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Bend fugitive arrested on drug, weapons charges in Hwy. 97 traffic stop

Bend police displayed drugs, handgun, cash seized from Bend man in traffic stop, arrest
Bend Police Dept.
Bend police displayed drugs, handgun, cash seized from Bend man in traffic stop, arrest

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Bend man wanted on several arrest warrants gave a false name and tried to run Thursday after a Bend police officer pulled over his SUV in a traffic stop near Hunnell Road and Highway 97. Officers said drugs, cash, stolen items and a loaded handgun were found inside.

The officer conducted the traffic stop shortly after 3 p.m., and the 55-year-old man pulled over and stopped in the Lowe’s parking lot, Lieutenant Bob Jones said. The man gave a false name and tried to run away, but was detained and found to have outstanding arrest warrants.

With the help of Bend Police K-9 Ladybug, officers found inside the SUV over a quarter-pound of methamphetamine, over a half-ounce of heroin, a loaded handgun, stolen property and about $360 in cash, Jones said.

The man was lodged in the Deschutes County Jail on charges of DUII-drugs, possession and attempted delivery of drugs, two charges of unlawful possession of a firearm (felon in possession and carrying concealed), giving false information to police and three in-state warrants.

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