Police Blotter
From our weekly issue dated July 30, 2008
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Thursday, July 17
*Gerald Batty, 48, was arrested on charges of felony and misdemeanor attempting to elude, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, and interfering with a police animal following a pursuit in O’Brien at 12:43 a.m. resulting in Batty crashing a motorcycle on Naue Way. Deputies seized $11,500 cash and a little more than a pound of methamphetamine.
*On Deer Creek Road a woman said that someone came onto her property and cut a hose leading to a cow waterer.
*Theft of a bicycle from a location at the far end of Takilma Road was reported.
*A 17-year-old person in O’Brien was called “beyond parental control” at 6:22 p.m.
Friday, July 18
*Noisy neighbors on Dogwood Lane were reported at 1:25 a.m.
*A Forest Creek Road resident reported theft of three weed whackers, two Stihl chainsaws, one gas-powered auger, a leaf blower, a compressor and a generator. The loss was estimated at $4,600.
*Responding to Jubilee Park, a Josephine County Sheriff’s Office deputy disposed of a needle found in a restroom.
*In Downtown Cave Junction, an “extremely intoxicated” man and his two remaining cans of beer were given a courtesy ride from the parking lot behind the Josephine County Bldg., where he had been passed out.
*An “intoxicated” woman was said to be acting belligerently in the 900 block of Caves Hwy. at 3:28 p.m. She departed, leaving her possessions behind.
*On Holland Loop a man reported that his red Angus bull had gone missing.
*Around 8 p.m. a woman on Dick George Road reported that her neighbor had been assaulted.
*At 10:38 p.m. a caller stated that a bicyclist, apparently intoxicated, fell into a ditch on S. Old Stage Road. The man was last seen traveling by foot to a relative’s house.
Saturday, July 19
*Irate about noise from the operation of off-road bikes at 2:06 a.m., a Dogwood Lane resident threatened to fire his gun into the air. He was advised to not pull the trigger.
*A migraine sufferer complained that his neighbor “is always making noise.” The caller was asleep when a deputy arrived.
*Robin Elizabeth Sliger, 48, was cited on charges of second- and third-degree criminal trespassing after a bottle-slinging disturbance in the 700 block of Caves Hwy.
*Someone was operating a motorboat at Bolan Lake, where motorized craft are forbidden. A marine deputy was notified.
*At Bolan Lake Campground three young men were said to be threatening, disorderly and big pains.
Sunday, July 20
*Following an altercation on Caves Avenue a man was taken to his residence and told to stay there.
*Three people she knew walked into her residence and threatened to fight her, a young caller said.
*In Selma a woman was concerned that someone nearby was not shooting safely.
Monday, July 21
*Suspicious activity around mailboxes on Airport Drive was complained about.
*A laptop computer and digital camera were reported stolen from a McMullen Creek Drive residence.
*Someone thought to be involved in a string of recent burglaries was in a vehicle on her driveway, a Hogue Drive resident said at 8:15 p.m.
*Jewelry and tanning lotions were reported stolen from a Downtown Cave Junction business.
*Advised to phone the nonemergency line to make a noise complaint, a Westside Road caller said that “something bad is gonna’ happen” if no one responded.
*In the 5000 block of Westside Road at 10:21 p.m., a caller said that his neighbors were throwing large objects at his house. He was warned for misuse of 911 and his neighbors, Michael William Scott, 44; and Rachael Dawn Lawson, 34, each were cited on a charge of violation of the county noise ordinance.
Tuesday, July 22
*An anonymous caller claimed that under-age persons were drinking alcoholic beverages at Pomeroy Dam at 2 a.m.
*It was reported that a woman was disorderly and causing problems for a probation officer at the Josephine County Bldg. at 11:13 a.m.
*Theft of an air compressor from Rough & Ready Lumber Co. was reported.
*In Cave Junction a father said that his neighbor’s 7-year-old child pointed a .BB gun at his 7-year-old, and he wanted it noted.
*Several persons were reported drinking alcohol in public in the 100 block of S. Redwood Hwy. at 10:32 a.m.
*On Hogue Drive a woman reported that her son threw a rock through a window and he was generally out of control. She wanted him and his friends to be gone for the night.
*An emotionally disturbed individual was reported standing in the roadway in the 28000 block of Redwood Hwy. and making obscene gestures at 8:37 p.m.
Wednesday, July 23
*A vehicle was located on its side in an open ditch on W. Watkins Street at 1:27 a.m. How it got there or who was involved remained a mystery.
*A June Drive resident said that two men were pounding on his door at 3:28 a.m., demanding to be let in. Charges of menacing and criminal mischief were referred to the district attorney.
*Detained while deputies were responding to the incident above, Jesse Swift, 18, was cited on a charge of minor in possession of alcohol.
*A business owner asked that several vagrants be “trespassed” from a location in the 200 block of S. Redwood Hwy. at 9:26 a.m.
*Christopher James Dulong, 35, was arrested at Illinois River “Forks” State Park at 3:08 p.m. on a warrant charging perjury.
*An ice chest, two fishing poles, sunglasses and a cell phone were reported stolen from a campsite near Six Mile Campground.
*Annoying people in a small, dirty pickup truck were said to be exhibiting road rage on Deer Creek Road at 11:05 p.m.
*Two men were reportedly assaulted in Downtown CJ around midnight and then chased at high speed by their assailants in a beige-colored van, which rear-ended their vehicle repeatedly. The victim’s vehicle blew a tire and eventually crashed in O’Brien, and the van fled toward Takilma.
Thursday, July 24
*At 5:55 a.m. a beige van was reported stuck in a ditch in the 5000 block of Rockydale Road. William Allison Harvey, 37, was lodged in Josephine County Jail on charges of first-degree criminal mischief, two counts of attempted fourth-degree assault reckless driving, reckless endangering, eluding police, failure to leave name at the scene of an accident and misdemeanor driving with a suspended license.
*Victoria Jeanette Sumner, 32, was cited on Schumacher Street to appear in Cave Junction Municipal Court on a charge of failure to obey a traffic control device (Stop sign).
*On Holland Loop a resident reported a man trespassing on his property.
*Angela Gail Cogburn, 37, was lodged in county jail on a charge of fourth-degree domestic assault following an altercation reported in the 27000 block of Redwood Hwy.
*A caller stated that a large amount of trash had been dumped on his Waldo Lookout Road property.
*A deputy was on foot at Illinois River “Forks” State Park at 11:11 p.m. to investigate a possible camp.
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