Felony arrestsDrugs — Jorge Cabrera, 21, no known address. Medford police Saturday arrested Cabrera on charges of methamphetamine possession and failure to appear warrant on a previous methamphetamine possession charge. He was booked into Jackson County Jail and released on his own recognizance.Drugs — August Dawn Mansfield, 28, of the 230 block of Eva Way, Talent. Ashland police Sunday [...]
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Emergency services, Nov. 23
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Ohio strike team arrests Medford shooting suspect at gunpoint
A man suspected of shooting a woman in the leg in a gang-related drive-by in Medford in July was arrested in Ohio this morning by U.S. Marshals.According to Medford police, Geno King, 19, reportedly jumped from the second story of an apartment complex in Dayton, Ohio, when officers from the Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team were going door to door trying to track him down. He didn't get far. [...]
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Phoenix 17-year-old to be tried as adult in shooting case
A 17-year-old suspected of firing shots at a Medford apartment building will be tried as an adult and could face a longer sentence if prosecutors can prove the incident was gang-related.Tyler Jesse Sandoval of the 500 block of North Main Street in Phoenix has been charged with two counts of attempted murder with a firearm, attempted first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon, riot and criminal conspiracy to commit third-degree assault.He entered not guilty pleas on all the [...]
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Car chase ends in Medford with warrant arrest
A Sunday-night car chase that involved three Rogue Valley law enforcement agencies ended with the suspect's vehicle pinned against a Medford curb with its tires spiked. Oregon State Police reported its pursuit began at 11:45 p.m. after an OSP trooper heard Central Point police were chasing a suspect nearby. When the trooper turned onto Victoria Way near Scenic Middle School, he saw the suspect vehicle, a white Toyota Corolla, traveling [...]
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Man sentenced for beating girlfriend with cane
A Medford man who told police he beat his girlfriend with a cane because she didn't bring In-N-Out burgers home for dinner was sentenced to 60 days in jail.Christian Matthew Berry, 21, of the 900 block of Royal Court was also sentenced to five years probation Monday in Jackson County Circuit Court. If he violates his probation, he faces a three-year prison sentence.Berry pleaded guilty to second-degree assault, coercion and fourth-degree assault. Under the terms of the plea [...]
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Emergency Services, Nov. 24
Felony arrestsBurglary — Michael Walter Cohen, 34, no known address. Ashland police Monday arrested Cohen on charges of first-degree burglary, first-degree theft, four counts of second-degree theft, and four counts of unauthorized entry into a motor vehicle. He was lodged Monday in the Jackson County Jail on $58,000 bail.Sex-offender registration — William Joseph Paris Shepard, 27, no known address. [...]
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Fire damages house on Neil Creek Road outside Ashland
A Tuesday-morning fire that damaged a house outside Ashland near Emigrant Lake drew an attack force from two fire agencies. The fire was reported at 7:14 a.m. in the 800 block of Neil Creek Road, in a rural neighborhood west of Emigrant Lake. Ashland Fire & Rescue Battalion Chief Dana Sallee said neighbors called it in after seeing flames at a small house just off the road in a wooded area. When Jackson County Fire District 5 crews arrived, about 25 percent of the [...]
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Emergency services, Nov. 25
Felony arrestsBurglary — Elizabeth Jeanet Vega, 29, no known address. Medford police Monday arrested Vega on felony charges of second-degree burglary, first-degree theft, identity theft and misdemeanor charges of second-degree forgery and second-degree criminal mischief. She was lodged in the Jackson County Jail Friday on $120,000 bail.Burglary — Raul Ramirez-Martinez, 25, of the 2800 block of Table Rock [...]
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Woman suspected in month-long ID theft run
Police suspect a local woman of racking up thousands of dollars in purchases with fraudulent checks and stolen credit numbers over the course of a month and a half.Medford resident Ashlee Anne Clark, 31, is suspected of cashing checks from closed bank accounts and those she stole from area residents between Sept. 9 and Oct. 22. Medford police Detective Sgt. Brent Mak said Clark would write herself checks from [...]
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Emergency services, Nov. 26
Felony arrestsDrugs — Levi Michael Jonathan Wear, 28, of the 2600 block of Scenic Ave., Central Point. Medford police Tuesday arrested Wear on a felony charge of methamphetamine possession and probation violation on a previous methamphetamine possession charge. He was lodged in the Jackson County Jail Tuesday without bail.Drugs — Cody Bernard Markell, 24, no known address. Jackson County Sheriff's deputies [...]
