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Vehicle Vs Motorcycle Motor Vehicle Crash Empire Ave And Plateau CT -04/23/25

Date: April 23, 2025

Case #: 2025-00022961

Date / Time of Incident: April 23, 2025 / 7:41am

Location: Empire Ave at NE Plateau Ct

Arrested: 19 year old Bend resident

Offenses: ORS 811.140 reckless driving, ORS 814.240 motorcycle or moped unlawful passing, ORS 806.010 driving uninsured, ORS 803.550 Illegal alteration or display of plates

On April 23, 2025 at about 7:41am, Bend Police responded to the report of a motorcycle vs vehicle crash on Empire Ave near NE Plateau Ct. The investigation revealed a 19 year old Bend resident traveling Westbound on NE Empire Ave near NE Plateau Ct, on a motorcycle, attempted to pass traffic that was backed up near NE Plateau CT using the bike lane. A Chevrolet Suburban had initiated a legal left hand turn onto NE Plateau Ct from Empire Ave and the motorcyclist collided with the vehicle, injuring the operator who was transported to St. Charles Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The motorcyclist was issued citations for the listed offenses. All lanes of travel were closed to vehicular traffic while the Bend Police Traffic Crash Reconstruction Team conducted the crash investigation. All traffic related to this incident has since resumed as normal.

Bend Man Arrested After Violating Restraining Order, Running From Officers -04/21/25

Date: April 21, 2025

Case #: 2025-00022583

Incident: Bend man arrested after violating restraining order, running from officers

Date / Time of Incident: April 21, 2025 / 11:45 a.m.

Location: 61500 block of Whitetail Street, Bend

Arrested: Owen Parker Liening, 21-year-old Bend resident

Offenses: Restraining Order Violation, Harassment x2, Resisting Arrest

At approximately 11:45 a.m. on Monday, April 21, Bend Police responded to the area of Whitetail Street in Southeast Bend after someone called 911 screaming before hanging up the phone. Officers en route to the call learned from subsequent 911 calls that a man on scene, later identified as 21-year-old Owen Parker Liening, was armed at a home in the 61500 block of Whitetail Street and in violation of a restraining order.

When officers arrived, Liening was outside the home and ran southbound through the neighborhood before doubling back toward Silver Rail Elementary School. Officers engaged Liening in the school's parking lot, placed him in a wrap device and took him into custody. There was a large police presence near the school, and the school was alerted to the activity.

Liening was transported to St. Charles Bend and upon release will be booked into the Deschutes County Jail on suspicion of two counts of harassment, a restraining order violation and resisting arrest.

Bend Man Arrest Regarding Shooting Incident -04/18/25

Date: April 18th, 2025

Case #: 2025-00021940

Incident: Bend man arrested regarding shooting incident

Date / Time of Incident: April 17th at 6:36 p.m.

Arrested: Tyler Jacob Mendoza, 29-year-old Bend resident

Offenses: Assault in the 1st Degree (attempted), Unlawful Use of a Weapon

At approximately 6:36 p.m. on Thursday, April 17th, Bend Police responded to a report of a shooting that had just occurred near Team Kia of Bend on NE Purcell Blvd in Bend. It was reported that someone driving a gray Audi station wagon had shot at the occupants of a Honda passenger car and fled the scene.

Officers found evidence consistent with the shooting at the scene. Contact was made with the occupants of the Honda and found that none had been injured in the shooting. It was found that the Honda had been damaged by the gunfire during the incident.

Officers were able to determine that 29-year-old Tyler Mendoza was the driver of the Audi station wagon. Mendoza was found to be at an apartment complex in the 1700 block of SE Tempest Dr in Bend. Officers responded to the location along with deputies from the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office. Members of the Central Oregon Emergency Response (CERT) team arrived and eventually took Mendoza into custody at approximately 9:34 p.m.

Mendoza was arrested on suspicion of attempted Assault I and Unlawful Use of a Weapon. He was lodged at the Deschutes County Jail. The handgun used in the shooting was later recovered.

Bend Police Searching For Two Who Ran From Traffic Stop In NE Bend -04/17/25

Date: April 17, 2025

Case #: 2025-00021808

Incident: Bend Police searching for two who ran from traffic stop

Date / Time of Incident: April 17, 2025 / 10:33 a.m.

Location: Deschutes Market Road and Eagle Road intersection, Bend

Suspect: David Alan Mills, 46-year-old Bend resident

Offenses: Fleeing or Attempting to Elude Police Officer, Burglary I, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Menacing

At approximately 10:33 a.m. on Thursday, April 17, Bend Police attempted a traffic stop on a silver Kia Rio in the area of Deschutes Market and Yeoman roads. Officers believed a person in the car, identified as 46-year-old David Alan Mills, was associated with a weapons offense that took place on NE Bellevue Drive around 3:30 a.m.

The vehicle did not stop for officers, instead driving into the Solis at Petrosa apartment complex at a high rate of speed. The driver and passenger ran southbound from the car. As of 1:30 p.m., they have not been taken into custody.

The suspects in this incident are described as adult white men. Mills has a shaved head and may be armed with a firearm. The other person, who officers have not yet identified, was reportedly wearing a black flat-billed baseball cap.

At approximately 11:20 a.m., Deschutes County 911 dispatchers put out two emergency alerts to people in a half-mile radius of the traffic stop alerting them to the suspects, warning that Mills is armed, and directing anyone who may see the pair to call 911 and not approach them. Both Trinity Lutheran School and Eastmont School were alerted to the incident. Other nearby schools were not in session today.

The public should expect a continued large police presence in the NE Bend area as the investigation continues.

Bend Woman Sets Home On Fire -04/07/25

Date: April 7, 2025

Case #: 2025-00019404

Incident: Bend woman sets home on fire

Date / Time of Incident: April 6, 2025 / 1:35 a.m.

Location: 19900 block of Waterfall Lane, Bend

Arrested: Wendi Thornton, 65-year-old Bend resident

Offenses: Arson I, Animal Abuse I x2

At approximately 1:35 a.m. on Sunday, April 6, Bend Police responded to a report of a home on fire on Waterfall Lane in the Romaine Village area.

When officers arrived, they found the home’s two occupants and a dog outside the residence. An investigation determined that one of the home’s occupants, 65-year-old Wendi Thornton, had deliberately started a fire in the kitchen. The home’s other occupant called 911 to report the blaze. Two cats died in the fire.

Bend Police took Thornton into custody and transported her to St. Charles Bend for evaluation. Upon release from St. Charles, Thornton will be booked into the Deschutes County Jail on suspicion of first-degree arson and two counts of first-degree animal abuse.

This incident remains under investigation.