Union County deputies arrest La Grande woman in credit card fraud case

Union County deputies arrested a La Grande woman on 21 separate allegations after a months-long fraud investigation that began with a March call and ended with an arrest at one of the city’s busiest east-side intersections.

Breann Marie Davis, 37, was taken into custody about 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 21, at L Avenue and 25th Street. The Union County Sheriff’s Office said the arrest followed an investigation into a complaint received in March, and deputies later lodged Davis at the Union County Correctional Facility.

The charges are extensive: 14 counts of fraudulent use of a credit card, one count of third-degree theft, three counts of second-degree theft and three counts of unauthorized entry into a motor vehicle. The count pattern suggests investigators believe the alleged conduct was repeated, not limited to a single incident. The case also points to how quickly a small property crime can expand into a broader financial-fraud investigation when stolen cards, theft allegations and vehicle-entry complaints start to line up.

The public record does not spell out exactly what happened in the original March complaint, who the alleged victims were or whether the card-fraud and vehicle-entry counts all came from the same episode. Even so, Oregon law treats unlawful entry into a motor vehicle as entering a vehicle, or any part of one, with the intent to commit a crime. Theft charges are also separated by degree under Oregon law, which helps explain why investigators may charge several lower-level property offenses alongside fraud allegations when the evidence points to a wider pattern.

For La Grande residents, the case is a reminder to watch for signs that can surface in ordinary places, including unfamiliar card activity, missing wallets, car break-ins or evidence that someone has entered a vehicle without permission. Because these cases often begin with one report and then grow as deputies compare timelines, statements and physical evidence, even a small unexplained charge or a quick theft from a car can become part of a larger criminal case.

The Union County Sheriff’s Office maintains a public-records process for case reports and jail records. La Grande also notes that a call screen or log entry is not the same as a formal police report, a distinction that matters when a case is still moving from an initial complaint to a full criminal file.