Cops and Courts: Jan. 4, 2022
Published 11:15 am Saturday, December 31, 2022
- The Grant County Sheriff's Office logo on one of its vehicles. Grant County Judge Jim Hamsher spearheaded a house bill that aims to better fund the Sheriff's Office. (Blue Mountain Eagle, File)
Grant County Sheriff
The Grant County Sheriff’s Office reported the following for the week ending Dec. 28:
Concealed carry permits: 3
Average inmates: 9
Bookings: 2
Releases: 5
Arrests: 1
Citations: 1
Fingerprints: 4
Civil papers: 8
Warrants processed: 1
Assist/welfare check: 1
Search and rescue: 0
Dispatch
Grant County dispatch worked 130 calls during the week ending Dec. 28, including:
• Grant County Sheriff
Dec. 21
12:16 p.m.: Responded to Washington Street, Canyon City, for a juvenile problem.
12:23 p.m.: Responded to Chester’s Market, John Day, for a non-injury accident.
2:08 p.m.: Responded to Riverside Mobile Home Park, John Day, for a welfare check.
3:29 p.m.: Responded to Northwest Bridge Street, John Day, for a welfare check.
7:38 p.m.: Responded to Grant County Education Service District office, John Day, for a burglar alarm.
9:25 p.m.: Responded to Northeast Seventh Street, John Day, for a suspicious vehicle.
Dec. 22
11:37 a.m.: Responded to South Canyon Boulevard, John Day, for a driving complaint.
5:16 p.m.: Responded to Highway 26 near Tidewater Contractors, John Day, to assist a motorist who hit a deer.
5:24: Responded to Ingle Street, Mt. Vernon, for a welfare check.
8:48 p.m.: Received a 911 call from Northeast Dayton Street, John Day, from a grandma looking for her grandson.
Dec. 23
6:09 a.m.: Responded to Middle Fork Road to investigate a possible arson.
11:39 a.m.: Responded to West Main Street, John Day, for an abandoned vehicle.
3:11 p.m.: Responded to Cozart Street, Prairie City, for a dog attack.
4:32 p.m.: Traffic stop, East Main Street, John Day. Alden Matthew White, 31, of La Grande cited for driving while suspended.
8:03 p.m.: Responded to Highway 26 near milepost 179 for multiple slide-offs in icy conditions. Oregon State Police and Oregon Department of Transportation also responded.
8:26 p.m.: Responded to East Ninth Street, Prairie City, for a verbal domestic dispute.
9:11 p.m.: Responded to Northwest Bridge Street, John Day, for a welfare check.
Dec. 25
10:52 a.m.: Request for a welfare check on Southeast Second Street, John Day.
10:57 a.m.: Request for a welfare check on Northwest Bridge Street, John Day.
Dec. 26
9:24 a.m.: Responded to Highway 395 North near milepost 31B for a criminal mischief report.
11:23 a.m.: Responded to South Canyon Boulevard near Elkhorn Motel, John Day, for a driving complaint.
11:43 a.m.: Responded to Silvers Lane, Mt. Vernon, for a civil problem.
4:27 p.m.: Responded to Dog Creek Road, John Day, for a report of possible elder abuse and assault.
9:25 p.m.: Responded to Les Schwab Tires, John Day, for a commercial burglar alarm.
Dec. 27
7:52 a.m.: Responded to South Canyon Boulevard, John Day, to assist Oregon State Police in removing blown-over signs and downed tree limbs from the roadway.
5:26 p.m.: Responded to East Main Street, John Day, for a report of a domestic dispute.
Dec. 28
3:59 p.m.: Responded to Meadowbrook Apartments, John Day, for a fight.
• Oregon State Police
Dec. 21
11:28 p.m.: Advised of a non-injury accident on Highway 26 near milepost 97.
Dec. 22
4:18 p.m.: Dispatched to Highway 395 South at Izee-Paulina Highway for a motor vehicle crash with injuries.
Dec. 23
7:37 a.m.: Advised of a slide-off accident on Highway 395 South near Starr Ridge.
Dec. 24
10:50 p.m.: Advised of a suspicious vehicle on Highway 26 near milepost 84.
Dec. 26
2:57 p.m.: Advised of a suspicious vehicle on Highway 26 near milepost 183.
Dec. 27
8:06 a.m.: Advised of a non-injury accident on Highway 26 near milepost 206.
3:16 p.m.: Advised of a driving complaint on Highway 26 near milepost 129.
• John Day Ambulance
Dec. 21
7:47 a.m.: Patient transport to Nampa, Idaho.
1:43 p.m.: Dispatched to South Man Street, Prairie City, for a medial issue.
5:30 p.m.: Dispatched to Marysville Lane for a medical issue.
Dec. 22
7:03 a.m.: Dispatched to Southwest Violet Street, Mt. Vernon, for a sick male.
10:02 a.m.: Patient transfer at the airport.
12:47 p.m.: Patient transfer at the airport.
Dec. 23
9:36 a.m.: Dispatched to John Day Post Office for a 67-year-old female who slipped and fell.
2:46 p.m.: Dispatched to Northwest Bridge Street for a 90-year-old man who fell.
9:13 p.m.: Dispatched to Riverside Mobile Home Park. Female patient transported to Blue Mountain Hospital.
Dec. 24
8:57 a.m.: Dispatched to Northwest Canton Street for a 66-year-old female who fell.
9:39 a.m.: Dispatched to Northeast Dayton Street for an elderly male with difficulty breathing.
12:50 p.m.: Dispatched to Northeast Dayton Street for an elderly man who fell out of his wheelchair and needed a lift assist.
2:25 p.m.: Patient transfer at the airport.
3:40 p.m.: Dispatched to Northeast Dayton Street for an elderly man who fell.
Dec. 25
11:15 p.m. Dispatched to Northeast Dayton Street; 76-year-old female transported to Blue Mountain Hospital.
Dec. 26
2:29 p.m.: Dispatched to West Main Street for a 35-year-old male with seizures.
7:20 p.m.: Patient transfer at the airport.
Dec. 27
5:27 a.m.: Dispatched to Northeast Dayton Street for a 75-year-old female who fell.
Dec. 28
12:47 p.m.: Dispatched to East Fifth Street, Prairie City, for a medical problem.
5:38 p.m.: Dispatched to Southwest Brent Drive for a female having seizures.
• Long Creek Ambulance
Dec. 26
7:40 p.m.: Dispatched to North Bully Creek Road for a patient transport to Blue Mountain Hospital. Met by John Day Ambulance to complete transport.
• Canyon City Public Works
Dec. 27
12:02 a.m.: Dispatched to Highway 395 South for a carport that had blown into the creek.