Date: Nov. 19, 2024
Case #: 2024-00067896
Incident: Man dead in train collision near SE Wilson Avenue
Date / Time of Incident: Nov. 18, 2024 / 5:43 p.m.
Location: BNSF railroad tracks, SE Wilson Avenue, Bend
Deceased: Tony Ray Monen, 52-year-old Bend resident
At approximately 5:43 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 18, Bend Police were dispatched to a report of a collision between a southbound BNSF train and a person at the railroad tracks near SE Wilson Avenue.
An investigation determined that the man, identified as 52-year-old Tony Ray Monen, was lying on the tracks when he was struck. Monen was dead at the scene, and no foul play is suspected.
SE Wilson Avenue between Ninth and Centennial streets was closed until approximately 9:30 p.m. as the Bend Police crash reconstruction team conducted its investigation.
Date: Nov. 18, 2024
Case #s:
2024-00063972
2024-00053768
2024-00040527
2024-00020088
2023-00061247
2022-00073066
2022-00009195
2022-00049336
Incident: Recent scams defraud local businesses
The Bend Police Department would like to alert local businesses and community members to two types of scams we are frequently seeing reported.
These scams follow two fact patterns.
In the first scam, of which we’ve received reports dating back to 2022, local businesses and nonprofits are targeted. A company email is unknowingly hacked, and the scammer initiates email communication with the local business while impersonating a known vendor or contractor. In multiple cases, the scammer has used an email address that is virtually identical to the vendor’s email address, but with one letter changed.
The scammer then contacts the local business posing as the vendor, with an invoice or payment request, and the local business wires the funds or sends a check to a new account.
In these cases, victims have lost at least $400,000, and we believe there are additional victims who have not reported these incidents to law enforcement. These cases can be difficult to investigate, as the money is typically wired to an offshore account, leaving our office with little suspect information.
The other common scam our officers are seeing features a scammer calling a local business or an individual and pretending to be someone in a position of power: a manager, company owner or bank employee, for example. The scammer directs the victim to remove money from an account, a safe or other place where money is secured in the store and directs them to put those funds in a Bitcoin account. This has similarly resulted in losses of thousands of dollars for victims.
So far this year, our agency has taken at least 361 reports of scams and fraud attempts, a significant increase over past years. We don’t want you to be a victim. A few reminders:
- Law enforcement and other federal agencies will never call or email you demanding money. Banks will not ask you to wire money as part of a fraud investigation. Do not transfer money into Bitcoin or other online apps at the behest of any agency or business.
- Likewise, legitimate groups do not request payment in the form of gift cards.
- Never give personal information like a social security number or a bank account number over the phone or via email. A banking institution will not ask for these things.
- Trust your gut. If the caller is rushing you, making you feel uncomfortable, or you just think something is off, get off the phone and call the nonemergency dispatch line at 541-693-6911.
- Don’t believe Caller ID. Scammers can fake the number they’re calling from or a name or company you may recognize.
- If the person who calls or texts you claims to be a manager or company owner, tell them you’ll need to call them back. That will buy you time and allow you to contact your immediate supervisor. You won’t inconvenience them; you may save them a lot of money.
Have you been the victim of a scam? You can file a complaint with the FBI at www.IC3.gov.
Date: Nov. 8, 2024
Case #: 2024-00053829
Incident: 17-year-old arrested for possession of child sexual abuse material
Date / Time of Incident: Nov. 7, 2024 / 5 p.m.
Location: 63300 block of Stonewood Drive, Bend
Arrested: 17-year-old Bend resident
Offenses: Encouraging Child Sex Abuse I x 65, Encouraging Child Sex Abuse II x 65
Bend Police have arrested a 17-year-old Bend resident on suspicion of possessing child sex abuse material (CSAM).
The arrest stems from a National Center for Missing and Exploited Children CyberTip that detectives received on Sept. 12.
Bend Police detectives investigated the tip and identified the 17-year-old as the person who had accessed the CSAM and uploaded the material to a cloud-based storage device.
At approximately 3:10 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 7, Bend Police executed a search warrant at a home in the 63300 block of Stonewood Drive in Bend. Detectives seized digital devices as evidence.
At that time, detectives took the juvenile into custody and transported him to Deschutes County Juvenile Justice on suspicion of multiple counts of first-degree and second-degree Encouraging Child Sex Abuse. This investigation is ongoing.
Bend Police are investigating whether there may be local victims associated with this case. The 17-year-old worked 22 shifts as a safety monitor at Mountain Air Trampoline Park on Murray Road in Bend between February and November 2024. He is no longer employed by Mountain Air. The trampoline park has assisted with this investigation, including by providing the dates and times the suspect worked at the location.
