Tag: Hermiston Police Chief Jason Edmiston
Total Crime in Hermiston Drops 32 Percent
Hermiston Police Chief Jason Edmiston will have some good news to report when the city’s Public Safety Committee meets later today.
According to the latest...
Search Warrant Leads to Arrests, Drug Charges
Two Hermiston people were arrested Tuesday on drug charges after complaints were made about suspicious activity at their residence.
The Blue Mountain Narcotics Enforcement Team...
Wal-Mart Evacuated due to Bomb Threat
Hermiston’s Wal-Mart was evacuated Tuesday afternoon after an employee received a phone call from someone saying there was a bomb planted inside the store....
Hermiston Man Gets 5-Month Sentence
A Hermiston man had his probation revoked and was sentenced to 150 days in jail after being arrested Sunday on burglary, theft and other...
Man Faces Theft, DUII Charges after 395 Wreck
A Hermiston man suspected in a theft at Pilot Truck Stop in Stanfield faces several charges after wrecking his car on Highway 395 minutes...
Pedestrian Struck by Hermiston Police Car
A pedestrian was hospitalized today after being struck by a Hermiston Police officer.
The accident occurred after two police officers responded to an alarm call...
Council OKs Police, City Manager Contracts
It’s official – Byron Smith will begin the job of Hermiston city manager on Aug. 25. The Hermiston City Council voted Monday night to...
Council to Vote on Police, City Manager Contracts
The Hermiston City Council will consider for approval a new three-year contract for the police union, as well as the contract for incoming City...
Fight Leads to Arrest of 3 People
Three people were arrested early Sunday morning following a fight in Hermiston.
Hermiston Police Chief Jason Edmiston said the department received a report of a...
Man Charged with Trying to Sell Live Grenade
The Hermiston police helped the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) arrest an Idaho man who tried to pawn a live smoke...
Cops Arrest Driver for Allegedly Crashing into Business
Five days after a vehicle crashed into the side Eastern Oregon Mobile Slaughter, police have arrested the man allegedly responsible for the accident.
In the...
Hermiston Police Arrest Fugitive
A man who had been sought by the Hermiston Police Department for the past five years was caught and arrested Friday.
Rojerro A. Espino, 26,...
HPD to Get New Uniforms & Patch
Hermiston police officers will soon be sporting new uniforms to go along with a new patch.
Hermiston Police Chief Jason Edmiston said the new uniforms...
Crime in Hermiston Drops in First Quarter of 2014
Crime in Hermiston was down 19 percent in the first quarter of the year and violent crime fell by 57 percent, according to Hermiston...
HPD Street Crime Unit Rounds 'Undesirables'
The Hermiston Police Department’s Street Crime Unit had a busy night on Friday, rounding up five people on outstanding warrants. Each of the five...
City Seeks to Stop 'Revolving Door' for Offenders
The city of Hermiston wants to do something about the local criminal justice system’s “revolving door,” in which offenders repeatedly break the law without...
City to Transfer Class A Misdemeanors to Circuit Court
The city of Hermiston will began a 20-month experiment on May 1 in which it will turn all Class A misdemeanors over to the...
Man Charged After 'Slow-Speed' Pursuit
A slow-speed pursuit involving Hermiston police and a Hermiston man ended late Sunday morning with the driver facing several charges.
The incident began around 2:15...
Teen, Mother Cited on Graffiti Charges
A 14-year-old Hermiston boy and his mother were cited by Hermiston police in connection with a recent rash of graffiti vandalism.
The teen was cited...
Teen Cited on Vandalism Charges
An Arlington teenager was cited on charges of vandalism Thursday in connection with several incidents of graffiti in Hermiston, Boardman and Arlington.
Several similar markings...