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Sex Offender Arrested for Luring Teen
During the service of a search warrant on Wednesday, June 19, Jackson County Sheriff's detectives arrested 35-year-old Jed Randall Burns, a registered sex offender, for crimes associated with attempts to lure a teen girl...
Couple Arrested with 50 lbs. of Meth and 4.8 lbs. of Heroin
On Wednesday, June 19, just after 3:30pm, a Trooper from the Oregon State Police Central Point office contacted a vehicle for multiple traffic violations on Interstate 5.
An Oregon State Police narcotics K9 was deployed....
Clear Skies, Cooler Temperatures Forecast for Weekend
An upper-level trough centered over the northwestern U.S. will gradually deepen and move eastward through Sunday. Clear skies, cooler temperatures and afternoon breezes on the coast are expected to keep high temperatures in the...
Abandoned Vehicles Found Ablaze
Early Thursday morning, Fort Dick Fire Department responded to a reported fire off of Hwy 101 south of Wonderstump Rd. Fort Dick Fire Department Chief arrived at the scene and reported two abandoned motor...
Two Log Trucks Head-On…Drivers Walk Away
Close to noon on Wednesday, the Brookings Fire Department was dispatched to a reported head-on crash involving 2 semi trucks near the entrance to Whaleshead Resort on Highway 101 about 8 miles north of Brookings.
One...
Flagger Struck and Killed in Construction Zone
On Tuesday, June 18, just after 8:30 pm, Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to the report of a pedestrian hit by a vehicle on Highway 140.
Preliminary investigation revealed that a gold...
Two Men Arrested in Stolen Car During Burglary
On June 17, 2019, at 5:42 a.m., a resident in the 6800-block of Wagner Creek Road reported a suspicious vehicle parked on her property with two men inside. Deputies responded to the scene, with...
Domestic Disturbance Turns into Stand-Off
On June 12th, 2019, Medford Police officers were dispatched to a domestic disturbance in an apartment. The suspect, 35-year-old Charles Mott, had fled the scene prior to officers arrival. The investigation indicated that Mott...
K-9 Officer “Trapper” takes 5 Pounds of Meth Off the Streets
The Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team conducted a surveillance operation that ultimately ended with the arrest of 43-year-old Walter Maureceo-Hernandez of Salem, Oregon on numerous high-level drug charges.
Maureceo-Hernandez had traveled to Oregon from California on...
Vandals Destroy Important Radio Tower
Just before 9:00 am Monday morning, the Coos County Sheriff's Office responded to a call of Criminal Mischief I on Coos Mountain. It had been determined sometime over the weekend suspects had cur guy...