A steady rain this morning. Showers continuing this afternoon. High 51F. Winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall around a quarter of an inch..
Tonight
A few showers early, then clouds lingering overnight. Low around 40F. Winds W at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
When the Dalles Police Sgt. Jeff Halter is acting in his role as a deputy medical examiner at an unattended death, he often has to say there’s no assumption something is criminal just because a police officer is there.
“I end up explaining that a lot to people,” said Halter, who has held that role since the late 1990s. “Just because we’re policemen that doesn’t mean we think you’ve done anything wrong.”v
In what a detective said is the largest seizure of methamphetamine ever in The Dalles, a local man was arrested after a search warrant revealed 3.4 pounds of meth and 22 pounds of marijuana in his home.
evin Howard Dale, 30, who has coached several sports at The Dalles High School and previously at Horizon Christian School in Hood River, was arrested Friday afternoon by The Dalles Police Department on three charges of third-degree sex abuse, one charge of private indecency and one charge of second-degree criminal trespass.
Three juveniles and one adult were all charged with second-degree assault and first-degree robbery for the beating of a teen Monday afternoon that left the youth unconscious. The caller reported a “student” was beat up with a “large stick,” according to the log.