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Oregon State Police renew calls for help to solve I-5 rock attack

GARRETT ANDREWS — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 11:40 MST

Several leads have gone cold in a November rock-throwing attack on Interstate 5 that injured two University of Oregon track athletes, but Oregon State Police say they believe the case can be solved.

Several anonymous tipsters have made reports, but each of the possible suspects could account for their time …

Bail set at $1 million after man skips meth possession trial

GARRETT ANDREWS — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 11:40 MST

An out-of-custody defendant charged with methamphetamine possession failed to show up for his trial Tuesday, and he’ll be hard pressed to make bail if he’s caught.

Jury selection for Robert Joseph Richardson’s trial was set to begin at 9:30 a.m. Richardson’s attorney, Brook Reinhard, told Douglas County Circuit Judge Ronald …

ROSEBURG: Jones missing since Dec. 30

GARRETT ANDREWS — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:24 MST

After last seeing him leave on a walk nearly two weeks ago, family and friends of a local man are still waiting for him to return.

Levi Jones’ family has not seen him since Dec. 30. He was last reported walking to the J & J Market & Deli at …

Teenager punished for humiliating girl with racy photo

GARRETT ANDREWS — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 09:10 MST

A Roseburg man who took and distributed a sexually explicit picture of a 15-year-old girl received probation Tuesday, with a four-year prison sentence hanging over his head if he violates the terms of his release.

Aaron Thomas Martin, 18, was sentenced in Douglas County Circuit Court to five years on …

Police Log, Jan. 9, 2013

GARRETT ANDREWS — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 09:08 MST

These logs are the highlights of initial emergency calls and reports to the Douglas County Dispatch Center. They do not represent all the incidents or their final outcomes.

Tuesday

Douglas County sheriff

9:33 a.m. — A raccoon was unable to move and needed to be put down in …

ROSEBURG: Woman accused of bilking Walmart

GARRETT ANDREWS — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 10:34 MST

A Roseburg woman was arrested Monday on suspicion of felony computer crime two days after policy say fraudulently obtained refunds from Walmart.

Police suspect Ruby Lee Hajos, 32, entered Walmart at 2125 Northwest Stewart Parkway on Saturday carrying old Walmart receipts and selected items that matched the receipts.

She is …

Police Log, Jan. 8, 2013

GARRETT ANDREWS — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 09:10 MST

These logs are the highlights of initial emergency calls and reports to the Douglas County Dispatch Center. They do not represent all the incidents or their final outcomes.

Monday

Douglas County sheriff

12:01 a.m. — A woman in the 300 block of Main Street reported hearing her doorknob …

ROSEBURG: Abandoned pickup blocks traffic

GARRETT ANDREWS — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 08:54 MST

At the height of a heated in-vehicle argument, a Sutherlin mother of four shut off the engine, pocketed the keys and ran away, leaving her ex-husband and four children in a pickup blocking traffic at a busy north Roseburg intersection, police said.

At 7:45 p.m. Friday, police say the 36-year …

ELKTON: Dog drowns after boat capsizes

GARRETT ANDREWS — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 10:54 MST

A dog drowned Sunday after its owner’s drift boat capsized in Hart Rapids on the Umpqua River and the animal’s life vest became snagged on the boat.

Three men who also fell overboard, including the dog’s owner, Christopher Keksi, 51, of Bend, made it safely to shore.

At 10:22 a.m., …

Police come for son, arrest parents in Sutherlin

GARRETT ANDREWS — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 10:34 MST

SUTHERLIN — Police trying to catch a suspected burglar didn’t find him Saturday when they searched the house he shares with his parents, but they say they found several reasons to arrest his father and mother, including on suspicion of possessing heroin.

Sutherlin police are still looking for 26-year-old Mitchell …

Police Log, Jan. 7, 2013

GARRETT ANDREWS — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 08:46 MST

These logs are the highlights of initial emergency calls and reports to the Douglas County Dispatch Center. They do not represent all the incidents or their final outcomes.

Sunday

Douglas County sheriff

1:08 a.m. — A man and his son were intoxicated and fighting in the 1700 block …

Roseburg motel shooting suspect pleads not guilty to trying to murder five officers

GARRETT ANDREWS — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 22:16 MST

The man who police say fired at officers during a motel shootout in Roseburg last month appeared in court Friday and pleaded not guilty to 14 charges, including five counts of attempting to murder police officers.

A barefoot Jonathan Derrick Lackey, 23, was led into Douglas County Circuit Court in …

For Pete’s sake: Does Roseburg still want real fast food?

GARRETT ANDREWS — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 22:10 MST

For the past month, something legitimately inspiring has been happening at a Roseburg fast-food restaurant.

