Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, April 13, 2016
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Tales from the Rural Patrol
(Editor’s Note: Factual information
for ‘Tales’ is provided by official law
enforcement agencies. All persons list-
ed are innocent until proven guilty in a
court of law. Charges can be amended
or dismissed.)
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Land Management (BLM) turn-off
road. Beyond the yellow gate, there
was a silver/gray/black “Echo” car
being stripped at 2:47 p.m. Law
enforcement was unable to locate
what was left at 3:28 p.m.
Outside the Valley
*A whopping 45 incidents
were logged.
Monday, April 4
* Josephine County Sheriff’s
Office (JCSO) and Cave Junction
city maintenance personnel met at
Jubilee Park at 11:05 a.m.
*A drunken woman damaged
a home on Green Valley Drive,
and she was driving around with
a loaded 9mm (style is 9mm)
firearm. Judy Larson, 60, was cited
to appear for driving under the
influence of alcohol, with a blood
alcohol content (BAC) of .23.
She was detained at the Josephine
County Jail for a restraining order
violation.
*The pocket-dialer from Crest
Drive did not hang up from their
911-call at 2 p.m.
*A neighbor on S. Kerby
Avenue was borrowing a 1991
Mazda Protégé, with plans on
purchasing it. In the middle of
the night, the Mazda disappeared,
but it was recovered in the 100
block of Madrona Drive. Turns
out a friend of the victim’s brother
thought he had permission to drive
the Mazda.
*Just past the National
Forest Service sign on Onion
Mountain Road is a Bureau of
Tuesday, April 5
*The area in the 6300 block
of Deer Creek Road was checked
and presumably all was OK at
10:22 a.m.
*All was fine in the 3200
block of Waldo Road at 11:21 a.m.
*A worried woman found
numerous disturbing, rambling
notes in the newspaper box in front
of her gate in the 23000 block
of Redwood Hwy. in Kerby. She
felt threatened because there have
already been two fatal shootings
near that property, and she did not
want to be next. She was advised
of her options. (Steer clear of
dangerous, unstable people.)
*Nothing was heard on the
911-call from the 25900 block of
Redwood Hwy. at 11:42 a.m.
*A white Dodge truck was
being stripped on Althouse Road
near Tarter Gulch.
*No one knows why or at
what, but the guy in the 200 block
of Laurel Road was shooting
excessively with an automatic
pistol at 11:53 a.m.
*The driver of a white
Cadillac was cited into Cave
Junction Municipal Court after
failing to obey the Stop sign on
Caves Avenue at Caves Hwy. at
12:43 p.m.
*An area was checked at
milepost 34 on Hwy. 199 at 12:51
p.m.
*A family on Merlot Drive
has been harassed since June 2015.
Their tormentors threatened to
make false accusations to have
their children, pets and food
stamps taken away from them.
*Fernwood Drive and Ivy
Drive were monitored at 1:30 p.m.
*No campers were around
at 2:03 p.m. in the 1000 block of
Illinois River Road.
*Switched license plates
were seized, and a stolen vehicle
was recovered following a traffic
stop on Reeves Creek Road near
S. Shore Drive at 2:42 p.m. The
stop resulted in a citation for a
driving while suspended license
violation, and a federal citation
was written for possession of a
controlled substance at 3:28 p.m.
Jeremy Sorensen, 32, was detained
at Josephine County Jail on new
charges and four warrants charging
distribution of a controlled
substance, possession of meth, and
criminal driving on a suspended/
revoked license.
*A motorist on Hwy. 199 at
Cottage Park Drive at 3:05 p.m.
was given a ticket for failure to
renew registration.
*Someone was horsing
around and set off the Detect All
Security Alarm at a wholesale
saddle company at 5:26 p.m.
Outside the Valley
*Incidents logged equaled 22.
Wednesday, April 6
*On Tuesday a multicolored
sedan was being raced through
town like a hot rod and jumping
curbs. By 9:20 a.m. Wednesday the
car was a hazard on the roadway
by Raymond Street and Hamilton
Avenue, and it reportedly looked
like it had been in a tow truck
competition. (Maybe they meant
tuff-truck?)
*A guy dressed in a lime
green coat and jeans was yelling at
people driving by in the 400 block
of S. Redwood Hwy. at 9:29 a.m.
