Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, June 21, 2017
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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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Monday, June 12
*Hull and Hull Funeral Directors
were contacted regarding a deceased
98-year-old woman in the 100 block of
Naue Way at 9:31 a.m.
*Between midnight and 5 a.m.,
destructive fools cut the padlock off a
gate and pried open a door to a pellet
boiler in the 500 block of W. River
Street. They stole a shovel and boiler
cleaning tools, then discharged two
fire extinguishers. Next, they ripped
the hatch off a pellet tank. A report was
filed for burglary, theft and criminal
mischief.
*A woman in the 300 block of S.
Kerby Avenue was told that her stolen
vehicle was seen at the 76 service
station in CJ at 2:30 p.m. on June 11.
The feisty gal asked the dispatcher if
she had permission to shoot the thief
for stealing her car, and admitted she
had laid in wait for several hours with
a loaded gun to shoot the culprit. She
was advised that it was not legal to
use deadly force to protect property,
but the woman was fed-up, and didn’t
care if she went to jail. A report was
filed for unauthorized use of a vehicle
(UUV), and photos of the suspect
and missing vehicle will be provided
to Josephine County Sheriff’s Office
(JCSO).
*Half a tank of gas was
syphoned from a vehicle in the 200
block of Stevenson Street between
11:30 p.m. June 11 and 2 a.m. June 12.
This also occurred five weeks ago, and
two neighbors have experienced the
same problem. Security cameras will
be installed to help deter or capture the
crooks.
*Deputies investigated the 28000
block of Redwood Hwy. at 1:29 p.m.
*Everything came up clean when
a deputy checked the laundromat in
the 100 block of S. Hussey Avenue at
3:19 p.m.
*The driver of an older Dodge
was warned for expired registration
at 3:24 p.m. near the intersection of
Caves Hwy. and Dogwood Lane. He
was cited into CJ Municipal Court
for driving with a suspended license
(DWSV).
*A motorist was warned for
failure to obey a traffic control device
(FTOTCD) near S. Sawyer Avenue
and W. Lister Street at 3:51 p.m.
*A forgetful driver was warned
for expired registration at 3:53 p.m. on
Caves Hwy. near S. Old Stage Road.
*Law enforcement contacted two
people near Tartar Gulch and Althouse
Creek at 3:58 p.m.
*At 4:08 p.m. a motorist was
warned for expired registration and
DWSV on Redwood Hwy. near
Holton Creek Road.
*John Cavanaugh, 29, was
detained in Josephine County Jail
following his arrest in the 2500
block of Holland Loop at 4:56
p.m. Cavanaugh was charged with
misdemeanor driving with a revoked
license.
Tuesday, June 13
*A woman in the 19200 block
of Redwood Hwy. had a bone to pick
with her neighbors in the 100 block
of Turnagain Drive. Their large dogs
keep intimidating her smaller dogs, so
she threatened to shoot everyone. She
WHERE’S
THE ALARM?
The volunteers and staff of the
Illinois Valley Fire District
claimed that she lost her temper and
wouldn’t really do it, but her neighbor
then threatened to shoot her. The
matter is now in the paws of Josephine
County Animal Control.
*At 10:58 a.m., a determined
dame claimed that her stolen car was
on Lakeshore Drive, and she insisted
on going there herself instead of
waiting for law enforcement. Her
children were with her when she met
with a deputy, who told her to go
home and let law enforcement handle
the issue.
*A deputy checked Warren
Road and Hogue Drive at 11:52
a.m., because stolen vehicles are
typically recovered in those locations.
He located Patrick Randall Lubin,
31, a fugitive with a warrant from
Clackamas County. Lubin was cited
and released on charges of failure to
appear for distribution of marijuana.
*Law enforcement discontinued
pursuit of a gold-colored GMC
Suburban that was traveling 70 mph
on Redwood Hwy. and Laurel Road at
1:16 p.m. The unoccupied GMC with
a broken grill and dented door was
found in the 300 block of S. Kerby
Street at 1:25 p.m. A deputy spoke
with the victim, and it appeared that
she was being less than honest about
the driver of the Suburban, and how it
mysteriously arrived in her driveway.
*There was a structure fire in
the 500 block of Schumacher Street at
1:28 p.m.
*Three people in a Honda
Accord were in the parking lot of
Illinois Valley Safe House at 2:04 p.m.
The driver of the spray-painted black
Honda was warned for no rear or front
plates. It turned out that the vehicle
had been stolen, then recovered, and
they were on their way to the Dept. of
Motor Vehicles.
*There was a confirmed fatality
at a motor vehicle accident near
Holland Loop and Hummingbird Road
at 2:53 p.m.
*The driver of a Nissan pickup
truck with no license plates was
warned for FTOTCD on Caves Hwy.
at 5:26 p.m.
*At 5:46 p.m. a motorist near S.
Junction Avenue and Terrace Drive
was warned for obstructed view and
cited for DWSV.
