Police Blotter
From our weekly issue dated March 5, 2008
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Friday, Feb. 22
*Fraud because of a Nigerian scam was reported by an O’Brien resident who sent $400 to someone before realizing she had been bamboozled.
*A boy ran away from Illinois Valley High School after a fight with his girlfriend.
*In Downtown CJ, Raymond R. Karczewski, 70, was cited on a charge of driving while suspended (DWS). He refused the citation, and it was placed on his windshield.
*Child abuse was suspected in Cave Junction. The parties were to seek resolution regarding custody through the court system.
*Two men were said involved in a disturbance in Downtown CJ. One had a knife, and one was kicking. They both left the scene.
*A tenant on Rockydale Road was afraid that his landlord would assault him. She has entered his part of the dwelling, he reported.
*Guns, knives and tools were reported stolen from a home in the 3000 block of Rockydale Road.
*On Westside Road a man said that children inadvertently saw pornography he had on a computer screen. And a complainant said that the children reported that their father had smacked them, but it was unknown if it was discipline.
*Robert James Myers, 37, was arrested in CJ after a disturbance at a business in which a man said he was hit on his head with a bottle, and that the attacker told him his wife should be shot dead. Myers was arrested under three warrants.
*Angelina L. Alexander, 38, was arrested on June Drive on charges of fourth-degree assault/domestic violence, and menacing/domestic violence.
*After a girl, 17, was “beyond parental control” and banging her head on a wall, the situation was calmed down.
*Harassment was reported on Rockydale Road involving a tenant and landlord, as she didn’t like his smoking.
*Following a 911 hang-up call from Holland Loop, a woman claimed she was trying to dial 411. She didn’t sound convincing, a call-taker said.
*Loud music was complained about at 10:59 p.m. in the 5000 block of Westside Road. The complainant, who said he couldn’t sleep, stated that his attorney told him to call.
Saturday, Feb. 23
*Someone phoned at 1:40 a.m. from Downtown Cave Junction to report two men fighting, a woman screaming and a “vegetable” lying on the roadway. A man apparently had fainted.
*After being grounded for two weeks for running away, a girl left home with a backpack full of clothing, possible headed to Selma from Cave Junction.
*Custodial interference was termed a civil matter on Holland Loop.
*The landlord of a man in the 1000 block of Rockydale Road said that he was yelling, cursing, pounding on the walls and saying he needed money for food. Then all was OK.
*Vernonique Desiree McWest, 26, was cited in Downtown CJ on a charge of driving while suspended (DWS) at 8:42 p.m. She was warned for driving without lights, expired tags and not having proof of insurance.
*A campfire at Illinois River “Forks” State Park was checked at 8:52 p.m.
*Although aerial fireworks were reported at 9:10 p.m. in the vicinity of W. Lister Street, they weren’t located.
Sunday, Feb. 24
*At 23 past midnight near milepost 26 of Redwood Hwy., Art H. Durtsche II, 38, was cited on a charge of speeding; 78 mph in a 55 zone.
*Civil options were suggested in connection with a disturbance in the 10000 block of Takilma Road at 12:41 a.m.
*Somebody apparently goofed at Lorna Byrne Middle School at 2:31 p.m., as they set off an alarm, but were authorized to be there.
*No injuries were reported following an 8:31 p.m. crash near milepost 39 of Redwood Hwy. Indications were that the driver was Ryan M. Mjelde, 20.
Monday, Feb. 25
*There was a hold-up alarm from the Evergreen Elementary School computer room at 6:24 a.m., but no deputy was available.
*An Illinois Valley High School student was reported by his mother as a runaway juvenile person after she left him at school. He was seen walking away and was not in class.
*On Lakeshore Drive, a woman was pushed aside in her living room by another woman who entered without permission and sat in her husband’s chair. She appeared to be “stoned” and it looked as though she’d waded in a creek.
*Theft of tools including a chainsaw, with a total value of $699 from an unlocked shed in the 500 block of Caves Hwy., was reported.
*Damage to a glass door at Federal Paralegal Inc. was estimated at $140.
*After knocking over ashtrays in front of the Josephine County Bldg. in Downtown Cave Junction, a boy, 13, was warned about his actions.
*Assault on Taurus Lane was reported by a man who listed a woman as the assaulter. He added that she took some items that belong to him.
*Criminal mischief and possible burglary were reported in the 700 block of Caves Hwy. A broken window was valued at $50.
*Trespassing and attempted burglary of a riding lawnmower were complained about in the 2000 block of Dick George Road.
*Thirty minutes of a “blaring stereo” were the topic of a noise complaint from the 5000 block of Westside Road. The volume was to be reduced at 10 p.m., when the county noise ordinance takes effect.
