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By RAELYNN RICARTE
News staff writer
Hood
River
law enforcement officers are asking for public help to find a
fugitive wanted in four states.
“We have gotten reports that
Jack Christopher Glenn is still in town and we want him off the
streets,” said Sheriff Detective Gerry Tiffany.
“Anytime an officer attempts a
traffic stop involving Mr. Glenn, there is a pursuit and
somebody is going to get hurt.”
Glenn, 35, was last known to be
residing at a family member’s house on
York Hill Road,
according to Tiffany.
He also has relatives in Odell
and Tiffany said if Glenn’s friends and/or family — who all deny
knowing his whereabouts — are helping him evade an arrest then
they could also be subject to prosecution.
“It is illegal to obstruct
justice by protecting someone who has broken the law,” said
Tiffany.
He decided to ask county
residents for help in locating Glenn after the latest warrant
involving the man was issued last week. Glenn is wanted for
allegedly smashing into the vehicle of a York Hill woman who was
backing out of her driveway and then leaving the scene.
In late October, the Hood River
City Police Department sought a warrant against Glenn for
fleeing on foot from a traffic stop.
According to reports, Officer
Jim Hart had pulled Glenn over along
Belmont Avenue
when he was approached by the brother of the subject. That
individual allegedly pulled up at the scene and got out of his
vehicle with a screwdriver in hand.
While Hart was conversing with
the brother, Glenn reportedly took off across a nearby lot.
Tiffany said Glenn is wanted in
Wasco
County
for probation violations related to a hit and run and elude
incident. He is also the subject of an outstanding warrant from
Washington
state for probation violations tied to an assault case.
In
Florida,
Glenn is wanted for probation violations that involve burglary,
theft and other property crimes. He also has warrants pending in
North Carolina
for burglary charges, said Tiffany.
In 1998, Glenn’s vehicle
reportedly caught a
Wasco
County
deputy and dragged him down the street during an attempted
traffic stop. The deputy sustained only minor injuries in the
incident.
Several years later, Glenn
allegedly tried to run down a law enforcement official in
Hood
River
and former Chief Deputy Dwayne Troxel shot at his tires to force
a vehicle stop.
Tiffany said Glenn, because of
his criminal history, should be considered dangerous and anyone
who sees him in the area should immediately call 9-1-1.
He said people with information
about Glenn’s whereabouts can call the confidential sheriff tip
line at
387-7077.
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