(Editor’s note: Factual information for ‘Tales’ is provided by the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office. All persons listed are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Charges can be amended or dismissed.)
Oct. 31
*Near Cloverlawn Dr. and SE Grandview Ave. Jacqueline Baker, 34, was spotted using her cell phone while driving. She was looking up directions, but was still ticketed.
*Anthony Bennett, 22, was warned for expired registration and cited for being uninsured at Merlin Rd. and Jaime Lane.
*A man on Rockydale Rd. called authorities after being strangled by Tammy Huntamer, 34. She then locked herself and a nine-year-old boy inside, refusing to let him leave. The son had a swollen eye and red marks on his face. Huntamer was arrested on charges of strangulation and assault. Halloween isn’t supposed to be that scary.
Nov. 1
*Zachariah Tooley, 44, was taken to the county jail for failure to register as a sex offender in the 1900 block of NE F Street.
*Ryan Crisel, 30, was arrested for failing to appear on charges of unlawful use of a motor vehicle, theft, trespass, and driving while suspended in the 500 block of NW 6th Street.
*An out-of-town caller contacted authorities to check his property in the 2700 block of Caves Highway to make sure no one was living there. The vacant home was not empty, and Geoffrey Kehr admitted he had been living there for a year. He was advised to vacate the premises and arrested on a warrant for possessing a stolen vehicle.
*Nate Wheeler, 52, failed to appear on assault charges and was taken in by officers in the 500 block of NW 6th Street.
*In the 100 block of Hogue Dr., a woman was airing out a storage unit and found a highly intoxicated woman with a knife poking around in it. Andrea Cripps, 48, was held at gunpoint and arrested for trespassing.
*A citation was issued on S Redwood Hwy to Kristina R. Rauch, 42, for driving while suspended and was warned for having no front license plate.
Nov. 2
*Daren McCullum, 44, was stopped on his motorcycle and arrested on a warrant for contempt of court in the 33000 block of Redwood Highway.
*On S Redwood Highway and E Watkins St., Sarah E. Vischner, 49, was warned for driving without her headlights on and cited for driving while suspended.
*On Merlin Rd and Monument Drive, Stephen Murphy, 31, was in a hurry to get home and got a speeding ticket.
*A man was loitering at Shop Smart on W Watkins and refused to leave “unless it was in the back of a cop car.” Michael Gendernalik, 67, got his wish and promptly went to jail for trespassing.
*Speeding and failure to renew registration led to a citation for Robert Masters, 26, on Merlin Rd and Allman Way.
*On Rogue River Hwy and Fruitdale Dr, Steven Leach, 18, was cited for speeding.
*Jameson B. Vischer, 38, was ticketed for driving while suspended on Parkdale Drive. A licensed driver took over.
Nov. 3
*Nothing happened today.
Nov. 4
*A driver in the 8000 block of Redwood Hwy was cited for having no license,
Nov. 5
*An unnamed motorcyclist was pulled over at the 76 Station in Cave Junction and cited for driving while suspended, no insurance and warned for not wearing a helmet, failing to register, and being unlicensed. The man told the officer that he had to poop and the water was off at his house. The officer advised the man that he had passed several public restrooms.
*Brittney Hageman, 39, had a large knife and was threatening to kill her two roommates in the 2100 block Rogue River Highway. She swung the knife at her wheelchair-bound roommate but missed. She was stabbing the bedroom door when authorities showed up. She refused to drop the knife and was tased multiple times. It’s shocking what happens when you don’t listen. Hageman was arrested on charges of menacing, resisting arrest, attempted assault and unlawful use of a weapon.
Nov. 6
*Joshua Polk, 20, was arrested for stealing a bottle of wine and peanut butter cups from Shop Smart.
*A driver on S Redwood Hwy was cited for driving while suspended and improper display.
*That’s all for this week! Try to stay out of trouble, and use the restroom before it’s too late.