Police Blotter
From our weekly issue dated June 18, 2008
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Wednesday, June 4
*Theft of mining equipment was reported from a claim off Althouse Road.
*Unauthorized charges on her credit card were noted by a Takilma Road resident.
*A Cave Junction resident said that an intoxicated teen-age girl came to her house at 6:04 p.m. looking for someone.
*West River Street residents chased a gray-haired man “with a mushroom-shaped head” from their yard at 8:19 p.m.
*A father asked for help locating his intoxicated daughter, who, he said, was hiding in a wooded area near Illinois Valley High School at 9:07 p.m.
Thursday, June 5
*Speeding dump trucks on Holland Loop were reported as a continuing problem.
*Neighbors of an Addison Lane resident notified police at 12:47 p.m. that they had not seen the man for a week. He was discovered unconscious in his bathtub hours later and transported by American Medical Response to Three Rivers Community Hospital (TRCH) in Grants Pass.
*Russell R. Brummett, 36, was cited for lack of a driver license on S. Hussey Avenue at 8:16 p.m.
Friday, June 6
*It appeared a vehicle had been abandoned in a handicapped parking space in the 100 block of Deer Creek Road.
*In Kerby, a man frustrated about continuing problems with people who cut his fence phoned 911 several times, angrily demanding deputy contact. He later apologized for his behavior.
*Charles Derieft Brooks, 60, was cited on Medford warrants charging failure to appear (FTA) on original charges of driving under the influence of an intoxicant (DUII) and failure to perform the duties of a driver.
*David Michael Luna, 18, was cited on a charge of violation of the basic rule (VBR/driving too fast for conditions) on Redwood Hwy. at Westside Road at 10:09 p.m.
*Jaider Arlex Sarmiento, 31, was cited on a charge of speeding on Redwood Hwy. near milepost 27 at 11:55 p.m..
Saturday, June 7
*Thieves caused some $100 damage to tie-down straps as they attempted to steal lumber from a flat-bed trailer parked near a Selma service station at 12:35 a.m.
*Some sort of landlord/tenant dispute erupted on Hogue Drive at 1:38 a.m.
*Jennifer Marie Joy, 32, was cited on charges of driving uninsured and driving with a suspended license (DWS). The vehicle she’d been driving was impounded.
*A young boy was seen pushing a stroller with two younger children in Downtown CJ at 1:26 p.m., a concerned caller reported.
*In Selma a woman said that her landlord threatened her and threw a rock at her, causing a bruise.
*A tenant/landlord disturbance was reported on Mona Way, off Reagor Lane, off Barnes Way, off Hwy. 46.
*Paul Scott Dobson, 39, was cited on charges of reckless driving, DUII (meth), third-degree theft and failure to stop for a federal law enforcement officer on Briggs Valley Road.
*Following a continuation of landlord/tenant issues on Hogue Drive, Robin Scott, 39, was cited on a charge of fourth-degree assault.
*Theft of a purse containing ID, cell phone and graduation money from a Downtown Cave Junction restaurant was reported at 10:10 p.m.
*A man and woman were said to be arguing about marijuana on N. Kerby Avenue at 11:01 p.m. A report for fourth-degree assault was to follow.
Sunday, June 8
*In Kerby, a man was taken to TRCH on a peace officers mental hold following a disturbance that involved pushing and shoving at 2:25 a.m.
*Screaming and yelling was heard on E. River Street at 5:20 p.m., but nothing out of the ordinary was located.
*Scott Gregory Case, 48, was cited on charges of DUII (alcohol), DWS and probation violation at Hwy. 199 and Watkins Street. The motorhome he’d been driving was impounded.
Monday, June 9
*Theft and vandalism were reported at a Hogue Drive residence.
*A man said that his big, red dog was missing, and possibly stolen. The incident was called unfounded as theft, as the man stated that the dog was running loose and unsupervised at the time.
*On S. Old Stage Road a man who reportedly had been shooting critters was told that gray squirrels are a protected species and warned to not take them out of season.
*On Redwood Hwy. in O’Brien, Mark D. Patterson, 48, was cited on charges of DWS and failure to carry proof of insurance.
*A “couple of kids” were on top of the roof of a bar in Downtown Cave Junction at 10:56 p.m. They got down prior to a deputy’s arrival.
*Continuing telephonic harassment by his daughter’s schoolmates was reported by a CJ man at 10:28 p.m.
Tuesday, June 10
*On S. Old Stage Road a resident reported a continuing problem with a 59-year-old man found sleeping in a vehicle. The caller wanted the man “trespassed.”
*Two license plates and two cans of gasoline were reported stolen from a Deer Creek Road property.
*In the 24000 block of Redwood Hwy. a man was said to be causing a disturbance. He left when he heard the caller on the phone, but he uprooted a plant and took it with him.
*While investigating a reported theft in the 24000 block of Redwood Hwy., Michael Adam Massey, 27, was lodged in Josephine County Jail on warrants charging FTA, DWS and failure to perform the duties of a driver. He also was cited on charges of manufacture, possession and delivery of a controlled substance (marijuana).
Wednesday, June 11
*Vagrants loitering near businesses in the 100 block of S. Redwood Hwy. were complained about at 12:35 p.m.
*A caller reported seeing a stolen vehicle being driven and abandoned in O’Brien.
*On N. Old Stage Road a black-colored truck drove through a resident’s yard, damaging some trees and a fence, the resident said. While investigating, deputies cited Clifford Thomas Allen Jr., 22, on warrants charging failure to comply with terms of probation and theft.
Thursday, June 12
*A prowler on a red-colored bicycle was reported in the 24000 block of Redwood Hwy. at 1:45 a.m.
*Both parties were advised of their options following a landlord/tenant dispute on Reeves Creek Road.
*A Pinewood Way resident reported having been hit in the face with a camera by a woman who left headed toward CJ on a bicycle.
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