Calm weekend for Bend police
Published 5:00 am Monday, July 9, 2012
Despite the heat wave, the weekend following Independence Day was a calm one for law enforcement in Bend.
Sgt. Devin Lewis of the Bend Police Department said Sunday afternoon that there were no major incidents.
“Best I can tell, there was nothing really to pass along of any significance (Saturday) and nothing’s happened (Sunday),” Lewis said. “I guess that’s a good thing.”
It was a welcome change from the previous two weekends, when there were some brawls downtown and a man was shot in a home on Awbrey Butte, Lewis said. The shooting is still under investigation.
The heat prompted many people to float down the Deschutes River on rafts and inner tubes, and people who did so stayed safe. Law enforcement agencies did not report having to rescue anyone.
Police also did not receive many reports of illegal fireworks.
“It’s pretty much died off since the Fourth of July,” Lewis said. “We didn’t have any reckless burning or any arson calls (Sunday).”