Bingen-White Salmon Police, March 18 - 24
Notable incidents
One animal call. A deer was struck by a vehicle in White Salmon.
Two vehicle crashes, no injuries. Both took place in White Salmon.
A missing person was reported from White Salmon, with ongoing investigation.
Hood River Police, March 17 - 23
The following are crimes which resulted in arrests: Assault (two), criminal mischief (two), driving while suspended (one), providing false information (two), reckless driving (one), reckless endangering (one), tampering with physical evidence (one), theft (three), trespass (two), unlawful possession of a personal ID (one), unlawful use of a weapon (one), warrant (three).
Notable incidents
Eight theft reports. Shoplifting at Walmart (four incidents), wallet taken from a vehicle, identity theft, carrying a fraudulent Oregon ID card, and money stolen through a phone application.
Three warrant arrests.
Three vehicle crashes, one with injuries. In one incident, a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle while using the crosswalk at Pacific Avenue and Ninth Street.
Officers responded to a burglary in progress call in Parkdale, to assist the Hood River County Sheriff’s Office. Upon arrival, two people were observed exiting the building. They were detained, and deputies conducted an investigation which resulted in the arrest of both on charges of burglary and criminal mischief.
A Hood River resident was charged and lodged on firearms offenses, to include tampering with evidence and reckless endangering.
A report was taken for identity theft.
The Dalles Police, March 21 - 29
The following are crimes which resulted in arrests: Assault (one), charges not listed (two), DUII (one), trespass (one), warrant (seven).
Notable incidents
Twenty-eight mental health calls were logged.
Sixteen animal calls were logged. Dogs at large, missing dogs, and allegedly-mistreated chickens.
Ten theft reports were taken. Identity theft (two incidents), shoplifting (three incidents), items from vehicle, a snowboard, and the large bandanna from a statue outside two dealerships on W. Sixth Street. In one incident, a Sixth Street business reported the theft of a cart-full of items. Both involved parties were arrested, and an involved vehicle was seized for a warrant.
Three hit-and-run reports were taken. In one incident, a parked truck on Twelfth Street was hit.
Two vehicle crash reports. In one incident, officers responded to a two-vehicle crash on March 21, along with Mid-Columbia Fire and Rescue. In the other, officers responded to a two-vehicle crash on 10th and Quinton streets on March 21, for which a tow was requested.
Officers received a denied firearms transfer request.
A brush fire behind Autozone was called in on March 22 from Second Street. Two callers reported seeing the flames at about 4:29 a.m., and Mid-Columbia Fire and Rescue responded. An old light pole was involved in the fire, and railroad lines were down, according to comments in logs. Union Pacific was contacted and train traffic temporarily stopped. No people were found in the area. Brush and blackberries were burned.
A vandalism report was taken for a child’s play structure on Kingsley Street, which was allegedly cut down by a neighbor.
Wasco County Sheriff, March 21 - 29
The following are crimes which resulted in arrests: DUII (one), warrant (two).
Notable incidents
Six animal calls logged. Dogs at large, missing dog and dogs allegedly walking in Tom McCall Nature Preserve despite "clear" signage.
A driver was arrested for DUII after their Toyota was reported in the ditch on Sevenmile Road.
Deputy medics assisted Mid-Columbia Fire and Rescue with a possible overdose near W. Sixth on March 21. The patient was revived with narcan.
One vehicle crash. A reporting party driving on Long Hollow/Fargher Road encountered loose cows. One cow ran out in front of them. The cows were returned uninjured with a deputy's help. No injuries were sustained but one pregnant person in the involved party was transported to an area hospital; the vehicle was damaged but drivable.
A deputy took a criminal mischief report for eight broken windows in some old picker cabins in an orchard near Knob Hill Road. Estimated cost to replace the windows was $2,500. The deputy seized a cinder block with “In Memory of ...” and two names on it, which was later returned to its building.
Oregon State Police, March 22 - 29
The following are crimes which resulted in arrests: Driving while suspended (one), DUII (six), failure to perform duties of a driver (one), fail to register as a sex offender (one), resisting arrest (one), warrant (one).
Notable incidents
Five DUII arrests. In one incident, a trooper responded to a driving complaint of a silver Toyota Camry. Just before the eastbound Memaloose Rest Area, the reporting party witnessed the Camry crash into the center median. The trooper located the vehicle in the rest area, and determined the driver was impaired. The driver was informed they were under arrest and the driver resisted and was placed on the ground and handcuffed after a brief struggle; they were lodged at NORCOR on multiple charges.
Two non-injury crashes. In one incident, an 86-year-old disabled veteran from Hermiston dozed off and scraped their tires against the center median on I-84, flattening the front left tire and damaging the right rear tire. OSP and ODOT responded and assisted them with removing both tires. ODOT gave the driver and their small dog a ride to The Dalles to get the tires fixed, returned them to the scene, and helped put the tires back on.
Troopers and Sherman County deputies responded to a call of someone pointing a gun at another vehicle and its occupants on the interstate. The suspect vehicle drove into Washington, where it was stopped by Klickitat County deputies. The driver’s identity was confirmed and they were criminally cited in Washington for having a loaded gun in the vehicle. The Klickitat sergeant agreed to meet a trooper on the Biggs Bridge in order to facilitate an interview and issue Oregon criminal citations, and the suspect was cited into Wasco County Circuit Court for menacing.
In another incident, a Parkdale resident swerved to avoid a vehicle turning off Highway 35 in front of them, and hit a stop sign. A Hood River deputy responded and determined that damage was less than $25,000. ODOT put up a temporary sign.
A hit-and-run was reported on I-84, milepost 118 westbound. A Pendleton resident was passing a commercial motor vehicle when it signaled and moved over, pushing their jeep onto the shoulder and clipping its rear bumper. The jeep stopped, partially blocking the right lane; the commercial vehicle went around them and kept going. The jeep’s driver eventually caught up and provided the commercial vehicle’s license to police. Officers cited the commercial driver.
A Subaru Outback was towed after developing mechanical issue on the Exit 63 off-ramp on I-48. The battery caught fire, disabling the vehicle, which blocked the off-ramp.
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