Tag: Hermiston Police Chief Jason Edmiston
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...
Davis Eager for Another Term on Council
During her first term on the Hermiston City Council, Lori Davis and her fellow councilors tackled some significant and sometimes controversial issues. Davis showed...
An Open Invitation to Steal
60 Percent of Stolen Vehicles Had Keys Left Inside
Analysis presented to Hermiston’s Public Safety Committee Tuesday night by Hermiston Police Chief Jason Edmiston shows...
A Safe Way to Dispose of Prescription Drugs
HPD Drug Box Lets You Get Rid of Old Prescriptions - No Questions Asked
Ever wonder what’s the proper way to dispose of prescription drugs...
Juvenile Crime Numbers Plummeting
The Hermiston Police Department has identified a trend in juvenile crime that has its chief perplexed. In the past two years, the number of...
Trespassing Case Leads to Drug & Weapon Charges
A simple case of trespassing helped a Hermiston police officer arrest a Hermiston woman on drug and weapon charges.
On the night of Dec. 28,...
2013 Crime Numbers Down From 10-Year Average
According to year-end statistics, total crime in Hermiston during 2013 was up 3 percent from a year ago, but down 6 percent from the...
Would You Rather Go to Court or Eat Dinner?
It’s just dinner – no biggie. The idea is simple, but the ramifications could be huge.
A local partnership is adding another tool to the...