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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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Friday, April 14*Two tires valued at $150 each were reported slashed in the 4900 block of Happy Camp Road.
Tuesday, April 18
*In Cave Junction a woman was warned for VBR (violation of the basic rule/driving too fast for conditions) at 10:12 a.m.
*Russell R. Ballard, 53, was arrested at the Illinois Valley Substation in Downtown Cave Junction under a misdemeanor warrant charging failure to appear (FTA) on a charge of driving while suspended (DWS).
*A woman identified as Sheila M. Drouin, 78, was declared deceased in Selma after a medical call.
*For some reason, two men were contacted at 12:50 p.m. in the 1500 block of Lakeshore Drive.
*Neilia Beth Pierson, 52, was arrested in the 800 block of Caves Hwy. and jailed under a warrant charging FTA on charges of third-degree robbery, menacing, and third-degree theft. In serving the warrant, deputies forcibly entered the dwelling and used a taser on her.
*For some reason, a man said that he had just seen a yellow VW heading toward Grants Pass from Selma.
*Animal Control was to be notified of a reported problem in the 1400 block of Reeves Creek Road involving a dog that barks all day.
*Property damage, but apparently no physical injuries, were noted by a resident of Norman Road, who said at 9:31 p.m. that a car was in front of his house and all the car doors were open.
*Gunshots and a vehicle with its lights on were reported in the 24000 block of Redwood Hwy. at 9:47 p.m.
*At a Cave Junction business at 10:09 p.m. a man with a gun was reported to be pointing it at another man, then driving away. Two other men were fighting. Everyone was gone when a deputy arrived some six minutes later.Wednesday, April 19
*At 27 past midnight, a deputy checked what appeared to be a burglary at the south end of Cave Junction, but which turned out to be two guys with a warming fire.
*At 12:33 a.m., a deputy checked a woman in the Cave Junction Post Office, as she was suspected of DWS.
*What was reported as sounding physical with lots of yelling was reported on Ollis Road at 4:47 a.m. No crime was determined, and the couple involved said that a neighbor phoned in the complaint to get them in trouble.
*Josephine County Public Works was to be notified of a “Stop” sign down at Caves Hwy. and Holland Loop.
*In rural Grants Pass a woman said that approximately four large brown spots had appeared on her lawn. She suspected a neighbor or an ex-gardener.
*Second-degree burglary was reported at Rose of Sharon in Western Plaza by someone who apparently entered with a key. A suspect is in mind.
*There was a complaint from rural GP that someone in an ultralight aircraft was flying over people’s property for 15 minutes, coming “within inches of their ground and scaring their horses.”
*At least 16 tires were reported slashed on vehicles on Ollis Road, stemming from an earlier disturbance, according to a complainant.
*A heavy-set man was getting violent around 1:15 p.m. because he was upset about his food at a Cave Junction restaurant. He interfered with a 911 call and left before a deputy could arrive.
*People were reported screaming as if they were getting hurt, and a man was yelling threats in the 1500 block of Lone Mt. Road at 5:45 p.m. It turned out to be a situation involving a car being towed.
*Five people were contacted in Jubilee Park at 6:57 p.m. One man underwent a field interrogation (FI).
*Near milepost 27 of Redwood Hwy. a woman was warned about not having a front license plate.
*There was a reported noninjury motor vehicle accident in the 2000 block of Thompson Creek Road at 8:59 p.m. It appeared that two vehicles were involved, but one wasn’t there.Thursday, April 20
*O’Brien Store & Deli was the recipient of Community Oriented Policing (COP) at 12:51 a.m.
*The Lake Selmac area was checked near 2 a.m.
*Assault was reported at 3:08 a.m. on W. Lister Street by a woman who said that her drunken boyfriend threw her down. It appeared to be more a case of harassment than assault, and the woman was going to seek a civil resolution.
*A COP visit occurred at Illinois River “Forks” State Park at 4:10 a.m.
*In Cave Junction, two motorists were warned for something.
*In the 1600 block of Happy Camp Road a man said that his garage had been ransacked and that he was concerned that his well had been compromised.
