Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Page A-7
Tales from the Rural Patrol
(Editor’s note: Factual
information for ‘Patrol’ 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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Sunday, March 5
*A deputy from Jose-
phine County Sheriff’s Office
(JCSO) was summoned in a
parking lot at 305 S. Red-
wood Hwy. at 12:08 p.m.
*The driver of a Subaru
was cited into Cave Junction
Municipal Court following
traffic violations at 12:33
p.m. near S. Redwood Hwy.
and Caves Hwy. He was
warned for no front license
plate and failure to carry
registration, and cited for no
valid operator’s license and
failure to carry proof of insur-
ance.
*Folks were warned for
having their dog off the leash
in Jubilee Park at 12:58 p.m.
*Law enforcement was
at Kerby Mart at 1:20 p.m.
*A gold-colored Honda
from a previous call was
found in the 4600 block of
Waldo Road at 3:33 p.m.
*At 3:37 p.m. there
was a disturbance in the
25800 block of Redwood
Hwy. A jerk in a blue Mazda
pickup truck with a white
camper shell was threaten-
ing employees at CJ Coffee.
A second caller described an
altercation involving a man in
a white vehicle and two guys
in the Mazda. Guns were
waved around, and based on
statements and video record-
ings, it appeared to be mutual
combat. A report was filed
for harassment, menacing,
and unlawful pointing of a
firearm. The rowdy customers
were trespassed from CJ Cof-
fee. (Decaf, perhaps?)
*A silver-colored
Toyota Corolla was towed
from Oregon Caves National
Monument at 4:09 p.m. after
a non-injury traffic accident.
Outside the Valley
*Eighteen situations.
Monday, March 6
*At 10:08 a.m. a
vehicle was abandoned in
the middle of the 900 block
of Illinois River Road due to
six inches of snow. Illinois
Valley Fire District trucks
drove on the shoulder of the
road, but the Department of
Public Works plow could not
navigate past, so a hazard tow
was dispatched.
*Motorists in the 100
block of Deer Creek Road
were cited for uninsured
driving and driving while
licenses were suspended
(DWS-V). They also received
warnings for careless driving
and failure to carry proof of
insurance.
*A jalopy was left in
the Kerby Mart parking lot at
10:51 a.m. because the opera-
tor was cited for uninsured
driving. Warnings were doled
out for DWS-V, improper
display, and failure to carry
proof of registration.
WHERE’S
THE ALARM?
The volunteers and staff of the
Illinois Valley Fire District
Responded to these recent Emergency calls
Monday 03/06/2017
8800 blk DEER CREEK RD, Lift Assist
REDWOOD HWY / GOLD CANYON DR ,Traffic Accident
19400 blk REDWOOD HWY, Power Line Problems
27500 blk REDWOOD HWY, Medical Emergency
300 blk MCMULLEN CREEK RD, Medical Emergency
37000 blk REDWOOD HWY, Medical Emergency
Tuesday 03/07/2017
600 blk FERNWOOD DR, Medical Emergency
23500 blk REDWOOD HWY, Traffic Accident
100 blk OLLIS RD, Medical Emergency
300 blk MERLOT DR, Medical Emergency
600 blk CAVES HWY, 911 Problem
5700 blk WESTSIDE RD, Medical Emergency
*At 11:18 a.m. a
resident in the 400 block of
Queen of Bronze Road still
had a bone to pick regarding
an incident in October 2016
when his neighbor’s dog bit
him.
*A dame had her lights
knocked out at noon in the
400 block of Piller Place. Per
statements from residents, she
did not live at that location,
and she had been warned
repeatedly for trespassing.
She broke a window to gain
access earlier in the week.
When she tried to force her
way into the home, another
woman punched her once and
knocked her down to stop her.
The gal had the gall to phone
911, but the assault was un-
founded. American Medical
Response provided medical
attention due to the swelling
to her right eye and the right
side of her face.
*At 1:38 p.m. a vehicle
was missing license plates
in the 200 block of Hussey
Avenue.
*Josephine County
Animal Control was notified
that a very large black shep-
herd-mix dog was chasing an
alpaca in a fenced area in the
5500 block of Westside Road
at 1:45 p.m.
*There was an un-
locked storage unit, and fenc-
ing was cut leading into the
back of a building in the 200
block of S. Redwood Hwy. at
2:16 p.m.
*Law enforcement
checked a vehicle in the parking
lot of Jubilee Park at 2:44 p.m.
*A motorist in the 200
block of N. Old Stage Road
was warned for failure to
yield and carry proof of insur-
ance at 3:25 p.m.
*Right after a tenant
vacated a home in the 1500
block of Thompson Creek
Road, it was burglarized. The
thieves threw a brick through
a window to unlock the door
at 3:30 p.m., then they left
through a locked garage door.
*A deputy warned a
litterbug for trespassing on
property near Madrona Drive
and N. Old Stage Road at
3:32 p.m.
*Normal conversation
was all that could be heard
during a 911 hang-up call
from the 200 block of N. Old
Stage Road at 3:58 p.m.
