Police Blotter
From our weekly issue dated March 12, 2008
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Saturday, March 1
*A speaker (apparently the electronic type) found next to a tree along Hwy. 199 in Selma was believed to have been stashed by a thief.
Monday, March 3
*Someone broke into Abiding in the Vine at 12:30 a.m., and took the cash register and some cash.
*An alarm sounded at 5:51 a.m. at Spanky’s Tavern, but no problem was located.
*Daniel Galloway, 48, was cited in Selma on a charge of speeding (68 mph in a 55 zone).
*At Hwy. 199 and Ken Rose Lane, Crystal J. Cook, 22, was cited on a charge of speeding (76 mph in a 55 zone).
*Assistance was provided to an investigator on Shadowbrook Drive because checks sent to a man hadn’t been cashed since June 2007. It was found that the recipient had died; the family was going to sort out the situation.
*What sounded like a gunshot to someone was reported at 9:37 a.m. behind Evergreen Elementary School.
*A man, 70, phoned from a CJ business to report that his pickup truck had been stolen. Then he phoned again to note that he forgot he had driven his other vehicle, and his pickup was not stolen.
*At a CJ business a woman reported harassment by a man she knows who wouldn’t let her pass; claimed she was responsible for his relationship problems; and said he’d get her and her family.
*Out Kerby Mainline, a stripped Toyota pickup truck was located. It had been reported stolen.
*Someone broke into the office of Dr. Steve Mock and took $17 cash, a box of paper towels and a box of garbage bags.
*After someone damaged a fence in the 24000 block of Hwy. 199, it appeared that repairs were to be made in a mutually agreeable arrangement.
Tuesday, March 4
*Trespassers who came onto private Naue Way property from BLM land were reported at 12:19 a.m. Two women with the car were warned to stay in control of the vehicle and keep it off the complainant’s property.
*An unidentified motorist was cited near milepost 30 of Hwy. 199 at 7:50 a.m. on a charge of speeding (71 mph in a 45 zone).
*William Crowl, 18, was cited in Kerby on a charge of speeding (70 mph in a 55 zone).
*Herbert K. Bright, 52, was arrested and released in Selma under a warrant charging failure to appear on an original charge of driving under the influence of an intoxicant. And he was cited on charges of driving while suspended (DWS) and without insurance.
*A girl, 13, was reported as a runaway juvenile person in Cave Junction.
*In Selma, Mark S. Bucey, 48, was cited on a charge of driving uninsured.
*In rural Cave Junction a boy, 17, was “beyond parental control,” and punching holes in walls. He subsequently calmed down.
*What sounded like unruly teen-agers yelling and being stupid was reported in Kerby at 9:07 p.m.
*A runaway girl was located at a CJ store.
*Extra patrol was conducted at some valley sites.
Wednesday, March 5
*From rural Grants Pass came a call at 2:43 a.m. during which a man, 73, first said he would blow his brains out if someone didn’t phone him; then said he didn’t have the guts. He sounded intoxicated.
*That man in rural Grants Pass phoned at 4:19 a.m. to say that he’d fallen and couldn’t get up. He still sounded intoxicated. Medical aid was sent.
*Francisco A. Melendez, 28, was cited on Hwy. 199 in Selma on a charge of speeding (68 mph in a 55 zone).
*On Hwy. 199 in Kerby, Mark C. Kern, 56, was cited on a charge of speeding (72 mph in a 55 zone).
*Dumb-heads removed the “Stop” sign at Old Stage Road and Fir Drive.
*Several motorists were warned in the Selma area, and beyond, about driving too fast.
*Candice D. Belikoff, 55, was cited on Hwy. 199 in Selma on a charge of speeding (71 mph in a 55 zone).
*Assistance was provided an American Medical Response crew in connection with a combative woman said to be emotionally disturbed on Caves Hwy. It was reported that she threatened medics with lawsuits and asked if they were stupid.
*Kathy L. Taylor, 35, was cited on a charge of speeding in Selma (78 mph in a 55 zone).
*Damage to a rented home in Williams was predicted to be in the thousands of dollars after a tenant left water running and cut holes in the ceiling. And some 30 marijuana plants, some more than 6 feet tall, were reported in the garage, as well as three growing permits.
*In Downtown Selma, Gabriella J. Salas-Groth, 41, was cited on a charge of speeding (77 mph in a 55 zone).
*James W. Marshall, 62, was cited at Lakeshore Drive and McMullen Creek Road on a charge of speeding (49 mph in a 20 zone).
*Randal C. Cranor, 56, was cited on a charge of speeding (73 mph in a 55 zone) near milepost 18 of Hwy. 199.
*On Six Mile Road, also known as the 4105 Road, Justin D. Rohde, 30, was warned about not having insurance or a firewood-cutting permit. Robin J. McCafferty, 26, was cited on a charge of stealing firewood.
*Described as extremely intoxicated, a woman phoned from rural Cave Junction at 5:37 p.m. complaining about someone who wouldn’t leave her house, and theft of a handgun. She also said that she thought one of her hands was broken.
*Illegal trash dumpers were reported in the 600 block of Deer Creek Road.
*Because the lights were on at Day Oil Co. at 7:34 p.m., someone thought there might be a problem. The building was checked and called secure.
*Several juvenile people were reported firing a .BB gun at a city of Cave Junction water tank on S. Junction Avenue.
*Michael C. Hammond, 41, was cited in Cave Junction on charges of DWS, and not carrying proof of insurance. He was warned for a defective headlight, and his vehicle was impounded.
*The area of O’Brien Country Store was checked at 11:15 p.m., as well as other valley areas through the night
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