Police Blotter

From our weekly issue dated August 13, 2008

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Friday, Aug. 1

*A Caves Hwy. resident complained about a man who would not leave the property although he’d already been warned about trespassing.

*Regarding a long-standing property dispute in the 33000 block of Redwood Hwy., a caller said that the other party had threatened to remove survey stakes.

*Several people loitering on S. Hussey Avenue were contacted at 12:51 p.m.

*In Cave Junction a woman’s neighbor told her that teen-agers had been peering through her windows.

*Jeremy D. Newsome, 32, was cited on charges of driving under the influence of an intoxicant (DUII), driving uninsured and driving with a suspended (DWS) license on Rockydale Road at 6:54 p.m.

*Thomas A. Page, 49, was cited on a charge of harassment/menacing on S. Caves Avenue.

*Near the green bridge out Illinois River Road, a caller said that a nearby man had been firing a shotgun, and that shot fell on him, his tent, and his truck.

*An O’Brien caller complained of loud music coming from a half-mile away from his house every Friday night.

Saturday, Aug. 2

*Anna Lee Smith, 32, was cited on charges of speeding (39 mph in a 30 mph zone) and failure to carry proof of insurance. She was warned for failure to yield to an emergency vehicle.

*Kyle David Thier was cited on a charge of DWS in the 200 block of N. Redwood Hwy. at 2:15 p.m. His vehicle was impounded.

*Five people were “trespassed” from Pomeroy Dam at 2:51 p.m.

*“So intoxicated he could not stand,” Otis Jones, 54, was contacted at Jubilee Park at 3:30 p.m. and taken to county jail on charges of probation violation, resisting arrest and attempted assault on a public safety officer.

*Following a reported disturbance at Lake Selmac at 8:52 p.m., James David Breedlove, 33, was cited on a felony charge of fourth-degree domestic assault.

*Contacted at Lake Selmac, Job C. McGhee, 21, was cited on charges of DWS and failure to appear on an original traffic offense charge.

Sunday, Aug. 3

*In the 27000 block of Redwood Hwy. a woman reported a wallet as stolen.

*David Randall, 28, was cited on a charge of DWS on Redwood Hwy. at Waldo Road at 1:28 a.m. His vehicle was impounded.

*Brent T. Laucher, 38, was cited on a charge of speeding (77/45) on Redwood Hwy. south of Cave Junction at 2:17 a.m.

*A disturbance involving angry people was reported in the 700 block of Redwood Hwy. at 3:41 a.m.

*In Cave Junction a 15-year-old said that he’d been punched in the stomach by a man in his 20s.

*Paul A. Duran, 41, was cited on a charge of speeding in the 18000 block of Redwood Hwy. at 7:35 p.m.

*On S. Kerby Avenue, an intoxicated woman refused medical attention, and declared that she would go home for the evening.

*Brenda M. Mahlatini, 45, was cited on a charge of speeding in the 26000 block of Redwood Hwy.

*William Robert Dickson, 55, was cited for lack of a motorcycle endorsement in Downtown CJ at 8:18 p.m.

*Following investigation of an incident last week, Luann K. Walsh, 63, was cited on a charge of fourth-degree assault.

*On S. Old Stage Road a young man was reported to have hit himself in the head with an ax. He was given a ride to a residence.

Monday, Aug. 4

*The alleged victim of an assault, reported at 12:39 a.m., was trespassed from a residence in the 28000 block of Redwood Hwy.

*Several drivers were warned about speeding around the valley early this a.m.

*Theft of a wallet from Illinois Valley Family Resource Center was reported. The caller stated that some $980 had been charged on her credit card, including purchases in Cave Junction. Suspect info was gathered.

*Some vagrants were said to be chanting, “We want our dope!” in front of a closed pharmacy at 12:51 p.m.

*Theft of a radiator from heavy equipment at a job site on Deer Creek Road was reported.

*On Barlow Street at 1:52 p.m., a woman, angry about the noise from a leaf-blower, subjected the neighbor’s yard worker to reported verbal abuse, a shower of items thrown over the fence and a dowsing with a garden hose. The woman also threatened to beat the landscaper. She and her boyfriend, who did not have permission to be at residence, were told to leave.

*Someone operating a Jet Ski on Lake Selmac at 6:18 p.m. was going too fast, a caller said.

*Thieves damaged a garage door and stole a saw in the 24000 block of Redwood Hwy., a complainant said.

*Some $10,000 worth of diamond and gold jewelry was reported stolen from a Rockydale Road residence.

*Hanne J. Compton, 33, was cited on a charge of speeding (61/40) on Redwood Hwy. at Laurel Road at 9:57 p.m.

*Unknown persons were seen with flashlights peering through windows and investigating scrap lumber at a construction site in Kerby.

*In Selma a woman who was found bleeding from her head and rectum on a parking lot was transported to a hospital. It was thought that she had been assaulted.

Tuesday, Aug. 5

*Following a report of a disturbance on Madrona Drive, Anthony Grebisz, 20, was cited on warrants charging failure to appear on original charges of DUII and interfering with a police officer.

*Ian Michael Gonzales, 25, was cited for lack of an operator’s permit in the 26000 block of Redwood Hwy. at 2:56 a.m.

*Some genius smashed a mailbox on Wildpark Lane, a man reported.

*On Thompson Creek Road a woman reported having been punched in the face by her 12-year-old daughter.

*Daniel Guitron Villegas, 19, was cited on a charge of speeding at milepost 19 on Redwood Hwy. at 7:43 p.m.

*Close to 11 p.m. someone was said to be on the roof of the SOOS store on S. Caves Avenue. The trespasser left prior to a deputy’s arrival.

*Justin T. Horn, 18, was cited on a charge of harassment following a report of juvenile people and someone spitting in someone else’s face on S. Caves Avenue close to 11 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 6

*Tree-trimmers had a deputy stand by on Happy Camp Road after a resident threatened them.

*On Eight Dollar Road a forest service officer found a car reported stolen from Grants Pass some time ago.

*Near Lake Selmac RV Resort, a woman was warned about speeding in her car.

*Terrence Gilbert Barnes, 53, was cited in Cave Junction on charges of no operator’s license and no insurance. His vehicle was impounded.

*No one seemed to know why the alarm sounded at the Illinois Valley Branch Library at 8:32 p.m.

*Several loiterers were contacted outside the Illinois Valley Real Estate office at 9 p.m. in Downtown CJ.

*A welfare check was requested in connection with a Cave Junction woman who has mental problems and won’t take her medication.

*An O’Brien resident said that his son, 15, is a runaway person.

*A loiterer was contacted behind the Cave Junction DQ at 10:16 p.m.

*There was a dispute in a Cave Junction store involving a woman with an unleashed dog, who claimed it was a service dog, but had no documentation.


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