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Tales from the Police Blotter
(Editor's Note: Factual information for 'Blotter' is provided by official law enforcement agencies. All persons listed are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Charges can be amended or dismissed.)
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Tuesday, Dec. 6
*On Dick George Road, a woman reported theft of a Marlin lever-action 30-30 rifle valued at $300.
*Fax transmission error from a Deer Creek Road residence caused an accidental 911 call at 2 p.m. during which only beeping could be heard.
*Assistance was rendered for a temporarily stalled vehicle at Sis’s Gap at quarter to 3 p.m.
*Entering through the kitchen window during daylight hours, thieves took jewelry boxes from a residence on W. Watkins Street, a man said.
*From the 200 block of Caves Avenue at 9 p.m., a man phoned to complain that his neighbor had threatened to shoot him. The caller also said that the man harasses him by pounding on his front door and throwing buckets in his yard. A deputy determined the incident to be “verbal only,” and both men were told to stay in their respective homes.
Wednesday, Dec. 7
*Extra patrol occurred throughout the valley during the wee morning hours.
*Two men carrying a fuel can were seen near Laurel Pines/Illinois Valley Golf Course at 2:15 a.m., and the caller thought it odd. No one could be located when a deputy checked.
*A deputy used a forward-looking infrared (FLIR) device in the 36000 block of Redwood Hwy. and then returned it, noting that it might need repair.
*In the 36000 block of Redwood Hwy. a woman was complaining that a man with whom she’d had earlier difficulty had returned and broke into her home.
*On McMullen Creek Road, a man said that a woman against whom he had a restraining order had contacted him via email.
*Notified by the post office that several deliveries had been made to her neighbor’s address with her husband’s name on them, a woman on Fir Drive suspected identity theft.
*On Page Mountain, a man was cited because his vehicle lacked a Sno-Park permit.
*In the 7000 block of Takilma Road a property owner said that possible poachers in a pickup truck had stopped on the road and spotlighted his property.
Thursday, Dec. 8
*While she hid in a closet in the 11000 block of Takilma Road, one or two men entered her home at 5:30 a.m. a woman reported. They left upon discovering her, and her son and boyfriend went to look for them.
*In the 12000 block of Takilma Road a residence had been ransacked, a caretaker reported at 9 a.m.
*In a property line dispute on S. Old Stage Road, a woman said that a neighbor had a contractor digging atop her septic tank, and that she was concerned about a possible altercation between the neighbor and her husband.
*A jewelry box, two coin cans and a fanny pack with checks in it were taken from a residence on S. Junction Avenue last week, a woman reported.
Friday, Dec. 9
*Edwin Obed Scott, 49, was cited to appear on a charge of failure to appear (FTA) on an original charge of contempt of court.
*His nephew stole 11 energy drinks valued at $2.15 apiece, said a valley market owner. Even though the drinks were returned, the boy’s dad said to go ahead and report the crime.
*No entry was gained to a home on White Oak Drive after a rock was thrown through a bedroom window. A report of criminal mischief was filed.
*Some time during the past two weeks someone Super-Glued the door and gate locks at a residence in the 17000 block of Redwood Hwy., causing a reported $100 damage.
*On S. Old Stage Road, a woman heard two men talking outside her window at 10:16 p.m.
*Just after 11 p.m. a woman in the 36000 block of Redwood Hwy. said that a man was standing at her gate. She and her dogs approached the man, who asked if she had a blanket he could buy. She said “No,” and told him to leave.
Saturday, Dec. 10
*Three young men in a car underwent field interrogations at 2:06 a.m. at Oregon Caves Chevron.
*Michael James Alger, 55, was cited to appear on a charge of criminal mischief after a neighbor complained that he had broken down her door and threatened assault.
*Paul Daniel Pittman Jr., 38, was lodged in Josephine County Jail, after being charged with five counts of domestic menacing after a gun was fired at family members trying to leave their Caves Hwy. property.
*Having found her mailbox open the night before, a woman on N. Old Stage Road said that she found mail all over the neighbor’s yard this morning.
*Miguel Jose Ortega, 21, was cited on a charge of speeding on S. Redwood Hwy. at W. Watkins Street at 10:42 a.m.
*During a confrontation with his 15-year-old daughter’s boyfriend about having provided the girl alcohol, the 18-year-old assaulted him, said a man on Caves Hwy.
