Police Blotter
Thursday, Feb. 8
*Illinois Valley High School student Kodi Gilmore, 16, was cited on a charge of possession of a controlled substance (PCS), less than an ounce of marijuana within 1000 feet of a school after it was reported he had some in his locker.
*Workers at Cave Junction DQ reported theft of a tip jar containing a small quantity of cash two weeks ago.
*A Greenview Drive resident reported theft of two chainsaws from a locked garage.
*Animal Control was notified that a brown-and-white pit bull with a spiked collar was standing on the middle of Redwood Hwy. at Kerby Mainline blocking traffic at 1:12 p.m.
*Margaret Lucille Harwood, 47, of Cave Junction was cited on a charge of menacing after she reported an altercation with her son, 15.
*Approximately 1 mile up Happy Camp Road from Takilma, a large boulder on the roadway was causing a traffic hazard. Too large to move, the boulder was marked off with flares, and county Public Works was notified.
*In violation of a restraining order prohibiting third-party contact, a man delivered a blanket to his daughter’s school to give to her, it was reported.
*An orange chainsaw was reported stolen from a locked pickup truck in Selma.
Friday, Feb. 9
*Following a report of continuing threats and harassment against another I.V. High School student, Richard Miner, 16, was cited on charges of menacing and disorderly conduct.
*Following a reported assault, Robert James Myers, 36, was located in Downtown Cave Junction and cited on charges of fourth-degree domestic assault, domestic menacing, strangulation and probation violation.
*Just before 7:30 p.m. someone ran from his garage when he turned on the light, said a Madrona Drive resident, who also reported items missing from his vehicle.
Saturday, Feb. 10
*Right after midnight a man who sounded extremely intoxicated demanded a deputy respond immediately to a CJ bar, as two women had just beaten him up.
*The source of a loud “thump” heard atop a N. Junction Avenue residence around midnight was not located.
*A 1982 Toyota pickup truck was reported stolen from a W. Stevenson Street residence early this morning.
*Contacted in Downtown Cave Junction, Russell Brummett, 35, was cited on a charge of failure to appear on an original third-degree theft charge.
*Chaz Albert Lindsey, 22, was transported to Three Rivers Community Hospital (TRCH) on a peace officer’s mental hold after he was reported running in the middle of Redwood Hwy. and was nearly struck by vehicles.
*While others videotaped, a “disorderly” Roger Lee Davenport-Pernicka, 26, was contacted near the green bridge on Eight Dollar Mountain Road around 4 p.m., where he fought with a law enforcement officer as he was taken into custody. It was reported that he attempted to kick out the windows of the patrol vehicle and was pepper-sprayed more than once. Davenport-Pernicka was cited on charges of second-degree criminal mischief and disorderly conduct, and lodged in Josephine County Jail. The videotape was seized and entered as evidence.
*Having stated to the call-taker that he’d been asked to kill someone, Gary Michael Phillips, 54, was transported to TRCH on a peace officer’s mental hold.
*A woman on Honeybee Lane reported the theft of one cat and two metal cat carriers from her residence.
*Several people reported hearing a gunshot or explosion on W. River Street around 10:45 p.m., but no hazard was located.
Sunday, Feb. 11
*A pickup truck parked overnight behind Carlos’ Mexican Restaurante was reported stolen.
*After driving his pickup truck into his White Schoolhouse Road residence, Gary Michael Phillips, 54, was taken to TRCH on a peace officer’s mental hold.
*Chased from a shed to which he’d forcibly gained entry, David James Parker, 47, was arrested as he walked northbound on Takilma Road. He was cited on charges of second-degree burglary and second-degree criminal mischief.
