Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Page A-7
Tales from the Rural Patrol
(Editor’s note: Factual information
for ‘Tales’ 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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Saturday, July 2
*At 9:51 a.m., a deaf man
requested help from Speedy Mart
employees, who enlisted the aid
of a hearing-impaired relative to
translate. A hoodlum with a history
of burglary and assault broke into a
house in the 300 block of S. Caves
Avenue. A copy of the no-contact
order was emailed to the deputy.
The crook took a laptop, tried
to steal a car and left before law
enforcement arrived.
*Everything was fine at the
Swinging Bridge area on Illinois
River Road at 12:51 p.m.
*A warning was given for no
seat belt at Swinging Bridge at 1:48
p.m.
*An Acura driver was warned
for speeding at 7:27 p.m. on Hwy.
199 at Eight Dollar Road.
Outside the Valley
* Thirty-four log items.
Sunday, July 3
*At 12:30 a.m., an engaged
couple were relaxing and dancing
to a good band at a bar in the 100
block of S. Redwood Hwy. They
noticed an underage minor in the
bar, and alerted the bartender and
door man to the situation. The
minor’s sister was unhappy that
her sibling had been ratted out, and
threw a glass of alcohol, hitting the
informer near her eye. A cat fight,
complete with punching, rib-kicking
and hair-yanking ensued. Reports
will follow for fourth-degree
assault, with a referral to the district
attorney for second-degree assault.
Surveillance video will be obtained
from the establishment.
*Lake Selmac was patrolled at
11:25 a.m.
*A driver may have been
under the influence of something
when they backed into a tree at a
high rate of speed. (You think?)
This incident occurred at 12:25 p.m.
on Lakeshore Drive.
*Medical providers were
assisted with a confused and
uncooperative patient in a tent in
the 500 block of Udee Road at
12:59 p.m.
*Law enforcement checked the
Eight Dollar area at 1:20 p.m.
*Investigation continued from
2 until 5:35 p.m. along the Illinois
River Road.
*At 2:40 p.m., the driver
of a Ford Escape on Hwy. 199 at
Lakeshore Drive was warned for
speeding and failure to notify the
Department of Motor Vehicles of
change of address.
*The operator of a silver-
colored truck was driving while
uninsured, failed to display license
plates and did not signal a right
turn. A citation into CJ Municipal
Court was the result of the traffic
stop at Schumacher Street and S.
Sawyer Avenue at 3:25 p.m.
*Minors were cited for
possession of alcohol while
partying at the Swinging Bridge
at the Illinois River Trailhead at
3:26 p.m. One teen was on formal
juvenile probation in Curry County.
Their parents were contacted, and
one step-father took custody of the
rascals.
*An unnamed fugitive was
in custody at W. Watkins Street
and S. Redwood Hwy. at 3:54 p.m.
Other rabble-rousers were cited for
drinking in public.
*There was a domestic dispute
in the 17000 block of Redwood
Hwy. at 5:09 p.m. A mother was
picking up her kids, but her ex
was throwing things at her car and
trying to hit her.
*On Friday, July 1, a caretaker
stole a cell phone and assaulted her
client in the 300 block of Stevenson
Street. The client said it was his
Obama phone that he uses for
medical purposes. He would try
to get his phone back on his own,
because his caretaker is a transient
so law enforcement would have a
difficult time locating her.
Outside the Valley
* Thirty-one log items
WHERE’S
THE ALARM?
The volunteers and staff of the
Illinois Valley Fire District
Responded to these recent Emergency calls
Monday, July 4
*At 2:53 p.m., a wacko
woman was having a holiday
parade-of-one, walking in traffic
down S. Hussey Avenue and W.
Watkins Street. She was cooperative
with law enforcement, promising
to stay out of the roadway as she
continued home to Hanby Lane.
*A speedster was cited into CJ
Municipal Court for driving 65 mph
in a 45 mph zone on Redwood Hwy.
at Hanby Lane at 4:17 p.m. (Hope
that parader was out of the middle
of the road by then).
*Law enforcement was
flagged down at Hanby Lane and
Redwood Hwy. at 4:30 p.m. with a
driving complaint.
Outside the Valley
*Sixteen incidents.
Tuesday, July 5
*A motorcyclist was warned
for violation of the basic rules of
the road at milepost 35 on Hwy. 199
at 10:53 a.m.
*At 11:03 a.m., a trailer was
parked just after the runway on
Airport Drive, along Powerline
Road towards Seats Dam. Bureau of
Land Management will be notified.
*The transient laying under the
tree in the 25600 block of Redwood
Hwy. was an unwanted guest,
especially since he had been caught
shoplifting there the night before.
The deputy advised that he leave
the property, and if he returned, he
would be trespassed.
*A bully in the 5800 block
of Deer Creek Road grabbed his
ex by the neck and threw her to
the ground at 12:04 p.m. The
thug then tried to stab her with a
wooden kabob stick. (Shish!) Law
enforcement provided civil standby
protection as she got her keys
and left of her own free will. She
planned on obtaining a restraining
order in the morning.
