Date: Jan. 22, 2026 

Case #: 2026-00003532 

Incident: Bend Police seek suspect who cut high-voltage electrical wires 

Date / Time of Incident: Jan. 21, 2026 / 7:42 a.m.  

Location: 20900 block of NE Talus Place, Bend  

Bend Police are seeking the public’s assistance in a criminal mischief case that involved property damage to a utility box owned by Pacific Power.  

At approximately 7:42 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 21, Bend Police received a report from Pacific Power that high-voltage electrical wires inside a power box located in the 20900 block of NE Talus Place had been cut overnight, likely with bolt cutters. The box is located behind a locked gate with a “no trespassing” sign on it.  

Bolt cutters were found inside the power box. Pacific Power estimated the damage at $20,000 or more.  

When officers arrived at the scene, the power box was hot and still smoking, and evidence at the scene indicated the attempt to cut through the wires had caused a fire and explosion.  

It is likely the suspect in this incident sustained severe or potentially life-threatening burns.  

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call nonemergency dispatch at 541-693-6911.  

Date: Jan. 15, 2026 
Case #: 2026-00002388 
Incident: Bicyclist critically injured in crash at Powers Road and South Business 97 
Date / Time of Incident: Jan. 14, 2026 / 5:26 p.m.  
Location: Powers Road and South Business 97, Bend  

At approximately 5:26 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 14, Bend Police responded to a report of an injury crash near the intersection of Powers Road and Business 97 in SE Bend. Callers reported a vehicle had struck a cyclist. 

When officers arrived, they found the cyclist, a 34-year-old Bend resident, with life-threatening injuries. Officers and bystanders performed life-saving care to the victim at the scene before Bend Fire medics transported the cyclist to St. Charles Bend. The driver, 31-year-old Bend resident Samantha Schoene, remained at the scene of the crash and cooperated with officers.  

An investigation determined that Schoene was driving a white Subaru Forester southbound on South Business 97 when she ran a red light at Powers Road and struck the cyclist, who was in the crosswalk. Schoene was cited for careless driving that causes an accident.  

Members of the Bend Police crash reconstruction team responded to the scene to investigate the incident and the southbound lanes of Business 97 were closed for approximately two hours.  

Bend Police were assisted at the scene by Bend Fire and ODOT.  

UPDATE: Thanks to assistance from the public, at approximately 5:55 p.m. Bend Police were able to identify the suspect vehicle and the driver in this incident. The driver, 61-year-old Bend resident Tracy Michael Wood, was taken into custody at his home. The vehicle was located nearby. Wood was transported to the Deschutes County Jail on suspicion of failure to perform duties of a driver.  

Date: Jan. 13, 2026 

Case #: 2026-00002075 

Incident: Bend Police seek suspect in hit-and-run who hit child on a bicycle 

Date / Time of Incident: Jan. 13, 2026 / 7:26 a.m.  

Location: Brosterhous Road and Murphy Road roundabout, Bend  

The Bend Police Department is seeking the community’s assistance in identifying the driver who left the scene of a crash involving a child on a bicycle on Tuesday morning. 

At approximately 7:26 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 13, Bend Police responded to a report of a vehicle-versus-bicycle crash in the roundabout of of Brosterhous and Murphy roads. Witnesses reported that a child was riding a bicycle in the roundabout crosswalk when a vehicle, likely a light blue or gray older-style Honda sedan, hit the back tire of the bicycle. The child fell off the bicycle and suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene by Bend Fire medics.  

The driver of the vehicle briefly stopped, then sped away from the scene of the crash. Leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash is a crime.  

An image of the suspect vehicle is attached to this release.  

If you recognize the vehicle, please contact nonemergency dispatch at 541-693-6911.  

Date: Jan. 13, 2026 

Case #: 2026-00002149, 2026-00002062 

Incident: Bend Police arrest menacing suspect after extensive search in NE Bend 

Date / Time of Incident: Jan. 13, 2026 / 1:42 p.m. 

Location: 63000 block of NE Meridian Place, Bend  

Arrested: Joel Twobulls Caubet, 27-year-old Bend resident 
Offenses: Menacing x2, Disorderly Conduct II, Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Felon in Possession of a Weapon, Trespassing 

Arrested: Marjorie Deleen Eyle, 27-year-old Bend resident 
Offenses: Reckless Driving  

At approximately 10:28 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 12, Bend Police responded to a report of a man brandishing a firearm at another person at the Quickway Market parking lot on NE Butler Market Road. The suspect, 27-year-old Joel Twobulls Caubet, and a woman fled the scene in a red 1997 Land Rover.  

At approximately 1:42 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 13, Bend Police spotted the suspect vehicle traveling on Third Street near Empire Avenue. The suspect was in the passenger seat of the vehicle.  

