Man reports theft, gets arrested

A 41-year-old transient came to the Sisters Police Department to report a theft Sunday, December 7, and ended up spending the night in jail himself.

According to police, Mark Allen Reed showed up at the police station at about 1:50 p.m., "very intoxicated," and told police his backpack had been stolen.

Reed told police that he had been hitchhiking from Bend when a blue Toyota pickup truck pulled over, apparently offering a ride. But, Reed reported, when he tossed his backpack in the truck's bed, the driver sped off.

That wasn't the end of Reed's troubles.

Police ran a wants and warrants check on Reed, and discovered that he had an outstanding warrant in Polk County for failure to appear on a menacing charge.

Police arrested Reed and gave him a ride back to Bend, where they lodged him in Deschutes County Jail.