*After refusing to leave a CJ business at 9:14 a.m., the owner wanted him “trespassed.” The man, said to be balding and with a beard, also was reported doing pushups in the middle of Redwood Hwy.
*In the middle of Downtown CJ at 10 a.m. a driver was warned for making an improper U-turn.
*Theft of jewelry valued at $5,000 plus a bank checkbook were reported stolen from a residence on Chapman Creek Road.
*A man in the 19000 block of Redwood Hwy. said that a neighbor pointed a shotgun at him and that it had never happened before.
*Following a report of assault at I.V. High School, a juvenile boy on probation was charged with fourth-degree assault.
*In the 8000 block of Illinois River Road a man was warned for littering and having a dog off-leash.
*Hit-and-run was reported by a woman on a CJ parking lot. She said the damage amounted to $2,000.
*People in the 19000 block were having a verbal confrontation about utilities. One said that his wife was threatened by the other man with a baseball bat.
*On White Schoolhouse Road there was a complaint of harassment.
*Two men with a camp underwent FI’s on Rough and Ready Creek in the vicinity of Naue Way.
*Another complaint of harassment came from the same White Schoolhouse address as earlier.Friday, April 21
*In the 2000 block of Rockydale road at 12:58 a.m. a man and a woman underwent FI’s.
*Although a deputy tried to catch a careless driver from the 24000 block of Redwood Hwy. at 2:05 a.m. it seemed that the driver “may have darked out” to avoid capture.
*A man identified as Nathan W. Fincher, 63, was declared deceased after a 6:11 a.m. medical call on Waldamar Road.
*What was reported as a crash at the base of Hay’s Hill turned out to be a guy with a flat tire.
*The current girlfriend of her ex-boyfriend keeps harassing her, said a woman in Cave Junction. The pair was warned about telephonic harassment.
*Following a 911 hang-up call from the 1900 block of Caves Hwy., a baby-sitter said that a child, 5, had been playing with a telephone.
*There was another harassment call from White Schoolhouse Road, plus a complaint that a house had been vandalized. The caller was warned about misuse of the 911 emergency line.Saturday, April 22
*A check was made on Crooks Creek Road at 12:29 a.m. for a vehicle.
*People in O’Brien had a disturbance at 8:29 a.m. There were conflicting statements; no arrests were made.
*There was a request that a dead dog be removed from the fog-line at Redwood and Caves highways.
*Vehicular hit-and-run was reported on a CJ bar parking lot.
*There was a silent alarm at 3:21 p.m. at I.V. Family Resource Center, but no problem was located.
*Hit-and-run with property damage was reported in Kerby at 2:04 p.m.
*Two men underwent FI’s in the 3000 block of Eight Dollar Road.
*People were contacted near the Eight Dollar Road green bridge.
*Some 3.5 miles out Eight Dollar Road, a vehicle was checked at 7 p.m.
*Two people were contacted out Eight Dollar Road after a report of gunfire.
*There was yet another call from White Schoolhouse Road.
*In Jubilee Park, a man said, people were dealing drugs and smoking crack.Sunday, April 23
*A California motorist was cited at 12:21 a.m. on a charge of driving 84 mph in a 50 mph zone in the Redwood Hwy. Safety Corridor at Grants Pass; 25 minutes later, another motorist in the same area was cited on a charge of driving 75 mph.
*Numerous other rural Grants Pass area incidents were logged for this day, but apparently nothing of a criminal nature happened in Illinois Valley.
*Theft of a loaded handgun, and food from a refrigerator, was reported in the 11000 block of Takilma Road.
*It was determined to be a civil matter after a mother said she wanted her daughter “trespassed” from her residence.
*More COP was conducted at “Forks” Park at 7:45 p.m.
*Mutual shoving was noted on Westside Road by a couple who had been drinking.
*Described as highly uncooperative after a trespass complaint on W. River Street, Leslie Roy Jansson, 49, was pepper-sprayed and equipped with a spit hood. He also was charged with resisting arrest and second-degree criminal trespassing.
*A “ratty-looking” unknown gender person was sitting “close to the white line” at “first bridge” near CJ at 10 p.m. It turned out to be an intoxicated man, who was helped off the road.
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