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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, September 24, 2003
POLICE BLOTTER
(Editor’s
Note:
Names, ages, addresses,
incidents and charges are
provided by official law
enforcement agencies. All
persons listed in this re-
port are innocent until
proven guilty in a court
of law. Charges can be
amended or dismissed.)
***
Monday, Sept. 8
*Two women and a
man were said to be walk-
ing near the Selma 76 sta-
tion with a shotgun. Depu-
ties said their ride left
them, and they were wait-
ing for another ride.
*At 9:10 a.m. in the
3700 block of Dick George
Road a man said he was
worried about a suspicious
vehicle on his driveway
due to recent burglaries in
the area. Deputies said
they were unable to locate
the vehicle.
*In the 3000 block of
Holland Loop Road depu-
ties checked on a unoccu-
pied, disabled vehicle with
loose engine parts.
*In the 100 block of S.
Redwood Hwy. a citizen
said a man was passed out
on the sidewalk and that
his dog was being vicious
to passersby. Deputies
warned the intoxicated
man and he left the area.
*A woman in the 100
block of Caves Avenue
said some men were tres-
passing. Deputies cited
Jeremy Beck, 24, under a
warrant for failure to ap-
pear on a charge of third-
degree theft.
*In the 100 block of
Hussey Avenue a woman
said a neighbor was play-
ing his music too loud.
*At Redwood Hwy.
and Rockydale Road a
man said a man and
woman were fighting.
They split before deputies
could arrive.
Tuesday, Sept. 9
*In the 17000 block of
Redwood Hwy. a woman
said a man threw her off
her porch. She did not
want to press charges, and
deputies advised the man
for trespassing.
*In the 30000 block of
Redwood Hwy. deputies
responded to a single-
vehicle accident. Margaret
Lyon, no age listed, of
O’Brien was transported
by American Medical Re-
sponse to Three Rivers
Community Hospital in
Grants Pass.
*Mail was missing, a
woman said, in the 4700
block of Waldo Road.
*Four men were drink-
ing beer and urinating on a
parking lot, a man in the
24000 block of Redwood
Hwy. said. Deputies were
unable to locate them.
*Elfego Chavez Ma-
gana, 31, was cited on a
charge of speeding in the
33000 block of Redwood
Hwy.
*Five juvenile male
persons held up a sign that
read, “You better watch
your back,” while driving
in a white vehicle in the
18400 block of Redwood
Hwy., a man said.
*In the 500 block of
W. Watkins Street a man
said a girl, 10, and a boy,
7, were missing. He called
back to say the children
were OK.
*In the 300 block of
W. Lister Street a man said
several items were taken
by an ex-girlfriend includ-
ing an X-Box game ma-
chine. He said that all the
items taken didn't belong
to her.
*In the 300 block of
Waldamar Road a woman
said her ex-boyfriend came
over and removed several
items including a dirt bike
and furniture. Deputies
said it was a civil matter.
*A man in the 27000
block of Redwood Hwy.
wanted to know if there
was a reward for returning
a semi-truck loaded with
stolen goods. Deputies said
they checked the vehicle
and filed a report.
*Nicole McArthur, 36,
was charged with driving-
while-suspended (DWS) at
Redwood Hwy. and Finch
Road.
*In the 100 block of
Hogue Drive a man said
his throat was swelling and
that he was having trouble
breathing due to tonsillitis
or something similar.
*A man said a truck
was circling around with
its lights off at a church in
the 5100 block of Holland
Loop Road. Deputies cited
Robert A. Sutherland, 21,
on a charge of driving
without a valid operator’s
permit and for failure to
carry proof of insurance.
Deputies said the vehicle
was having motor prob-
lems.
Wednesday, Sept. 10
*Someone was in the
woods near a home in the
27700 block. The com-
plainant was worried that it
was her estranged hus-
band. Deputies said they’d
patrol the area.
*A man in the 6800
block of West Side Road
said he found a stolen ve-
hicle at the bottom of a
ditch.
*In the 2500 block of
Lakeshore Drive a citizen
said a vehicle passed a bus
while red lights were flash-
ing.
*A citizen said a tree
fell across Eight Dollar
Mountain Road blocking
one lane.
*A woman walking on
Old Stage Road with five
children said some teen-
agers nearly hit her in their
vehicle. Her co-worker had
to grab her and pull her
aside, she said. Deputies
logged the vehicle descrip-
tion.
*A man said that a
mechanical winch boom
and a portable crane with a
listed value of $1,200 were
missing from the 25000
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block of Redwood Hwy.
*In the 100 block of S.
Kerby Avenue a citizen
said a man was out of con-
trol. Deputies said it was a
landlord-tenant issue.
*Two men were said
to be riding on a motorcy-
cle without helmets in the
4900 block of Laurel
Road.
*At Jubilee Park a citi-
zen said someone left a
faucet running in the
men’s restroom and it
flooded.
*At the intersection of
S. Sawyer Avenue and
Schumacher Street a man
said someone was driving
erratically.
