County warrant; the involved vehicle was towed and over $32,000 taken for safekeeping. Separately, another Washington resident was lodged at NORCOR on a Patronizing Prostitution warrant out of Multnomah County.

Three DUII arrests. In one, a Hood River resident was charged with DUII and unlawful possession of a firearm on Westcliff Drive; their blood alcohol content was over 1.5 times the legal limit. A White City, Oregon resident was also charged with DUII - alcohol and disorderly conduct at Taco Bell, showing a blood alcohol content more than twice the legal limit.

Officers were dispatched to a residence for a welfare check. They discovered the person they were checking on had been deceased for some time.

A resident turned in an inherited firearm for destruction.

The Dalles Police, Feb. 28 - March 7

These charges resulted in arrests: Attempt assault of officer (one), DUII (one), false information (one), harassment (one), reckless driving (one), theft (one), trespass (three), vandalism (one), warrant (seven).

Notable incidents

Thirteen theft reports. Generator from vehicle on Dry Hollow Feb. 28, stolen vehicle on Eleventh, unspecified, $219 fox tail gate pad, stolen car from Pomona, shoplifting, car from locked garage on Honey Do, cases of single-serve wine, yard debris trailer from Klindt’s Drive, tools burgled from remodel on 10th, wheels and tires from Sixth, can of White Claw... In one incident, someone climbed a fence on Sixth Street Feb. 28 and stole three pickaxes. In another, a parent and son’s passports were stolen from a vehicle on Eleventh.

A truck stolen from elsewhere in Wasco was found, empty, near Pomona Street Feb. 28.

A vehicle on Eleventh was unlawfully entered and a small air pump taken Feb. 28. Separately, two people’s vehicles prowled on 13th, March 4. And three cars were entered on Honey Do Street the morning of March 5.

A mental health call.

Four crash reports. A vehicle hit a tree in a Sixth-Street parking lot Feb. 28. In one incident, an intoxicated driver went over an embankment on Scenic Drive, fell about 10 feet — getting a nosebleed — and was arrested for DUII. Separately, a motorcycle crashed at West Seventh and Myrtle Streets March 5. The rider had minor injuries.

A death on West Second Street was reported Feb. 28, when a male overdosed. CPR and three doses of narcan were administered, before a funeral home was requested. Another overdose was reported at W. 10th and Trevitt March 1. Narcan and chest compressions administered by an officer left the person unconscious but breathing when they were transported to a hospital. Another overdose was reported on March 2, Sixth Street; narcan administered to a person who started breathing again, then declined further medical attention. Another person overdosed in a camp on West Second Feb. 3. An officer administered narcan, then Mid-Columbia Fire and Rescue took over.

Seventeen animal calls. Dogs at large, barking, two Yorkies killing their owner’s third dog. In one incident, an owner refused to surrender a dog that was set to be destroyed due to having bit someone.

A hit-and-run. Parked vehicle.

Wasco County Sheriff’s Office assisted a pursuit at Sixth/Pomona streets, on Mach 3. The vehicle failed to yield to law enforcement at that spot, then reached speeds of 85 mph on I-84. Hood River officers assisted by blocking exits and attempting, without success, to spike the tires. Wasco County units advised Multnomah County the vehicle was headed their way, then discontinued pursuit. Multnomah County got the vehicle stopped and apprehended the driver and passenger.

Vandalism report of someone turning off the main power breaker to a Klindt’s Drive building.

A burglary on 10th Street March 4, when items were stolen from an outbuilding.

On March 5, a person was called in for “rummaging through” vehicles at a Sixth-Street dealership. Wasco County deputies and The Dalles officers responded and a taser was deployed, as the suspect resisted arrest. An officer reported probably cause for resisting, escape, and possibly mischief.

A person was arrested on vandalism charges after jumping on the roof of a Gloria Center worker’s vehicle, damaging it.

Wheelbarrow in lane of travel on I-84, milepost 84 westbound March 5.

Two people were cited for harassment and unlawful use of mace after allegedly grabbing and pepper-spraying a juvenile on First Street March 6.

Wasco County Sheriff, Feb. 28 - March 5

Notable incidents

Six dogs, two other animals.

Unlawful entry into motor vehicle Feb. 28 on E. Eleventh Street.

Deputies logged 72 vehicle stops.

Three theft reports. Feb. 28 on Eightmile Road; March 1 & 2, on N. Morrow Road.

Two fraud calls.

Warrant incidents on Tenth/Irvine Bridge March 3, unspecified location March 6.

A vehicle crash on Hwy 197, milepost 31, March 3. Another on West Second/Webber Street March 5.

A death.

Three mental health calls.

A prowler on East Thirteenth Street called in March 6.

Oregon State Police, Feb. 28 - March 7

These charges resulted in arrests: Drug violation (one), DUII (one), false information (one), invalid license (one), warrant (two).

Notable incidents

Troopers stopped a black pickup at Second and Webber streets Feb. 28, for lighting and plate violations. Two warrants for the driver were confirmed, and a search located a baggie of methamphetamine, leading to another charge.

Troopers stopped a black Ram for speeding on US-197 Feb. 28, and the driver provided false insurance information and an invalid license. The driver, who had multiple convictions for driving while suspended, was charged, the pickup towed.

Two injury crashes. A commercial vehicle on I-85 struck a bridge abutment near milepost 63 westbound on March 1, blocking a lane. Driver transported for minor injuries. The next day, a maroon Mitsubish Mirage hit an axle tilt-deck trailer towed by an F-150 near milepost 49 westbound. The driver was cited for driving too fast for conditions and transported for minor injuries. Both drivers got various citations.

A dog — black, male, white on paws and underside, orange collar, blue leash — was found alone near the Cow Canyon Rest Area and lodged at the Humane Society of the Ochocos in Prineville.

A non-injury crash. A Silverado rear-ended a commercial vehicle in Cascade Locks and got cited.

ODOT found a firearm leaning against I-84’s center divider near milepost 106 eastbound. Not being stolen or wanted, it was placed into evidence.