Hood River Police, Jan. 19 - 25
These charges which resulted in arrests: disorderly conduct (one), DUII (one), hit and run (one), theft (one), trespass (one), warrant (five).
Notable incidents
Five warrant arrests.
A DUII arrest. Officers lodged a Kansas resident at NORCOR on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol, and hit-and-run, near Center Market. The driver refused to give a breath sample, so a search warrant for a blood draw was granted by a Hood River Circuit Court Judge.
Officers responded to a medical call regarding an alleged overdose. On scene, officers found a small baggy and white cup containing methamphetamine, which they collected for destruction.
One person lodged on charges of trespass and disorderly conduct.
A burglary was reported at a local home.
An informational report was taken for possible mail theft.
A theft report. One person was cited for shoplifting at Walmart.
A hit and run reported in Walmart’s parking lot.
The Dalles Police, Jan. 24 - 30
These charges resulted in arrests: DUII (one), warrant (six).
Notable incidents
An overdose was reported on Second, near the skate park. MCFR responded, and narcan administered by an officer. Another overdose reported near First/Union.
A report of fraud.
Thirteen animal calls. Dogs at large, missing, appearing distressed. In one incident, a dog escaped in the city and allegedly attacked another dog and its owner. In another, a hungry-looking dog — already subject to the animal control officer’s attention — aggressively cornered a person who happened to be carrying some just-purchased raw chicken. Other, allegedly neglected dogs were impounded.
A person was contact for selling jerky on the street at Lone Pine Boulevard, and informed ordinances prohibit selling food on a public right of way.
Four theft reports. Shoplifting (two), wallet, UPS package from porch on Seventh Street.
Two burglaries of Ninth-Street shops or sheds were reported last weekend. In one, the lock was broken off the door; in the other, screws finagled out; and equipment and tools stolen from both.
Two deaths reported.
A resident lost $350 to a scam in which a fraudulent caller claimed to be a deputy and demanded double that in payment of “a fine,” threatening an arrest warrant.
One mental health call.
A vehicle was pursued from Second Street to Hwy 197, where pursuit ended near Pole Road. The vehicle escaped and was reported stolen. The same vehicle was pulled over in a high-risk stop the same day, Jan. 29.
A vehicle wrecked on Third Jan. 29; airbags deployed. The driver refused medical attention.
A welfare check was requested on someone laying unresponsive in the bark dust on Mt. Hood Street. One narcan was given with no effect, and medics transported the patient to hospital.
Wasco County Sheriff, Jan. 24 - 29
Notable incidents
Deputies logged 63 vehicle stops.
A burglary was reported Jan. 24.
Six dogs and another animal logged.
Oregon State Police, Jan. 24 - 30
These charges resulted in arrests: driving while suspended or revoked (one), DUII (two), reckless driving (one), warrant (one).
Notable incidents
Multiple driving complaints of a vehicle which turned around in the median of I84 near milepost 101 eastbound, led a trooper who witnessed the suspect nearly strike a commercial truck to pull it over. The driver was arrested for DUII and reckless driving, and a warrant granted for their breath for drug testing. That showed a blood alcohol level of 0.24%, three times the legal limit. Separately, a driver was arrested for DUII, and a search of their vehicle found a pipe containing methamphetamine.
Three non-injury crashes. A Honda CRV, southbound on Hwy 197 near milepost 60, struck a fallen rock in the middle of the lane. The driver said they didn’t avoid the rock, due to thinking it was a brown paper bag. A tow was required, and ODOT to clear the rocks. Separately, a semi-truck hit a passenger car while trying to avoid an oncoming vehicle during a pass. And a Subaru driver fishtailed on icy I-84 near Rowena, shot into an embankment and rolled.
Someone stole an idling 2025 Ford F150 from Dinty’s Market, in The Dalles, around 5:17 a.m. on Jan. 29. Wasco County deputies pursued the vehicle, then lost sight of it. But at about 6 a.m. the suspect crashed the truck on a sweeping corner leading down into Maupin, skidding into a rock embankment and stopping upside-down. A witness noted the driver, later arrested by WCSO, seemed intoxicated. The truck required a tow.
A driver was injured after losing control on a patch of ice or frost on I-84 and sliding off the freeway near milepost 76 eastbound. The vehicle rolled completely, coming to rest on its tires again. The 53-year-old Hood River resident was transported by ambulance.
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