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(Editor’s Note: Names,
ages, addresses, incidents
and charges are provided by
official law enforcement
agencies. All persons listed
in this report are innocent
until proven guilty in a court
of law. Charges can be
amended or dismissed.)
* * *
Monday, Jan. 13
*At 1:30 p.m. a man in
the 8700 block of Takilma
Road reported being robbed at
gunpoint in his home by three
men in ski masks. They made
him lie down on the floor, tell-
ing him they would come
back and kill him if he told the
police. He reported that the
suspects had stolen his vehicle
which was later found on the
Dome School parking lot.
Sunday, Jan. 19
*A man in the 38000
block of Redwood Hwy. com-
plained that he is having an
ongoing problem with his
neighbor. Something about
her removing a sign from his
property.
Monday, Jan. 20
*The silent alarm at
Selma Select Market sounded
at 1:15 a.m. A broken window
and broken lights were found,
however, it didn’t look like
anyone gained entry.
*Matthew Talbutt, 20,
was arrested on a charge of
first degree rape, at 5:06 a.m.
in the 100 block of Hogue
Drive.
*Someone at the Selma
Quick Stop Mart reported that
an unknown person attempted
to break into the store causing
an estimated $250 in damage.
*A woman in the 6000
block of Westside road re-
ported that someone knocked
her gate over, and she thinks
she knows who did it.
*A man in the 400 block
of Draper Valley Road com-
plained that his neighbor
shoots a high powered rifle
every morning.
*Someone removed the
passenger rear window of a
vehicle parked in the lot of a
business in the 300 block of
Caves Hwy.
*A deputy located some
vandalized mailboxes in the
600 block of Pine Cone Drive
at 11:55 a.m.
*At 2:17 p.m. someone
reported a woman driving all
over the road with an unre-
strained child in the vehicle, in
the 200 block of Watkins
Street.
*Philip C. Stockwell, 51,
was cited on a charge of
speeding in the 22000 block
of Redwood Hwy.
*There was an out of con-
trol child reported in the 7800
block of Caves Hwy.
*A man fainted by the
back door of a business in the
300 block of S. Redwood
Hwy. A friend gave him a ride
to medical facilities.
Tuesday, Jan. 21
*Some kind of trespassing
incident happened in the 9000
block of Takilma Road.
*In the 100 block of
Kerby Avenue a man was
warned regarding trespassing,
then his landlord gave him
until noon the next day to re-
move his belongings.
*There was a report of a
non-injury accident in the
19000 block of Redwood
Hwy. at 1:26 p.m.
*A woman in the 600
block of South Junction Ave-
nue reported that someone
drove into her chain link
fence.
*In the 1200 block of Ar-
rowhead Drive, a woman
complained that her neighbor
threatened to shoot her if she
came onto his property again,
after she confronted him about
continually shooting at his
house.
*After complaining to
deputies that his neighbor had
been shooting guns all day,
Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, February 5, 2003
the neighbor drove onto the
complainants driveway to tell
him he would shoot him if he
ever sees him in the woods.
*A woman complained
that a lock had been pried
open on a vacant cabin in the
9500 block of Takilma Road.
*In the 100 block of
O’Brien Street a woman re-
ported that her landlord was
yelling at her about things.
*Norman Leslie Berger,
46, was arrested on a charges
of disorderly conduct, resist-
ing arrest, and assault on a
public safety officer, in the
200 block of Lister at 4:38
p.m.
*Otis Jones was arrested
and charged with probation
violation at 5:54 p.m. in the
100 block of Redwood Hwy.
*A man in the 100 block
of Forest Creek Road reported
his storage shed had been bur-
glarized.
*There was some sort of a
tenant landlord dispute in the
200 block of Illinois River
Road.
Wednesday, Jan. 22
*A woman in the 100
block of Hogue Drive reported
hearing someone cutting down
trees on property adjacent
from her. She said trees were
cut down on her property
without permission.
*In the 600 block of Pine
Cone Drive, a woman com-
plained about her son causing
a disturbance.
*In the 300 block of Old
Stage Road Anya Marie
Brummett, 17, was cited on
charges of charges of no oper-
ating permit and failure to
yield right of way, at 11:37
a.m.
*A deputy rendered assis-
tance in the 1400 block of Ar-
rowhead Drive. Someone had
apparently created dirt burms
on an easement road.
*A woman in the 1200
block of Arrowhead Drive
made many complaints about
her neighbor.
*Roger C. Kelm, 46, was
arrested on a charge of proba-
tion violation at 2:14 p.m., in
the 100 block of Pinewood
Way.
*A woman in the 8000
block of Takilma Road com-
plained that a man who lives
on the property was harassing
her.
