BEND, Ore. – Bend Police, Deschutes County Sheriff’s deputies and the District Attorney’s Office are conducting an investigation into the death of a person who fled on foot during a traffic stop in north Bend Friday evening. While the exact cause of death is unknown, the person, whose identity is behind withheld pending notification of family members, may have tripped and fallen, authorities reported.  Deschutes County Sheriff’s Captain Marc Mills said a deputy stopped a vehicle ... [full story]

REDMOND, Ore. – A 91-year old woman died Thursday afternoon when her car, apparently traveling too fast to negotiate a curve in northeast Redmond, Oregon, crossed the centerline and struck an oncoming SUV, deputies reported. The other driver was injured and hospitalized. Preliminary investigation by Deschutes County Sheriff’s deputies determined that Charlotte Harvey, 91, of Redmond, was traveling south on NE 17th Street in a 2002 Toyota Solara about 2:10 p.m., May 22, when her vehicle ... [full story]

BEND, Ore. – The discovery of a marijuana growing operation in a southwest Bend home Wednesday afternoon led to the seizure of over 22 ounces of pot, drug records and cash, and the ultimate arrest of a 25-year old man charged with numerous drug-related crimes, authorities reported Friday. Central Oregon Drug Enforcement (CODE) team detectives raided the home of Isaiah Mathew Cook at 60988 Amethyst Street on Wednesday, May 21, about 4:10 p.m. after they ... [full story]

BEND, Ore. --  A 19-year-old Bend man has been charged with several crimes in connection with the alleged sales of marijuana, drug agents reported Friday. Justin Thomas LaFourcade was arrested by Central Oregon Drug Enforcement (CODE) team members during a traffic stop about 7 p.m. on May 19 after he allegedly sold marijuana to another person, Bend Police Lt. John Gautney said. CODE detectives, Bend Police officers, and a Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office drug-detecting dog ... [full story]

REDMOND, Ore. -- An extensive investigation into alleged methamphetamine trafficking led to a raid on a southwest Redmond home directly across from a middle school on Wednesday night, and the arrest of six persons, detectives reported.   Alberto Zepeda Perez (left), Saul Garces Lopez (right) – DCJ photos    Pablo Espinoza Farias (left), Marco Antonio Flores Carmon (right) – DCJ photos    Monica Arias Magallanes (left), Alberto Delgado Almonte (not available) – DCJ photos  According to a news release prepared by ... [full story]