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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, Jan. 3
*After he was released from a traffic stop on Hay’s Hill at 1 a.m., Edwin Obed Scott, 39, was recontacted and cited on warrants charging failure to appear (FTA) on charges of contempt of court, and failure to report to a sanction program.
*Three times today a man with a reported history of drug use phoned a Selma woman to inform her that he was on his way over with a gun. She was told to phone 911 if he showed up. A deputy left a message to warn the gun-toting caller about phoning the woman.
*A Cave Junction woman wanted the people who threatened to “kill her son and break every bone in [her] body” warned about their behavior.
*A warrant charging Michael Adam Massey, 25, with FTA on an original charge of providing false information to police, was served at the Illinois Valley Substation at 11 a.m.
*On a parking lot on W. Palmer Street, an unwelcome man was threatening people and telling them that he “owned the place and they needed to leave.”
*At a Cave Junction financial firm, a man reported that his estranged wife had fraudulently removed funds from his account.
*On S. Old Stage Road a woman said that someone had entered her house, leaving a window and backdoor open, but that nothing was taken or damaged.
*On Reeves Creek Road a gate valued at $150 was reportedly ripped from its hinges.
*Due to the presence of a woman who was cussing and disorderly, a school bus avoided leaving children at their stop on Redwood Hwy. at Kerby Mainline Road, a caller reported. The woman eventually left on foot toward Sauer’s Flat.
*Information about a possibly malnourished horse on Lakeshore Drive was forwarded to Josephine County Animal Control.
*Employee error was responsible for motion alarms at Napa Auto Parts on Caves Hwy.
Wednesday, Jan. 4
*A woman phoned at 5 p.m. to advise that “her grandmother was freaking out, but no assistance was necessary.” She was to phone again if the situation changed.
*A rural Cave Junction man said that a person against whom he had committed a crime had phoned to harass him several times that morning.
*On White Oak Drive a man said that someone cut the lock on the main breaker box to his residence, and also damaged the screen on the laundry room window.
*The city of Cave Junction was advised of a “Stop” sign down on Schumacher Street at Sawyer Avenue.
*Three firearms with a combined value of $1,200 were reported taken from the closet of a resident in the 8000 block of Takilma Road, allegedly by another resident.
*A woman in her 40s was said to be driving around CJ, Kerby and O’Brien in a gray sedan with a trunk-load of stolen guns, which she was trying to sell. The information was logged for patrol deputies.
Thursday, Jan. 5
*Following a report of a suspicious vehicle in front of a Kerby Avenue residence, a deputy contacted the driver, who was evasive as to what she was doing in the area. She was cited on a charge of driving while suspended (DWS) and her vehicle impounded.
*At 10 a.m. a N. Redwood Hwy. business owner noted that a hole had been shot through a front window.
*A deputy responded to a verbal altercation on Taurus Lane around noon.
*County public works was advised of a “Stop” sign down on Westside Road at Prottsman Way.
*Offensive littering was reported on Ollis Road.
*Following a motor vehicle accident on private property near River Valley Restaurant, a warrant was served to James Anthony Princhetta, 25, on a charge of FTA on a charge of driving under the influence of an intoxicant (DUII). He also was cited for DWS and failure to carry proof of insurance and his vehicle impounded. The other driver, Allen Aslan Hart, 64, was cited on a charge of failure to yield the right-of-way.
*Some lousy cretin stole a front porch light and two planters with roses from her mother’s residence on Hussey Avenue, a woman said at 4:25 p.m.
*Sometime in the past two weeks someone entered a residence on Laurel Road and took jewelry boxes.
*On Draper Valley Road it was reported that the locked door of a storage shed was pried open, the inside ransacked and a chainsaw and screwdriver set taken.
*An employee at Cave Junction Goodwill reported apparent mistreatment of two disabled men by their care-givers.
*Angry, intoxicated, and possibly also on drugs, the driver of a dark-colored Chevy pickup truck was headed to town from a residence on Westside Road, a caller said.
*A suspected shoplifter was said to have caused injury to an employee at Shop Smart Food Warehouse while fleeing with a bag of dog food. The employee sought treatment for an injured shoulder at Three Rivers Community Hospital.
Friday, Jan. 6
*In the 3000 block of Caves Hwy. a woman said that her estranged, angry and possibly intoxicated husband was en route to take the keys to a vehicle. She as advised to phone if he arrived.
*Following a verbal disturbance in front of Evergreen Federal Bank which seemed likely to turn physical, both parties were warned of their conduct.
*Four horses were said to be wandering loose on Warren Road at 11:22 a.m., but a deputy could not locate them.
*Robert James Myers, 35, was arrested on a charge of violating a restraining order and lodged in Josephine County Jail.
*No reason could be found for an alarm at a residence in the 5000 block of Takilma Road.
*On S. Redwood Hwy. at E. Watkins Street, a man was walking into traffic, causing cars to stop. This incident was reported to the man’s parole officer.
Saturday, Jan. 7
*An anonymous complainant said that a 14-year-old girl was taken from a residence on June Drive by a red-haired man wearing a baseball cap.
*Paul Daniel Pittman Jr., 38, was arrested on a charge of violating a restraining order after he showed up at his estranged wife’s home to take a pickup truck.
*At 9 a.m. a man noted that his vehicle, which had been parked overnight in the 27000 block of Redwood Hwy., had three smashed windows.
*Somebody siphoned fuel from a U-Haul truck at Robbie’s Auto Care.
