Public Safety Log
Published 3:46 am Wednesday, August 10, 2016
SUNDAY, Aug. 7
5:44 a.m. — A man wearing a “construction type” vest looked in vehicles at Commercial Tire, 81991 Highway 395, Hermiston.
9:34 a.m. — A caller reported someone dumped calf guts and four calf ears at Columbia Lane and West Eighth Road, Irrigon.
9:47 a.m. — A man in a red shirt and with a backpack opened mailboxes along Highway 730 and Oxbow Lane, Umatilla.
11:09 a.m. — Two teenage boys, one 16 and one 18, fought on Southeast 11th Street, Irrigon.
SATURDAY, Aug. 6
12:44 a.m. — Emergency services in Morrow County responded to a call about a 16-year-old girl in Ione having heart problems from smoking marijuana.
1:40 a.m. — Several people were reportedly fighting outside the Riverside Sports Bar & Lounge, 1501 Sixth St., Umatilla.
11:18 a.m. — The driver of a blue Nissan Quest with Oregon plates swerved across Powerline Road at Sparrow Avenue, Umatilla, a caller reported, and threw beer cans out the window, one of which hit the caller’s car. The report resulted in a Umatilla officer delivering a warning.
11:26 a.m. — The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office received another report of an armed person. This time a caller said a male with a gun was hiding in bushes under the bridge at Interstate 82 near Umatilla.
12:41 p.m. — Burglars trashed a house on East Punkin Center Road, Hermiston. The resident reported they opened every drawer and stole guitars and jewelry and maybe more.
FRIDAY, Aug. 5
6:43 a.m. — Two black dogs ran a horse through a fence on Linville Lane, Umatilla.
1:24 p.m. — The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a passenger pointing a gun out of the window of a Nissan Infinity at Agnew and Westland roads, Hermiston.
THURSDAY, Aug. 4
4:50 a.m. — Law enforcement responded to an Irrigon woman on East Highway 730 who reported someone was trying to break into her house. There was no indication police found any suspect.
8:46 a.m. — A woman on Lorraine Avenue, Hermiston, told the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office she is the “water lady” and believes another person nearby is stealing water. She asked for a deputy to accompany her to the address.
11:39 a.m. — A caller at Tri-Harbor Apartments, 210 Klickitat St., Umatilla, told police someone broke the windshield and the back window of her car.
12:30 p.m. — A Stanfield man reported a woman scammed him on the internet. She sent fraudulent checks to his checking account, then withdrew funds and he is now out about $10,000. He also said the bank froze his account.
2:57 p.m. — Umatilla police received a report of a snake in front of the entrance to Pik a Pop, 101 Sixth St.
2:22 p.m. — A Hermiston man on North Ott Road complained about three dump truck drivers from the Hermiston Irrigation District going 30-35 mph, and one driver was on his cellphone. He also said he talked to the irrigation district last week about this and feels like it has not addressed this concerns.
3:59 p.m. — A bird struck an electrical line on Bombing Range Road, Boardman, a few miles beyond Finley Buttes, and started a fire.
4:04 p.m. — Sheep escaped a pasture on West Eighth Road, Irrigon,
4:06 p.m. — Boardman police detective Jeremy Fye came to the Oregon State Police office at 860 W. Elm Ave, Hermiston, and dropped off about 3 pounds of small arms ammunition for destruction. The ammo came from a local resident.
4:33 p.m. — The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office spent about 45 minutes investigating code violations at multiple sites in Irrigon.
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 3
5:26 a.m. — An angry Stanfield man prompted tow operators to call 9-1-1. They were on Tawny Court, Stanfield, to take a vehicle when a man came out from the home and threatened to get a weapon. The caller asked for police and said while the vehicle is on the tow trailer, he was fearful the man would return with a weapon before they could finish securing it and leave.
8:18 a.m. — Thieves struck the Northeast Bowhunters shed at Lind Road and Union Street, Umatilla, stealing totes with forms, trophy pins, and shirts.
9:13 a.m. — Two pigs escape their pens on Purdy Lane, Hermiston. Their owner reported they got out sometime since Tuesday around 9 a.m. One was a sow, the other a boar, and both weigh about 60-70 pounds.
4:46 p.m. — An employee at Threemile Canyon Farms, Boardman, reported a supervisor hit on her at work and made her feel uncomfortable. The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office advised her to talk to her employer first.
TUESDAY, Aug. 2
7:25 p.m. — A Hermiston-area woman on Frontage Road reported the theft of $8,000 from her safe.
ARRESTS, CITATIONS
Monday, Aug. 8
• Morrow County Sheriff’s Office arrested John Callahan Doherty, 37, of Lexington, for giving false information to police, driving under the influence of intoxicants (alcohol), and on a warrant.
Sunday, Aug. 7
• Oregon State Police arrested Nolberto Velaquezrosas, 35, of Prosser, Washington, for DUII.
• Morrow County Sheriff’s Office arrested Rodolfo Zavala, 20, no address provided, for DUII. He also received citations for driving without a license and careless driving.
• An Irrigon teen faces a Measure 11 rape charge. Morrow County Circuit Court records show a grand jury on Friday indicted Dallas Lee Martin, 19, of 1215 E. Knapp St., Irrigon, on one count of second-degree rape for having sex in July 2015 with a girl who was younger than 14 at the time. That led to a warrant for his arrest, which the sheriff’s office fulfilled Sunday. Second-degree rape carries a mandatory minimum sentence in Oregon of six years, three months under Measure 11. The state arraigned Martin on the charge Monday. Martin remains in the Umatilla County Jail, Pendleton, in lieu of $50,000 bail. His next court hearing is Aug. 18.
Saturday, Aug. 6
• Hermiston police arrested Omar Nunez Buenrostro, 23, of Umatilla, for felony fourth-degree assault and violating probation.
• Oregon State Police arrested Talitha Marie Mathison, 35, of Hermiston, for driving under the influence of intoxicants and driving while suspended. Her 4-year-old child was in the back of the Honda Civic at the time of the arrest, according to state police, but was not wearing a seat belt. The father came and took the child and the Honda. State police also reported Mathison’s blood alcohol level was .22 percent, almost three times the legal limit, and that was at the Umatilla County Jail, Pendleton, following the traffic stop at Highway 395 and Locust Street, Stanfield.
• Morrow County Sheriff’s Office arrested Vicente Muniz, 38, of Irrigon, for felony fourth-degree assault.
Friday, Aug. 5
• Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office arrested Julio Cesar Guardado-Garcia, 29, of 1290 W. Ridgeway Ave., Apt. C., Hermiston, for first-degree burglary, second-degree criminal mischief, and violating probation.
• Oregon State Police arrested Andres Viramontes Hernandez, 48, no address provided, for DUII. His blood alcohol level was .18 percent.
Thursday, Aug. 4
• Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office arrested Mitchell Wayne Thomas, 27, of Hermiston, for violating parole, failing to pay fines and felon in possession of a weapon.
Wednesday, Aug. 3
• Umatilla police arrested Paul Edward Robinson, 49, of 10 Jackson St., Umatilla, for possession of methamphetamine.
• Stanfield police arrested Jose Heladio Ramirez-Fernandez, 37, no address provided, for possession of methamphetamine and on a misdemeanor warrant.
Monday, Aug. 1
• Oregon State Police arrested Alvaro Rosas Mendez, 25, of Stanfield, for driving with a suspended/revoked license and driving under the influence of intoxicants (alcohol).