Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Traffic violation nets five pounds of heroin on I-5
Three men were arrested
but no additional arrests have
Saturday, Dec. 12, near Ash-
been made following the stop.
land after an Ore-
Arrested were the
gon State Police
driver of an
traffic stop led to
SUV, identified
the seizure of ap-
as
Jolie
R.
proximately
5
Whatley, 38, of
pounds of heroin
Vancouver,
with an estimated
Wash.; and her
$150,000 street
passengers, Port-
value.
land
residents
An
inter-
Sergio
Reyes-
agency investiga-
Avizo,
33,
and
Jolie Whatley
tion is continuing,
Luis Contreras-
Meza, 24.
They each were charged
with possession, distribution
and manufacture of a con-
trolled substance. The passen-
gers, said OSP, have U.S.
Immigration & Customs En-
forcement holds on them.
Whatley’s 2002 vehicle
was northbound on I-5, said
OSP, when a trooper stopped
it at approximately 8:14 be-
cause of a traffic violation.
Subsequent investigation
related to the traffic stop led
to the discovery of approxi-
mately 5 pounds of heroin
concealed in the rear of the
vehicle. A drug detection
canine assisted with the dis-
covery of the heroin.
The suspects were
lodged in the Jackson County
Jail. The follow-up joint in-
vestigation involves OSP
Drug Enforcement Section,
Medford Area Drug & Gang
Enforcement Team, Drug
Enforcement Administration
and Rogue Area Drug En-
forcement team.
allowed their vehicle to de-
molish a lengthy section of
fence, causing $500 estimated
damage. A report for “failure
to leave name at the scene of
an accident” was filed.
*A CHP officer noted
that he was on Redwood
Hwy. following a vehicle
driven by a registered sex
offender who had been in
California -- outside of com-
pliance with orders.
*No contact information
was available for the owner
of a purse found near a Cave
Junction laundry.
*Theft of a generator
from a Crest Drive residence
was reported.
*Justin Ryan Hubbard,
25, was cited on a charge of
VBR (speeding/61 in a 45
mph zone) in Downtown
Cave Junction at 8:40 p.m.
*No reason was immedi-
ately discovered for an alarm
at Evergreen Elementary
School at 6:54 p.m.
*A woman on N. Boun-
dry Avenue stated that her
brother, who didn’t live there,
refused to leave. No evidence
of a crime was discovered;
the man left for the evening.
*California driver Robert
Francis Poole, 27, was cited
on a charge of speeding (79 in
a 55 mph zone) in the 22000
block of Redwood Hwy. at
7:51 p.m. He also was cited
on a charge of failure to carry
registration, and flagged as
hostile to law enforcement.
Saturday, Dec. 5
*A caller stated at 2:31
a.m. that some people “got in
her face” outside a Down-
town Cave Junction establish-
ment, and then boogied when
she phoned 911.
Sunday, Dec. 6
*A horse was said to be
running loose on Eight Dollar
Mountain Road at 11:44 a.m.
*On N. Hussey Avenue a
woman said that her former
mother-in-law entered her
residence uninvited and be-
gan screaming at all present.
It was requested that the
woman be warned against
trespassing at the home.
Monday, Dec. 7
*On E. River Street a
woman said that her daugh-
ter’s ex-boyfriend had
phoned, threatening to “f***
up their world.”
*A Cave Junction resi-
dent reported some $1,000 in
fraudulent online purchases
made with her credit card.
*Several county and U.S
Forest Service signs on Road
40-08-23 were decapitated
with a chainsaw, a caller said.
He took the signs home with
him so that they would not be
stolen, he said.
Tuesday, Dec. 8
*Not much happened in
Illinois Valley today.
Wednesday, Dec. 9
*An administrator at
IVHS reported that a female
student had punched another
girl’s face.
*On Dogwood Lane a
woman said that her daughter
was refusing to go to school.
*Two dogs loose on Ar-
ies Lane reportedly chased
some children. Josephine
County Animal Control was
notified.
*In Downtown Cave
Junction, Gregory Wayne
Sampley, 57, was cited on a
warrant charging FTA on an
original charge of second-
degree criminal trespass.
*Carole Renee Shloss,
48, was cited on a charge of
speeding (70 in a 55 mph
zone) on Redwood Hwy. at
Lakeshore Drive at 4:30 p.m.
*Several homeless peo-
ple were contacted behind St.
Matthias Episcopal Church
because of a complaint about
a dog at large.
*Someone set off a
“stink bomb” in the 100 block
of S. Redwood Hwy. at 5:13
p.m., a caller said.
*Marvin Ray Stephens,
43, was cited on a charge of
speeding (60 in a 45 mph
zone) on Rockydale Road at
5:32 p.m.
*Ronald Jermoe Baron,
49, was cited on a charge of
speeding (61 in a 45 mph
zone) in the 27000 block of
Redwood Hwy. at 5:51 p.m.
*On Redwood Hwy. at
Holton Creek Road, Jason
Russell Otanez, 35, was cited
on a charge of speeding (60 in
a 45 mph zone).
*A S. Old Stage Road
resident reported that her 15-
year-old grandson and 10
other juvenile persons were
drinking and using marijuana
at her residence while she
was at work. She requested
that the call be logged for
information.
*On Millie Street a caller
stated that someone dressed
all in black and identified as
“The Squirrel” entered his
residence without knocking.
