Police Blotter
From our weekly issue dated August 27, 2008
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Friday, Aug. 15
*Around midnight it was reported that a dog with two broken legs was in the middle of Laurel Road in the 2000 block. The animal responded aggressively when folks attempted to help or move it. A veterinarian was phoned to euthanize the animal.
*Loss of a wallet in the O’Brien area was noted.
*Theft of a purse from a locked vehicle near Six Mile Campground was reported at 4:26 p.m.
*A caller voiced concern about having seen someone flick cigarette ash and a butt (from a cigarette) out a car window.
*Extra patrol was requested after people were seen snooping around a residence on Illinois River Road.
*At 10:51 p.m., loud music with “vulgar lyrics” was coming from a vehicle parked near Lake Selmac, a caller complained.
*Another caller reported at 11:05 p.m. that a group of people near Lake Selmac were being disorderly and that “lots of drinking” was going on. Although a deputy arrived within 40 minutes, the subjects were gone on arrival.
Saturday, Aug. 16
*A man phoned to say that his employer’s niece had stolen a white work truck.
*Jessica Sue Humberd, 26, was cited on a charge of driving with a suspended license (DWS) and warned regarding VBR (violation of the basic rule/driving too fast for conditions), and endangering a child passenger.
*A white pickup truck was reported left running all day on the corner of Raymond Street and S. Junction Avenue. No one was around the vehicle, which had a screwdriver jammed into the ignition. The truck was recovered by the man who’d reported it stolen earlier.
*Theft of a Mustang left with the keys on the dashboard on N. Junction Avenue was reported.
*A ladder and extra letters for a signboard on W. Watkins Street proved too tempting for a trio of teenaged boys, who were caught changing words at 8:37 p.m.
*A man reported that when checking into a motel room three days earlier, he discovered several bags with quantities of white powder and parts of a syringe. These he turned in at the front desk with the understanding that law enforcement would be calling. He was following up.
*A Madrone Drive resident returned home to find her front door open, but nothing appeared amiss inside when a deputy checked.
*An Illinois Valley Fire District volunteer was warned regarding his behavior in uniform after a reported disturbance on Addison Lane.
Sunday, Aug. 17
*Following a complaint at Iron Ring Campground, Trever Boyd Westfall, 23, was lodged in Josephine County Jail on charges of felon in possession of a weapon, and menacing. He also was cited on a federal charge of intimidating a U.S. Forest Service officer.
*Eight transient individuals were “very intoxicated” and “causing a ruckus” in Downtown Cave Junction around 4 p.m. a caller reported.
*Near milepost 14 on Caves Hwy., Chad Barrett Bauer, 40, was cited on a charge of driving with a revoked license. His scooter was impounded, and he was “trespassed” from Oregon Caves Chateau, where at 8:55 p.m. it was reported he’d been “intoxicatedly” screaming obscenities.
*Three large garbage bags of marijuana leaves and potting soil were found off Burch Drive.
Monday, Aug. 18
*A 17-year-old boy was warned regarding his behavior when a deputy spotted him diving into some bushes near the Josephine County Building in Downtown Caave Junction at 12:48 a.m. The boy was warned regarding curfew and released to his mother.
*It was reported at 1:57 a.m. that an unconscious man was lying on a parking lot in the 100 block of S. Redwood Hwy. The man could not be located by medics.
*Someone used her debit card to make a $2,169.99 purchase at an online watch store, a woman reported.
*Loss of a red bag at Lake Selmac containing a wallet, camera, fishing license and jacket, among other items, was reported.
*In O’Brien, people were said to be “spinning out” on ATVs on a cafe parking lot.
*Theft of property from a mining claim on Josephine Creek was reported.
*An eyewitness stated that three teen-agers removed lumber from a newly completed residence on East Fork Circle and took it to a Schumacher Street residence.
*Freddie Louis Tillett, 37, was cited on a charge of disorderly conduct and lodged in county jail.