Wednesday, June 14
*At 11:43 a.m. a criminal ran
from law enforcement along Old
Stage Road and Caves Hwy., until
a deputy with a Taser stopped him
in his tracks behind Old Stage Mini
Storage. Michael Adam Massey, 37,
was detained at Josephine County Jail
on felony and misdemeanor warrants
for failure to appear for possession of
meth and criminal mischief.
*The driver of a black Chevy
Blazer was warned for failure to yield
prior to entering the roadway at W.
River Street and N. Redwood Hwy.
at 12:12 p.m. He was also cautioned
regarding his expired driver’s license.
*A motorist in a Ford Ranger
with California license plates pulled
into the parking lot of Siskiyou
Medical Center at 12:21 p.m. When
she was warned for DWSV, she told
a deputy she was driving to seek
medical aid, and showed him her
medical bracelet from a recent stay at
a hospital.
*A lead-footed driver in a silver-
colored Honda Accord was warned for
speeding in the 2400 block of Holland
Loop at 12:48 p.m.
*A motorist near Caves Hwy.
and Dogwood Lane was warned for
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4800 blk HOLLAND LOOP RD, Open Burn
100 blk HARLOW WAY, Open Burn
5400 blk DICK GEORGE RD, Open Burn
LAKESHORE DR / REEVES CREEK RD, Fire Assist to Public
100 blk NAUE WAY, Medical Emergency
3500 blk ROCKYDALE RD, Medical Emergency
19000 blk CAVES HWY, Medical Emergency
600 blk FREDERICK CT, Open Burn
900 blk DICK GEORGE RD, Medical Emergency
8000 blk HOLLAND LOOP RD, Open Burn
300 blk MARTIN RD, Small Vehicle Fire
Tuesday 06/13/2017
500 blk SCHUMACHER ST, Structure Fire
32400 blk REDWOOD HWY, Medical Emergency
HOLLAND LOOP RD / HUMMINGBIRD RD, Traffic Accident
Wednesday 06/14/2017
500 blk S JUNCTION AVE, Open Burn
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Monday 06/12/2017
speeding, no registration, and no
insurance at 12:52 p.m. He did not
get out of the dog house completely
though; he was cited into CJ
Municipal Court for no operator’s
license.
*At 1:12 p.m. the director of
Suncrest Place Elderly Care in Talent
requested a welfare check on an
elderly woman in the 100 block of
Barlow Street. She had not heard from
the 80-year-old since they discussed
the possibility of her moving into their
care facility. The director phoned the
hospitals, but she was not listed as a
patient. Law enforcement contacted
the octogenarian, and she was fine.
(Take a hint, she wants to stay home.)
*Massey methed up again at 1:13
p.m. when law enforcement found
drugs on him during the booking
process at 1901 NE F St. The seized
drugs will be added to his rap sheet.
*A traveler in a white Ford
Ranger with California license plates
was warned for defective lighting
equipment and failure to signal near
Caves Hwy and Laurel Road at 1:27
p.m.
*The driver of a green Toyota
pickup truck was warned for no
operator’s license at 1:49 p.m. near
Waldo Road and Suncrest Drive.
*Muffled voices and people
laughing were the only sounds heard
during a pocket-dial 911 call at 2:41
p.m. in the 6400 block of Holland
Loop.
*A JCSO dispatcher heard
children yelling and a gal talking
about volleyball at 2:58 p.m. from a
911-only phone in the 20800 block of
Redwood Hwy.
#1 Clear
Friday 06/16/2017
Clear off pine needles, dead leaves &
anything that can burn from your roof-
lines, gutters, decks, porches, patios &
along fence lines. Falling embers will
have nothing to burn.
100 blk DEER CREEK RD, Open Burn
18400 blk REDWOOD HWY, Medical Emergency
24300 blk REDWOOD HWY, Open Burn
200 blk OLLIS RD, Lift Assist
#3 Screen & Seal
Saturday 06/17/2017
Wind-borne embers can get into homes
easily through vents & other openings
and burn the home from the inside out.
Walk around your house to see what
opening you can screen or temporarily
seal up.
100 blk HOLTON CREEK RD, Medical Emergency
100 blk KEN ROSE LN, Medical Emergency
1700 blk LAUREL RD, Medical Emergency
27500 blk REDWOOD HWY, Fire Assist to Public
#2 Store Away
Store away furniture cushions, rattan
mats, potted plants & other decorations
from decks, porches & patios. These
items catch embers and help ignite your
home if you leave them outside.
#4 Rake
Embers landing in mulch that touches
your house deck or fence is a big fire
hazard. Rake out any landscaping mulch
to at least five feet away.
#5 Trim
Sunday 06/18/2017
Trim back any shrubs or tree branches
that come closer than 5 feet to the house
and attachments, and any overhanging
branches.
3200 blk WALDO RD, Traffic Accident
DEER CREEK RD / REDWOOD HWY, Traffic Accident
1400 blk REEVES CREEK RD, Traffic Accident
100 blk S KERBY AVE, Lift Assist
#7 Close
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seal up any pet doors. Many homes are
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inside out.
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Walk around your house and remove
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