*In the 4000 block of Caves Hwy. a woman reported that her husband was trying to break into their home, and later that he had dragged their daughter around by the hair.
*Michael James Alger, 55, was arrested on a charge of menacing after returning to a residence where he’d been cited earlier in the day. This time, it was said he might have had a loaded gun in his back pocket. He was lodged in county jail.
*On Westside Road, a resident said that he heard an airplane directly overhead in the fog, and shortly thereafter, a loud thud. No crashed planes were located, and all was OK at Illinois Valley Airport, checked by I.V. Fire District.
*Phoning from Selma Select Market, a man said that he had been cut off by another driver, after which he was flipped off by the passenger, who then tried to point a gun at him. Two men contacted said that they had been tailgated, but denied having shown a weapon.
*In O’Brien, a woman reported that her husband had threatened to end her life. She stated that he had a “military background, has killed before, and it won’t bother him to kill again.” Later she phoned to say that the situation was resolved.
Sunday, Dec. 11
*Following a domestic disturbance on the Fir Drive roadway, a woman was advised of her options and given Women’s Crisis Center information.
*Richard Raymond Dice, 59, was arrested on a charge of violating a restraining order and lodged in Josephine County Jail.
*An intoxicated woman in a white Volvo was said to have crashed into a ditch near the intersection of Althouse and Kendall roads at 6 p.m. She then drove away, although a passerby tried to convince her not to.
*In the 28000 block of Redwood Hwy., a woman sought deputy contact after seeing a man jump her fence.
Monday, Dec. 12
*Community Oriented Policing (COP) patrols were conducted here and there shortly after midnight.
*A DMV employee in Cave Junction reported having been threatened by a woman driving a white pickup truck.
*Super Glue and toothpicks were jammed into door locks at Illinois Valley High School, the office manager reported. And many doors and windows were “graffiti-ized.”
*“Stop” signs and poles were pulled up on Westside Road at Redwood Hwy., and county public works was notified.
*Concerned for the welfare of children attending school nearby, a woman reported that a “possibly transient” man had fully exposed himself while urinating on Caves Avenue. He and six other people were said to be loitering there.
*On Pinewood Way, a mother complained that a semitruck left running on the street was making it tough to get her children to sleep.
Tuesday, Dec. 13
*Dayna Peter Feltzin, 27, was cited on a charge of driving with suspended license (DWS) following a traffic stop on Redwood Hwy. at Caves Hwy. at 9 a.m. Her vehicle was towed.
*Robert Lloyd Speck, 42, was cited on a charge of DWS, and his vehicle towed from Redwood Hwy. at Ken Rose Lane at 9:13 a.m.
*Christopher R. Luna, 39, was cited on a charge of DWS and his vehicle towed from the 8000 block of Takilma Road at 10 a.m.
*While the home owner was sleeping, someone entered her locked residence on Rockydale Road, ransacked the house and took her wallet. The front door was left open, and the shop also was rifled, she reported.
*Eric Griffy, 34, was cited on a charge of DWS and his vehicle towed. He was also cited on charges of driving uninsured and altered plates.
*Lisa Rae Hazzard, 42, was arrested on a charge of probation violation and lodged in county jail.
Wednesday, Dec. 14
*Because her vehicle high-centered in the snow near Tannen Lake, a woman and her son phoned for help and had to wait some time before a tow truck arrived.
*On S. Kerby Avenue a woman said that her 80-year-old house guest was insisting she owed her money and refused to leave.
*On E. River Street, thieves broke into a locked car, taking 10 CDs and $10 in change from the ashtray.
*In the 600 block of E. River Street, someone broke a window with a .BB gun, causing $300 damage.
*Because he darted back and forth across Redwood Hwy. in Downtown Cave Junction at least 10 times, there was concern about a “very dirty” man. He was told to use the crosswalks when safe.
*Anthony J Gallegos, 18, was cited on charges of DWS and no insurance. He was also warned for failure to wear a seatbelt or display a front plate.
*Left on the counter at a Downtown CJ business, a woman’s pocketbook was gone when she returned for it.
*Randy Clare Kellis, 47, was arrested on a warrant from Sacramento charging parole violation.
*In the 7000 block of Caves Hwy. a man said that a neighbor was shooting in a manner intended to intimidate his family, and he wanted the man contacted.
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