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Tuesday, Sept. 25
*On Pinecone Drive a citizen complained of a transient camp on property near Illinois River.
*Strange phone calls about disciplining children were received repeatedly at a valley church.
*A red Ford Festiva was reported stolen from a Pinewood Way resident.
*The boyfriend of a McMullen Creek Road resident threw a pocketknife at her, she said at 6:45 p.m. The blade, it was stated, stuck into her chest approximately an inch. The thrower ran and could not be located.
*A tall, intoxicated man was said to be digging through trash at Holiday Motel at 7:44 p.m.
*Pulled over in Kerby at 10 p.m., Kenneth L. Vaughn, 58, was cited on charges of driving under the influence of an intoxicant (DUII) and failure to provide a breath test. Two firearms were taken from his vehicle for safekeeping.
Wednesday, Sept. 26
*An apparently abandoned pickup truck parked on N. Junction Avenue was determined to belong to a nearby resident.
*Ronald Reed Vetkos, 39, of Kerby, was lodged in Josephine County Jail on charges of fourth-degree domestic assault and interfering with a 911 call.
*Although he said he’d been assaulted, a man on Norman Road was thought instead to have wrecked a car on Illinois River Road, injuring himself. He was taken to Three Rivers Community Hospital in Grants Pass.
*A Kerby resident reported that her identity had been used to obtain telephone service in California.
*The suspect in a stabbing incident the night before was seen on Lakeshore Drive with a fishing pole and a bag of clothing. It was thought that he would hide in bushes.
*On Terrace Heights Drive a woman said that her neighbor was harassing her by taking photos of her house and screaming. The neighbor was warned about trespassing.
Thursday, Sept. 27
*Warned for speeding and violating curfew, Derek J. Gregg, 17, was cited on a charge of prohibited lighting (blue lights on the front of the vehicle). Gregg was contacted on Redwood Hwy at Laurel Road at 12:30 a.m.
*Michael Ray Spliethof, 45, was lodged in county jail on a charge of probation violation (felon in possession of a weapon) and cited on a charge of driving with a suspended license (DWS).
*Theft from a private vehicle parked in the 100 block of S. Redwood Hwy. of $1,500 cash, including some rare currency, was reported.
*Telephonic harassment by an irate family member was complained about by a Caves Avenue resident.
*A caller reported that two refrigerators were dumped into Deer Creek by men driving a dark-colored pickup truck towing a small trailer. The vehicle’s license plate information was provided.
Friday, Sept. 28
*Gunshots were reported in the 9000 block of Takilma Road at 12:45 p.m.
*A woman against whom he has a restraining order was harassing him on Redwood Hwy., following his vehicle and braking in front of him to block his way, a man said.
*A 16-year-old boy was reported intoxicated at a function at Illinois Valley High School. He was turned over to his father.
*A hostile camper who made others feel “unsafe” was reported near the green bridge out Eight Dollar Mt. Road. All were warned to stay away from one another.
*Calling back after an aborted 911 call at 11 p.m., a dispatcher discovered that there had been an attempted theft at Cave Junction Texaco, but that all items had been recovered and no further contact was needed.
Saturday, Sept. 29
*Two ATV riders near Bolan Lake were warned for unsafe operation because of carrying a loaded rifle.
*Apolonio Cruz Hernandez, 31; and Jose Solis Hernandez, 35, were lodged in Josephine County Jail on immigration holds. A charge of filing a false application for a hunting license was referred to the D.A.
*Kristopher Everett Kelly, 27, was cited on a charge of DWS and warned for speeding on Rockydale Road at 8:44 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 30
*Norman Road residents were advised to follow eviction procedures against people who were no longer welcome to stay with them.
*Two men were trespassed from Shop Smart Food Warehouse after one was verbally abusive to employees and attempted to steal a container of beer.
*A 58-year-old woman driver was warned for failure to maintain a lane on Laurel Road at 11 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 1
*A maroon Chevy pickup truck was reported stolen from a Dogwood Lane residence overnight.
*In the 500 block of Holland Loop a residence was reported ransacked overnight.
*One party to a continuing confrontation regarding property lines in Sucker Creek’s bed alleged assault against the other.
Tuesday, Oct. 2
*Although he doesn’t have a driver license, a homeless man was seen driving the car he’d purchased to live in.
*Told to slow down after speeding into a business driveway in the 1000 block of Caves Hwy. a man said that he’d take his business elsewhere, and left.
*A Cave Junction woman said that her name and personal information had been used to make catalog purchases.
*Three girls were warned for use of marijuana at I.V. High School, but evidence which would have furthered prosecution went up in smoke.
*An argument on N. Junction Avenue regarding a stolen car became a disturbance involving neighbors at 11 p.m.
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