Crime Log

GV motorcyclist injured

A 67-year-old Green Valley man was seriously injured last week when his motorcycle struck a deer, Pima County Sheriff’s reports said.

Jon Underhill was traveling northbound on Camino Del Sol near the intersection of Paseo Del Canto around 4 p.m. when the deer ran in front of him, causing him to collide with the animal and fall off the motorcycle, reports said.

Officers found Underhill lying on the ground, unresponsive, with severe head injuries and lacerations on his arms and legs. He was not wearing a helmet, reports said.

The deer was seen running away with a slight limp, reports said.

Underhill was taken to University Medical Center where he was listed in serious condition. Further information on his condition was unavailable, at presstime.

Gas siponing at Villas East

Green Valley residents of the Villas East neighborhood reported last week that someone has been siphoning gasoline from their vehicles, sheriff’s reports said.

A resident in the 400 block of South Paseo Madera reported Monday that her vehicle was missing its gas cap and about one-quarter of a tank of gasoline, reports said.

Two neighbors reported similar findings. There are no suspects or leads at this time, reports said.

Green Valley man arrested in truck theft

A Green Valley man was arrested Tuesday after driving off with a construction truck from the FICO pecan orchards, Pima County Sheriff’s reports said.

The owners of the white Chevy pickup were able to follow Leroy R. Cutler, 62, in another vehicle after Cutler drove away in the truck, which had been left with its keys in the ignition while workers unloaded equipment, they told officers.

They caught up with Cutler near White House Canyon Road and South Campbell Road. Cutler stopped the truck and workers were able to detain him by tying his hands with a rope, reports said.

Pima County Sheriff’s officers charged Cutler with theft of means of transportation and felony theft, because tools carried in the vehicle’s flatbed trailer were worth more than $1,000, reports said.

Cutler was also cited in 2007 for driving a stolen vehicle, reports said.

He was booked into Pima County Adult Detention Center where he is being held on $3,300 bail.

Border Patrol finds meth in motorcycle

Border Patrol agents at the Interstate 19 checkpoint just north of Tubac seized more than 5 pounds of methamphetamine hidden inside a motorcycle, a U.S. Border Patrol press release said Thursday.

Canine units alerted agents to the gas tank area of the motorcycle where they discovered baggies containing 5.5 pounds of methamphetamine, valued at $132,000, in a hidden compartment of the tank.

The driver of the motorcycle had a valid Border Crosser Card. He was arrested and is facing prosecution for drug trafficking.

Later that day, agents arrested a Honduran man facing sex offender charges, the release said.

A records check revealed that the man, who had been detained on charges of illegal immigration, was wanted in Honduras for fondling and lewd assault involving a minor. He was also a registered sex offender in Tallahassee, Fla., and had been deported once before.

Also Thursday, Border Patrol agents discovered a drop house in Rio Rico, on Camino Lito Galindo, hiding 23 illegal immigrants. The previous day, agents apprehended 29 illegal aliens in another Rio Rico drop house located on Camisa Court.

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