Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, October 25, 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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Monday, Oct. 16
*At 7:15 a.m. a gal in the 400
block of Lindilu Lane caught two
guys and a dame trying to get into
her vehicle. The three stooges were
wearing ski masks before they left
in a maroon Honda with California
plates and a missing front bumper.
The getaway car had a bumper
sticker reading “Proud to be union
with SS Carpenter.”
*Commercial buildings in the
300 block of Cottage Park Drive
were extensively damaged.
*Michael Phillips was detained
in Josephine County Jail following
a traffic stop near Caves Hwy. and
S. Junction Avenue at 2:51 p.m.
Phillips was charged with felony
driving while license was revoked
and parole violation.
Tuesday, Oct. 17
*On Oct. 13, a skinny, middle-
aged, balding fellow walked out of
a grocery store in the 200 block of
W. Watkins. He was loaded down
with fried chicken, potato salad and
a 12-pack of Natural Ice beer, but
he didn’t bother paying for his feast.
He drove away in an older blue
mini-van with tinted windows and
Oregon plates.
*The garden shed at Lorna
Byrne Middle School was broken
into between Oct. 13-15. Stolen
items include a leaf blower/vacuum,
weed whacker and hedge trimmer,
all Black & Decker brand. A Stihl
weed eater and Poulen gas weed
whacker, as well as various garden
tools, rakes, and hoes were also
missing.
*At 12:11 p.m., a guy armed
with a hatchet was sitting on the
porch of a green building near
Hanby Lane and Cottage Park
Drive. He was described as 6-foot,
175 pounds, with dark, shoulder-
length hair and a mustache. He was
last seen wearing a black jacket and
dark gray shirt and pants.
*At 12:38 p.m. a red car pulled
into property in the 100 block of
Pinewood Way, and a passenger
jumped out, and started yelling and
hitting a trailer with a baseball bat.
The disturbance was a skirmish over
a stolen pick axe.
*A criminal with felony
warrants was apprehended at 2:58
p.m. in the 100 block of S. Redwood
Hwy. William Dewayne Culbertson,
Jr., 44, was detained in Josephine
County Jail on two felony warrants.
Josephine County charged him with
parole violation for possession of
meth. Grants Pass Dept. of Public
Safety (GPDPS) charges include
failure to appear on five counts of
identity theft, two of second-degree
theft, and three for third-degree
theft. Culbertson was also detained
for unauthorized use of a vehicle,
and third-degree escape. His knife
and realistic pellet gun were taken
away for safekeeping.
*Justin Taylor appeared to be
passed out near Dogwood Lane at
4:21 p.m. Taylor, 29, was detained
in Josephine County Jail on a parole
violation detainer for abscond.
Wednesday, Oct. 18
*A deputy contacted a fugitive
at 11:33 a.m. near Dogwood Lane.
Tawnee Lee Cook, 29, was cited
to appear on Nov. 9 for a felony
warrant from Josephine County for
failure to appear for possession of
meth.
*At 12:31 p.m. a concerned
citizen reported that someone was
shooting up drugs in a small gray
car parked near Jubilee Park.
*On Oct. 17 at 4:35 a.m. three
hoodlums in a red Honda tried to
smash a glass entry door in a store
at 110 Deer Creek Road. Video
surveillance footage captured their
images.
Thursday, Oct. 19
*A chap heard his neighbor
yell to someone to shut up, then
heard gun shots in the 500 block of
Deer Creek Road at 10:25 a.m. He
was frightened, so he drove to the
top of Hayes Hill.
*At 11:21 a.m. a guy walked
out with a case of beer from a store
at 205 W. Watkins St. He is a repeat
shoplifter, having done the same
thing on Oct. 13, before driving
away in a blue van. The 1994 Dodge
Caravan was previously registered
in 2015 to a gal in Grants Pass.
