Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, May 3, 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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exchanged information.
*A deputy contacted three
people at 135 S. Redwood Hwy., but
all was fine at 5:09 p.m.
Monday, April 24
*A representative of Rogue
Valley Fliers arrived at the Kerby
Skypark, their flying field for
remote-controlled model airplanes.
He was dismayed when he realized
that their gray 12 foot by 20 foot
steel carport-type building worth
$2,000 had been stolen. There were
no footprints or tire tracks, and the
gate was still locked. (Theme from
“Twilight Zone”) A report was filed
for first-degree theft.
*Josephine County Sheriff’s
Office (JCSO) gathered information
on a dilly of a case at Dairy Queen at
213 S. Redwood Hwy. at 1:22 p.m.
*At 1:43 p.m. a report was filed
for third-degree theft regarding an
incident at Radio Shack at 145 N.
Redwood Hwy.
*Miscellaneous tools,
equipment, and a 12-gauge Maverick
shotgun were taken from the 1000
block of Hays Cut Off Road between
10 a.m. April 1 and 1 p.m. April 4. A
camper trailer also disappeared. The
caller was very concerned because
his mother’s ashes were among the
missing items.
*Jubilee Park was fine when
patrolled at 2:09 p.m.
*The manager of a mobile
home park in the 200 block of Ollis
Road was tired of people speeding
Outside the Valley
*Twenty calls.
Tuesday, April 25
*A deputy checked on two
characters in Jubilee Park at 11 a.m.
*A red 1992 Nissan pickup
truck with a Delta chrome box and
a ladder rack was removed without
permission from the 200 block of
Cedar Brook Lane overnight. The
truck is valued at $3,000, and was
parked in the RV parking area of a
gated community. A report was filed
for unauthorized use of a vehicle
(UUV).
*Four dogs had a horse pinned
against a fence in the 2100 block of
Laurel Road at 11:09 a.m. Josephine
County Animal Control was notified
of the three German shepherds and a
pit bull at that address.
*Eight Dollar Mountain
Botanical Wayside Boardwalk was
OK when patrolled at 12:44 p.m.
*A deputy patrolled behind the
Bureau of Land Management gate at
MP 5 on Westside Road at 1:01 p.m.
*A gal backed her gray Toyota
Tacoma pickup truck into a traffic
cone near her business at 115 N.
Redwood Hwy. at 3:24 p.m. A
guy said she hit his black Chevy
Silverado, but she could not see any
damage to either of the vehicles, so
she did not believe him. There was
no crime involved, and the drivers
through the parking lot. When
he aggressively approached one
motorist to tell him to slow down at
3:14 p.m., he felt threatened by the
driver, who had a holstered weapon.
A tenant was warned of eviction
if her chauffeur’s reckless driving
continued.
*The operator of a gold-colored
vehicle was stopped for speeding
42 mph in a 25 zone near E. River
Street and N. Caves Avenue at
3:20 p.m. The driver was cited for
speeding and no driver’s license,
and the passenger was ticketed for
allowing unlawful operating. They
are both scheduled to appear in Cave
Junction Municipal Court June 21 at
6 p.m.
*A deputy talked with a person
at 101 S. Junction Ave. at 3:24 p.m.
*JCSO checked on a group
near the stage at Jubilee Park at 3:29
p.m. Everything was fine throughout
the park.
*A concerned citizen claimed
that April 22, he spotted the hoodlum
who recently tried to break into
Caves Pharmacy. He recorded the
California license plate number of
the white van, that the suspect was
allegedly trying to sell for $1,000.
The fellow was described as mid-
30s, 5-foot-6 to 5-foot-8, unshaven
and in need of a bath. The van has
been seen parked behind Oregon
Caves Chevron on Caves Hwy, and
there are usually two pit bulls in the
vehicle.
*On April 17, a gal noticed
strange activity at a home to the east
of a parking lot in the 200 block of
N. Redwood Hwy. This seemed to be
drug-related because two cars parked
in a restaurant parking lot, then
the occupants walked to a house.
One woman acted upset and was
overheard saying “he didn’t want to
deal with me and wouldn’t give me
anything”. She seemed much happier
when she returned a second time.