This seemed suspicious because he
was dressed more nicely than the
usual transients that yell at people.
*At 9:50 a.m. something hit a
classroom window and set off the
alarm in the 5100 block of Holland
Loop.
*Graffiti to a building in the
200 block of W. Lister Street was
reported at 11:02 a.m. Reports will
be filed for second-degree criminal
mischief and reckless burning.
*The driver of a white Chevy
S-10 was stopped in front of the
U.S. Post Office on Hwy. 199 and
Hussey Avenue at 11:52 a.m. A
warning was given for expired
registration and a defective brake
light.
*Illinois Valley High School
(IVHS) was shut down at 11:55
a.m. following reports of multiple
gunshots. A perimeter check was
performed, and area properties
were investigated. It turned out to
be folks shooting clay pigeons in
the 1200 block of Laurel Road. The
marksmen were advised to let the
school know in the future before
they target shoot.
*Although some dude on
Madrona Drive swears he paid
$500 and received the title for
a 1985 Mazda Protégé, he was
unable to provide any bill of sale
or proof when JCSO recovered the
vehicle. He said he would either
handle it himself or take the seller
to small claims court.
*Everything was apparently
fine during a check of the 200
block of Ollis Road at 12:21 p.m.
*A pocket-dial stemmed from
Pine Cone Drive at 12:58 p.m.
*On March 25, a champagne-
colored Cutlass had been stripped
and set on fire in the 2300 block of
Reeves Creek Road. The carcass of
the car was towed on April 6.
*Christopher Healer, 26, tried
to outrun police while driving a
yellow Honda quad on Caves Hwy.
at 1:31 p.m. It didn’t work. He was
detained at the Josephine County
Jail, charged with elude.
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The volunteers and staff of the
Illinois Valley Fire District
Responded to these recent Emergency calls
33000 blk REDWOOD HWY, Medical Emergency
1800 blk ROCKYDALE RD, Traffic Accident
3200 blk REDWOOD HWY, Medical Emergency
Thursday - 4/7/16
1000 blk WESTSIDE RD, Fire Assist to Public
600 blk E RIVER ST, Medical Emergency
Monday - 4/4/16
28000 blk REDWOOD HWY, Traffic Accident
100 blk W PALMER ST, Medical Emergency
Friday - 4/8/16
600 blk SHERWOOD AVE, Medical Emergency
3700 blk HOLLAND LOOP RD, Medical Emergency
500 blk S JUNCTION AVE, Medical Emergency
600 blk SHERWOOD AVE, Medical Emergency
500 blk W RIVER ST, Medical Emergency
4300 blk DICK GEORGE RD, Medical Emergency
600 blk CAVES HWY, Medical Emergency
Tuesday - 4/5/16
500 blk W WATKINS ST, Medical Emergency
Remember to check your ISO ratings when your
insurance renews!!
18200 blk REDWOOD HWY, Traffic Accident
Saturday - 4/9/16
500 blk W RIVER ST, Medical Emergency
Sunday - 4/10/16
LAKESHORE DR / REEVES CREEK RD, Traffic Accident
Wednesday - 4/6/16
17000 blk REDWOOD HWY, Medical Emergency
PRESS RELEASE From 5/13/15
Date 13 May 2015
Insurance Service Office (ISO) Fire Insurance rating change for
the Illinois Valley
At the Illinois Valley Fire District Board meeting on Thursday,
May 14, it will be announced that ISO has concluded its review of
the Illinois Valley Fire District. The ISO has rated residences and
business within five miles of any IVFD station as a class 4 and
residences within 5-7 miles will receive a rating of 10W.
This rating is a significant improvement from past ISO ratings
and can potentially lead to a reduction in your fire insurance
premiums. This is up to the individual insurance carrier. The im-
proved ratings are due to shift based staffing from the volunteers,
improvements made to fire apparatus and sustained water supply.
The rating validates the increased level of fire protection that
IVFD provides the community.
IVFD wants to thank the volunteers and the Fire District Board for
their support for making this significant change possible.
300 blk STEVENSON ST, Medical Emergency
VISIT IVFD ONLINE AT ivfire.com or facebook.com/ivfire
Dennis Hoke
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Illinois Valley Fire District
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