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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Bill proposes higher bail for meth dealers
Two adults and three children died as a result of a motor vehicle crash on Deer Creek Road in
Selma on Thursday, March 27 in the early evening. Illinois Valley Fire District, American Medical
Response and Josephine County Sheriff’s Office responded. Story on page 1. (Photo by Illinois
Valley Fire District)
(Editor’s Note: Factual
information for ‘Blotter’ is
provided by official law en-
forcement agencies. All per-
sons listed are innocent until
proven guilty in a court of
law. Charges can be
amended or dismissed.)
* * *
Friday, March 21
*Someone was reported
firing a gun in the 400 block
of Lakeshore Drive at 3:30
a.m.
*A single gunshot was
heard coming from a home
on S. Sawyer Avenue at 9:30
a.m.
*A landlord/tenant dis-
pute was reported on Dog-
wood Lane.
*Stating that a woman
had made threats against him
and his wife, a Dick George
Road resident sought a stalk-
ing order. He was advised of
his options.
*On Pine Cone Drive a
14-year-old girl was coun-
seled about her behavior after
her parents reported she was
hitting her siblings, and
throwing rocks and manure.
*After phoning 911 re-
peatedly from the Selma Post
Office to state that he didn’t
want to live at his house any-
more and would cut his wrists
if no one picked him up, Mi-
chael Tice, 54, was taken to
Three Rivers Community
Hospital on a peace officer’s
mental hold.
*No reason was discov-
ered for a hold-up alarm from
a restaurant in the 300 block
of S. Redwood Hwy. at 11:11
p.m.
*With a reported blood-
alcohol content of .16, a
driver was cited on charges of
driving under the influence of
intoxicants on E. River Street
at 11:39 p.m. The vehicle was
impounded.
Saturday, March 22
*Although “baggies” and
syringes with methampheta-
mine residue were reportedly
confiscated from a Lakeshore
Drive residence, insufficient
evidence was available to
press charges. One person
was advised to contact their
probation officer.
*On Illinois River Road
a driver was warned for pass-
ing over a double-yellow line,
and for an undertagged load
of firewood.
*Brian Lavern Ruston,
47, was cited on a federal
charge of driving with a sus-
pended license (DWS) and
warned for failure to carry
proof of insurance.
*On Cobalt Drive, a
woman said that her neighbor
threatened to burn her house
after she confronted him
about his dog killing hers.
*Trespassers were re-
ported at a property in the
2000 block of Holland Loop.
*A dispute over owner-
ship of a bulldozer was re-
ported in Kerby, but the par-
ties resolved the situation
themselves.
*Grace Helen Polk, 32,
was cited on charges of DWS
and driving uninsured on
Redwood Hwy. at milepost
30 at 7:55 p.m. Polk also was
warned for speeding.
*A small, unattended
campfire was discovered near
Illinois River “Forks” State
Park at 11:19 p.m.
Sunday, March 23
*A black Toyota 4-
Runner with two occupants
was reported speeding and
“spinning donuts” in the 5000
block of Holland Loop.
*A single-vehicle acci-
dent was reported in the park-
ing lot at the Illinois Valley
Family Coalition at 12:40
a.m., and the passengers were
said to be hiding in nearby
bushes. The driver was not
located.
*After they insisted that
an unwanted young man
leave, a Cave Junction resi-
dent said that they received
numerous threatening phone
calls from the boy and his
father. Both parties were con-
tacted and the boy was
warned for telephonic harass-
ment and trespassing.
*Robert Norman Kells,
18, was cited on a charge of
driving uninsured, and warned
for an obscured license plate,
on Redwood Hwy. in the
21000 block at 1:26 a.m.
*A driver reported that
his parked car was damaged
by a hit-and-run driver on E.
Watkins Street at 1 p.m.
*Erratic speed and failure
to maintain a lane of travel
were reasons given for report-
ing a possible drunken driver
on Holland Loop at 8:39 a.m.
*Robert Charles Break-
field, 44, was cited on a
charge of DWS on Rockydale
Road at 4:43 p.m. His vehi-
cle was towed.
*Two people were con-
tacted in north CJ after a store
employee reported that a
woman was being rude, har-
assing customers and asking
for money. It was noted that
the woman’s male companion
was hostile throughout the
contact with the deputy.
*A man wearing all-
black clothing and stinking of
alcohol was said to be yelling
and scaring customers at a
restaurant in Downtown CJ at
8:19 p.m. He was
“trespassed” from the busi-
ness and told to contact his
probation officer.
*Otis Jones, 54, was
cited on a charge of second-
degree criminal trespassing
after he was contacted at the
CJ Post Office at 11:45 p.m.
Monday, March 24
*Two men, arguing over
money owed each, reported
that the other had made
threats involving a firearm.
*Shannon Rebecca
Loock, 19, was cited on a
charge of speeding (38/20),
and warned for failure to
carry proof of insurance dur-
ing a traffic stop on
McMullen Creek Road at
12:18 p.m.
*An O’Brien resident
said that his neighbor threat-
ened to shoot his dogs. He
said the neighbor believes
that his dog killed hers.
