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OSP starts new recruiting round

Oregon State Police (OSP) will be accepting applications to hire another group for Lateral and Entry level recruit trooper positions starting April 29, using the State of Oregon’s E-Recruit electronic application system. The recruitment is necessary as OSP continues moving forward with hiring to fill vacant positions during the next year because many long-time troopers have retired over the last few years.

Public Records: Circuit Court for April 24

March 13 to April 17

Skier dies at Mt. Hood

The Hood River County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a skier at Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort on April 14.

Police Log for April 20

All calls were responded to within the City of Hood River April 3-15.

Sheriff Log for April 17

All calls were responded to within the County of Hood River April 7-14.

Crash at county building proves fatal

An elderly man driving a gold Subaru Legacy crashed into a GMC Sierra truck parked in front of the Hood River County Administration building at 601 State St. on Thursday, at 4:04 p.m.

Sunnyside man dies in I-84 crash

Oregon State Police is continuing the investigation into the cause of Saturday morning’s single-vehicle traffic crash along Interstate 84 about 5 miles east of The Dalles that resulted in the death of an adult male and injuries to two other occupants.

Sheriff Log for April 10

All calls were responded to within the County of Hood River April 1-8.

Police Log for April 10

All calls were responded to within the City of Hood River March 13-April 2.

Sue Collins pleads guilty, moves away

One year has passed since Hood River travel agent Sue Collins, owner of Cascade Travel, left Kay Ericksen and her daughter Sarah Keller of Hood River scrambling for Disneyland vacation airline tickets at triple the price, just hours before their flight was to take off. The family had paid for their trip months in advance.

Sheriff Log for April 3

All calls were responded to within the County of Hood River March 24-April 1.

OSP and DoJ warn of ticket collection scam

Scammers claiming to be with the Oregon State Police are placing pre-recorded phone calls to Oregonians telling them they owe money for unpaid traffic tickets and asking that a Green Dot MoneyPak card be used to make the payment. These calls, which may begin with a siren sound, are fraudulent and should be ignored, warned the OSP and the Oregon Department of Justice.

Sheriff Log for March 27

All calls were responded to within the County of Hood River March 18-25.

Trooper makes drug bust on I-84

A Spokane, Wash., man was arrested Monday night during an Oregon State Police traffic stop after a trooper allegedly found more than 5 pounds of marijuana and a small amount of cocaine in the man’s car along Interstate 84, 2 miles east of Hood River.

Sheriff Log for March 23

All calls were responded to within the County of Hood River March 10-18.

Events

Mental Health First Aid Training for rural communities in the Gorge -- 06/19/13 at Underwood Community Center

Story time at Hood River Library -- 06/19/13 at Hood River Library

Exhibit: "Art a Day" -- 06/19/13 at Columbia Center for the Arts

Kickoff party for summer fun at the Cascade Locks library -- 06/19/13 at Cascade Locks Library

Jugglemania! -- 06/19/13 at Hood River Library

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