*On Briar Lane a resi-
dent said because someone
comes to her house night after
night to pound on the win-
dows, she has armed herself.
Following are alarms to
which Illinois Valley Fire
District responded through
Sunday, Dec. 13:
300 block Prottsman Way
*10:18 p.m., M.A., 100
block Wood Duck Lane
Friday, Dec. 11
*8:08 a.m., M.V.A., Hol-
land Loop Road/Caves Hwy.
*10:03 a.m., M.V.A.,
Caves Hwy./Holland Loop
Road
*10:34 a.m., assist the
public, vehicle in ditch,
20000 block Redwood Hwy.
*11:08 a.m., M.V.A.,
39000 block Redwood Hwy.
*11:12 a.m., M.V.A.
rollover, 39000 block Red-
wood Hwy.
*5:55 p.m., M.A., 200
block Mesa Verde Drive
*6:55 p.m., M.V.A.,
Redwood Hwy./Eight Dollar
Road
Saturday, Dec. 12
*7:42 a.m., M.V.A.,
37000 block Redwood Hwy.
*8:23 a.m., M.V.A. roll-
over, Holland Loop Road/
Caves Hwy.
*10:10 a.m., assist the
public, traffic control, Red-
wood Hwy./Eight Dollar
Road
*10:42 a.m., M.V.A.,
non-injury, 20000 Redwood
Hwy.
*6:38 p.m., M.V.A. roll-
over, 500 block Shan Creek
Road
Sunday, Dec. 13
*10:59 a.m., M.V.A.
rollover, Tennessee Mountain
(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.)
* * *
Wednesday, Dec. 2
*While checking for an
injured deer on Lakeshore
Drive, a multitasking deputy
warned several motorists
about infractions including
speeding, failure to wear a
seatbelt and expired license
plate tags.
*On Rockydale Road a
caller reported that sometime
during the night a driver had
somehow allowed a vehicle
to leave the roadway, damag-
ing two mailboxes and an
antique dragsaw. The errant
driver left no information.
*A Cave Junction man
claimed that someone had
stolen some 250 methadone
pills from him.
*Corey Rei General, 29,
was cited on W. River Street
on a warrant charging failure
to appear (FTA) on an origi-
nal disorderly conduct charge.
*Peggy Jean Winder-
weedle, 70, was cited on a
charge of speeding (57 in a 45
mph zone) on N. Redwood
Hwy. at 5:21 p.m.
*A Caves Hwy. resident
stated that several items were
stolen from his garage.
*Unsuccessful attempts
for two years to contact the
no account writer of a “No
Account” check were re-
ported by a business owner in
Cave Junction.
*Lyle Eugene Schwope,
56, was cited on a charge of
speeding (61 in a 45 mph
zone) on Redwood Hwy. at
Rockydale Road at 8:02 p.m.
*California driver Chris-
topher Martin Spitznagel, 35,
was cited on a charge of
speeding (58 in a 45 mph
zone) in the 27000 block of
Redwood Hwy. at 8:13 p.m.
*On Robinson Road, a
man said that he fired warn-
ing shots when he was con-
fronted in a threatening man-
ner by a neighbor regarding
ownership of firewood.
Thursday, Dec. 3
*A burglar alarm
sounded at Illinois Valley
Fire District Station 4 on Hol-
land Loop at 9:39 a.m.
*Ryan
Matthew
Schaeffer, 23, was lodged in
Josephine County Jail on
charges of probation violation
and contempt of court after
his probation officer located a
woman, who had a restrain-
ing order against Schaeffer,
hiding in a bathroom at a
Laurel Road residence.
*An Illinois Valley High
School student was reported
by school administrators as
having been found in posses-
sion of marijuana.
*Following a dispute
between family members on
Holton Creek Road, a Kerby
woman went to Three Rivers
Community Hospital in
Grants Pass complaining of
injuries sustained when she
was thrown from her resi-
dence. How she was thrown
was not explained.
Friday, Dec. 4
*“Tremendous amounts”
of car parts, including a
bumper and a Jeep hubcap,
littered a Holland Loop resi-
dence yard after someone
Monday, Dec. 7
*6:01 p.m., Motor Vehi-
cle Accident (M.V.A.),
Crooks Creek Road/Deer
Creek Road
*8:56 p.m., Medical As-
sist (M.A.), 1000 block
Rockydale Road
Tuesday, Dec. 8
*12:15 a.m., Assist the
public - smoke alarm, 100
block Pugetville Road
*8:31 a.m., M.A., 1000
block Rockydale Road
*6:19 p.m., M.A., 1000
block Lone Mountain Road
*8:17 p.m., structure fire,
10000 block Redwood Hwy.
Wednesday, Dec. 9
*12:28 a.m., M.A., 500
block Arrowhead Drive
*5:19 a.m., M.A., 100
block Holton Creek Road
*11:50 a.m., M.A.,
10000 block Redwood Hwy.
Thursday, Dec. 10
*3:07 a.m., M.A., 400
block Aquarius Way
*7:07 a.m., M.A., 900
block Caves Hwy.
*9:01 a.m., assist the
public, smoke alarm, 400
block Robinson Corner Road
*9:27 a.m., mutual aid,
structure fire, 100 block
Peaceful Valley Lane
*6:01 p.m., structure fire,
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