The lunch rushes at Pete’s Drive-In have been legitimate rushes, after several tenuous years of teetering close to closing.

A Facebook campaign to save the 43-year-old grill and some good press have reminded many in …

GARRETT ANDREWS — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 17:50 MST

These logs are the highlights of initial emergency calls and reports to the Douglas County Dispatch Center. They do not represent all the incidents or their final outcomes.

Friday

Douglas County sheriff

12:26 a.m. — A woman in the 500 block of Southwest Fifth Street in Canyonville was …

Police Log, Jan. 4, 2013

GARRETT ANDREWS — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 10:56 MST

These logs are the highlights of initial emergency calls and reports to the Douglas County Dispatch Center. They do not represent all the incidents or their final outcomes.

Thursday

Douglas County sheriff

12:36 a.m. — A driver hit a dog in the 400 block of South Pacific Highway. …

Roseburg police dog sniffs out first felony bust

GARRETT ANDREWS — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 10:52 MST

Roseburg’s new drug-sniffing police dog notched her first felony arrest Thursday, finding marijuana and heroin during a traffic stop on Harvard Avenue.

Dora, the Belgian Malinois recently added to the force to help the city enforce drug laws, had made two misdemeanor arrests since she started two weeks ago: one …

ROSEBURG: Woman suspected of theft

GARRETT ANDREWS — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 08:54 MST

A Myrtle Creek woman was arrested Wednesday at the Walmart in Roseburg on suspicion of attempting to return merchandise she didn’t purchase.

Roseburg police suspect Tania McCurry, 25, brought receipts into the store with her at 8 p.m. and selected items from shelves that matched the receipts. She then tried …

ROSEBURG: Man skips out on test

GARRETT ANDREWS — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 08:44 MST

Police are seeking a man on parole who fled the Douglas County Courthouse on Wednesday rather than take a urine test.

Jonathan Michael Bunch, 25, on supervision for second-degree burglary, was reporting to his parole officer, Carol Johnstone, at 10:30 a.m. when she asked him to submit to a urine …

Winston man charged in fatal dispute

GARRETT ANDREWS — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 10:46 MST

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Authorities have arrested the surviving party of a deadly altercation last year outside the Douglas Inn in Roseburg.

On Wednesday evening, Roseburg police served a felony warrant on Michael Oglesby of Winston. A grand jury recently indicted him for second-degree manslaughter.

Oglesby, 37, was arrested in …

Oakland man loses iPod and then freedom

GARRETT ANDREWS — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 09:46 MST

An Oakland man is headed to prison for downloading child pornography to an iPod he mislaid at a Sutherlin gas station.

Jason Daniel Goodman, 34, was sentenced Wednesday in Douglas County Circuit Court to 18 months in prison and at least three years parole for possessing hundreds of pornographic images …

Police Log, Jan. 3, 2013

GARRETT ANDREWS — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 09:06 MST

These logs are the highlights of initial emergency calls and reports to the Douglas County Dispatch Center. They do not represent all the incidents or their final outcomes.

Wednesday

Douglas County sheriff

2:16 a.m. — A woman hid her intoxicated friend’s keys so she wouldn’t drive away in …

Sutherlin police probe vehicle fire

GARRETT ANDREWS — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 13:54 MST

Police suspect foul play in a vehicle fire early Monday morning in Sutherlin.

At 9 a.m., a resident in the 500 block of Central Avenue discovered a 2000 Audi A6 had been torched overnight. The fire was out before Sutherlin police and Douglas County Fire District No. 2 arrived.

Sutherlin …

Gunman robs Myrtle Creek bank

GARRETT ANDREWS — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 11:34 MST

MYRTLE CREEK — A heavily dressed gunman robbed a U.S. Bank branch on New Year’s Eve of an undisclosed amount of money, Myrtle Creek police said.

The man walked into the bank at 105 N. Main St. shortly before 5 p.m. and showed a teller a firearm and a note …

ROSEBURG: Officers recover homemade explosives

GARRETT ANDREWS — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 10:34 MST

A Roseburg man was arrested Tuesday after officers found homemade explosives in the vehicle he was driving, police said.

A Roseburg officer pulled over Charles Steven Keeney, 56, in the 2500 block of Northeast Stephens shortly after 8 p.m. for a traffic violation.

Police reported finding several homemade explosives made …

Police log for Jan. 2

GARRETT ANDREWS — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 09:14 MST

These logs are the highlights of initial emergency calls and reports to the Douglas County Dispatch Center. They do not represent all the incidents or their final outcomes.

Monday

Douglas County sheriff

12:05 a.m. — Someone was walking around a woman’s house in the 2800 block of Umpqua …

Hardy souls take the plunge

GARRETT ANDREWS — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 09:04 MST

SUTHERLIN — A lot about Will Vogel’s annual Polar Bear Plunge has stayed the same over the past 17 years.