Tuesday, Aug. 19
*Contacted in the 400 block of S. Redwood Hwy., Jeffrey Vernell Couick, 49, was cited on a charge of DWS and warned for failure to obey a stop sign.
*A camper awoke to find someone stealing his fishing gear at Lake Selmac at 11:16 p.m. It also was discovered that the thieves had attempted to steal gas cans, lighter fluid and rope from the camp host.
*Theft of a .38-caliber handgun valued at $175 was reported on Pine Cone Drive.
*Some sort of “white, milky substance” was said to be in Illinois River “about 9 miles up toward Grayback Campground.” A state agency was testing a sample, but it wasn’t thought to be a hazard.
*Following a 911 hang-up call from Deer Creek Road, it was determined to be an error by the caller.
*A Cave Junction man was acting a bit erratically after being in a fight on the preceding Sunday, but all turned out OK.
*Two juvenile girls from Cave Junction were reported as runaway people.
*Quad drivers off Finch Road were said to be damaging the river bed near Joe’s Market in Kerby at 9:34 p.m.
*The identity of a “suspicious person” lying on Rockydale Road near Idlewild Drive at 9:41 p.m. apparently was known.
*Wind conditions were listed as the possible reason for knocking noises on doors and windows reported from Kerby at 10 p.m.
*In Downtown Cave Junction at 11:06 p.m. a woman was warned about driving too fast.
*In Cave Junction at 11:15 p.m. a man was warned about a faulty head light and failure to carry proof of insurance.
*During a traffic stop on Redwood Hwy. and Laurel Road at 11:46 p.m., a driver was warned about speeding, and he denied driving in a riverbed.
Wednesday, Aug. 20
*Loose cows were the subject of a complaint from White Schoolhouse Road.
*A vehicle-in-a-ditch incident was reported at 1:33 p.m. in the 2900 block of Holland Loop.
*Internet fraud amounting to $50,000 was claimed by a Cave Junction woman.
*A vehicle smacked into a tree on Redwood Hwy. near Arrowhead Drive, it was reported at 5:44 p.m.
*Following a request by a relative, a welfare check of a family was conducted on Old Stage Road. All was OK.
*More than 20 text messages from the same person resulted in a Caves Hwy. man being warned about telephonic harassment.
Thursday, Aug. 21
*Near Redwood Hwy. at Eight Dollar Mtn. Road, an injured animal became a deer departed.
*Burglary, theft and criminal mischief were complained about on Brown Road. The complainant said that a red car and a black car might have been driven by the suspects in a possible drug-related situation.
*An empty 30-foot trailer was the subject of a traffic complaint on Dick George Road at 12:32 p.m.
*Two men were warned about camping within city limits in connection with their watching, with permission, Judy’s Brown Barn Laundry.
*After a male motorist struck her car, spinning it around in the 6500 block of Caves Hwy., the man was heard to say, “Oh, f _ _ _!” He then drove away, and officers were looking for him in Wonder.
*Harassment was reported on Crooks Creek Road, and then the caller said the situation was resolved.
*Burglars took more than 1,000 pounds of lead from buildings on Crooks Creek Road, the owner said.
*Harassment was complained about on Queen of Bronze Road. Raised fists and a container of chemical de-icer were noted.
*On S. Old Stage Road, a boy, 14, was arrested under a protective custody order.
*At 11:35 p.m. the Illinois Valley Visitor Center was checked. All was well; there were no visitors.
*Garry Allen Womack, 51, also known as “Stargazer” and “Hobbit Wolf,” was arrested and jailed on two charges of second-degree assault after an injured woman was found at 11:49 p.m. on Dick George Road.
Friday, Aug. 22
*It was a doggone situation as 11 inmates were let loose by persons unknown at the Josephine County Animal Shelter. Four of the dogs were found dead on Pleasant Valley Drive; three were still on-site; and four were missing.
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