Forest Grove Woman Arrested on I-84 Driving Stolen Chevrolet Tahoe

Madelyn Rose Ball, 20, of Forest Grove, Oregon, was arrested Feb. 27 after an Oregon State Police trooper stopped a Chevrolet Tahoe on Interstate 84 in Baker County that law enforcement had marked as stolen. The traffic stop occurred on I‑84 as the vehicle moved through the county; the stop and subsequent arrest were recorded in an Oregon State Police report.

Ball was taken into custody and booked into the Baker County Jail on charges of Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle and Driving While Suspended or Revoked. The report notes Ball "had a suspended driver’s license at the misdemeanor level," and that authorities lodged her on the two listed charges. No additional offenses were reported in the available account.

Oregon State Police handled the traffic stop and arrest on I‑84; the report lists an OPS trooper as conducting the stop. Law enforcement records provided to local reporters do not include a trooper name, badge number, time of day for the stop, or a case number in the material released so far. The vehicle involved was identified specifically as a Chevrolet Tahoe and was described as "listed as stolen" in the police account.

After officers took Ball into custody, the registered owner of the Tahoe arranged for a friend to retrieve the vehicle rather than having it towed by deputies. Local reporting states the owner coordinated the pickup; no further details about where or when the theft was first reported, the vehicle’s license plate or VIN, or whether any additional property was recovered inside the Tahoe were included in the available records.

Public records reviewed for this report show the arrest occurred in the Baker City area of Baker County jurisdiction, and that Ball was lodged in the county jail following the stop on Feb. 27. Court filings, bond status, a booking number, an arraignment date, and any potential upgrades to the Unauthorized Use charge were not part of the information released in the initial police account.

The Oregon State Police report that prompted local media coverage provides the core facts of the stop and arrest; local court or sheriff’s records would be the next step to confirm filing details and next court dates for Ball. The owner’s retrieval of the Tahoe concluded the vehicle’s immediate disposition following the arrest.