*Many antiques and tools were said stolen from a vacant home on N. Old Stage Road. The thieves left two cans of soda with possible fingerprints. A brick was thrown through French doors to gain entry.
*Some sort of custody agreement situation was logged on W. River Street.
*Two people having problems with their narcotic meds were counseled in the 24000 block of Redwood Hwy. after the woman involved said he pushed her.
*There was a noise complaint from the 5000 block of Westside Road at 10:43 p.m., but a deputy heard no noise.
Tuesday, Feb. 26
*A suspect was in mind in a continuing situation on Thompson Creek Road involving a mailbox being smashed and the post damage. The cost was estimated at $100.
*Some 2 miles up Reeves Creek Road, an officer was checking for an area where people dump (trash) illegally.
Wednesday, Feb. 27
*Repairing front door damage cost $612, and the punks took electronic equipment worth $2,570 during a break-in at CJ Video Mart/Radio Shack in Downtown Cave Junction. An alarm sounded at 12:14 a.m.
*In the 3000 block of Illinois River Road, a man was warned because he didn’t have a permit for special forest products.
*Two men in Selma in the proximity of a pregnant woman were reported fighting at 3:21 p.m. No crime was involved; all parties were counseled.
*A Selma resident complaining about receiving unwanted telephone calls from Pennsylvania was advised to contact authorities there.
*Because of driving too rapidly, a man was warned near milepost 18 of Redwood Hwy. at 4:03 p.m.
*Items valued at $2,700 were reported stolen from a shed in Selma on property marked as a former meth lab.
*Neighborly trespassing was complained about in O’Brien. It was determined to be a civil matter.
*A “blaring stereo” had been going since noon, said a resident on Westside Road at 5:35 p.m. “Kids” whose parents were not home were counseled.
*On Rockydale Road, Robert James Harrison, 39, was cited on charges of first-degree driving while suspended, and under a warrant for FTA on a charge of second-degree criminal mischief.
*That “blaring stereo” was reported again at 7:55 p.m. A deputy responded and found on his arrival that the music was “not unreasonably loud.” The stereo controller volunteered to reduce volume.
*Today and during other days in this report, a whole bunch of drivers throughout the valley were warned for infractions including VBR/(violation of the basic rule; driving too fast for conditions), failure to signal, speeding, failure to dim headlights, and defective equipment, mostly lighting; mostly tail lights.
*Brent E. Benschoter, 37, was arrested in Cave Junction under warrants charging contempt of court, and FTA on an original charge of contempt.
*Neighbors “just turned the music back up again,” a Westside Road resident said at 9:48 p.m. When a deputy arrived, no music was playing. Mediation was suggested.
*Loud music again was reported at 10:45 p.m. on Westside Road, but the complaint was termed unfounded, as deputies in the area heard nothing (musical).
*I.V. High School was checked at 11 p.m.
*The area of McMullen Creek Road was checked at 10:58 p.m. after a Neighborhood Watch complaint about someone driving up and down the roadway toward “a meth house,” the complainant said.
*The owner of a semitruck (just the tractor) parked at the I.V. Substation moved it.
*Vandals again damaged the same two mailboxes on Thompson Creek Road, a man said, who again estimated damage at $100.
*Someone reported a gray car needing a paint job near S. Kerby Avenue and Schumacher Street at 2:10 p.m. The complainant said it was suspicious because the person in the driver’s seat kept nodding off, nearly falling from the car, and there was “lots of foot traffic to and from the car.” It was gone when a deputy arrived.
*“Forks” State Park was checked at 8:42 p.m.
*Screaming and yelling were reported on Norman Road at 9:09 p.m. involving a possible illegal open burn. Then all was OK.
*People on Naue Way were greatly upset at trespassers who went through a BLM gate around 9:26 p.m. The residents had weapons; a trespasser threatened to “drop” one resident. The interlopers left, and a beer can was found, which the residents thought could be used to obtain fingerprints. They were advised to dispose of it.
*At 9:42 p.m., it was reported that a “male transient” was urinating from the rear of a CJ business, and that he had a warming fire. No one nor nothing were located.
*No crime was detected in connection with a reported incident of harassment in Selma at 11:22 p.m. Both parties were counseled.
*Following a complaint from Waldo Road that a man had been beaten, a report was pending on first-degree burglary involving chain saws, and fourth-degree assault. American Medical Response took the beaten man to Three Rivers Community Hospital.
Thursday, Feb. 28
*Michael G. Misek, 42, of O’Brien, was cited at approximately 3 p.m. on a charge of driving under the influence of an intoxicant on Redwood Hwy. near Patton Bar Road. He also was cited on a charge of possession of less than 1 ounce of marijuana.
*Someone drove away with a red Toyota pickup truck that’s not theirs, it was reported from Madrona Drive. The license plate is YLP 640.
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