*Montgomery Robert
Leach, 21, was cited on a
charge of speeding (73/55) at
milepost 25 on Redwood
Hwy. at 2:18 p.m.
*Adam Jason Smith, 24,
was cited on a charge of
speeding (73/55) at milepost
26 on Redwood Hwy.
*Following a report of
two persons pushing their
way into a residence in the
23000 block of Redwood
Hwy., Debra Susan Wallis,
56, was cited under a
Klamath County warrant
charging criminal mischief
with property damage. A re-
port of criminal trespassing
was to follow.
*A mail carrier reported
that she was stopped by a
woman on Ken Rose Lane
who tried to sell to her a gen-
erator that was in the back of
her blue pickup truck.
*On Naue Way a woman
reported receiving numerous
phone calls, but no one
speaking. Options were pro-
vided.
Tuesday, March 25
A drunk was said to be
jumping into traffic on Red-
wood Hwy. near Deer Creek
Road at 3 p.m.
*Michael Tice, 54, was
lodged in Josephine County
Jail on a charge of disorderly
conduct after a caller reported
that they could not keep him
from walking onto Redwood
Hwy. in Selma.
*On Reeves Creek Road,
a paraglider was reported to
have crashed near a gravel
pit. No law enforcement was
required.
*In Selma a woman said
that she’d been harassed over
the telephone by a man who
blamed her for his property
being stolen.
*Eastbound on Caves
Hwy. near Old Stage Road, a
man and woman were strug-
gling over a baby carriage, a
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Passage of SB 1095, the
bill to increase the bail
amount for methampheta-
mine dealers from $50,000 to
$500,000, was led by House
Republican Whip Gene
Whisnant (R-Sunriver).
Whisnant co-sponsored
the bill because meth dealers
were posting bond for as little
as $500.
“There should be no ‘get-
out-of-jail discount’ for drug
dealers who are pushing
methamphetamine in our
communities,” said Whisnant,
who is vice chairman of the
House Judiciary Committee.
“SB 1095 sends the
strong message that dealing
methamphetamine in Oregon
will be a very expensive oc-
cupation,” he said.
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caller said.
*A man was attempting
to sell some generators, an air
compressor and water pump
out of the back of his pickup
truck, said a caller, who
thought that the situation was
suspicious.
*Jerry Victor Lewis
Owens Jr., 24, was cited un-
der a warrant from Mult-
nomah County charging car-
rying a concealed weapon.
He also was cited on charges
of DWS, and failure to carry
proof of insurance. His vehi-
cle was impounded.
*A report of people
shooting wild turkeys on
White Schoolhouse Road was
referred to OSP Fish & Game
officers.
*At Jubilee Park a caller
reported hearing what
sounded like teen-aged boys
harassing homeless people at
8:15 p.m.
*In Downtown CJ at
8:44 p.m. a man said that a
young woman attempted to
steal his van, collided with
another vehicle and then fled
on foot.
*An “entire family” was
said fighting in front of a resi-
dence on S. Junction Avenue
at 9:38 p.m. One person left,
and no problem was reported
upon a deputy’s arrival.
Wednesday, March 26
*John Kevin Engles, 43,
was cited on a charge of
DWS and warned for speed-
ing on Lakeshore Drive at
McMullen Creek Road at
8:24 p.m.
*In a dispute regarding
tenancy and employment, a
man reportedly was throwing
and breaking items, and
threatening to burn down a
shop in the 27000 block of
Redwood Hwy. The incident
was deemed civil in nature.
*In Selma, a man said
that his mother received a
phone call with a recorded
message which stated she’d
won a trip from a large na-
tional store chain. A manager
at the store said that no one
from there would call about
any kind of trip.
to set bail at a minimum
$500,000 for a person await-
ing trial for methamphetamine
crimes, if the judge has
reason to believe the defen-
dant will fail to appear in
court, commit a new crime, or
pose a threat to the public. The
legislation applies to the most
serious meth crimes, such as
manufacturing the drug and
dealing it to children.
“This legislation targets
the most serious offenders, or
those meth dealers who can
typically afford to post bond
under current law,” said
Whisnant. “SB 1095 is just
one part of a comprehensive
effort to address the metham-
phetamine problem in Ore-
gon.”
SB 1095, whose chief
sponsor is Sen. Doug Whit-
sett (R-Klamath Falls), now
moves to the governor’s desk
for his signature. It’s one part
of the Republican Safe
Streets Agenda, announced
by Senate Republicans, which
includes adding 39 troopers
for 24/7 state police coverage.
Suspicious home fire extinguished
A blaze of suspicious
origin at a vacant home was
extinguished by Grants Pass
Dept. of Public Safety fire-
fighters Saturday, March 29.
The fire at 681 Sunset
Way was reported at 1:14 a.m.
A corner of the single-story
home was ablaze, with flames
spreading to the roof. No inju-
ries were reported.
Two city engines were
backed up by one from
Rural/Metro Fire Dept. Also
on-scene was American Medi-
cal Response.
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