Monthly Archives: August 2019
6 Arrested in Grants Pass Counterfeit Raid
A rash of counterfeit bills have been being passed at several Grants Pass businesses over the past weeks.
Grants Pass Detectives obtained information that the source of the counterfeit manufacturing was at 725 SW Burgess...
U.S. Coast Guard medevacs teen from Rogue National Forest
U.S. Coast Guard Sector North Bend command center were notified at 4:15 p.m. by Curry County dispatch that a 17-year-old male had suffered a head injury after he fell from a cliff above the...
Clean Up Underway after Monday’s Jet Fuel Tanker Crash
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is responding to the tanker crash that spilled 2500 gallons of aviation fuel near White City Monday night. The spill poses no threat to groundwater wells or surface...
Falling Bear Destroys Sheriff’s Vehicle
A Humboldt County Sheriff's patrol vehicle was struck by a falling bear while traveling north on Highway 96 last week. The vehicle caught fire after striking an embankment and the deputy escaped the vehicle...
Weather Change Brings Chance of Showers and Thunderstorms
Friday and Saturday evenings bring the chance for showers along the coast and inland areas, along with milder temperatures. The potential for scattered thunderstorms exists for all areas east of Coos and Curry county...
Grants Pass OSP Trooper Involved Shooting Leaves One Man Dead
Late Tuesday morning, August 6th, a suspect in an on-going investigation entered the Oregon State Police agency's office in Grants Pass. At approximately 10:30am, an altercation took place between the suspect and Oregon State...
College of the Redwoods Student Suspected of Threats
During the evening of Monday, August 5th, the Del Norte Sheriff's Office was contacted regarding a potential threat made by a juvenile student currently attending a program at College of the Redwoods, Crescent City...
Semi Hauling 5,000 gallons of Jet Fuel Crashes
A semi-truck turned over near the intersection of Antioch Rd and Loch Lomond Dr. while transporting 5,000 gallons of Jet A fuel from Beagle helibase in Shady Cove back to headquarters in White City...
Massive Amounts of Marijuana Seized in Series of Raids
On Friday, June 28, the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office coordinated a series of counter-drug operations in Siskiyou County, seizing 4,134 illegal marijuana plants, primarily in the Big Springs area of the county, which is...
Vehicle Struck by Gunfire Multiple Times
Just after 12:30am Monday morning, a Jackson County Deputy heard gunshots in the area of Barnett and Riverside. He conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle believed to be involved. The vehicle was found...