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Man busted after heroin deal while toddler daughter waited in car

Submitted by KATU Communitie... on Fri, 2010-03-19 10:53

WEST LINN, Ore. - West Linn Police, in cooperation with Clackamas County Inter Agency Task Force, arrested a man Thursday for his role in a heroin deal while his toddler waited in his car.

West Linn Police received a tip Thursday from a concerned citizen who reported an occupied suspicious vehicle in a residential area. Shortly after the tip, an investigation was started by West Linn Police, members of the Clackamas County Inter Agency Task Force (CCITF) to an ongoing heroin investigation.

As a result, a northeast Portland man -- Edgar Antonio Mendozaortega, 31, who is a previously deported alien -- was seen arriving at the Albertson's parking lot on Blankenship Road in West Linn with the intent to deliver 4.5 grams of heroin.

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Chia Pet bandit robs three area banks

Submitted by KATU Communitie... on Fri, 2010-03-12 13:17

The FBI is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying and locating the "Chia Pet" bandit.

This person is believed to be responsible for three bank robberies in the metro area in less than a month. FBI agents nicknamed him the “Chia Pet" bandit because his hair can be spiky like the plant growth on the popular toy. In addition, the Oregon Financial Institutions Security Task Force (FIST) is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the man.
 
In each case, the man walked into the bank, demanded cash and left on foot. Witnesses describe him as a white male, 30-40 years old, 175-180 pounds, thin build with sunken cheeks.
 
Investigators believe he is responsible for the following robberies:

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SE Portland man arrested for hit-and-run near West Linn

Submitted by KATU Communitie... on Wed, 2010-03-10 09:15

WEST LINN, Ore. -- A southeast Portland man was arrested Tuesday afternoon on multiple charges following an alcohol-related injury crash on Interstate 205 in the West Linn area.

According to Oregon State Police Senior Trooper Yvette Shepard, a 1998 Honda Civic driven by southeast Portland resident James William Tomlinson IV, 30, was reportedly traveling southbound on Interstate 205 at 4 p.m. at a high rate of speed north of Oregon City. Witnesses described the Honda being driven at times on the inside shoulder and median, weaving in and out of traffic and nearly striking another vehicle.

Near milepost 6, the Honda struck the left rear side of a passenger car driven by Mark Kay, 60, from Wilsonville. Kay lost control of his car as it went airborne and came to rest on its side off the freeway.

Despite being damaged in the crash, the Honda continued southbound for about one-half of a mile before it stopped because of a mechanical problem related to the crash. A Clackamas County deputy detained the driver until Shephard arrived at the scene.

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West Linn Police arrest man for arson and explosive device warrants and other charges

Submitted by KATU Communitie... on Mon, 2010-03-08 09:40

WEST LINN, Ore. - A routine traffic stop March 4 by West Linn Police led the arrest of two men no charges ranging from arson to failing to register as a sex offender.

A West Linn police officer stopped a vehicle displaying improper tags in one of the north-bound lanes Interstate 205 at Highway 99. The officer contacted several people in the vehicle, including William C. Dinnell, 21, and John Lionel Bealer Jr., 43. Bealer, the driver, told the officer his license was suspended, but the reason he was driving was because his son, Dinnell, could not drive a stick shift and the other passengers had been drinking beer.

The West Linn police officer found a cold beer where Dinnell had been sitting and prepared to issue him a citation for open container.

Dinnell told the officer he had no identification, and gave a name and date of birth. When the officer checked it through the Department of Motor Vehicles, he learned that that person whose name was given was taller than the 6-foot height and nearly 200-pound weight listed on the license.

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Parole violators nabbed in 'Operation Absconder Recovery'

Submitted by KATU.com Staff on Fri, 2010-01-29 14:12

Officers from several local police agencies got together this week in a big sweep to arrest parole and probation violators.

During 'Operation Absconder Recovery' officers tracked down 105 people and ended up arresting 31 of them for their existing or newly discovered parole violations.

"Everyone involved did a great job," Jay Scroggin, Clackamas County Community Corrections Mission Coordinator, said in a press release."Mission accomplished."