*A pastor of a local
church reported that 3 juvenile
females told him of an assault
on a 15-year-old girl. A dep-
uty contacted the girl, and
found no evidence of a crime.
*In the 300 block of
Kerby Street a man com-
plained that his chainsaw had
been taken.
Thursday, Jan. 23
*A couple in the 700
block of Naue Way went to
different parts of their resi-
dence and agreed that they
would not have any more do-
mestic disturbances, after he
dialed 911 at 12:32 a.m.
*A mother and a son were
yelling at each other because
she wanted him to clean up
the house in the 500 block of
Hummingbird Road.
*A woman in the 100
block of Norman Road re-
ported that someone had taken
dog food from her shed.
*Elizabeth A. Edwards,
33 was cited on charges of
speeding, driving while sus-
pended (DWS), and having no
liability insurance in the
18000 block of Redwood
Hwy. at 10:47 a.m.
*At 11:57 a.m. assistance
was rendered to a motorist at
South Redwood Hwy. and E.
Lister Street.
*Floyd George Tibbits,
24, was arrested on a charge
of probation violation at 1:49
p.m. in the 100 block of S.
Redwood Hwy.
*A deputy rendered assis-
tance to a Dept. of Human
Services (DHS) worker doing
a welfare check on children in
the 2000 block of Lone Moun-
tain Road at 2:22 p.m.
*There was a vehicle off
the side of the road in the
23000 block of Redwood
Hwy.
*There were reports of
domestic violence in progress
in the 100 block of S. Sawyer
Avenue.
*In the 100 block of
Hogue Drive a woman re-
ported people being on some
property where they should
not be.
*People that it was
thought should not be at the
address in the 100 block of
Hogue Drive turned out to be
tenants moving their things.
*At 9:40 p.m. on Caves
Hwy. and Old Stage Road
there was a disturbance that
sounded like people were pos-
sibly going to get into a fight.
*At 9:48 p.m. in the 2000
block of Caves Hwy. Ross
James McCafferty, 22, was
cited on a charge of DWS, and
driving uninsured.
*A woman in the 100
block of Krauss Lane reported
that the man she has been
married to for 12 years remar-
ried someone else without
being divorced from her.
Friday, Jan. 24
*A man in the 100 block
of N. Redwood Hwy. failed to
leave his name after hitting
another vehicle.
*A deputy counseled a
woman regarding her misuse
of 911.
*In the 27000 block of
Redwood Hwy. a vehicle pull-
ing a trailer was reported to be
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USFS OPEN HOUSE - Representatives from different branches of the U.S. Forest Service were
on hand to answer questions regarding recovery after the Biscuit Fire at an open house on
Thursday, Jan. 30 at the county building in downtown Cave Junction. The open house was the
final of four, with the previous three being held in Grants Pass, Gold Beach, and Brookings.
Among representatives present were Pam Bode, district ranger for Illinois Valley and Tom
Link, Biscuit project manager. Link (former acting district ranger for Illinois Valley) will be
overseeing the Environmental Impact Statement for the Biscuit Fire, which Link said will take
approximately nine-months to complete. Displays at the open house included maps and infor-
mation concerning various subjects such as forest products/salvage timber sales and social/
recreation.
(Photo by Sam Newton)
Siskiyou RAC approves Title II funding
The Siskiyou Resource
Advisory Committee (RAC)
voted to recommend funding
approximately $1,085,000 of
Title II projects on the Siski-
you National Forest through
Sept. 30.
These recommendations
are consistent with the Secure
Rural Schools and Commu-
nity Self Determination Act of
2000.
The committee recom-
mended a total of 28 projects
to be implemented on federal
land, or on adjacent private
lands where there is benefit to
the public lands.
Approximately $595,000
of the projects are in Curry
County, with $410,000 in Jo-
sephine County, and $81,000
in Coos County.
Scott Conroy, Forest Su-
pervisor for the Rogue River
and Siskiyou National Forests,
approved the RACs recom-
mendations, and committed
the funding for this year’s Ti-
tle II projects.
The projects were grouped
into 13 categories, including
control of noxious weeds, for-
est health improvement, fish
habitat restoration, infrastruc-
ture maintenance, road de-
commissioning/obliteration,
road maintenance, re-establish
native species, soil productiv-
ity improvement, trail mainte-
nance. The project list is
online at www.fs.fed.us/r6/
siskiyou/rac. It is anticipated
that most of these projects
well be started this summer.
Proposals for 2004 Title II
projects may be submitted by
the public no later than April
1, 2003. Applications forms
and instructions are available
at forest service offices or
online.
Proposals should be sub-
mitted to the Rogue River and
Siskiyou National Forests of-
fice, P.O. Box 520, 333 W.
8th St, Medford, OR 97501.
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