*A vagrant was warned
for violating city ordinances
by residing in a vehicle, as
well as obstructing the side-
walk and panhandling near
Hussey Avenue and Watkins
Street at 3:58 p.m.
*Law enforcement
personnel could not positively
identify the driver who was
speeding on S. Redwood
Hwy. and Caves Hwy. at 4:33
p.m.
*JCSO investigated in
the 900 block of Old Stage
Road at 5:33 p.m.
Outside the Valley
*Twenty incidents.
Tuesday, March 7
*The driver of a silver-
colored Lexus had a choice
to move it or lose it at 10:18
a.m. in the 200 block of
Hussey Avenue.
*SOS reported an
alarm in the 28500 block of
Redwood Hwy. at 10:28 a.m.
*One of CJ’s Lost Boys
was arrested in a building in
the 200 block of S. Redwood
Hwy. at 10:59 a.m. Leonard
Ballard, 22, was detained at
Josephine County Jail for a
failure to appear warrant from
Grants Pass Department of
Public Safety (GPDPS).
*A deputy did some
research in the 600 block of
Frederick Court at 12:07 p.m.
*A damsel was
knocked down, and her small
dog was injured by a large,
stocky brown pit-mix in the
24500 block of Redwood
Hwy. at 12:17 p.m. A witness
reported that an altercation
occurred in the common area
of the trailer court.
*Law enforcement
inspected a room at the Junc-
tion Inn at 12:30 p.m.
*Hot bean dip and
other items were stolen from
a receiving dock behind a
store in the 200 block of W.
Watkins Street on March 3.
*A deputy patrolled the
area near MP 5 on Westside
Road at 1:16 p.m.
*Waldo Road was
checked at 1:40 p.m.
*A motorist was
warned for improper signal
and display at 1:44 p.m. near
a garden supply store in the
900 block of Caves Hwy.
*JCSO made the
rounds of Lake Selmac at
1:54 p.m.
*The driver of a red
Ford Escape was cited for
DWS-V, no insurance, and
improper display at 1:56 p.m.
in the 200 block of S. Red-
wood Hwy.
*On March 2, a citizen
found a black Taurus Judge
while marking trail for an
endurance ride south of Lake
Selmac. The weapon was in
a camo bag on the side of the
road, on a ridge referred to as
Rocky Road near McMullen
Creek Road.
*The deputy did not
pause at Bear Creek, off
Caves Hwy. at 2:28 p.m.
*A guy by the name
of McCaferty was detained
at Josephine County Jail on
a failure to appear warrant
following his arrest in the 200
block of W. Watkins Street at
2:35 p.m.
*A fellow’s car slid off
the road six or seven miles up
Bear Creek on the Thompson
Creek side at 2:44 p.m. When
he left to phone for help, a
callous jerk broke a window
and tried to take his vehicle.
He was given an incident
number for his insurance
company.
*Everything checked
out fine in the 100 block of
Hogue Drive at 3:27 p.m.
*JCSO’s efforts paid
off at 3:56 p.m. in the 400
block of S. Redwood Hwy.
Luke Anthony Sawyer, 46,
was detained on a felony
fugitive warrant for failure to
appear for dangerous drugs.
SEE PATROL ON A-8
Smoke Alarms
Thursday 03/09/2017
5700 blk WESTSIDE RD, Medical Emergency
Here’s what you need to know!
600 blk LAKESHORE DR, Open Burn-Illegal Material
2600 blk CAVES HWY, Open Burn-Illegal Material
Friday 03/10/2017
100 blk S HUSSEY AVE, Medical Emergency
300 blk W LISTER ST, Medical Emergency
Saturday 03/11/2017
3000 blk CAVES HWY, Medical Emergency
KENDALL RD / ALTHOUSE CREEK RD, Open Burn-Illegal Material
200 blk S REDWOOD HWY, Explosion Heard
100 blk N OLD STAGE RD, Fire Assist to Public
Sunday 03/12/2017
HOLLAND LOOP RD / CAVES HWY, Traffic Accident
42.2246750000000000, -123.6471270000000000, Medical Emergency
2200 blk LAUREL RD, Medical Emergency
REDWOOD HWY / WESTSIDE RD, Traffic Accident
REDWOOD HWY / DRAPER VALLEY RD, Traffic Accident
Wednesday 03/08/2017
A closed door may slow the spread of smoke, heat and fire. Install smoke
alarms in every sleeping room and outside each separate sleeping area.
Install alarms on every level of the home.
Smoke alarms should be interconnected. When one sounds, they all sound.
Large homes may need extra smoke alarms.
Test your smoke alarms at least once a month. Press the test button to be
sure the alarm is working.
There are two kinds of
alarms. Ionization
smoke alarms are
quicker to warn about
flaming fires. Photo-
electric alarms are
quicker to warn about
smoldering fires. It is
best to use both types of
alarms in the home.
When a smoke alarm
sounds, get outside and
stay outside.
Replace all smoke
alarms in your home
every 10 years.
JACKADEL LN / DICK GEORGE RD, Traffic Accident
300 blk S REDWOOD HWY, Fuel Spill
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