The agencies involved were:

  • Milwaukie Police Department
  • Oregon City Police Department
  • Molalla Police Department
  • Canby Police Department
  • West Linn Police Department
  • Sandy Police Department
  • Clackamas County Sheriff's Office
  • Clackamas County Jail
  • Clackamas County Department of Communications
  • Sheriff's Office Community Corrections Division

 

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Woman pleads guilty to extensive shoplifting racket

Submitted by KATU Communitie... on Tue, 2010-01-05 15:24

A Clackamas County woman pled guilty and will be sentenced to 45 months for shoplifting for years and then selling the merchandise on eBay.

Louise Marie Corbin, 62, of West Linn pled guilty to second-degree theft, and no contest to six counts of first-degree theft. 

Corbin was found guilty in Clackamas County Circuit Court by Judge Rastetter Jan. 5 and will be sentenced to 45 months in prison Jan. 19.

Corbin was arrested on Oct. 7, 2008 for Shoplifting at Macy's in Clackamas County. Macy's investigators had been conducting an extensive ongoing investigation into Corbin for several months and suspected her of stealing tens of thousands of dollars in merchandise and selling these stolen items on eBay. 

In December of 2008, the case was assigned to Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Detectives. 

As a result of that investigation, a search warrant was served on Corbin's home on Dec. 31, 2008. That search warrant resulted in the recovery of hundreds of stolen clothing items, purses and jewelry.

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Memorial service today for first West Linn motorcycle cop, motorcade winds into SE Portland

Submitted by KATU.com Staff on Sat, 2010-01-02 13:31

A memorial service is set for today, Jan. 2, for West Linn Police Department Officer John Satter. He lost a "short but fierce" battle with an aggressive cancer on Dec. 18.

The service is at 2 p.m. at New Hope Community Church, 11731 S.E. Stevens Road in Portland.

A police motorcade is leaving the West Linn Police Department at 12:45 p.m., and proceeding to the church.

 According to a press release from the West Linn Police Department, Satter had put in his retirement paperwork just a few weeks before he passed. He was a 20-year veteran of the force, and was the first motorcycle officer to be deployed with the West Linn police.

Officer Satter spent his career in the patrol division, working stints in traffic, including truck inspections. He leaves behind his wife, Rene, adult children Jaime and Jeremy Satter, and step daughter McKenzie St.Clair.

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'Grandpa Bandit' at it again, robs fifth bank

Submitted by KATU Communitie... on Wed, 2009-12-23 09:51

 

The Oregon Financial Institutions Security Task Force (FIST) and Bank of America are offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a serial bank robbery nicknamed the "Grandpa Bandit" after he robbed what investigators believe was his fifth bank Dec.

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'Grandpa Bandit' robs bank in West Linn

Submitted by KATU Communitie... on Fri, 2009-12-11 09:33

The Oregon Financial Institutions Security Task Force (FIST) is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a serial bank robbery wanted by the FBI for a series of bank robberies in Salem, Sherwood and now West Linn.

The man, nicknamed the "Grandpa Bandit", robbed the Bank of America branch located at 19181 Willamette Drive in West Linn at about 2:50 p.m. on Dec. 10. He is also suspected in three other robberies: 

  • Oct. 14, 2009 - Key Bank branch located at 750 Lancaster Drive NE in Salem 
  • Oct. 29, 2009 - Bank of America branch located at 3803 Center Street NE in Salem
  • Dec.
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Charges pending against West Linn man in marijuana growing operation

Submitted by KATU Communitie... on Wed, 2009-11-11 17:12

An eight-month investigation into an illegal marijuana growing operation involving a registered grower under the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) led an interagency Lane County narcotics enforcement team to the discovery this week of four indoor growing operations in Eugene and West Linn.

A suspect, who is registered under OMMP to be a grower for one patient, has been identified and charges are pending.

According to Oregon State Police Drug Enforcement Section (OSP DES) Sergeant Ted Phillips, on November 9, 2009 members of the Lane County Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team (INET), the Drug Enforcement Administration, Oregon State Police and Lane County Sheriffs Office executed search warrants at three adjacent houses located on Wilkes Drive in Eugene. The search warrants were authorized related to an eight month investigation into an illegal marijuana growing operation.

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