Baker City man cited for DUII, reckless endangering in police log

A Baker City man was cited and released after police said he drove under the influence and recklessly endangered another person in the 2100 block of 10th Street, a charge combination that points to a potentially dangerous street-level encounter in the city. Aaron Bud Allen Webber, 41, was cited at 5:57 p.m. May 25, and the log identifies both driving under the influence of intoxicants and recklessly endangering another person. Oregon law treats DUII as a crime, and the separate reckless-endangering allegation indicates police believed the driving conduct may have created a substantial risk to others.

The same day, another citation came from a very different setting: Interstate 84 westbound at milepost 300. Victor Maurice Funchess, 34, of Port Gibson, Mississippi, was cited at 3:12 p.m. May 25 for initiating a false report. Oregon law defines that offense as knowingly making a false alarm or report to a fire department, law enforcement agency, or other emergency-response organization, so the entry suggests public-safety resources were pulled toward a report that was not truthful.

Taken together, the two incidents show how a routine Baker County public safety log can capture both the risks on local streets and the strain on major travel corridors. One case centered on a Baker City block, the other on a numbered point along a high-speed interstate that runs through the county. Both were recorded with precise location detail, the kind of information that helps show where police attention is landing and how quickly routine calls can turn into criminal matters.

That specificity also fits how highway incidents are tracked in Oregon. Oregon State Police maintain monthly patrol-activity information for roads and highways, and their public-records guidance asks requesters to include highways, mileposts, exit numbers, cities, counties, landmarks, dates, timeframes, parties involved, or case numbers. In Baker County, that level of detail matters because it ties public safety records to the places where officers are actually working, from 10th Street in Baker City to milepost 300 on Interstate 84.