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Emergency services, Nov. 27
Felony arrestsTheft — Ernest Alfred Wheale, 51, of the 4600 block of Hathaway Drive, Medford. Jackson County Sheriff's deputies Wednesday arrested Wheale on two felony charges of first-degree theft and a misdemeanor charge of second-degree theft. He was booked in the Jackson County Jail and released on bail.Drugs — Amy Marie Culver, 34, of the 2500 block of East Antelope Road, Eagle Point. Medford police Thursday [...]
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Police: Location of gunman in Colorado shooting is unknown
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Police were searching for a gunman Friday who opened fire near a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs.At least three officers were injured but it was not known if anyone else was wounded in the attack, authorities said.Police Lt. Catherine Buckley said authorities also did not know where the gunman was located or whether the shooter had taken any hostages."We can't confirm where the shooter is at this point, [...]
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Discarded ash culprit in Medford house fire
Fireplace ash discarded in a trash bin caused a fire that damaged a duplex garage and sent a woman to the hospital for smoke inhalation early Friday. The fire was reported at 4:14 a.m. in the 500 block of "J" Street in Medford, off of West 12th Street. Battalion chief Rick Rohrbough said the fire originally was reported as burning in the outside corner of a garage. Four engines responded to find the flames had burned through the wall into the [...]
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Trophy blacktail buck victim of GP poaching
Oregon State Police are looking for help in finding who illegally shot and killed a trophy-sized black-tailed buck deer found dead Tuesday in a southeast Grants Pass yard.The buck with three-by-four antlers was found dead off Frankham Road near Cloverlawn Drive and likely was a descendant of the massive six-by-eight-antlered buck called "Goliath" that was killed by a poacher in the same neighborhood six years ago, according to the Oregon State Police."It was a dandy, and it had [...]
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Emergency services, Nov. 28
Felony arrestsAssault — Jeremy Todd Otwaska, 26, of the 400 block of North 10th Street, Central Point. Jackson County Sheriff's deputies Thursday arrested Otwaska on a felony charge of fourth-degree assault and misdemeanor charges of harassment, driving under the influence of intoxicants, reckless driving and two misdemeanor charges of endangering. He was lodged in the Jackson County Jail Thursday on $20,000 bail. [...]
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Emergency services, Nov. 29
Felony arrestsDrugs — Rodney Lee Gourneau, 25, of the 800 block of Ellendale Drive, Medford. Medford police arrested Gourneau Friday on a felony charge of methamphetamine possession and a misdemeanor charge of third-degree theft. He was booked in the Jackson County Jail.Driving While Suspended — David Eugene Thomas Gray, 30 of the 800 block of Northeast Eighth Street, Grants Pass. Medford police arrested Gray [...]
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Emergency Services, Nov. 30
Felony arrestsAssault — Eric Arlo Sheridan, 37, of the 1800 block of Stratford Avenue, Medford. Sheriff's deputies arrested Sheridan Sunday on charges of felony assault, strangulation and interfering with a report. He is being held in Jackson County Jail on $13,000 bail.
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'Treehouse Masters' builder fined for no Oregon contractor's license
The host of an Animal Planet show about constructing elaborate treehouses has been fined multiple times for building treehouses in Oregon, including one in Central Point last year, without a contractor's license.Pete Nelson, host of "Treehouse Masters" and owner of Washington-based Nelson's Treehouse and Supply, was fined $5,000 for building a single-family treehouse in Neskowin, about 14 miles north of Lincoln City, the Oregon Construction [...]
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Freezing rain caused I-5 crashes
Freezing rain turned parts of Interstate 5 into an ice-skating rink Monday in Douglas County.Oregon State Police reported multiple crashes near milepost 108, close to Myrtle Creek. No injuries were reported. One crash involved a jack-knifed semi at milepost 129, about four miles north of Roseburg, that blocked both southbound lanes. An OSP patrol vehicle was struck multiple times, the agency said. Delays of up to two hours were expected for southbound travelers. [...]
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Medford burglars also getting into holiday mode
Burglars were busy over the Thanksgiving holiday, helping themselves to items in two Medford-area homes and stealing more than $1,700 worth of hams and turkeys from a storage unit at the Harry & David store.Police say they're braced for more of the same in the coming month, as thieves and burglars get into their own version of the holiday spirit."Typically December is one of our busiest months, and I think [...]
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