Oregon Police

Oregon Police Chief Shawn Melville reports the following police activity.

Feb. 28

At 6:06 a.m., police responded to the 800 block of South 10th Street for a one-vehicle traffic crash in which a 2006 Saturn driven by Shane A. Imel, 29, of Oregon, struck a fire hydrant. No citations were issued.

At 10 a.m., the Oregon School Resource Office (SRO) issued a city citation to a juvenile female, 15, of Mt. Morris, for violating Ordinance 6-84, possession of tobacco products and alternative nicotine products. This violation occurred at the Oregon High School, 210 10th Street.

At 12:30 p.m., the Oregon SRO issued a city citation to a juvenile female, 15, of Oregon, for violating Ordinance 6-84, possession of tobacco products and alternative nicotine products. This violation occurred at the Oregon High School, 210 10th Street.

Cindy L. Naylor, 48, of Dixon, was arrested at 1:28 p.m. for possessing an improper container of cannabis as a driver. Naylor was also cited for operating a vehicle with an expired registration. Naylor was transported to the Ogle County jail. These violations occurred in the 600 block of North Fourth Street.

March 1

Carrie A. Cowley, 30, of Mt. Morris, was arrested at 4:36 p.m. on an outstanding Ogle County warrant for failure to appear. Cowley was also issued a citation for driving while license suspended. Cowley was transported to the Ogle County jail. These violations occurred in the 100 block North Third Street.

Jesus M. Martinez-Ochoa, 27, of Rockford, was issued a citation at 6:21 p.m. for no valid registration. This violation occurred in the 100 block of South Second Street.

James D. Wright, 39, of Oregon, was arrested at 6:58 p.m. on an outstanding Ogle County warrant for failure to appear on a traffic charge. Wright was also issued a citation for driving while license suspended. Wright was transported to the Ogle County jail.

March 2

Adam M. Peterson, 30, of Polo, was issued a citation at 4:35 p.m. for operating a vehicle in violation of the tinted front side windows law. This violation occurred in the 1300 block of Pines Road.

March 3

At 10:43 a.m., police responded to a two-vehicle traffic crash at the intersection of West Washington and Monroe streets involving a 2018 Jeep driven by Betty L. Wells, 83, of Mt. Morris, and a 2022 Freight Liner semi driven by Daniel L. Knight, 44, of Roscoe. Wells was issued citations for failure to yield turning left and operating an uninsured motor vehicle. There were no injuries and both vehicles drove away from the scene.

At 3:10 p.m., the Oregon SRO issued a city citation to a juvenile male, 17, of Mt. Morris, for violating Ordinance 6-84, possession of tobacco products and alternative nicotine products. This violation occurred earlier in the day at the Oregon High School, 210 10th Street.

March 4

Diane L. Harrod, 53, of Byron, was arrested at 7:03 a.m. for retail theft and on an outstanding Ogle County warrant for aggravated battery/use of a deadly weapon. Harrod was transported to the Ogle County Jail.

Nicholas Gazdowicz, 30, of Oregon, was arrested at 5:19 p.m. on an outstanding Ogle County warrant for domestic battery. Gazdowicz was transported to the Ogle County Jail.

Dustin J. Johnson, 41, of Oregon, was arrested at 7:28 p.m. for driving while under the influence of alcohol. Johnson was transported to the Ogle County Jail. This violation occurred in the 1000 block of Monroe Street.

At 10:24 p.m., police responded to a disturbance call in the 900 block of South Fourth Street resulting in the arrest of Jeremiah J. Pumfrey, 32, of Oregon, for domestic battery. Pumfrey was transported to the Ogle County Jail.

Six parking citations and nine verbal warnings issued Feb. 28 - March 6.

• COLBERT COLUMN

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Evans Fieldhouse, like it was when tiny Ohio had a scintillating supersectional win in 1986, the place would have been rocking.

I’ve experienced NIU games at both places and the Convo Center is a big waste of space. The motives were good when NIU built the facility, but it remains a white elephant.

Besides places such as Pec and Lanark for a regional, there was excitement in high school gyms all over Illinois, such as a seven-overtime game a n d a n o t h e r f i n i s h t h a t s a w a three-quarters court toss at the buzzer that made ESPN’s Top 10 highlights.

That truly is March Madness.

The NUIC and BNC were well-represented by second-place finishes by 1A Galena and 2A Winnebago. Both teams could have easily came home champs in a tournament characterized by competitive games in all the classes.

Strange stat of the girls tourney was Galena holding a very good Serena team to one point in the first half of the semifinal game. How does a state finalist fail to score a field goal in a half?

As I write this on International Women’s Day, I realize I have been focusing far too much on boys basketball instead of the girls and for that, I apologize.

If it is any consolation, while I was in Salt Lake City over the weekend, I had the opportunity to see the University of Utah’s women’s gymnastics team host Minnesota in a battle of Top 10 teams.

In a measure of how far women’s athletics have come, the gymnastics meets have been drawing twice as many fans to Huntsman Center (site of the famous 1979 Magic vs. Bird NCAA final) as the men’s basketball team.

• Andy Colbert, an avid runner, has been a sports writer for Shaw Media and has covered high school sports in Ogle County for more than 30 years.

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