Numerous arrests made at two drug house busts

Judges set most of them free from jail, pending trial. But, you’ll likely be surprised at how many people were caught up these drug warrants …

SE Harney Street, here Lents neighborhood, looks like a typical outer East Portland residential road but, in these blocks, police serve search warrants at two locations.

Story and photos by David F. Ashton

After neighbors complained about drug activity in the vicinity of the 8000 block of SE Harney Street, Portland Police Bureau (PPB) officers took action on December 17.

“The PPB East Precinct’s Neighborhood Response Team and their Street Crimes Unit were the lead investigatory groups for the warrants,” remarked PPB Public Information Officer Sergeant Brad Yakots. The warrant service apparently took place in the morning, and early afternoon, of the 17th.

Officers swarm one of the two locations being served with a search Warrant.

“A total of 24 individuals were detained at the two locations,” Yakots informed. “18 of those individuals were transported and lodged into the Multnomah County Detention Center (MCDC) on various charges.”

These are all the subjects arrested and booked in the twin raids. MCDC booking photos

Arrested and booked, in alphabetical order, with their charge(s) were:

Baluta, Cameron Lee, 26 – Frequenting a Drug House – Released on Own Recognizance
Card, Christopher Arthur, 50 – Frequenting a Drug House – Released on Own Recognizance
Causey, Donald Ray, 39 – Frequenting a Drug House, and Warrant – Released to Clackamas County authorities
George, Brenton Alyn, 54 – Frequenting a Drug House – Released on Own Recognizance
Gunderson, Donald Allen, 58 – Frequenting a Drug House – Released on Own Recognizance
Hipple, Craig P., 50 – Frequenting a Drug House, and Meth Possession – Released on Pretrial Supervision
Killian, Marcy Dawn, 38 – Frequenting a Drug House, and Warrant – Released on Own Recognizance
Meeker, Randal, 55 – Frequenting a Drug House – Released on Own Recognizance
Milner, Cameron Wayne, 26 – Frequenting a Drug House and Warrants – Held at Inverness Jail
Osborn, Tabor Leigh, 25 – Frequenting a Drug House – Released on Own Recognizance
Riojas, Breezee, 30 – Warrant – Released to Clackamas County authorities
Ruble, William Gene, 49 – Frequenting a Drug House – Released on Own Recognizance
Schelin, Ronald Joseph, 38 – Warrant – Released to Washington County authorities
Spillers, Matthew James, 33 – Frequenting a Drug House and Delivery – Held at Inverness Jail in lieu of bail
Turner, Staci Lynne, 44 – Frequenting a Drug House – Released on Own Recognizance
Turner, Vince, 49 – Frequenting a Drug House, and Warrant – Held at Inverness Jail on Parole Violation
Underwood, Wendy, 38 – Warrant – Released to Clackamas County authorities
Wagner, Katiaha A., 23 – Frequenting a Drug House – Released on Own Recognizance

“Some of the items that were seized in the searches were: 28 grams of methamphetamine, 19 grams of heroin, drug paraphernalia, drug packaging material, a shotgun, and six suspected stolen bicycles,” reported Yakots.

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