*There was a restraining order
served in the 900 block of N. Old
Stage Road at 12:54 p.m.
*The search continued at
12:56 p.m. for a camp that was
reported near the foot bridge at
Airport Road, off Powerline Road
Outside the Valley
* Fourteen log entries.
Thursday, July 7
*Law enforcement patrolled
the Little Falls Trailhead
Campground at 3:56 p.m., the Eight
Dollar Bridge Access on the west
side at 4:13 p.m., and the Josephine
Camp Campground at 4:23 p.m.
Everything was fine, as was the
Interpretative Trail at the Eight
Dollar Bridge Access at 5:07 p.m.
*At 5:41 p.m., a Honda driver
in the 500 block of Eight Dollar
Road was warned for improper
display and advised to contact the
court and Department of Motor
Vehicle regarding a suspended
violation.
Outside the Valley
*Twenty-two situations.
Wednesday, July 6
*Investigation transpired at a
bar in the 100 block of S. Redwood
Hwy. at 11:46 a.m.
*There was a domestic
violence situation involving
a couple in a 90’s model Jeep
Wrangler in the 3700 block of
Rockydale Road at 11:58 a.m.
*More data developed at the
drinking establishment in the 100
block of S. Redwood Hwy. at 12:34
p.m.
*Two people were disagreeing
over the remodel of their residence
in the 300 block of Pine Cone
Drive at 1:10 p.m. Apparently the
boyfriend’s idea of an overhaul was
breaking things, and the demolition
dude was scaring a mother and her
children.
*At 1:32 p.m. a motorist in
the 200 block of W. Watkins Street
was cited to CJ Municipal Court for
driving uninsured, illegal display of
plates and warned if that Hyundai
was seen on the road again that day,
it would be towed.
*There was a he-said, she-
said disturbance in the 8000 block
of Holland Loop at 2:40 p.m. She
Outside the Valley
*Thirteen incidents.
Friday, July 8
*Although at first it sounded
like gunshots, it was probably only
fireworks near Jubilee Park since
there were no fights or disturbances
happening at 9:27 a.m. Three early-
birds were warned for drinking in
public.
*Campers in Hogue Meadow
were warned again at 10:57 a.m.
for residing on federal lands. They
were given until Sunday morning to
vacate.
SEE TALES ON A-9
Friday 7/8/16
400 blk PINE CONE DR, Medical Emergency
7400 blk TAKILMA RD, Medical Emergency
100 blk IRON WAY, Open Burn-Illegal Material
Saturday 7/9/16
33200 blk REDWOOD HWY, Medical Emergency
Monday 7/4/16
S REDWOOD HWY / CAVES HWY, Traffic Accident,
100 blk HOLTON CREEK RD, Medical Emergency
Tuesday 7/5/16
ROCKYDALE RD / STILL WATER WAY, Traffic Accident
Sunday 7/10/16
100 blk S SAWYER AVE, Open Burn-Illegal Material
900 blk NAUE WAY, Medical Emergency
900 blk AIRPORT DR, Open Burn-Illegal Material
30000 blk REDWOOD HWY, Traffic Accident
100 blk DEER CREEK RD, Medical Emergency
18100 blk REDWOOD HWY, Medical Emergency
600 blk SHERWOOD AVE, Medical Emergency
Wednesday 7/6/16
27700 blk REDWOOD HWY, Lift Assist
said the 6-foot-4 guy threatened
to beat her when she advised that
she wanted to leave town for a few
days on a trip. He claimed that the
woman in the black dress and boots
was driving erratically, so he pulled
the keys out of the ignition in Kerby
and drove home.
*All was fine at the Forks
State Park at 4:25 p.m.
*Efforts to deliver restraining
orders in the 200 block of
Schumacher Street at 5:08 p.m. and
the 100 block of Walters Drive at
5:23 p.m. were unsuccessful.
*At 6 p.m., a restraining order
was served in the 100 block of N.
Junction Avenue, and a child was
given to the petitioner.
near the Rough and Ready Wayside.
*There was no contact or
communication between the two
parties of a restraining order in the
300 block of S. Redwood Hwy. at
6:04 p.m. The woman wasn’t sure if
he even saw her, but she reported a
restraining order violation because
they were both at the same parking
lot at the same time.
*A 911-hangup call came
through the Eight Dollar Road cell
tower, but there were no sounds of
disturbance at 6:18 p.m.
*At 6:28 p.m. an individual
went to the 100 block of Walters
Drive to retrieve her belongings, but
the guy there refused to return her
vehicle. When she threatened him
with a rock, he knocked her to the
ground and sat on top of her. The
situation was referred to Oregon
State Police (OSP) since there were
no county deputies in the area.
19000 blk CAVES HWY, Medical Emergency
Thursday 7/7/16
300 blk N OLD STAGE RD, Traffic Accident
2000 blk ROGUE RIVER HWY, Medical Emergency
18000 blk REDWOOD HWY, Medical Emergency
900 blk CAVES HWY, Trash Fire
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