Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014
Page A-7
Tales from the Rural Patrol
(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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Tuesday, Jan. 21
*Shop Smart Food Warehouse in Cave Junction was the
victim after a man, who is known, picked up a $25.98 bag of
jerky and got $7.98 worth of hot fried chicken; then left the
store without paying.
*The peace was kept at 1:40 p.m. in the 7000 block of
Rockydale Road.
*Residential burglary was reported on Hogue Drive. The
thief used a crowbar to open the front door; then loaded items
into pillow cases. Missing are a two-burner stove (must have
been a huge pillow case), bedding, spices, household items and
other property.
Outside of the Valley
*Ten persons in rural GP locations phoned for various
reasons including a two-vehicle noninjury accident, a man with
dementia who wanted to drive a car, and a burglar alarm termed
“beyond available resources” (BAR).
Thursday, Jan. 23
*From Thompson Creek Road came a call about a pos-
sible prowler who also is a car thief and who drives a full-size
brown-and-gold colored Chevy pickup truck.
*In the 500 block of Schumacher Street “another sick fox
was observed in the area. Neighbors were alerted to keep an
eye (or two) out for it.” It might have distemper.
*Second-degree burglary to an outbuilding was reported
on Palmer Street.
Outside of the Valley
Outside of the Valley
*Nine calls were logged from rural areas of Grants Pass.
One was about a pitbull that the owner claims he can’t contain,
but it keeps bothering (attacking) the complainant, his fam-
ily and his livestock. He has the legal right to shoot the dog.
Another call was from a woman who said that another female
person calls her names while dancing, screaming and honking
her car horn and saying that she will fight her, apparently in
connection with a horse.
Wednesday, Jan. 22
*The Rogue Area Drug Enforcement team was notified of
a complaint by a man close to closing his purchase of a home
in rural Cave Junction, as he discovered a vine-covered trailer
on the property that might have been a meth lab.
*Following a complaint of someone on a “quad” at Jubi-
lee Park a deputy checked, but neither quad nor quadee were
located.
*A Kerby resident felt that her grandson, who had a bad
tooth, was a missing person and might have gone to Klamath,
Calif., she phoned later to report that he was not missing.
*The Dept. of Human Services was assisted on Deer
Creek Road.
*Call-takers marked 11 calls today from rural GP, none of
them amounting to much.
Friday, Jan. 24
*A Holland Loop resident said that someone used a credit
card in their name to purchase $297.26 worth of items. The
complainant said that he was able to learn from the store where
the items were delivered on Westside Road, and wondered if
a fire at the O’Brien Post Office had something to do with the
lawbreaker getting the card.
*Following a residential burglar alarm on Idlewild Drive
the call was designated BAR.
*People in the 6000 block of Westside Road were report-
ed at 3:17 p.m. to be having a disturbance, but no such incident
was located.
*A woman said that around 3 p.m. she struck a deer in the
1500 block of Westside Road and that her vehicle was badly
damaged because of that.
*Fernando Dominguez, 41, was arrested in Cave Junction
after a traffic stop. He was charged with being a felon in posses-
sion of a firearm, possession of controlled substances/meth and
marijuana; and cited on a charge of driving while suspended.
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CHIEF’S CORNER
The volunteers and staff of the Illinois Valley Fire District
responded to these recent Emergency calls…
By Dennis Hoke
Fire Chief, Illinois Valley Fire District
On Monday I returned from attending training at the Na-
tional Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland. This is the pre-
mier fire service training facility in the U.S., similar to the FBI
academy for the law enforcement. I attended a course on how
to analyze a fire district's emergency service delivery. This
course is timely for me as we are currently working on our stra-
tegic plan for the Illinois Valley Fire District.
Every time I attend the Academy, I make a point to visit the
National Fallen Fire Fighters Memorial located on the Acad-
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Outside of the Valley
*Numerous rural GP calls came in today. They included
burglaries, a stolen car and other problems caused by various
malefactors.
Monday, Jan. 27
*Some creep broke into the crew cab pickup truck of an
O’Brien resident and rifled it. The complainant was advised to
be careful, as the jerk took the keys to his house.
*Several fishermen were checked on the Finch Road green
bridge, and it seems that they all had licenses.
*Family members in Selma were at odds with each oth-
er regarding rent, lack of utilities and ownership of various
items.
*Shore patrol was conducted on Eight Dollar Road.
*Lunatics were said to be “doing brodies” in the grass at
Jubilee Park.
*Officers tried to deal with a situation after a man phoned
from Selma to say that he was going to commit suicide. He
mentioned “suicide by cop.”
*An OSP trooper noted that a “Stop” sign was down at
Hays Cutoff and Holland Loop, and that it likely occurred dur-
ing a vehicle pursuit.
*”No problem” was reported after a 911 hang-up call
from Cave Junction.
