Alleged Shoplifter takes TD police on I-84 pursuit that ends in crash
A 32-year-old Goldendale woman was arrested in The Dalles on Tuesday, Sept. 27, after allegedly shoplifting several items at Safeway and then taking local police on an Interstate 84 chase that ended in a crash and handcuffs.
By Tom Peterson
A 32-year-old Goldendale woman was arrested in The Dalles on Tuesday, Sept. 27, after allegedly shoplifting several items at Safeway and then taking local police on an Interstate 84 chase that ended in a crash and handcuffs.
Samantha Marie David, 32, of Goldendale was reportedly observed by a store employee at Safeway at approximately 11:35 p.m. loading several boxes of soda, three bags of dog food and meat into a grocery cart, according to The Dalles Police log.
The suspect then left the store, walking past a Safeway employee. The Safeway employee reportedly asked if the woman was going to pay for the items.
The suspect casually loaded groceries into a silver car and sat in the car, until she saw the police lights or heard sirens, according to the report.
The driver of the car then drove away, the log states.
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At 11:50 p.m., Oregon State Police logged that a 1994 Silver Honda Accord entered Interstate 84 at the milepost 84 onramp and headed east.
Trooper Zachary Yoder reported placing spike strips in the eastbound lanes at milepost 85.
The silver Honda swerved hard to the left in an attempt to avoid the spike and struck the median wall before exiting at the 85 exit. Yoder reported that the vehicle then came to a controlled stop where the driver was taken into custody without incident by The Dalles Police.
Samantha Marie David was lodged at NORCOR on charges of second-degree theft, attempt to elude a police officer, felony fugitive from another state and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.
Cut and Run Catalytic Converter thieves getting bolder
An employee at Home Depot reported to The Dalles Police on Monday, Sept. 26, that her car was sounding strange when she drove home that day, according to The Dalles Police Log.
A catalytic converter is a part of the exhaust system that eliminates unspent fuels before the exhaust is emitted from the tailpipe.
An employee at Home Depot reported to The Dalles Police on Monday, Sept. 26, that her car was sounding strange when she drove home that day, according to The Dalles Police Log.
She had her son check out the Toyota Prius and found out that the catalytic converter had been cut our of the vehicle.
Thieves often use battery-powered reciprocating saws to cut the converters out, and the Prius is a prime target as the converters are heavy with precious metals to burn off unspent fuel in the emission system.
The log states that Asset Protection at Home Depot is working to retrieve video footage to see if a thief can be identified.
Tennis not so good for local deer in TD
Local Deer does not enjoy late-night volley near TD tennis court, Saturday, Sept. 25.
Warning: A deer dies in this police log briefing.
A Wasco County Deputy in The Dalles had responded to a call on West 13th street on Sunday, Sept. 25, at 11:30 p.m. when they came across something rather suspicious.
They found a blood trail.
The deputy reported following the trail, according to The Sheriff’s log, and then found a large quantity of blood on the south side of Chenowith Middle School.
Hmm…
The officer continued to follow the trail to the west ending up in the old tennis courts where they located a “fairly fresh gut pile. The hair around the blood and gut pile looks to be that of a deer,” the log said.
Video was taken of the scene and sent to Oregon State Police who do game enforcement.
Wasco County Sheriff's Log Sept. 23 through part of Sept. 26, 2022
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