The volunteers and staff of the
Illinois Valley Fire District
Responded to these recent Emergency calls
Monday 10/16/2017
800 blk LONE MOUNTAIN RD, Medical Emergency
6900 blk HOLLAND LOOP RD, Medical Emergency
Tuesday 10/17/2017
200 blk S JUNCTION AVE, Trash Fire
Wednesday 10/18/2017
LAUREL RD / CAVES HWY, Outdoor Smoke
600 blk LAKESHORE DR, Open Burn
400 blk E RIVER ST, Structure Fire
100 blk S REDWOOD HWY, Outdoor Smoke
100 blk CEDAR RIDGE DR, Lift Assist
2000 blk LAUREL RD, Fire Assist to Public
100 blk CEDAR RIDGE DR, Lift Assist
1300 blk ROCKYDALE RD, Medical Emergency
700 blk NAUE WAY, Lift Assist
County Jail for a misdemeanor
warrant from GPDPS. Hanshaw
was charged with failure to appear
for second-degree trespass, fourth-
degree assault, and third-degree
theft.
*The registered owner of a
black Frontier was detained in the
300 block of Caves Hwy. at 2:39
p.m. Geoffrey Patrick Eppes, 57,
was wanted by Marion County
Sheriff’s Office for a misdemeanor
warrant for DUII.
Friday, Oct. 20
*A gal wearing a multi-color
sarape seemed to be intoxicated
at 4:24 p.m. in the 18000 block of
Redwood Hwy. She was trespassed
from the U.S. Post Office in Selma.
Saturday, October 21
*A red Honda with a missing
back bumper was spotted in the 300
block of Arrowhead Drive at 10:33
a.m. The driver was seen trying to
break the window at Ray’s Food
Place in Selma earlier in the week.
*At 1:44 p.m. a wild turkey
was shot in someone’s yard in the
500 block of S. Old Stage Road.
*A fellow was trespassed from
the Junction Inn, but he returned
to retrieve a white Honda Accord
that contained large amounts of
marijuana.
Sunday, Oct. 22
*Two disruptive individuals
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were fighting, throwing fireworks,
and sleeping in a red and green
Chevy Suburban near Jubilee Park.
Theodore Charles Scheirbeck, 51,
had a misdemeanor warrant for
failure to appear for driving under
the influence of intoxicants (DUII).
He was released and cited to appear
on Nov. 8. The abandoned Suburban
was tagged for tow.
*A fugitive was apprehended
at 1:39 p.m. in the 600 block of
Frederick Court. Eric Paul Hanshaw,
Sr., 42, was detained in Josephine
(Courtesy photo for the Illinois Valley News)
A truck left on the roadway in the 37000 block of Redwood
Hwy. near O’Brien sometime before 8 a.m. Monday, Oct. 23.
The driver fled on foot and was last seen heading north on 199.
The truck had been reported stolen.
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Thursday 10/19/2017
1000 blk IDLEWILD DR, Lift Assist
200 blk W RIVER ST, Open Burn
REDWOOD HWY / WILD PARK LN, Traffic Accident
200 blk STEVENSON ST, Fire Alarm
28200 blk REDWOOD HWY, Traffic Accident
Friday 10/20/2017
S REDWOOD HWY / E LISTER ST, Open Burn
200 blk STILL WATER WAY, Medical Emergency
300 blk BURGUNDY LN, Medical Emergency
Saturday 10/21/2017
500 blk S REDWOOD HWY, Small Vehicle Fire
1200 blk DEER CREEK RD, Medical Emergency
42.0066141700000000, -123.5493169000000000, Fire Assist to Public
700 blk LONE MOUNTAIN RD, Medical Emergency
4900 blk HOLLAND LOOP RD, Medical Emergency
5400 blk LAKESHORE DR, Medical Emergency
ROCKYDALE RD / REDWOOD HWY, Traffic Accident
Sunday 10/22/2017
28400 blk REDWOOD HWY, Medical Emergency
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