Police Blotter
Friday, Feb. 2
*Two persons were transported to their respective homes after an early morning traffic accident on Lone Mountain Road, from which their vehicle was towed.
*A former student at Lorna Byrne Middle School, 13, was warned regarding telephonic harassment after it was reported that he’d left a threatening message on the school’s answering machine. He also was warned about criminal trespassing on Three Rivers School District property.
*Danny Lee Madden Sr., 58, was cited on a charge of driving with a suspended license (DWS) in the 12000 block of Illinois River Road at 11 a.m. He was also warned for VBR (violation of the basic rule/driving too fast for conditions) and failure to display a firewood permit.
*A woman complained of nearly hitting a car parked on N. Redwood Hwy. in the 300 block at noon.
*Someone in a black beanie, and, it is presumed, other clothing, was attempting to steal construction equipment chained to “second bridge” on Redwood Hwy., a caller said at 3:22 p.m.
*A Selma woman said that a nearby tavern was planning a Super Bowl party -- and that they were using her stolen big-screen television.
*Matthew G. Cortez, 16, was cited on a charge of having no operator permit, and warned for a defective taillight on E. River Street at 10 p.m.
*The father of the girl her son was dating came to their home and threatened the boy, a Cave Junction mother said. The man was contacted and warned about trespassing and harassment.
Saturday, Feb. 3
*A man complained of continuing calls to his cell phone by an unknown person. The caller, who turned out to be a boy, 12, was warned about telephonic harassment.
*The owners of a stolen vehicle reported that they’d retrieved it themselves from a location in Selma.
*Two girls, said to be about 13-years-old, were reported throwing rocks through the windows of a vacant residence on N. Junction Avenue. at 2:46 p.m.
*After it was reported that two 13-year-old girls had stolen a tip jar containing $40 from Taylor’s Country Store, Emily Kayla Carroll, 13, was cited on charges of third-degree robbery, second-degree criminal mischief, and second-degree criminal trespassing. Carroll was lodged at the Juvenile Justice Center in Grants Pass.
*Antifreeze and oil were among substances a Tycer Crossing man said were being routinely dumped on the roadway by two men, and he was sick of the situation.
*With a reported blood alcohol content of .14, Robert Gail Lowden, 58, was cited on a charge of driving under the influence of an intoxicant (DUII). Lowden was cited on a Downtown CJ parking lot where he decided to stop after he was advised by friends via “numerous” calls to his cell phone that law enforcement had run his vehicle tag information.
*Two or three persons were noisily riding dirt-bikes on a White Schoolhouse Road property around 9:30 p.m., said a neighbor who was trying to sleep.
*Someone in a raised Toyota pickup truck attempted to steal a “Stop” sign from the intersection of Finch Road and Redwood Hwy., a caller said.
Monday, Feb. 4
*Several parked vehicles and a midnight bonfire near Illinois River on Finch Road in Kerby had a caller concerned that some underage drinking might also be going on.
*Several boys were running around her residence, stirring up the dogs and making a lot of noise, said a woman on S. Kerby Avenue at 8:38 p.m.
*Trena Fay McCarty, 45, was cited on charges of DWS, driving without insurance and driving without required lighting.
Tuesday, Feb. 5
*His neighbor’s puppy had been trying to attack his chickens so he shot it, said a Thompson Creek Road man.
*Having contacted the owner of the puppy he’d shot, a man in Selma requested that a deputy stand by while the man collected the puppy’s remains.
*Selma resident Anthony Michael Hensley, 34, who owned a puppy, was cited by a Josephine County Sheriff’s Office deputy on warrants from Eagle Point Police Dept. charging failure to pay four fines.
*Dennis A. Knight, 36, was cited on a charge of driving with a revoked license (DWR) and a warrant charging failure to appear on a DWS charge. His vehicle was impounded.
Wednesday, Feb. 6
*Responding to an alarm from Caves Pharmacy at 2:42 a.m., a deputy discovered a broken front door. Items missing were not listed, but a second-degree burglary report filed.
*Construction items were reported taken from a new building in the 25000 block of Redwood Hwy. overnight.
*A caller was concerned for the welfare of a woman whose husband was overheard stating to a bank teller that he had her at home “in the freezer.” A deputy contacted the woman, who was fine. Her husband apologized for his sarcastic joking and stated that he would refrain from such joking in the future.
*Thought to be mentally ill, a woman was refusing to leave property in the 900 block of Caves Hwy., when asked. Insisting that she’d been bitten by a spider, she was trying to suck some plants to make it better, the caller said. The woman also stated she was being pursued and that she’d heard gunfire. After she was checked by a medic, the woman was taken to Three Rivers Community Hospital on a voluntary mental hold.
Thursday, Feb. 7
*Kevin A. Miner II, 17, was cited on a charge of driving without insurance, and warned for failure to use turn signals and failure to register his vehicle.
*A Caves Hwy. resident said that another man nudged him with his vehicle as he was standing on a driveway attempting to prevent the driver from leaving. The driver also phoned law enforcement, seeking options about mental health issues he felt the other man had.
*An I.V. High School student’s car was reported vandalized.
*A man was warned about trespassing at a Cave Junction store after it was reported that he’d been harassing the manager and the mother of his child there.
*Theft of a purse containing several prescription medications from an unlocked vehicle was reported in Selma at 3:35 p.m.
