Police Blotter
From our weekly issue dated January 21, 2009
(Editor’s Note: Factual information for ‘Blotter’ is provided by official law enforcement agencies. All persons listed are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Charges can be amended or dismissed.)
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Friday, Jan. 9
- A Naue Way resident complained that drivers frequently use the school bus turn-around at the end of the road as a place to “spin 360s.”
- A Cave Junction restaurant owner reported that a woman with a clipboard stated that she was a “Secret Shopper” and was asking questions about his inventory.
- After a man reported that his tenant stole a blank check from his residence, wrote it for $5,000 and signed it herself, Robin Lynn Wilson, 49, was cited on charges of first-degree theft, and first-degree forgery. She was lodged in Josephine County Jail. Wilson faces additional charges of DUII and second-degree criminal mischief.
- On Waldo Road at 9:21 p.m., Perry Lynn Merideth, 51, was cited on a charge of driving with a suspended license (DWS).
- Contacted near Rough & Ready Creek, Patrick John Keever, 43, was cited on warrants charging failure to report and attempted eluding. He was lodged in county jail.
- A Cave Junction man said that several members of one family were threatening to kill him and his family. The complainant stated that one man ran at him with a chainsaw, and had to be repelled at gunpoint.
- It was reported in Cave Junction at 11:41 p.m. that young people in a Ford pickup truck were shooting paintballs at businesses and people along Redwood Hwy. Two officers stated that they were “unable to locate any paintball splatters.”
- An informational report for unlawful use of a weapon and seven counts of reckless endangerment was pending following a 3:05 a.m. incident involving drive-by shooting of an automatic weapon and harassment at a Hanby Lane residence.
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Saturday, Jan. 10
- A persistent problem with a man making unwanted contact with a rural Cave Junction family was reported.
- Joseph C. Nicols, 27, was cited on Illinois River Road for failure to display a firewood permit at 4:32 p.m.
- After Patrick L. Hamer, 47, was contacted on Illinois River Road, a charge of DWS was referred to the county district attorney. His passenger, Travis Deke Michael Young, 34, was cited on a charge of having invalidated firewood tags.
- At Tartar Gulch, William A. Sampley, 61, was cited on charges of DWS and a federal charge of possession of a controlled substance/marijuana.
- Paul Cecil Miller, 34, was cited on a charge of speeding on Redwood Hwy. at Lone Mountain Road at 8:30 p.m.
- Theft of a bedroom set from a residence on Dick George Road was reported.
- At 8:40 p.m. an intoxicated woman was making herself unwelcome at a Caves Hwy. residence.
- On Redwood Hwy. at Schuler Lane at 9:28 p.m., Michael Reece Turci, 52, was cited on a charge of DWS.
- Jamie Mae Virden, 22, was cited on a charge of no vehicle insurance around 10 p.m. in the 31000 block of Redwood Hwy.
- Stanley Earl Vaughn, 37, was cited on a charge of speeding (91 mph in a 55 mph zone) at milepost 25 on Redwood Hwy. at 10 p.m. He was warned concerning careless driving and failure to carry and present current proof of insurance.
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Sunday, Jan. 11
- Around 6 p.m. it was reported that a man and a boy on E. River Street were involved in a “considerably violent” altercation. When contacted, the juvenile had no indication of physical injury, and there was no evidence of a crime.
- Described as a prowler, someone was seen running into the woods from a Hanby Lane residence at 6:35 p.m.
- A Deer Creek Road resident stated that a neighbor was shooting at her dogs.
- A report of gunshots occurring for more than two hours was received from a Deer Creek Road resident.
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Monday, Jan. 12
- It appeared that a cat triggered a burglar alarm at 3:13 a.m. at a warehouse on Holland Loop.
- Theft from the mail and subsequent use of three WalMart gift cards was reported.
- A cow was reported running loose on Reeves Creek Road.
- After making threats of suicide, a 23-year-old woman was transported to Three Rivers Community Hospital (TRCH) on a peace officer’s mental hold.
- Someone was seen lying on the ground in a pullout area adjacent to McMullen Creek Road. The caller was concerned they might be hit by a car. No one was around when a deputy checked.
- A Selma resident said that his neighbor shot his dog.
- In the 17000 block of Redwood Hwy. a woman reported theft of some $200 by two youths she’d hired to do yard work.
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Tuesday, Jan. 13
- A vehicle reported stolen from Corning, Calif. was recovered by the owner from a Downtown Cave Junction parking lot.
- On Dick George Road a man said that his ex-wife was at his residence threatening to take things not hers.
- A boy, 13, was reported as a runaway by his uncle.
- After a report of a deliberate overdose, a woman, 23, was taken to TRCH on a peace officer’s mental hold.
- It was reported that a man was harassing a Hanby Lane resident and refusing to leave. Three people were contacted in front of the residence and sent on their way.
- On W. River Street, a man was reporting an instance of menacing which occurred several days earlier when the call was interrupted by the arrival of three people, and a disturbance ensued.
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Wednesday, Jan. 14
- Theft of a “large amount of money” from the office of the Junction Inn was reported at 9:05 a.m.
- A burglary was reported at a Deer Creek Road residence in the 1800 block.
- A Deer Creek Road resident reported that her neighbor deliberately ran over her mailbox with a tractor.
- Jeffrey Tyler Barnes, 17, was cited on a charge of DWS in the 200 block of N. Redwood Hwy. at 1:32 p.m. He also was warned for no driver-side fender and no mud flaps. His vehicle was impounded.
- Theft of a rake from atop a pile of leaves in a yard in the 28000 block of Redwood Hwy. was reported.
- A Cave Junction resident said that a man and woman held guns on his son and warned him to stay away from their daughter.
- After a disturbance and foot chase at a McMullen Creek Road residence, Brian Paul Shaw, 34, was arrested on a peace officer’s mental hold and taken to TRCH.
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