Every year on New Year’s Day, Vogel and his friends and family gather on his 200 acres east of Sutherlin. They wear outlandish costumes. They inflate their courage with alcohol. …

ROSEBURG: First ’13 baby born at Mercy

GARRETT ANDREWS — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 09:01 MST

The first baby born at Mercy Medical Center in Roseburg in 2013 was a healthy boy weighing 8 pounds, 1 ounce, delivered at 12:36 a.m. today.

The parents of the boy wanted no further information released.

An even 1,000 babies were born last year at Mercy’s Family Birthing Center, according …

DOUGLAS COUNTY: Noise complaints usher in new year

GARRETT ANDREWS — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 10:44 MST

New Year’s Eve was filled with the typical parties and explosions around Roseburg.

Emergency dispatchers fielded a steady stream of noise complaints and reports of loud explosions. Dispatch reports included 16 reports of explosive sounds.

One caller reported hearing a boom “as loud as a pipebomb” in front of a …

ROSEBURG: Woman reports shooting incident

GARRETT ANDREWS — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 10:34 MST

A Roseburg couple finishing up their last-minute Christmas shopping got a shock on Christmas Eve when their car window was shot out while parked at Walmart.

At about 5:30 p.m. Dec. 24, Stan and Tracy Osborn of Roseburg had just pulled in to a spot in the back parking lot …

ROSEBURG: Man suspected of taking handgun

GARRETT ANDREWS — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 09:24 MST

ROSEBURG

Man suspected of taking handgun

A Roseburg man accused of trying to leave a gun store with a handgun was arrested Monday on suspicion of first-degree theft.

Zed Edison, 71, was in custody today in the Douglas County Jail in lieu of $50,000 bail.

According to Roseburg police, Edison …

Police Log, Jan. 1, 2013

GARRETT ANDREWS — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 08:24 MST

Monday

Douglas County sheriff

12:48 a.m. — Neighbors were setting off illegal fireworks in the 100 block of Mercy Hills Drive in Roseburg.

2:35 a.m. — A teenage girl was passed out at a party and some boys were planning to sexually assault her in the 300 block …

Roseburg man, 94, brightens hours at wife’s Alzheimer’s care unit

GARRETT ANDREWS — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 10:58 MST

Even after two years, it’s still hard for Lyle Fenner, 94, to sleep in a different bed than his wife.

So every night between 10 and midnight, the longtime KQEN radio announcer calls the reception desk of Callahan Court, where Helen Fenner, 91, receives round-the-clock care for her late-stage Alzheimer’s. …

Police Log, Dec. 28, 2012

GARRETT ANDREWS — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 09:30 MST

Thursday

Douglas County sheriff

9:44 a.m. — Opened mail from across town had been dumped in a drainage ditch in the 100 block of Lamar Street, Myrtle Creek.

10:40 a.m. — A male dog destroyed two doors of a rental house in the 400 block of Drain Section …

Fire burns Garden Valley house

GARRETT ANDREWS — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 10:32 MST

Firefighters spent more than two hours fighting a “stubborn” house fire in Garden Valley that was reported shortly before midnight Wednesday.

The blaze at 3040 Fisher Road was difficult to put out because of the home’s construction and a high volume of flammable material inside, Douglas County Fire District No. …

Police Log, Dec. 27, 2012

GARRETT ANDREWS — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 09:16 MST

These logs are the highlights of initial emergency calls and reports to the Douglas County Dispatch Center. They do not represent all the incidents or their final outcomes.

Wednesday

Douglas County sheriff

3:43 a.m. — Horses were seen in the southbound lanes of Interstate 5 at Milepost 152 …

Fire closes Roseburg restaurant

GARRETT ANDREWS — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 11:20 MST

The roof of a Roseburg Arby’s restaurant collapsed Sunday as wary firefighters began to attack flames coming from the building’s attic, according to the Roseburg Fire Department.

The blaze caused an estimated $450,000 damage to the business at 1070 N.W. Garden Valley Blvd. The cause is under investigation, fire officials …

Police Logs, Dec. 24, 2012

GARRETT ANDREWS — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 08:26 MST

These logs are the highlights of initial emergency calls and reports to the Douglas County Dispatch Center. They do not represent all the incidents or their final outcomes.

Monday

Douglas County sheriff

12:31 a.m. — A caller reported mail theft in the 200 block of Fairacres Lane, Roseburg. …

Police log for Dec. 23, 2012

GARRETT ANDREWS — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 10:56 MST

These logs are the highlights of initial emergency calls and reports to the Douglas County Dispatch Center. They do not represent all the incidents or their final outcomes.

