Police Reports: Jan. 24, 2024

Five non-injury vehicle crash reports. In one incident, an individual was arrested for DUII after a crash in White Salmon on Jan. 12.

One animal problem logged: Officers were unable to locate a dog in White Salmon.

A theft was reported from Bingen on Jan. 10.

Officers responded to seven alarms, all unfounded.

Hood River Police, Jan. 7 - 13

The following are crimes which resulted in arrests: Criminal trespass (one), disorderly conduct (one), DUII (one), harassment (one), parole detainer (one), theft (three), trespass (one), warrant (one).

Notable incidents

One DUII arrest. A Portland resident was arrested on charge of driving under the influence of a controlled substance.

Two non-injury crash reports. In one incident, a two-vehicle crash took place in the Walmart parking lot Jan. 8.

In two separate incidents, a local was placed on a police officer hold for mental health.

Two hit and run reports. In one incident, a report was taken for a hit and run involving property damage to a Hood River business.

One injury crash report. Acrash on 13th Street (near B Street), resulting in injury, on Jan. 7.

An officer took an information report on Jan. 10 of bullying from a local school.

A Walmart loss prevention officer reported a customer had used counterfeit $100 bills on two separate occasions.

An officer took a report of vandalism from a local residence on Westcliff Drive.

An officer took a report of the theft of a firearm from a vehicle.

One report of identity theft from a local business.

The Dalles Police, Jan. 12 - 16

The following are crimes which resulted in arrests: Criminal trespass (one), disorderly conduct (one), harassment (one), menacing (one), resisting arrest (one), unlawful possession of methamphetamine (one), warrant (one).

Notable incidents

Twenty-five mental health calls were logged.

Ten animal calls. Dogs at large, dogs outside in the cold (multiple), dog barking.

Four theft reports. Flashlights worth $180, package from porch; brand clothing along with craft items and textiles. In one incident, an exterior camera at the police department captured a backpack theft.

One hit and run report. A Suzuki hit a parked Ford Focus on Tenth Street and took off, according to two reporting parties.

One unattended death.

One motor vehicle crash. A vehicle on Second Street was unable to stop at an intersection and struck a stop sign, bending it up “pretty bad,” according to a responding officer's words in a log. Public works was notified about the stop sign.

One burglary report. A reporting party found an individual in a Court Street residence, along with signs of occupation. An officer arrived and detained the person.

Wasco County Sheriff, Jan. 12 - 19

The following are crimes which resulted in arrests: Parole and probation detainer (one), theft (one), warrant (two).

Notable incidents

Ten animal calls. Dogs at large, six puppies escaped and “won’t come back,” lost dogs, cows allegedly without food, escaped cows on Brown’s Creek / Chenowith. “I was able to push the cows back onto McDonald way,” a deputy noted in logs. These cows later escaped again. A third caller reported corralling and feeding them. In another incident, a reporting party stated a big brown hound dog bit their horses.

Two theft reports. Mailed package disappeared, money from lottery funds.

The road sign for Friend Road has been cut down, a caller stated.

Two mental health calls.

A search and rescue was toned for a person stuck in a Ford for 15 hours in rural Wasco County, after the Ford refused to start, in cold and snowy conditions.

One vehicle crash report. A vehicle came to rest on its side, off the roadway, on Mill Creek Road on Jan. 18. The occupant declined medical attention. A tow truck arrived but also became stuck, and a second tow truck responded to free it and the original vehicle.

One burglary report. A break-in was reported from Chenowith Heights Road Jan. 18. Officers located the possible suspect’s truck stuck near the overlook. The suspect was transported to an area hospital, where they were cited and released.

One stolen vehicle report. A pewter Chevy was taken from Highway 30 Jan. 17.

Oregon State Police, Jan. 12 - 19

The following are crimes which resulted in arrests: DUII (one), probation violation (one).

Notable incidents

Six injury crash reports. In one incident, a 66-year-old Centerville driver was getting onto the freeway westbound from Biggs when their Dodge pickup slid on the icy roads. The vehicle went towards the median and the driver over-corrected. The vehicle fishtailed back and forth, then slid off the road into the snow and rolled onto its top. Both driver and passenger were correctly belted. Both occupants and their dog were transported by ambulance to an area hospital, treated and released. The vehicle was towed. In a separate incident, a gray Nissan Frontier was northbound and lost control on the icy roadway. The driver over-corrected and the back end of the pickup slid into the southbound lane of travel, where it was struck by a gray Honda Pilot. The Nissan came to an uncontrolled stop blocking the northbound lane, and the Honda was able to stop on the shoulder nearby. Both drivers had minor injuries, with the driver of the Nissan being transported to an area hospital. Both vehicles were towed. In a third incident, troopers responded to a two-vehicle crash on I-84 near milepost 77. A Subaru Impreza was traveling behind a commercial vehicle. Another commercial vehicle passed them in the left lane, blowing snow into the Impreza’s windshield. The Impreza, temporarily blinded, tried to stop but slid on ice and hit the truck in front. The Impreza’s passenger sustained a broken arm, and the driver suspected minor injuries. Both were transported to an area hospital, and the Impreza towed.

Four non-injury crashes. In one incident, 67-year-old driver in the process of moving to Prineville was southbound on US 197, when the small utility trailer they were towing slid on the icy roads and went into the snow, pulling the truck toward the ditch. The operator over-corrected and both vehicles went across both lanes, struck a reflector, then went off the road into the snow. The Ford Ranger pickup started to roll over, but the snow prevented it from flipping completely over and it came to rest on its wheels facing southeast. The trailer detached and the motorcycle in the back of it was ejected into the snow. The vehicle was towed. In another incident, a silver Volkswagon Passat was eastbound on I-84 beginning to take Exit 84. The Passat lost control, hitting the exit sign and new sign base. The driver stated they drifted too far over and lost control in the deep snow. The Passat was towed.

A trooper received a call Jan. 15 from an OSP Lieutenant, stating that they tried to stop an eastbound vehicle on I-84, near milepost 28, and it fled. A trooper with The Dalles patrol office located the vehicle at milepost 60 and conducted a traffic stop. The vehicle pulled over, then fled again. The trooper followed the vehicle at a distance with no lights or sirens. The vehicle pulled over roughly a mile later, and the trooper conducted a high-risk stop, but the driver got back into the vehicle and fled again. Troopers followed the vehicle with no lights or sirens at below highway speeds, until advised by the lieutenant to disengage from the vehicle, which turned around at Mosier and continued back westbound on I-84.

On Jan. 15, a patrol trooper recovered a road-struck juvenile Bald Eagle. The eagle was turned in to Fish and Wildlife troopers.