NEAR JACKSONVILLE, Ore. — Investigators think speed may have played a role in the death of a motorcyclist on Tuesday night. Troopers shut down Hanley Road right outside Hanley Farm to investigate the crash. Oregon State Police said a motorcyclist was traveling eastbound on Highway 238 near milepost 36 when he hit a pole and … Continue reading »
Hit and Run Crash Near Rogue River
NEAR ROGUE RIVER, Ore. — A driver is on the run after rear-ending a car sending two people to the hospital. It happened around 10:45 a.m. Tuesday morning in the southbound lanes of the I-5 near Rogue River. Oregon State Police says according to witnesses accounts, a white SUV sped up behind a car, rear-ending … Continue reading »
Motorcyclist Arrested After Eluding OSP
UMPQUA, Ore. — A 23-year old Grants Pass man was arrested Sunday afternoon following multiple attempts to elude Oregon State Police troopers on a motorcycle in Douglas County. The man was arrested by troopers when they found him hiding in the woods after he lost control of his motorcycle on a gravel county road in … Continue reading »
Second Death Confirmed In Hwy 199 Crash
MEDFORD, Ore. — Oregon State Police (OSP) confirmed a second person died following Wednesday afternoon’s single vehicle fatal traffic crash along Highway 199 near Cave Junction. According to a hospital official where she was being treated, the female passenger died Thursday. According to OSP, on February 6, 2013 at approximately 1:54 p.m., a 2005 Dodge … Continue reading »
Heroin Found Concealed In Teddy Bear
MALHEUR COUNTY, Ore. — Oregon State Police said a trooper found heroin concealed in Valentine teddy bear baskets in the trunk of a car during a traffic stop. Police explained an OSP senior trooper stopped a 2005 Honda Accord displaying Arizona license plates off the westbound lanes of Interstate 84 near milepost 377 for failing … Continue reading »
OSP Reports Super Bowl DUII Numbers
MEDFORD, Ore. — Oregon State Police are reporting two car accident related deaths and 31 DUII’s over the Super Bowl weekend this year. That’s down from the 38 DUII’s and 3 deaths reported last year. For Josephine County there were six reported DUII arrests; in Jackson County there were four. Klamath County also had four. … Continue reading »
Driver Arrested for Running from Police
MEDFORD, Ore. — Oregon State Police (OSP) arrested a 26-year old Central Point man early Thursday morning on multiple charges following two incidents in which he attempted to escape OSP troopers. Officers say the man has made a habit of leading police on chases, and in the suspect’s past run-ins with law enforcement, shots were … Continue reading »
Humane Society Discusses Pet Abandonment
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A Grants Pass woman was cited for animal neglect after a witness says she pushed her dog out of her moving car Saturday afternoon. Oregon State Police say the woman stopped by the Grants Pass location of the Humane Society hoping to leave her dog behind. After learning the Humane Society … Continue reading »
Roseburg Man Arrested for Car Break-Ins
ROSEBURG, Ore. — An Oregon State Police (OSP) trooper, with the assistance of Roseburg police, arrested a man late Tuesday night after investigating suspicious circumstances at an auto repair shop near the OSP Roseburg office. The man had reportedly broke into 17 vehicles, two of which were business work trucks which had been damaged as … Continue reading »
Man Arrested After Police Standoff
MERLIN, Ore. — A 68-year old man was arrested on multiple charges following a standoff that lasted over 6 hours with Oregon State Police (OSP) SWAT and troopers early Thursday morning. Police said the man barricaded himself in a Merlin-area residence in Josephine County. Early Wednesday evening, OSP troopers responded to a report that an … Continue reading »
