PENDLETON -- A nonprofit organization that hopes to build a homeless assistance complex in Pendleton has sent out at least $30,000 in bad checks, and police are investigating whether it's fraud or an honest mistake.
Pendleton Police Lt. Mark Swanson told the East Oregonian newspaper that Havcorp Industries has sent at least eight checks that bounced.
The company says all the checks were written with the understanding they would clear, and any problem was unintentional.
Company CEO Dustin Havens pleaded guilty earlier this year to theft in a case unrelated to the Havcorp investigation. He recently was arrested for violating his probation stemming from that conviction.
Swanson says the Havcorp investigation could conclude by early November.
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Pendleton officer on leave after alleged fight at bar
Pendleton officer on leave after alleged fight at bar
PENDLETON -- The Pendleton Police Department has placed one of its officers on administrative leave after an alleged bar fight.
The East Oregonian reports that the officer was off-duty when the fight was reported at The Hut Restaurant & Lounge.
Pendleton police Chief Stuart Roberts said the officer was placed on leave while an investigation is launched on what happened Saturday.
WARY PEOPLE: Homeless fear police at Pendleton warming center
WARY PEOPLE: Homeless fear police at Pendleton warming center
PENDLETON — An Eastern Oregon town’s homeless population is wary of a new warming center because they fear police will conduct checks for outstanding warrants and arrest them.
Pendleton police told the East Oregonian that the homeless should have no such concerns.
Some people also voiced concerns that the warming center, which operates from a Pendleton home, asks people who stay overnight to leave at 6 a.m.
CRASH: Pilot Rock man injured in rollover accident
CRASH: Pilot Rock man injured in rollover accident
Oregon State Police troopers are continuing the investigation into a Wednesday night crash that injured a 22-year-old Pilot Rock man south of Pendleton.
A 1978 Ford Ranger pickup driven by Tyler J. Schachtsick, 22, of Pilot Rock, was northbound about 10:30 p.m. on Highway 395 when he traveled onto the shoulder.
Schachtsick overcorrected the pickup, crossed the highway and struck an embankment. The pickup rolled and came to rest on its top in the middle of the highway, OSP reported.
Man dies in motorcycle crash north of Pendleton
Man dies in motorcycle crash north of Pendleton
A Pendleton man was fatally injured after an early morning crash north of Pendleton, the Oregon State Police said.
Carl W. Peak, 61, and his 2006 Harley-Davidson were found after Trooper Trampas McCrae drove up on the crash scene on Highway 11 about 13 miles north of Pendleton around 12:15 a.m. Sunday, the police said.
McCrae provided emergency care until Peak could by transported by helicopter to St. Mary Medical Center in Walla Walla, where he later died from his injuries, the police said.
Walla Walla man dies in collision near Pendleton
Walla Walla man dies in collision near Pendleton
WALLA WALLA -- A Walla Walla man died in a collision east of Pendleton on Friday afternoon.
According to Oregon State Police, Lucas J. Kralman, 36, was driving a 2010 Dodge pickup westbound on Interstate 84 about 13 miles east of Pendleton when he struck the rear of a semi trailer pulled by Paul M. Ojinaga, 46, of Ranchyo Cucamonga, Calif.
Kralman was reported to have died at the scene; Ojinaga was not injured. Troopers reported there was no evidence of hard braking by the pickup before the crash and that they are continuing to investigate the cause.
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