Bend Police making a welfare check find seriously injured woman; detectives investigate, seek info from public

Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend Police are asking the public for information after finding a seriously injured woman during a welfare check at a home in a southeast Bend neighborhood.

Shortly before 6 p.m. on Sunday, officers responded to a request for a welfare check in the 61000 block of Alstrup Road, Bend Police Community Relations Manager Jessica Rich said Tuesday. 

When officers arrived, they found a woman with serious injuries inside a home. Bend Fire and Rescue transported the woman, a 37-year-old Bend resident, to St. Charles Bend for treatment.

“Detectives are investigating the case, and additional information will be provided when it becomes available,” Rich said in the news release.

Anyone with information about this event is asked to contact Deschutes County Non-Emergency Dispatch at 541-693-6911.

Rich told KTVZ News that due to the active investigation, she’s “unable to share additional information, including more detailed information about her injuries or the circumstances around the request for the welfare check.”

Click here to follow the original article.