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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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Wednesday, Dec. 27
*Between 2:30 and 3 a.m. someone using public telephones in Downtown Cave Junction phoned 911 a few times and then disconnected.
*At 3 a.m. an intoxicated man at a public telephone on W. Watkins Street said that a band of “kids” assaulted him every time he stepped away from the telephone. He said that the teen-agers, who had been hiding in bushes, were coming toward him, and he hung up.
*Overnight theft of a notebook computer, passports and two wallets from unlocked vehicles on Reeves Creek Road was reported at 8:30 a.m.
*On Reeves Creek Road a Country music lover reported theft of eight CDs in a soft case from her unlocked vehicle.
*One person was taken by American Medical Response after a motor vehicle accident on Redwood Hwy. at Lister Street at 2:38 p.m. Darrlyl N. Pate, 68, was cited on a charge of failure to obey a traffic control device.
*Criminal mischief was reported at a manufacturer in Kerby where a truck body had been spray painted.
Thursday, Dec. 28
*Theft of city water service at a residence on S. Old Stage Road was reported after someone tampered with a locked meter.
*A property owner on S. Old Stage Road was concerned about kids who often climb the fence to trespass on his property.
*On June Drive a woman said that her neighbor was shouting at her and calling her vulgar names.
*Just after 10 p.m. a Cave Junction woman reported that a red laser was following her throughout her house. She suspected that neighbor children might be responsible, but they denied it.
Friday, Dec. 29
*A 20-odd-year-old man in a gray sweater and white pants was reported wandering in and out of traffic in the 100 block of S. Redwood Hwy. at quarter to 2 p.m.
*Steven P. Campion, 31, was cited on a charge of violating a restraining order in the 7000 block of Holland Loop.
*Theft of license plates from a farm vehicle was reported on Deer Creek Road.
*Several teen-aged persons were seen striking Downtown CJ businesses with what looked like pipes. They also seemed about to start breaking windows when they were chased away at 9:36 p.m. One eyewitness noted that the windshield of her vehicle had been smashed.
*No problem was discovered after an alarm at BiMor tobacco outlet at 11 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 30
*Two hot light bulbs valued at $14 apiece were stolen from their fixtures, said a witness who saw three men push a ladder against the “Illinois Valley News” office around midnight.
*Just after 1 p.m. the owner of a Downtown CJ restaurant said that he’d been assaulted by a man who poked him in the chest, and then hung around to make obscene gestures.
*Back for more, a restaurateur’s assailant returned at 3:38 p.m., and struck him with one of his fists. Both parties were said to have reached a civil compromise.
*Golfers at Illinois Valley Laurel Pines Golf Course were being shot at, it was reported at 2:25 p.m. and it was thought that neighbor kids did it.
*Bullets went whizzing through the trees near his home, said a Lakeshore Drive resident around 9 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 31
*David J. Parker, 47, was cited on two charges of second-degree burglary and second-degree criminal mischief after a locked camper on Takilma Road was reported entered, damaged and items stolen from it.
*After hearing a loud “bang” near the end of her driveway a White Oak Drive resident saw a woman leaning out of a pickup truck, vomiting. Soon the male driver of the truck was racing up and down the road, and investigating further, the resident noticed her mailbox had been smashed.
*A Kerby woman reported finding a disemboweled cat in her driveway.
*Two presumed intoxicated men were staggering onto Lakeshore Drive, causing traffic to swerve, a caller said at 1:22 p.m.
*The care-taker of a property in the 9000 block of Takilma Road apprehended a man who had torn plywood from the side of a cabin to gain entry, it was reported at 3:30 p.m.
*In the matter of a right-of-way dispute a woman on O’Brien Road said that people had trespassed on her property and threatened her.
*His neighbor on Queen of Bronze Road was firing some kind of weapon, a man told a 911 call-taker, who noted hearing the shots over the phone.
Monday, Jan. 1
*The start of a New Year halted crime? Nothing happens on New Year's Day.
Tuesday, Jan. 2
*A Caves Hwy. woman said that her ex-boyfriend had been seen driving past her residence in different vehicles.
*Following an altercation with his mother on Lakeshore Drive, a young man was transported to Three Rivers Community Hospital after making unspecific suicide threats.
*A panhandler was making himself unwelcome in front of Shop Smart Food Warehouse at 2 p.m., and he’d been run off.
*On Reeves Creek Road, a reported stolen vehicle was located down an embankment.
*Said to be intoxicated, a pedestrian walked into traffic on Redwood Hwy. near Speedy Mart and was struck by a car. No citations were issued.
*An incident of domestic violence was reported on S. Junction Avenue, but the assailant left while the victim was at a neighbor’s residence phoning 911.
*An intoxicated man was said to be causing a disturbance with family members on Holland Loop at 8:48 p.m.
*Because of the continuous traffic at all times, and what sounded like a “shoot-out” going on at 9:46 p.m., a caller suspected a Burch Drive residence of being connected to drug dealing.
Wednesday, Jan. 3
*While patrolling Illinois River “Forks” State Park at 12:30 a.m. a small campfire was discovered. Also a man was contacted and warned about park hours.
*Subway employees complained about a man who kept entering the employee-only part of the store. He was warned regarding trespassing.
*Warned about trespassing earlier, a man was back at Subway with a protest sign, the owner reported at 1:30 p.m.
*An attempt to break into the snack shack at Jubilee Park resulted in a broken lock.
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