Friday

Douglas County sheriff

12:03 a.m. — Two young girls at DePriest Street and Keeler Court were overheard discussing plans …

Glide scouts collect, hand out 21 tons of food

GARRETT ANDREWS — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 22:24 MST

GLIDE — On Saturday, while many teens his age were no doubt sleeping in on their first day of winter break, 15-year old senior patrol leader Shawn Fitzpatrick was up early.

He and 14 other members of Boy Scout Troop 112 in Glide watched the sun come out as they …

DOUGLAS COUNTY: Police: Booms result of jets

GARRETT ANDREWS — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 18:56 MST

Douglas County residents startled by two loud booms at about noon on Friday were hearing two military jets break the sound barrier high above Roseburg, according to police.

At 11:53 a.m., people from Tri City to Winchester and from Glide to Tenmile called 911 to report two loud, explosion-like noises. …

Reward increases for rock-tossing overpass incident

GARRETT ANDREWS — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 17:12 MST

The reward offered in a rock-throwing incident that injured two traveling University of Oregon students last month has been more than doubled.

The families of Molly Grabill, 20, and Chris Brewer, 19, are now asking $2,500 for help finding whoever was responsible for throwing a rock from an Interstate 5 …

Falling tree damages Lookingglass woman’s home

GARRETT ANDREWS — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 11:16 MST

LOOKINGGLASS — A week of wild weather has taken its mark on power lines, highways and Nancy Cummins’ porch.

The largest tree in her six-acre yard in the 4000 block of Colonial Road fell during Sunday’s windstorm and crashed into the wraparound deck of her Craftsman house.

Her longtime home …

ROSEBURG Woman accused of possessing inhalant

GARRETT ANDREWS — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 10:46 MST

A woman was arrested Thursday just off a busy Roseburg street for inhaling compressed air.

At 12:12 p.m., a driver on Garden Valley Boulevard noticed Candice Surwillo, 27, of Roseburg inhaling chemical vapors from a cannister outside the Bureau of Land Management office at 777 Garden Valley Blvd. Roseburg police …

Police Log, Dec. 21, 2012

GARRETT ANDREWS — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 09:50 MST

These logs are the highlights of initial emergency calls and reports to the Douglas County Dispatch Center. They do not represent all the incidents or their final outcomes.

Thursday

Douglas County sheriff

7:24 a.m. — A man driving a tow truck hauling a large load of rocks broke …

Man accused of strangling woman in Sutherlin

GARRETT ANDREWS — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 10:54 MST

SUTHERLIN — A man accused of attempted homicide was high on methamphetamine when he strangled an acquaintance who was letting him sleep on her couch, Sutherlin police said today.

Jess Patrick Stephenson, 31, was booked Wednesday into the Douglas County Jail on suspicion of attempted homicide and felony strangulation. He …

Police Log, Dec. 20, 2012

GARRETT ANDREWS — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:26 MST

These logs are the highlights of initial emergency calls and reports to the Douglas County Dispatch Center. They do not represent all the incidents or their final outcomes.

Wednesday

Douglas County sheriff

12:02 a.m. — A Myrtle Creek woman complained that the “usual suspects” were tampering with her …

Roseburg police enlist drug-sniffing dog

GARRETT ANDREWS — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 08:28 MST

Roseburg’s newest cop can’t speak a word, but she can smell what’s in your pockets from 50 feet away.

A year after it was created, Roseburg Police Department’s Canine Unit is set to add a third dog, drug-sniffer Dora. She’ll join Helix and Iago, patrol dogs trained to apprehend suspects. …

Roseburg man sentenced for robbing Rite Aid

GARRETT ANDREWS — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 09:42 MST

A meth-addicted man convicted of holding up a Roseburg pharmacy for a bottle of Oxycontin was unable to persuade a judge Tuesday it was a spur-of-the-moment decision.

Instead, John William Young, 32, of Roseburg was sentenced to 70 months in prison for second-degree aggravated robbery at his sentencing in Douglas …

Police Log, Dec. 19, 2012

GARRETT ANDREWS — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 08:15 MST

These logs are the highlights of initial emergency calls and reports to the Douglas County Dispatch Center. They do not represent all the incidents or their final outcomes.

Tuesday

Douglas County sheriff

12:11 a.m. — A driver reported someone in a field was shining a red laser into …

Gunman exchanges fire with police before surrendering

GARRETT ANDREWS — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 11:10 MST

Eyewitnesses to a shootout at a motor inn on Northeast Stephens Street in Roseburg on Monday afternoon described a tense scene, confusion and bravery under pressure.

The four-hour standoff ended with Jonathan Lackey, 23, whom police describe as a transient, surrendering to police and being taken into custody.

At just …