*Phoning from Oakland, Calif., a woman said that her car, which had been left where it had broken down near Caves Christian Fellowship in Kerby, was gone when her brother returned to retrieve it.
Sunday, Jan. 8
*At 2:23 a.m. an intoxicated man phoned from Downtown CJ requesting help securing lodging for the night.
*A man with whom she has frequent difficulty was across the road verbally harassing her, a woman in Downtown CJ said at 8:52 a.m.
*With a reported blood alcohol content (BAC) of 0.18, Melissa Ann Marsh, 27, was cited on a charge of DUII and her vehicle towed from the 8000 block of Takilma Road. Her passenger, Katherine M. Bockstiegel, 29, was cited on a charge of violation of open container law and warned for interfering with a police officer.
*Skylar Thomas Melton, 21, was cited on a charge of DUII with a BAC of 0.15, warned for an obscured license plate and failure to maintain a lane. His vehicle was impounded.
*Some 20 gunshots were heard in the vicinity of W. River Street at 1 p.m.
*In the 800 block of Caves Hwy. two gunshots were heard at 6:30 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 9
*Jesse Thomas Hopwood-Camp, 22, was arrested on warrants charging FTA on original charges of possession of a controlled substance (PCS), and failure to perform the duties of a driver. He also was charged with PC (methamphetamine) and lodged in county jail.
*Jeremy Daniel Newsome, 29, was cited on charges of DUII, failure to leave name at the scene of an accident, reckless driving and DWS after reportedly ramming his car into Art’s Red Garter Saloon & Steakhouse at 2:17 a.m.
*Attempted theft from storage sheds was reported at Illinois Valley Laurel Pines Golf Course.
*Several times in recent months, a woman on S. Old Stage Road has caught a male subject peering into the windows of their residence and video-taping the house. The complainants were advised of their options.
*Two boys were said to have poured gasoline down the middle of McMullen Creek Road at 12:30 p.m., but there was said to be no fire at the time of the report.
*Jacob Wood, 17, was cited on a charge of third-degree theft after a shoplifting incident at Shop Smart Food Warehouse.
*A man was said to be lying in the fetal position near the bridge construction on Redwood Hwy. just south of Cave Junction. Later he was said to be staggering around “intoxicatedly” on Rockydale Road, but could not be located by emergency personnel.
*A customer at CJ 76 gas station gave the attendant $20, received $20 worth of fuel, but insisted he only wanted $5 worth and wanted his change. All parties were contacted and advised it was a civil matter.
Tuesday, Jan. 10
*Just after 5 a.m. a downed tree on Lakeshore Drive was creating a traffic hazard.
*Two transient men were said to be refusing to leave CJ Select Market at 3:34 p.m.
*On White Oak Drive, a man said that someone poured oil all over the front porch and rear deck, and also carved profanities into the wooden deck.
*Apryl Heatherstream Slater, 29, was cited on charges of failure to obey a traffic control device and failure to use a turn signal on S. Redwood Hwy. at Watkins Street at 5 p.m.
*Chaz Albert Lindsey, 21, was cited on a charge of second-degree trespassing after employees asked him to leave Stevereno’s Family Restaurant at 4:30 p.m.
*Surveillance video was available in the instance of gasoline theft from a vehicle parked at Selmac Auto Service, the owner reported.
Wednesday, Jan. 11
*A mother on Pinewood Way said that a man with facial hair has twice approached her daughter at the school bus stop, but the bus comes before he gets too near, so she can’t get a better description of him.
*In the 28000 block of Redwood Hwy. at 10:35 a.m., Jefferey A. Gardenhire, 26, was cited on a charge of DWS and warned for failure to safely restrain a child.
*Three people contacted at a transient camp on BLM property on Kerby Mainline Road were informed that they had to leave.
*Timothy Roy Wilcox, 27, was arrested on a warrant charging failure to comply (FTC) with the terms of probation, fourth-degree assault and strangulation. He also was charged with PCS (meth), and lodged in county jail.
*At the Cave Junction Post Office, a woman said that her purse containing cash, a medical card, an Oregon ID card and some prescription medication was stolen from an unlocked vehicle.
*Six cartons of cigarettes for which she’d already paid had not yet arrived from a smoke shop in New York, said a woman on Rockydale Road, and she wanted to be reimbursed.
*On E. River Street, a woman said that her grandson’s girlfriend somehow got hold of the car she’d loaned him, and refuses to return it.
*At Rough & Ready Lumber Co. a security guard said an employee had yelled at him and used obscenities.
Thursday, Jan. 12
*In the 1000 block of Deer Creek Road a contractor reported damage to some building materials, stolen tools and stolen building permit.
*Chaz Albert Lindsey, 21, was lodged in county jail, charged with violation of parole. He was also cited on charges of FTA on original charges of first- and second-degree criminal trespassing.
*Some 12 feet of wooden fence bordering a property on Lakeshore Drive was damaged when a vehicle skidded into it, a woman reported for insurance purposes.
*Traveling 5 mph in a 55 mph zone, a driver on Redwood Hwy. in Selma with several vehicles backed up behind her was warned for impeding traffic.
*A woman on Caves Avenue reported being threatened by a neighbor, who told her he could “end it all tonight.”
*Brad Bell Blachly, 24, was cited on a charge of no valid operator’s permit on Rockydale at Waldo Road at 8:30 p.m.
*A man on Caves Avenue was contacted and told to stay home for the evening.
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