95 years ago
January 28, 1926
Mrs. Albin Peterson is confined in the Home hospital with severe internal injuries incurred late Saturday afternoon, when the light truck which she had been riding ran over her abdomen.Mr. and Mrs. Peterson were returning to their ranch at Bear creek buttes and when they were five or six miles out on the Prineville-Redmond highway, Mrs. Peterson stepped out of the cab to see if the chicken and other things in the back of the truck were safe, her foot slipped and she fell under the machine.
75 years ago
January 24, 1946
Members of the Prineville volunteer fire department took the two big firetrucks on a slippery run Tuesday night in response to a fire alarm, and then used a back pump and a couple of handsaws to put out the fire!An overheated flu started the blaze in the rafters. The firemen subdued the flames with a few squirts from a back pump, sawed out the charred boards and carried what was left of the fire outside.
Crook County Jail
Alleged victim, seriously wounded, hid in nearby woods, found by CERT team
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – A 77-year-old Prineville-area man was arrested on attempted murder and other charges Wednesday after he allegedly shot and seriously wounded his 35-year-old son, who then fled into the nearby woods, prompting a search, Crook County Sheriff John Gautney said.
Deputies were dispatched around 1:40 p.m. to a home in the 12400 block of Northwest Madras Highway (Highway 26) northwest of Prineville on a report of a trespass in progress, Sheriff John Gautney said.
Before deputies arrived, the call was upgraded to a report of a shooting and they were told the victim had fled into the woods along the property, Gautney said.
Prineville man faces attempted murder charge after shooting January 06 2021
Pete Sharp allegedly shot his son Johnathan Sharp on Wednesday afternoon on a Madras Highway property
A Prineville man is facing an attempted murder charge following a shooting Wednesday afternoon that seriously wounded his son.
Crook County Sheriff s Office deputies were initially dispatched to a Northwest Madras Highway location to respond to a report of a trespass in progress. Before deputies arrived, the call was upgraded to a report of a shooting with the victim fleeing into a wooded area along the property.
When deputies arrived on scene, they determined that 77-year-old Pete Sharp had shot his 35-year-old son, Johnathan Sharp. Pete Sharp was detained at the scene without incident, pending investigation.
Portland Man Charged With Hate Crime After Punching Asian American at Train Station
A man in Portland, Oregon has been charged with a hate crime after allegedly punching an Asian American commuter earlier this month.
The incident, which was only announced last week, occurred while the victim was waiting at the train stop near North Interstate Avenue and North Lombard Street on Dec. 15.
Daniel Hutchens. Image via Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office
Daniel Hutchens, 38, allegedly approached the victim and asked,
“Are you Chinese?”
The victim reportedly removed the headphones he was wearing to hear Hutchens, but the latter punched him in the face before he could respond.