MEDFORD, Ore. — State police are issuing a word of warning to travelers this Memorial Day weekend. From now until Monday, troopers will be ramping up patrols. Those patrols will be looking for drunk drivers and speeding motorists. They will also keep an eye out for people not wearing their seat belts as part of … Continue reading »
Marijuana Found Inside Gift Boxes
LAKEVIEW, Ore. — An OSP trooper discovered pounds of marijuana inside wrapped birthday gift boxes during a traffic stop near Lakeview on Monday. Two California residents are now facing charges as a result of that traffic stop. On Monday evening, Oregon State Police say a trooper stopped a 1990 Ford van displaying Minnesota license plates … Continue reading »
Oregon Coast Homicide Victim Identified
REEDSPORT, Ore. — Police have now released the identity of a homicide victim whose body was found on the Oregon coast. The Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed the identity of the victim of the homicide as 57-year-old Kirsten Elaine Englund, from Castro Valley, California. Oregon State Police say The manner and cause of … Continue reading »
Oregon Coast Homicide Suspect Named
REEDSPORT, Ore. — Investigators now have a primary suspect in last weekend’s Reedsport homicide. That suspect is the same man accused of going on a violent crime spree this week in the San Francisco Bay area. While the connection is still unclear, Wednesday afternoon the Douglas County Major Crimes Team announced it suspects that 30-year-old … Continue reading »
Boyce Confirmed as Suspect in Homicide
REEDSPORT, Ore. — Three days after a body was found on the Oregon coast investigators reveal the name of the suspect. He’s the same man booked in the San Francisco area for theft and kidnapping. The Douglas County Major Crimes Team officially named 30-year-old Jeffrey Boyce as the primary suspect in this past weekend’s murder. … Continue reading »
Police Investigate Dead Body on Coast
WINCHESTER BAY, Ore. — Douglas County Major Crime Team are still investigating leads into the homicide that occurred over the weekend. Oregon State Police say investigators have tentatively identified the female victim and are awaiting confirmation as to her identity from the Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office. The body of the unidentified adult female was … Continue reading »
Traffic Stop Leads to Kidnapping Arrest
PRINEVILLE, Ore. — Oregon State Police said a traffic stop by a trooper Wednesday night in Redmond led to the arrest of a suspect who had earlier bound and threatened a man inside his Prineville-area home. According to Crook County Sheriff’s Office, an OSP Trooper stopped a 2008 Jeep Wranger on Highway 126E near the … Continue reading »
Two Men Run Into Traffic
MEDFORD, Ore. — Within a span of minutes, Oregon State Police respond to two incidents of people running into traffic on Interstate 5. At 9 a.m., troopers arrived at milepost 20, where a man suffering from a mental health episode was running into traffic. He was not hit, and was taken to Rogue Regional Medical … Continue reading »
Suspect Arrested After Police Chase
MEDFORD, Ore. — A Washington man was arrested after attempting to elude police in a vehicle, on a bike, and on foot in Medford. Early Wednesday morning, an OSP trooper attempted to stop a 1991 Honda Accord for traffic violations and suspicion of criminal activity. The vehicle attempted to elude at a high rate of … Continue reading »
Grants Pass Woman Subdued With Taser
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — OSP troopers said they deployed a Taser to arrest a woman they said was menacing people with a stun gun and hammer. The incident occurred at a Grants Pass residence on Tuesday night. According to Oregon State Police (OSP) Sergeant Tyler Lee, at approximately 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday, two OSP troopers responded to … Continue reading »