Outside of the Valley
*Thirteen calls came in from outside the Valley. One was
from OSP in Bend about recovering a vehicle reported stolen
from Josephine County, and another involved the arrest of Ani-
ta Ann Dirksen, 52, at the county jail on a charge of “contra-
band.” She was said to have a “large quantity of tobacco and
rolling papers.”
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01/21-Tuesday
500 block LISTER WAY, Medical Emergency,
4600 block REEVES CREEK RD, Medical Emergency
800 block INDIAN CREEK RD, Assist to Public
800 block INDIAN CREEK RD, Medical Emergency
1700 block ROCKYDALE RD, Structure Fire
600 block E RIVER ST, Fire Alarm
800 block INDIAN CREEK RD, Assist to Public
01/22-Wednesday
17800 block REDWOOD HWY, Flue Fire
100 block HARLOW WAY, Medical Emergency
200 block S OLD STAGE RD, Medical Emergency
01/23-Thursday
9500 block TAKILMA RD, Medical Emergency
500 block S REDWOOD HWY, Lift Assist
300 block S JUNCTION AVE, Open Burn
17300 block REDWOOD HWY, Medical Emergency.
01/24-Friday
1400 block LAKESHORE DR, Medical Emergency
01/25-Saturday
1100 block NAUE WAY, Medical Emergency
200 block OLLIS RD, Medical Emgcy.
100 block LONE MOUNTAIN RD, Medical Emergency
01/26-Sunday
4700 block WALDO RD, Medical Emgcy.
100 block S SAWYER AVE , Medical Emergency
200 block MANZANITA LN, Medical Emergency
1000 block N OLD STAGE RD, Fire Alarm
He was taken to county jail, and his vehicle was impounded.
*In the 6000 block of Westside Road it was thought that
people who were in a reported disturbance were hiding in a
wooded area.
emy grounds. Plaques with hundreds of firefighter names honor
those who have made the ultimate sacrifice protecting the citi-
zens of this country. This hallowed ground holds a special
meaning for me. Some of the names posted there are of people
I have met in my career. I have made it my life’s ambition to
improve firefighter safety so that no more names are placed at
the memorial. As a parent of two firefighters and Chief of the
Illinois Valley Fire District, I take this responsibility person-
ally.
On Sunday, two firefighters were tragically killed fighting an
apartment complex fire in Toledo, Ohio (two more names to be
added to the memorial). Historically, about 100 firefighters die
in the line of duty every year in the U.S. (more names to be
added to memorial). As we work on our strategic planning for
the Illinois Valley Fire
District, our number
one goal is to provide
for the safety of each
and every member of
IVFD. We cannot
afford to have any of
our members added to
the memorial!
Until next time…
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1- Poisonous pufferfish; 5-
Director Preminger; 9- Cave
dwellers; 13- Over-50 org.; 14-
Body of honeybees; 16- Hurt;
17- Stepped; 18- Style; 19-
Equipment; 20- Healing plants;
22- Former French colony of
North America; 24- Version; 27-
Numbered rds.; 28- Don't bother;
29- Sudden collapse into failure;
33- Highways, e.g.; 34- Achy;
35- Basic monetary unit of
Greece; 36- Takes too much; 37-
Higher; 38- Bandleader Brown;
39- Corrida cries; 41- Neet rival;
42- Pooh's creator; 44-
Constructive; 46- Felt; 47-
Teheran's country; 48- Tennis
matches are divided into these;
49- Half-hour funny show; 52-
Suffix with Capri; 53- Chuck; 57-
"Dilbert" intern; 58- Violinist
Zimbalist; 60- Geographical
expanse; 61- Soak leather in
base solution; 62- Mother of
Perseus; 63- Tide type; 64-
Watchful one; 65- Auctioneer's
cry; 66- Heaps;
Down
1- Blubber; 2- Nasser's org.; 3- Miracle-___; 4- Modernised; 5- Newsman Charles; 6- Twixt's
partner; 7- Makes brown; 8- Bruins legend; 9- Crushed sugarcane; 10- Scored 100 on; 11-
Bangkok native; 12- Lab fluids; 15- More substantial; 21- Falsehoods; 23- Animation unit; 24-
Implant deeply; 25- Draw idly; 26- Momentarily; 27- Less common or less cooked; 29- Subject;
30- Tugs; 31- "Goodnight" girl; 32- Snooped (around); 34- European kingdom; 37-
Unacknowledged; 40- Adhesive label; 42- Encountered; 43- Moment; 45- Acapulco gold; 46-
Appeared; 48- Great bargain; 49- Kemo ___; 50- Brit's exclamation; 51- Carry; 52- Yes ___?; 54-
Nabisco treat; 55- Actor Penn; 56- Dupes; 59- Scale notes;