BEND, Ore. -- Although no charges have yet been filed in connection with a county jail inmate allegedly possessing a weapon, the La Pine man accused of murdering his wife and burying her remains in a barrel is under investigation for the alleged crime, officials reported.    Darrell K. Middlekauff - DCJ photo Few details have been released, but Deschutes County Sheriff’s Captain Marc Mills and District Attorney Mike Dugan did reveal with correction deputies located contraband within ... [full story]

A nearby illegal open burn spread to a vehicle and camp trailer parked next to the detached garage of a northeast Bend home Thursday morning, completely destroying them, officials reported. According to Bend Fire Acting Battalion Chief Andy Hood, firefighters responded to 63308 Lamoine Lane about 8:15 a.m., March 13, to a report of a structure fire with flames and smoke showing from the west side exterior of the garage. Ten firefighters from two engine ... [full story]

Moratorium on Inspections Could Have Negative Business ImpactBEND, Ore. -- Economic Development for Central Oregon Executive Director Roger Lee called on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to avoid actions which would threaten Central Oregon's thriving aviation manufacturing industry.� For more than twenty years, experimental class (also called kit) aircraft manufacturers have constructed the fuselage, wing skins, horizontal skins and spars which are provided as parts in the assembly of an aircraft.� Over time, the industry ... [full story]

BEND, Ore. -- The latest Multi-Agency Traffic (MAT) team saturation patrol held Tuesday on Highway 97 was a successful endeavor designed to improve traffic safety awareness. In just five short hours on the busy highway between Lava Butte and Terrebonne, 186 speeders, drivers failing to maintain a safe distance from emergency vehicles, and drivers violating any other safety regulation were issued tickets or given warnings, Bend Police Sgt. Kurt Koester said. 50 were ticketed, 136 ... [full story]

BEND, Ore. – Bend police are warning citizens of a new text message scam sent via residents’ cell phones that are a “pfishing” attempt to steal credit card and pin numbers belonging to Bank of the Cascade account holders. According to Bend Police Sgt. Dan Ritchie, Deschutes County 911 has received numerous calls from Central Oregon residents, including police officers, regarding the suspicious messages. The messages read, “Your Bank of the Cascades Account has been ... [full story]

BEND, Ore. – Two Bend teenagers, 17 and 18, were arrested Tuesday night after a short argument with a passing motorist in northeast Bend led to shots fired, two arrests, and discovery of a small marijuana growing operation in one of the suspect’s room, police reported.   Two suspects arrested were (left) Alan Joseph Stout, 18,  and 17-year-old Cameron James Mozingo - DCJ photo Officers responded to a report of multiple gunshots fired near the intersection of ... [full story]

BEND, Ore. -- Three suspects were arrested Monday night after detectives raided an apartment in southeast Bend following a month-long investigation and seized methamphetamines, psilocybin mushrooms, marijuana, cocaine and two semi-automatic handguns.   (left to right) Jose Luis Delgado Barrios, Ejoel Magama Pinto, Kristina Ann Keymolen - DCJ photos  Oregon State Police (OSP) Sgt. Mitchell Meyer said Central Oregon Drug Enforcement (CODE) team members and the local version of SWAT called the Central Oregon Emergency Response Team ... [full story]

BEND, Ore. -- The long-awaited opening of the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Work Center began Monday with the transfer of inmates to the newly remodeled facility, closed in 2003 due to a shortage of funds. Voters approved permanent funding for the Sheriff’s Office in 2006 to allow the center, which will add 90 jail beds and many expanded inmate programs such as drug and alcohol treatment, to be reopened. The programs offered in the work ... [full story]

BEND, Ore. -- Police say they don't know why the ex-boyfriend of a Bend woman kidnapped her five-year-old son early Monday morning, but were happy to announce the boy's safe return to his mother after the suspect was arrested on Highway 22 east of Salem, Oregon less than two hours later. � Bend Police were dispatched to the Super-8 Motel at 1275 S. Highway 97 about 5:20 a.m., March 10, Lt. Ken Stenkamp said. The suspect, ... [full story]

BEND, Ore. -- A 20-year old Bend man was arrested late Sunday morning in connection with the alleged kidnapping and assault of his former girlfriend. Police believe the suspect broke into the woman's home twice, set fire to her property, caused minor injuries by running into her with his vehicle, then kidnapped her before she was rescued. � Abel Gutierrez-Prieto, DCJ photo� Bend Police Sgt. Clint Burleigh said officers received a call from the victim, 28-year old ... [full story]

BEND, Ore. -- Two Bend men were arrested Saturday when they were later apprehended hiding in a Deschutes River Woods home after abandoning an ATV and stolen motorcycle they recklessly rode while eluding deputies during a chase.   Michael Lee Andreozzi (left), Rocky Lee Jarrett (right) - DCJ photos  According to Deschutes County Sheriff’s Lt. Erik Utter, a deputy attempted a traffic stop on the two vehicles about 10:45 a.m., March 8, on River Woods Drive near Tumalo Circle ... [full story]

BEND, Ore. -- Deputies believe alcohol may have contributed to a collision on Highway 20 about nine miles northwest of Bend, Oregon, Friday night. The driver, who was later hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries, crossed the oncoming lane of traffic, crashed through a power pole and struck a tree, causing a six-hour power outage, deputies reported. Deschutes County Sheriff’s deputies, Oregon State Police (OSP), and Sisters Fire paramedics responded to the crash near Fryrear Road ... [full story]

BEND, Ore. -- Police are looking for a man with a gun who held up a northeast Bend taco shop early Friday morning, demanding money from employees at the drive-up window and then fleeing the scene. According to Bend Police Sgt. Tom Pine, officers were dispatched to Rigobertos Taco Shop at 1913 NE Third Street about 1 a.m., March 7, when they received a report of an armed robbery. The business is open 24-hours per ... [full story]