Sisters Sheriff's calls

• Deputies assisted search and rescue personnel in locating a missing camper from Lava Lakes Campground.

• A deputy was unable to track down a driver who took the opportunity of being stuck in traffic to dump out his ashtray on the street.

• A deputy stopped a driver who was reportedly throwing beer cans from his car. The driver earned a citation for having an open container.

• An Arabian gelding was found wandering in Crossroads. He was rounded up and taken to pasture elsewhere until his owner could be located.

• A woman reported some credit cards stolen from a vehicle parked in Sisters.

• A man chased down a driver who had pulled into his driveway. A deputy tracked them down and found that the driver had merely used the driveway for a turnaround while looking for a party.

The property owner settled for telling the young driver not to come onto his property again.

• A driver signed a citizen's citation on another driver who had allegedly nearly run her off the road twice between Black Butte Ranch and Cloverdale Road.

• Two chainsaws were reported stolen from the Oregon Department of Forestry.

• A woman reported cash stolen from her purse at a Sisters business.

• Three horses got loose and ran at large on Camp Polk Road. A deputy arranged with the owner to get them rounded up and secured.

• A deputy cited a transient for trespassing at a Sisters business.

• A BLM geologist found a suspicious package and reported it to police. A deputy determined it was a 25-year-old can of Red Dot shotgun powder. It was turned over to Sisters firefighters, who will destroy it as part of a training exercise.

Information in "Sisters sheriff's calls" is taken from log entries and reports of the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office.