Police Blotter
From our weekly issue dated May 14, 2008
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Tuesday, May 6
*From Takilma Road at 12 past midnight came a call from a man who said that the sale of his truck was incomplete, but that the buyer had driven away and it had all his tools in it.
*At 16 past midnight, a vehicle that apparently had been sort of stolen was recovered on Caves Hwy. at Bear Creek Road. The woman owner didn’t report it stolen because of family ties.
*Continuing the surge of locating stolen vehicles, a Toyota pickup truck reported stolen from Eagle Point was found on BLM land at Westside and Finch roads at 18 past midnight. It was said to be “in several different pieces.” And two other Toyota pickups also were at the site.
*The busy morning continued as Karen Y. Rester, 47, was cited on a charge of driving while suspended (DWS) in Downtown Cave Junction at nine minutes before 1 a.m.
*Community Oriented Policing (COP) was reported at 1:12 a.m. in Kerby.
*Although there was not a full moon, an incident began at 2:24 a.m. on S. Junction Avenue involving a roving mob of at least seven men and women who kept fighting, yelling and causing a general ruckus. Some racial name-calling was reported.
*In connection with the preceding incident, Andre Dwayne Wright, 23, was cited and released on a charge of fourth-degree assault; and Paul Clayborne Guthrie, 20, was cited and released under warrants charging four counts of endangering the welfare of a minor, and failure to appear (FTA) on an original charge of harassment.
*A deputy was flagged down at 10:45 a.m. at Redwood and Cave highways by a driver who needed a “Fix It” ticket signed off.
*Arizona resident Kimberly A. Bennett was cited on a charge of speeding at 10:54 a.m. at Redwood Hwy. and Rockydale Road.
*Following a report of an assault on Pinewood Way, Scott Gregory Case, 48, was arrested on charges of fourth-degree assault and probation violation.
*Someone reported a dog “in distress” inside a vehicle while its owner was eating in a Cave Junction restaurant. When the business was contacted, the vehicle was gone, and it was stated that the dog had not been in distress. The business owner was unhappy that the customer had been scared away.
*A “bunch of kids were cursing and yelling” at a man on Hogue Drive, said a complainant at 3:41 p.m. No deputy was available, and OSP indicated that it wouldn’t respond as it was not an emergency.
*Possibly because of a neighborhood dispute about loud music, a man was said to be racing up and down the 5000 block of Westside Road, causing lots of dust. He was warned about his driving.
*It was noted by a mother that her runaway son was seen on S. Old Stage Road.
*There was concern from another mother, on N. Old Stage Road, because someone drove “really fast” on her driveway to reach property behind her house, and there were children playing on her driveway.
*Cedar Raymond Jerome Yandell, 24, was arrested at 7:13 p.m. in Downtown CJ on charges of third-degree assault, fourth-degree domestic assault, and probation violation.
*Violation of a restraining order was claimed by a woman on Takilma Road, although the call-taker reported that the complainant had no evidence that the person named in the order had been on the property. The complainant asked if she had to be killed before she could get help, and subsequently cursed at the call-taker before hanging up.
*Assistance was rendered to “a large man” having a diabetic problem in Cave Junction at 10:52 p.m.
Wednesday, May 7
*The owner of a 1984 paid-for Toyota pickup truck said that his locked vehicle with half a tank of fuel was stolen from N. Junction Avenue. All he has left is the ignition/door key.
*For some reason, an alarm sounded at Oregon Caves Chevron at 4:07 a.m.
*It appeared that a Saturn in the 300 block of Caves Avenue was the target of a @xx%! car thief who broke a door lock and damaged the steering wheel, but did not get the vehicle.
*Jeremy Wade Vineyard, 27, was arrested in connection with some sort of somewhat wacky incident involving a bunch of people on Waldamar Road. He was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm, three counts each of menacing and pointing a firearm at another.
*Vehicular hit-and-run was reported at Wilderville Store. The owner of the dented car (damage estimated at $1,000) thought she knew the culprit, but called later to say it wasn’t who she thought it was, after he said he was being harassed.
*Some $150 damage to a Dodge pickup truck on Burch Drive was claimed in connection with a damaged rear window. A BB or pellet gun (and the shooter) were suspected.
*In rural Grants Pass someone possibly upset about high fuel prices stole 50 bucks worth of gasoline from a pickup truck.
*Aharon D. Hook, 37, was arrested at the sheriff’s office in Grants Pass under a warrant charging FTA on a fourth-degree assault charge
*It appeared in Downtown CJ, after a truck owner found a gasoline can next to the vehicle, that a gasoline theft was interrupted. A suspect was in mind.
*A large safe was moved and an attempt was made to cut it open on Foothill Blvd. in rural GP. The home owner said that the same thing happened in January, except that case was a burglary.
*On Saratoga Way in rural GP some nut in a pickup truck drove down the road twice while firing a gun.
*In connection with a radio talk show during which they both had spoken, a man in Merlin said that the other guy poked him in his chest with a finger, and referred to fighting. Heated words were exchanged too.
*At a Cave Junction store, a long-bearded man put two containers of beer inside his jacket. When an employee approached him, the man removed his jacket and left.
*Theft on Ollis Road included a diamond ring (which was pawned), plus CB radios, an air compressor and tools. The suspect had been living with the home owner.
*Extra patrol was conducted at “Forks” State Park at 7:41 p.m.
*A strange odor and a ground-level cloud were reported by someone on Ken Rose lane at 10:08 p.m.
*Gunshots were complained about on Briar Lane at 10:57 p.m.
Thursday, May 8
*Possible harassment was reported by a woman who said that another driver passed her on a curve at Holland Loop and Takilma Road, and then cut her off.
*A man talking to himself and carrying what looked like a girl’s pink backpack was reported as a suspicious person in Cave Junction at 2:36 p.m.
*A CJ business owner said that a vehicle blocking a driveway was not a problem because the driveway is hers and not for public access.
*Jubilee Park was checked at 6:53 p.m.
*On Eight Dollar Road a vehicle at a campground was checked at 6:57 p.m.
*Verl Verdel Boatman, 49, was cited at the south end of CJ on charges of driving under the influence of intoxicants and failure to provide a breath test. He was warned for careless driving.
*On the Eight Dollar Road green bridge, a man was contacted at 7:11 p.m.
*A man and a woman were warned near the Eight Dollar green bridge regarding an unattended campfire.
*Following a complaint that someone was throwing rocks at his house, Robert Charles Kelm, 52, was arrested under a warrant charging second-degree assault, two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm, recklessly endangering, and pointing a firearm at another.
*In connection with the preceding incident, information about a woman suspect in the rock-throwing was to be referred to the D.A.
*The continuing problem involving a neighborhood dispute in the 5000 block of Westside Road resulted in a threat and a blocked driveway, a complainant said.
*Someone in a car behind a CJ business was checked at 9:24 p.m.
*Nicholas E. Luevano, 18, was cited on a charge of speeding (84 mph in a 55 zone) on Redwood Hwy. at Rough & Ready Lumber Co. at 9:48 p.m.
*Near milepost 25 of Redwood Hwy. a woman was warned at 10:14 p.m. for not having proof of insurance and a license with her, and for not staying in her lane.
*Domestic violence was reported on Fir Drive at 10:37 p.m. A man was detained.
*The Fir Drive incident kicked up again at 11:19 p.m., and involved a man laughing, and a woman yelling and swearing while saying that if she had a gun she’d shoot the laugher.
*In the 1300 block of Caves Hwy. at 11:56 p.m. a man was warned about speeding, staying in his lane and having a defective license plate light.
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