Hermiston police are searching for Richard Correa in connection with the theft of a van and for outstanding warrants from the Hermiston Municipal and Circuit courts.
Sunday afternoon police received a report that a 2007 Chrysler Town and Country minivan had just been stolen from Theater Sports Park at 1800 N.W. Sixth St., stating two males took the van and several people were pursuing the subjects, according to a department news release.
Correa, 28, is well known to the Hermiston Police Department, according to a department news release, with his last known address was 750 E. Cassen Court in Hermiston. The search for Correa was initiated after talking with the victim and witnesses, said Police Chief Jason Edmiston. Officers found all the subjects near East Elm Avenue and Stoddard Lane.
One of the individuals, a 15-year-old male, was apprehended by the owner of the van before police arrived and, as a result of injuries suffered during the struggle, was transported to Good Shepherd Medical Center, Edmiston said.
“He was complaining of back pain and they did the tests they needed to do and released him to us,” Edmiston said.
The 15-year-old was released from the hospital then referred to the juvenile department in Pendleton. He has been charged with unlawful use of a motor vehicle, unlawful entry to a motor vehicle, third-degree theft, possession of less than an ounce of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to the release.
Correa has been arrested five times and charged with 27 crimes, mostly within the past year. Since May 2011 he has been charged with marijuana possession, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, criminal mischief and trespass, burglary, theft and attempt to elude police, Edmiston said. In 2007 he was charged with driving under the influence of intoxicants as well as hit and run.
If anyone has information regarding CorreaÂ’s whereabouts, contact the Hermiston Police Department at 541-567-5519.
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