The dates and times that the suspect worked at the trampoline park are listed below:
- Saturday, Feb. 17, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Sunday, Feb. 18, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Saturday, March 2, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Friday, March 22, 4:45 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Monday, March 25, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Wednesday, March 27, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Friday, March 29, 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Saturday, March 30, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- Saturday, April 6, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Sunday, April 7, 11 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.
- Saturday, April 27, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Monday, April 29, 6:30 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.
- Saturday, May 25, 10:45 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Sunday, June 2, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Sunday, June 9, 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
- Friday, June 21, 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Sunday, July 21, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
- Saturday, Aug. 3, 2 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.
- Saturday, Aug. 24, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
- Sunday, Sept. 1, 11:15 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Saturday, Oct. 5, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Saturday, Nov. 2, 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
If you believe your child may have experienced unwanted contact with this individual, please contact nonemergency dispatch at 541-693-6911, reference the above case number and ask to speak with Det. Jared Wiebold.
Oct. 24, 2024 UPDATE:
On Monday, Bend Police arrested a Pilot Butte Middle School student after the student disclosed to a teacher that they had brought a loaded gun to school. Bend Police officers transported the student to Deschutes County Juvenile Community Justice on suspicion of attempted murder, first-degree attempted assault, disorderly conduct, unlawful use of a weapon, and first-degree theft.
During the course of our investigation, detectives and officers learned the child had brought the gun to school with a plan to use it and had an identified list of targets. Everyone identified on that list has been contacted by police at this time.
The child remains in custody. Officers have found no evidence that any additional students were involved in Monday’s incident.
As officers investigated Monday’s incident, students and families reported rumors of additional threats to PBMS. Those threats were investigated, and during that investigation, officers arrested another PBMS student on suspicion of second-degree disorderly conduct for making widespread threats, though they were deemed not credible.
The Bend Police investigation into Monday’s incident is ongoing.
FROM THE BEND-LA PINE SCHOOLS:
“We stand with our students, staff and families in expressing significant concern over the details emerging from the police investigation of the Oct. 21 incident at Pilot Butte Middle School. At the same time, we are so relieved and grateful for the actions of our staff and School Resource Officer in preventing what could have been a tragic outcome. We appreciate our partnership and collaborative decision-making with the Bend Police Department. This remains an ongoing police investigation. We also want to recognize and continue to support our students and families, who understandably remain concerned and have many questions. The District will continue to provide counseling resources at Pilot Butte.”
Dr. Steven Cook, Superintendent
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This is a joint release from Bend-La Pine Schools and Bend Police Department.
Date: Oct. 21, 2024
Case #: 2024-00062088
Incident: PBMS student arrested for bringing loaded handgun to school
Date / Time of Incident: Oct. 21, 2024 / 10:21 a.m.
Location: Pilot Butte Middle School, 1500 block of NE Neff Road, Bend
Arrested: 12-year-old Bend resident
A Bend Police School Resource Officer on Monday morning confiscated a loaded handgun from a seventh-grade student at Pilot Butte Middle School.
The school resource officer, who was on campus at the time, responded to a radio call from a staff member. The staff member said the student had self-reported having a gun, and the staff member immediately took the student outside the building and called for assistance. The SRO took the child into custody without incident. How the student accessed the firearm is currently under investigation. At this time, we believe the student was acting alone.
This incident remains under investigation. The student was interviewed and has been transported to the Deschutes County Juvenile Detention Facility. Additional charges may be forthcoming against additional people.
UPDATE: Bend Police located Wagoner at approximately 2:26 p.m.
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Date: Oct. 24, 2024
Case #: 2024-00062838
Incident: Bend Police looking for missing woman with dementia
Date / Time of Incident: Oct. 24, 2024 / 12 p.m.
Location: Sugarloaf Mountain Motel, 62900 block of N Highway 97, Bend
Bend Police are asking the public for assistance in locating a missing 75-year-old woman who suffers from dementia.
Peggy Lee Wagoner, 75, was last seen at approximately 12 p.m. today at Sugarloaf Mountain Motel in the 62900 block of North U.S. Highway 97. Wagoner is described as being 5 feet 8 inches tall and approximately 110 pounds. She was last seen wearing a dark sweater, jeans, green boots and a baseball cap.
She is likely on foot, and may be lost or confused.
If you see Wagoner, please call nonemergency dispatch at 541-693-6911.