Thursday, Sept. 11
*In the 1000 block of
Pine Cone Drive deputies
arrested Merle Leonard
Southard, 24, on two war-
rants.
*Eric Johnson was
cited on a charge of DWS
on Rockydale Road.
*In the 7200 block of
Holland Loop Road a man
said he was worried about
some kids playing in his
barn getting hurt. The fa-
ther of the children said the
kids would no longer play
there, deputies said.
*From Ken Rose Lane
a man saw a large white
helicopter carrying a large
white propane tank-like
capsule beneath it. He was
concerned because it was
the anniversary of the 9-
11-01 terrorist attacks.
Deputies contacted Oregon
Dept. of Forestry and
Grants Pass Airport. Nei-
ther had knowledge of the
helicopter, which may
have been part of a logging
operation.
*In the 300 block of
Mona Way a man said an-
other man was refusing to
return a trailer he loaned
him. He decided not to
press charges, deputies
said.
*There was a suspi-
cious vehicle on a parking
lot in the 100 block of S.
Redwood Hwy., a citizen
said.
*In the 2300 block of
Lakeshore Drive a vehicle
went over an embankment.
Deputies assisted Oregon
State Police. The driver of
the vehicle refused medical
aid.
*For some reason a
man reported that in the
14500 block of Redwood
Hwy. four or five horses
were grazing on the side of
the road.
*At the intersection of
Finch Road and Redwood
Hwy. a man said a vehicle
was in the field with its
doors open. Prescription
pill bottles, paperwork, and
tools littered the inside of
the vehicle. Deputies said
the vehicle was on private
property and was not a
hazard.
*In the 400 block of
W. River Street a citizen
said a young man was rid-
ing a motorcycle without a
helmet on a church parking
lot.
*Charles Samuel
Greenwood, 59, was
charged with speeding in
the 29000 block of Red-
wood Hwy.
*Several people were
fighting physically behind
a business; then left in two
vehicles in the 100 block
of S. Redwood Hwy., it
was noted.
*At Caves Hwy. and
Junction Avenue Dennis
Dewitt, 56, was cited on
charges of no valid operat-
ing permit and failure to
carry proof of insurance.
Friday, Sept. 12
*At Redwood Hwy.
and Pugetville Road
(Continued on page 7)
Monday, Sept. 8
*Smoke investigation:
9:51 a.m., 200 block Finch
Road.
*Diesel fuel spill:
10:20 a.m., 400 block S.
Redwood Hwy.
*Districtwide medical
standby (all to assist
American Medical Re-
sponse): 3:45 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 9
*Medical assist (all
with American Medical
Response): 6:39 a.m., 300
block Thompson Creek
Road.
*Districtwide medical
standby: 6:39 a.m.
*Motor vehicle acci-
dent (MVA): 7:43 a.m.,
milepost 14 Redwood
Hwy.
*MVA: 10:18 a.m.,
near 30400 Redwood
Hwy.
*Open burn: 4:29 p.m.,
200 block Forest Creek
Road.
*MVA: 7:11 p.m.,
10000 block Old Redwood
Hwy. (previous accident
mistakenly reported.)
*Medical assist: 8:38
p.m., 100 block Hogue
Drive.
Wednesday, Sept. 10
*Medical assist: 9:33
a.m., 1600 block Rocky-
dale Road.
Friday, Sept. 12
*Medical assist: 8:53
a.m., 5600 block Caves
Hwy.
*Smoke investigation:
2:30 p.m., 1100 block N.
Old Stage Road.
Saturday, Sept. 13
*Public assist: 2:59
a.m., 8600 block Takilma
Road.
*Medical assist: 7:56
a.m., 33000 block Red-
wood Hwy.
*Medical assist: 9:38
a.m., 700 block Lakeshore
Drive.
*MVA: 4:58 p.m.,
Redwood Hwy. at Briggs
Valley.
*Grass fire: 5:22 p.m.,
300 block N. Hussey Ave-
nue.
*MVA: 10:21 p.m.,
900 block Hays Cut-Off
Road.
Sunday, Sept. 14
*Medical assist: 11:50
a.m., 200 block Honeybee
Lane.
*Smoke investigation:
2:23 p.m., Holland Loop/
Takilma Road.
*Brush fire: 2:49 p.m.,
5200 block Dick George
Road.
Monday, Sept. 15
*Medical assist: 3:28
a.m., 300 block N. Hussey.
*Medical assist: 3:39
a.m., 300 block W. Lister
Street.
SELMA SCORCHER - An unattended candle was likely
the cause of a small travel trailer blaze on Warren
Road in Selma on Tuesday, Sept. 16 at approximately
6:57 p.m. The owner of the trailer, Rhonda Jackson,
was using it for storage and was reportedly at the loca-
tion 30 minutes prior to the fire, according to I.V. Fire
District. Approximately 15 personnel from IVFD re-
sponded with two engines, two tenders, two tankers
and one rescue vehicle. The estimated cost of the fire
was $1,500 with the trailer being a total loss. Several
surrounding trees were also scorched.
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