The vehicle drove through neighborhoods before Caubet ran from the vehicle near the intersection of NE Boulderfield Avenue and Meridian Place.  

Officers detained the driver of the Land Rover, identified as 27-year-old Marjorie Deleen Eyle. She was cited for reckless driving and released at the scene. 

Officers set up a perimeter in the area and used drones and K-9 Buck to search for Caubet, who was seen attempting to enter a backyard in the area.  

At approximately 2:28 p.m., officers located Caubet hiding in the backyard of a home in the 63000 block of Meridian Place. K-9 Buck bit Caubet, who was taken into custody without further incident.  

Caubet was transported to St. Charles with minor injuries and will be lodged at the Deschutes County Jail on the above offenses.  

A detective also located a replica handgun at the intersection of NE Peale Street and Boulderfield Avenue.  

Bend Police Host Tip-A-Cop at Red Robin on Jan. 14 

The Bend Police Department invites the community to join them on Wednesday, Jan. 14 at Red Robin in the Old Mill for a Tip-A-Cop fundraiser benefiting Special Olympics Oregon.  

Bend Police officers and employees will be on hand from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. delivering food, bussing tables and sharing information about Special Olympics Oregon and the upcoming Polar Plunge, which will take place on Feb. 28. 

If you mention the fundraiser or show the flyer attached at any time on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 20 percent of food sales from your meal at Red Robin will go to benefit the Bend Police Department’s Polar Plunge team.  

In 2025, Bend Police raised more than $5,200 for Special Olympics athletes, and we’re hoping to significantly increase that amount this year.   

Polar Plunge, an annual fundraiser to benefit Special Olympics Oregon, takes place at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 28 at Riverbend Park, 799 SW Columbia Street, in Bend. Participants take turns jumping into the chilly Deschutes River. The Bend Police Department has long been a staunch supporter and advocate for Special Olympics athletes, and this is just one way we work to raise money to help them achieve their goals. 

What: Tip-A-Cop 
Where: Red Robin, 625 SW Powerhouse Drive, Bend 
When: All day, with Bend PD on hand 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.  
Why: To benefit Special Olympics athletes in Central Oregon 
How: If you mention the fundraiser or present the flyer, 20% of food sales will go to support Bend PD’s Polar Plunge team 

Date: Jan. 5, 2026 

Case #: 2026-00000577 

Incident: Bend man armed with replica handgun arrested after entering apartment and menacing partygoers

Date / Time of Incident: Jan. 4, 2026 / 10:09 p.m.  

Location: 20100 block of Reed Lane, Bend  

Arrested: Reynaldo Ramirez Francisco, 26-year-old Bend resident  

Offenses: Menacing, Harassment, Burglary I 

At approximately 10:09 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 4, Bend Police responded to a report that a man with a gun entered an apartment where a party was taking place, grabbed his girlfriend by the hair and dragged her out. The man, identified as 26-year-old Reynaldo Ramirez Francisco, left the scene with the woman in a black Audi A4.  

Officers found the Audi at the couple’s home in the 60900 block of McMullin Avenue.  

The Central Oregon Emergency Response Team responded to the McMullin Avenue home, established contact with the people inside the home, and called Ramirez Francisco out without incident. Ramirez Francisco was taken into custody and transported to the Bend Police Department before being lodged at the Deschutes County Jail on suspicion of menacing, harassment, and first-degree burglary.  

Officers served a search warrant at the home and recovered a replica handgun.   

Between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day, Bend Police arrested at least 12 people for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Drivers recorded blood alcohol contents ranging from 0.13 percent to 0.23 percent. One driver was arrested just before noon on Christmas Day with a 0.20 percent BAC, while another was arrested after being found unconscious in the Taco Bell drive-through on New Year’s Eve and recorded a 0.23 percent BAC. 

At least three of the DUIIs involved drug use, including inhalants and marijuana.  

Two of the arrests came after crashes, including one in which the driver fled the scene and had a BAC of 0.13 percent after the incident.  

This year, the Bend Police Department stepped up its presence in the downtown area on New Year’s Eve in an attempt to cut down on intoxicated drivers and other problems that historically have arisen on this holiday.  

In addition to having a large presence of officers in the downtown core, the Department also placed a large boom light at NW Greenwood Avenue and Hill Street to help prevent vehicle vs. pedestrian crashes.  

In an effort to educate the public about alcohol consumption and DUII, our school resource officers set up a table in downtown Bend and took between 150 and 200 breath samples of community members over the course of the evening. Participation was voluntary and designed to help community members understand their levels of intoxication.  

In 2025, Bend Police arrested more than 550 people for driving under the influence.