Phone numbers for Rogue Area Drug
Enforcement (RADE) were provided
to the caller.
*The driver of a silver-colored
Nissan with Utah plates was warned
for speeding near N. Old Stage Road
and E. River Street at 3:55 p.m.
*A motorist in a Honda Civic
was warned for speeding in a school
zone and use of mobile device while
driving at 4:05 p.m. near E. River
Street and Lewis Court.
*There was a fallen tree
blocking Westside Road, two miles
up from Finch Road at 5:36 p.m.
Josephine County Public Works
Dept. (JCPWD) was notified.
*A citizen with a chain saw
was working on opening Westside
Road, and JCPWD was on the way
at 5:48 p.m.
*Two dames were feuding at
Jubilee Park at 5:57 p.m., and the
red-haired one may have had a knife.
She was decked out in jean capris,
carrying a pink backpack, and her
dark-haired foe traveled with a pit
bull.
a silver-colored vehicle parked
in the 20000 block of Redwood
Hwy. at 11:19 a.m. A large, older
shepherd-mix attacked one of the
small pug-sized dogs inside. Jerry’s
Tow Company unlocked the vehicle
without breaking any windows, and
an Animal Control officer retrieved
the claustrophobic canines. When
law enforcement checked at 7:08
p.m., the vehicle was gone.
*An alert citizen reported a
suspicious character carrying a Stihl
chain saw in the 23500 block of
Redwood Hwy. at 12:39 p.m. He
had seen a Facebook post regarding
a stolen chain saw, but the serial
number did not match with the
missing equipment.
*A motorist in a blue GMC
pickup truck was pulled over by law
enforcement on Redwood Hwy. near
Hogue Drive at 12:41 p.m. He was
advised about his driving status, and
warned for improper display and
driving while license was suspended.
He phoned a friend to retrieve his
truck.
*William Murphy, 29, was
detained at Josephine County Jail
following his arrest in the 100 block
of Hathaway Drive at 12:59 p.m. A
report was filed for parole violation
detainer and possession of meth.
*A deputy patrolled Jubilee
Park on foot at 2:05 p.m.
Outside the Valley
*Twenty-three situations.
Wednesday, April 26
SEE PATROL ON A-8
*Three dogs were locked in
WHERE’S
THE ALARM?
The volunteers and staff of the
Friday 04/28/2017
Pets give us comfort, friendship, and unconditional love. Our connection to them
can be among the strongest relationships in our lives. But pets can cause fires.
We need to be careful with pets in the home.
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SAFETY TIPS
Pets and
Pets are curious. They may bump into, turn on, or Wildfires
knock over cooking equipment. Keep pets away
Make sure pets are
from stoves and countertops.
included in your
Keep pets away from candles, lamps, and space
family’s wildfire
evacuation plan.
heaters.
Always use a metal or heat-tempered glass screen Build an evacuation
kit for each pet in
on a fireplace and keep it in place.
your household.
Keep pets away from a chimney’s outside vents.
Ensure each kit is a
Have a “pet-free zone” of at least 3 feet (1 meter)
size and weight that
away from the fireplace. Glass doors and screens
can be quickly and
can stay dangerously hot for several hours after the easily loaded into a
fire goes out.
vehicle when pack-
Consider battery-operated, flameless candles.
ing to evacuate.
They can look and smell like real candles.
Some pets are chewers. Watch pets to make sure
FACT
they don’t chew through electrical cords. Have
Pets and wild animals
any problems checked by a professional.
have a part in starting
about 700 home fires
SMOKE ALARMS
per year. Roughly
Have working smoke alarms on every level of the three-quarters of these
fires were started by
home. Test your smoke alarms at least once a
cooking equipment,
month.
fireplaces, or chim-
If the smoke alarm sounds, get out and stay out.
neys, lighting, or
Never go back inside for pets in a fire. Tell fire-
candles.
fighters if your pet is trapped.
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Tuesday 04/25/2017
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Wednesday 04/26/2017
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Thursday 04/27/2017
24800 blk REDWOOD HWY, Traffic Accident
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