Police Notes

Waitsburg

Feb. 10

Unknown animals attacked and killed a resident’s alpacas on Preston Avenue.

Feb. 13

School administrator on Coppei Avenue reported that a student may be involved in drug use.

Dayton

Feb. 8

Two people reportedly trespassing on Whetstone Road; cited for criminal trespass. Property damage from hit and run reported on Wagon Road. Theft reported on W. Main Street; male and female came in and ate breakfast but left without paying.

Feb. 9

Illegal dumping reported on Territorial Road. Harassing text messages received from an ex-boyfriend on E. Patit Avenue. Verbal argument between two males on S. Third Street; subjects left scene prior to deputy arrival in an unlicensed van and the driver was cited for this and no driver’s license. Non-injury collision reported on Highway 12 near Chandler Road; one vehicle had rear-end damage. Threats received on W. Cameron Street; report that a female was threatening assault if the reporting party ever spoke to her boyfriend again.

Feb. 10

Deputies recovered possible stolen property on W. Clay Street; investigation is ongoing.

Feb. 11

Vandalism to gate at entrance to Rainwater Wildlife Area on S. Touchet Road reported. Erratic driver reported on E. Main Street; deputy located and stopped the vehicle. Deputies responded to check lights on in the basement of the Masonic Temple on S. 6th Street but found nothing suspicious.

Feb. 12

Fraudulent phone call received on S. Touchet Road by somebody claiming to be from the IRS. Suspicious vehicle reported at the entrance to the RV park on Rose Gulch Road; deputy located an unoccupied Subaru but nothing suspicious.

Feb. 13

Erratic driver eastbound on Highway 12 from Waitsburg; cited for speed.

Feb. 14

Commercial burglary reported; dog was taken from the city pound. Vandalism reported on Rose Gulch Road; windshield on van smashed. Theft of air compressor and hose from the bed of a pickup reported on E. Spring Street. Dayton resident Brandon John, 31, booked into jail on local felony warrant.

Feb. 15

Dayton resident Vernon Denison, 46, arrested on Walla Walla County warrant. Driver in a blue pickup on Highway 12 from milepost 364 was losing garbage on the highway and was contacted by state patrol. Suspicious person reported on N. Cherry Street. Deputies arrested 30-year-old Dayton resident Michael Cameron on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and driving with a suspended license. Fraud call; caller reported being fraudulently claimed on a tax return as a dependent.