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Jury acquits Trebilcock on burglary, theft counts, guilty on felon in possession of firearm and criminal trespassing
A jury in Baker County Circuit Court acquitted a Baker City man on the most serious charge of first-degree burglary and on a felony theft count, but found him guilty of one other felony count and one misdemeanor after deliberating for several hours on Thursday, Sept. 26. The jury found Cory Dustin Trebilcock, 32, guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm, a Class C felony, and ...
Forest Service seeks help from public to identify people who damaged fee tubes on La Grande Ranger District, stole money
Forest Service law enforcement is investigating damage to metal tubes where visitors pay fees at three trailheads and campgrounds on the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. The damage, and the loss of an unknown amount of money left in the tubes, was discovered July 22, said Ben Walker, recreation specialist for the La Grande Ranger District. Fees had been collected from the tubes most recently ...
News of Record for Sept. 25, 2024
POLICE LOG Baker City Police Arrests, citations SECOND-DEGREE DISORDERLY CONDUCT, SECOND-DEGREE CRIMINAL MISCHIEF: James Edward Grove, 47, Baker City, 10:49 a.m. Sept. 24 in the 3600 block of Midway Drive; jailed. Oregon State Police Arrests, citations DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF INTOXICANTS: Freddy Isabell Munoz Gonzalez, 35, Ontario, 6:04 p.m. Sept. 21 on Interstate 84, Milepost 314 ...
Baker City Police chief discusses decision to resume 24-hour patrols
The Baker City Police Department resumed 24-hour patrols on Monday, Sept. 23, but Chief Ty Duby said the situation is not “ideal.” The current night shift consists of one patrol car with two officers, Duby said. The department has two officers who graduated from the state police academy this summer and who are still in a training period during which they patrol with a veteran officer rather ...
Baker County search and rescue members help mountain bikers on trail in Elkhorns after dark
Members of Baker County’s Search and Rescue team helped two mountain bikers who were on a trail in the Elkhorn Mountains after dark on Sunday, Sept. 22, when the batteries in their cellphones, which they were using as flashlights, died. Both riders, David Silbernagel and Christina Floyd, were in good condition, according to a press release from the Baker County Sheriff’s Office. The pair, who ...