Sisters Sheriff's calls

Last updated Jul 02, 2002 12:0pm0

A low-flying helicopter circling local neighborhoods created some concern among Sisters area residents. A deputy investigated and found that the pilot is taking aerial photos for sale to homeowners.
The deputy said he would contact the pilot and remind him of airspace restrictions and pass along the concerns of citizens.

A dog owner was cited after his pooch killed a neighbor's chicken. Bad dog.
A dog owner was not cited after her German shepherd bit a transient who was trespassing on her property. Good dog.
A Sisters woman reported her daughter as a runaway.
A woman was reportedly driving recklessly fast in Tollgate, nearly running down some children. The reporting party lives out of town and declined to sign a citizen citation. Too much trouble.
Several cows were reported on Camp Polk Road (see related story).
A deputy tracked a runaway teen through the woods before locating her at a residence.
A man was reported loitering in a truck with the engine running for an hour near the Post Office.
When contacted, he explained that he was awaiting a delivery of live birds. A deputy informed the man that it was Sunday and the mail wasn't coming.

A man was reported in Dry Canyon with weeds (perhaps marijuana?) spread on a tarp.
It was a weed, alright: mullen weeds that the man dries and sells for medicinal purposes.

The Sisters Library reported that an elderly man persists in striking up uncomfortably personal conversations with patrons.
A woman complained that a man -- currently living in the woods near Sisters -- keeps calling her house in Hawaii. Surf report?
Deputies arrested a Sisters man for drunk driving (.13 blood alcohol count) after he was stopped for speeding and weaving across the center line.
The man reportedly threatened a lawsuit repeatedly on his way to jail.

A car jumped the curb and smacked into the side of a Sisters business.
A deputy dealt with a week-long series of problems between an estranged couple, sorting out restraining orders, child custody, property, etc.

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