REDMOND, Ore. – Two drivers were sent to the hospital with minor injuries Friday morning when an attempt to avoid a dead deer in the center of Highway 97 led to a two-vehicle crash with one vehicle going airborne before rolling and sliding off the highway, and the other plummeting over an embankment, police reported. About 7 a.m. on May 9, officers responded to the report of a rollover vehicle collision on Highway 97 near ... [full story]

PRINEVILLE, Ore. – Police are looking for a masked man armed with a knife who broke into a northeast Prineville home occupied by a woman and child late Thursday night. The victims were able to flee the home and call for help, authorities reported. Prineville police officers responded to a reported home invasion at a residence on NE Mahogany Street in the Northridge area just before midnight, May 8, Chief Eric Bush stated in a ... [full story]

PRINEVILLE, Ore. – A single-wide mobile home that caught fire in a Prineville, Oregon subdivision located outside of fire district boundaries was completely destroyed Wednesday even though the property owner and several neighbors attempted to fight the blaze, authorities reported. According to a news release prepared by Crook County Undersheriff Jim Hensley and Deputy Brad Wright, deputies responded to a reported residential fire south of Prineville on Oak Lane about 11:30 a.m., May 7. The ... [full story]

REDMOND, Ore. – Three boys were injured last Friday when their speeding pickup slid off a dirt road near Redmond, Oregon, then skidded almost 140 feet before rolling over at least 1 1/2 times before landing upside down, deputies reported recently. According to a news release prepared by Crook County Sheriff’s Deputy Bill Elliott and Sergeant Travis Jurgens, the boys were driving east on Remington Road Ranch in a 1990 Ford F150 pickup when the ... [full story]

REDMOND, Ore. – Three drivers escaped with only minor injuries in a collision in southwest Redmond, Oregon, Tuesday afternoon, but the two occupants of a nearby home were unharmed after one of the involved vehicles crashed through a fence and into the side of the residence, police reported. A Troutdale woman was cited for failing to obey a traffic control device. According to a news release prepared by Redmond Police Lt. Brian McNaughton, the accident ... [full story]

CROOK COUNTY, Ore. – A 44-year old Madras man, reportedly drinking and arguing with the two women he was camping with in the Ochoco Mountains, was arrested Saturday morning for attempted manslaughter and other crimes after he allegedly drove his pickup over a tent where one of his campmates was sleeping.   The campsite off USFS Road 33, and (inset) Patrick Donaldson - CCSO photos  Patrick Donaldson left the scene in his 1992 Toyota pickup about 6:30 ... [full story]

MADRAS, Ore. – A 51-year old Madras man died Saturday afternoon in a Bend hospital from injuries he received when his motorcycle was struck by a pickup in Madras, Oregon, on Highway 361, police reported.   Wayne Schjoll of Madras died at a Bend, Oregon hospital Saturday after a motorcycle vs. pickup crash on Culver Highway in Madras - OSP photo  According to Oregon State Police (OSP) Sgt. Don Wagner, Wayne Schjoll, 51, of Madras, was riding ... [full story]

LA PINE, Ore. – Although deputies now believe a domestic dispute led to two roommates being shot and injured, and the fatal self-inflicted shooting of a third roommate on Thursday night at a La Pine home, they have yet to establish a motive. Deschutes County Sheriff’s deputies responded to 16054 Burgess Road in La Pine shortly after 9 p.m., April 3, to a report of gunshots, Captain Marc Mills said in a news release. While on ... [full story]

REDMOND, Ore. – An 80-year old driver was cited for disobeying a traffic control device and crashing into a car, sending it careening into a dental office following impact in southwest Redmond on Friday, police reported. Lois R. Bilyeu’s Toyota Avalon failed to stop at the intersection of SW 7th Street and SW Black Butte Blvd. and collided with a Chevrolet pickup driven by a 16-year-old Redmond girl. Following impact, the pickup left the road ... [full story]

LA PINE, Ore. -- Deputies have released few details in connection with a shooting in La Pine, Oregon, Thursday night that left one person dead and two injured. Deschutes County Sheriff’s deputies responded to 16054 Burgess Road in La Pine shortly after 9 p.m., April 3, to a report of gunshots, Captain Marc Mills said in a news release. While on their way, another 911 call was received from a victim who ran to a neighbor’s ... [full story]

PRINEVILLE, Ore. – Deputies believe alcohol may have contributed to serious injuries sustained by a 51-year old man who fell 30 to 40-feet from a rim rock overlooking the Prineville Reservoir Wednesday afternoon. According to Crook County Sheriff’s Commander Brandon Smith, Leon Cushman, 53, a friend of the injured man, called 911 about 1:15 p.m., April 2, to report an ATV accident on BLM land between the Prineville Lake Acres subdivision and the Prineville Reservoir. ... [full story]

REDMOND, Ore. – An 18-year-old driver was cited for failing to obey a stop sign and careless driving in connection with a two-vehicle rollover crash that injured the other driver and his passenger in Redmond, Oregon on Tuesday afternoon, deputies reported. Deschutes County Sheriff’s deputies assisted by Redmond Police officers investigated the crash about 2:30 p.m., April 1, at the intersection of Antler Street and 8th Street, Sheriff’s Sgt. Vance Lawrence said. Preliminary investigation determined that Tyler ... [full story]

LA PINE, Ore. -- A La Pine man who was assigned by State court, Social Security Administration, and Senior & Disabled services to act as a conservator of finances for numerous senior and disabled citizens throughout Central Oregon who was arrested in July of last year has pleaded guilty to 32 counts of theft.   Oliver Lee Trussell - DCJ photo  Originally charged with three counts of first-degree aggravated theft, 14 counts of first-degree theft, 13 counts of ... [full story]