TD man arrested 2nd time in 3 weeks, now suspected of DUI hit and run in connection with damaged house, boat and car at neighbors house
Above is the boat that was struck and pushed into the silver vehicle in front of it causing damage to both. Police arrested a 43-year-old man from The Dalles on suspicion of hit and run, driving under the influence of alcohol and reckless driving in connection with the incident.
THE DALLES, Ore., Oct. 21, 2025 — A local man arrested two weeks ago for firing multiple shots near the Fourth Street grade in The Dalles was taken into custody again Monday evening after allegedly crashing his vehicle into a porch, a boat and another car just a block from his own home.
Travis Stubbs, 43, was driving a dark blue Mazda shortly after 6 p.m. Oct. 20 when he lost control on East Fourth Street, striking a porch at 602 Fourth Street and then a parked boat at 606 Fourth Street, which was pushed into another vehicle at the same home before coming to a stop, according to reports from one neighbor and The Dalles Police. No one was injured.
However, homeowner and neighbor to Stubbs, David Polehn said it was a close call, noting his son had placed the recycle bin in the path of where the crash occurred only minutes before the collision.
Stubbs, who lives about 100 feet up the hill at 700 East Fourth Street, was booked into the Northern Oregon Regional Corrections Facility in The Dalles on misdemeanor charges of driving under the influence of intoxicants, reckless endangering, hit-and-run, and reckless driving, according to police. Alcohol is suspected, and a blood draw was taken, though results are pending.
Stubbs remained in custody as of Tuesday morning but had apparently been released later that day, Polehn said, noting he had seen Stubbs. He was expected to appear in court later Tuesday. Police said the case remains under investigation and emphasized that Stubbs is innocent until proven guilty in court.
Polehn said the crash occurred not long after he went to the police station and the Wasco County District Attorney’s Office seeking help regarding Stubbs’ erratic behavior.
He said he had walked his daughter home from school earlier on Monday to gauge the safety of the neighborhood when he saw Stubbs standing outside his house acting oddly.
“I thought to myself, ‘Is this guy an actual threat?’” Polehn said. “I was already thinking about what our avenues of exit would be if we had to run.”
“An hour later, this happened,” he said.
He suspects Stubbs struggles with mental-health issues and criticized what could be summed up as a lack of laws and treatment options to intervene before someone gets hurt. “It’s a whole runaround. I just want to keep my family safe,” Polehn said. “I hope he gets help, but meanwhile, we have to live like this. I hope he gets the help he needs so he doesn’t have to live his life like this.”
The Dalles Police released this photo in connection to their announcement of arresting a 43-year-old for discharging a firearm in the 400 block of Fourth Street on Tuesday evening.
Stubbs arrested two weeks ago
Stubbs was previously arrested Oct. 7 after witnesses reported a man firing “six or seven rounds” from behind a rock retaining wall near the same hillside neighborhood. Detectives later recovered several firearms from his home, police said.
Polehn said the repeated incidents have left his family anxious and frustrated. “It feels like the state is failing us in this area,” he said.
