(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.)
June 8
*Ronald Varner, 48, was arrested in the 7000 block of N. Applegate Rd. after he attempted to flee police. He was arrested for reckless endangerment and felony elude, as well as a Josephine County Sherriff’s Office warrant for robbery, criminal mischief, assault, and theft, a warrant from Jackson Co. S. O. for contempt of court, and an Oregon Parole board warrant for felon in possession of a weapon, and delivery of meth.
*Alejandro Camarena-Torres, 35, turned himself in at the JoCo jail because he had two warrants from the GPPD for FTA/trespassing and FTA/PCS meth. He was cited to appear in court in lieu of arrest.
June 9
*In the 1200 block of SE Vista Dr., two dogs were at large after jumping the fence. The bigger one was being aggressive and lunging at people, but the small one was just tagging along being friendly. When authorities showed up, the dogs went back into their fenced yard. The owner was not home, but their mother said they were looking into getting shock collars. The deputy advised them of fencing options, such as a hot wire. The owner was cited to appear in court.
*A 13-year-old who was home alone was taken aback when a naked woman entered their house without permission, stole a blanket, and urinated on the floor. She left with the blanket, but came back into the yard where police met Vanessa Schutt, 38, and promptly arrested her for burglary, theft, and trespassing. I bet that poor kid wanted to glue their eyes Schutt after that.
*An extremely emotionally disturbed person showed up at the Subway in CJ and subsequently turned himself in. Justin Bennett was arrested, presumably by deputies, not a sandwich artist.
*A juvenile was cited for speeding somewhere, but after a talk with his dad, the officer voided the ticket.
*A caller was driving by the skate park in Jubilee Park when she saw a man punch a woman in the face, then the woman punching him in the face. She also broke the man’s window of his vehicle. Upon a deputy’s arrival, Carly Jensen, 31, ran away from the scene, but police caught up with her at the Dairy Queen. Jensen was charged on a probation detainer/escape.
*At Redwood Hwy. and Pinewood Wy., Mahlanya Crockett, 18 was issued a speeding ticket.
June 10
*Joshua Delkittie, 31, makes yet another appearance in our police blotter! This time, he was arrested at Schumacher St. and Hussey on three JOCO Sherriff’s Office warrants, including one for FTA/mail theft, mail theft, one for FTA/escape, and one for FTA/unlawful possession of math and fentanyl. Who keeps letting this cat out of the bag?
*Something happened in the 4800 block of Lower River Road.
June 11
*A woman tried to leave her house, but Shayle Bee Saundau, 38, grabbed her arm to try and stop her on Glendon Road. The woman was able to get to Redwood Hwy. to call police, but Saundau was right on her tail and got into the car. A man driving by stopped to try and help, but Saundau prevented him from entering the vehicle, then took the keys and threw them across the highway into a field. Sandau was arrested on charges of coercion, harassment, theft, and unlawful entry of a motor vehicle.
*Two naughty Golden Retrievers escaped temporary fencing in the 100 block of Devon Drive. When a deputy arrived at the residence, he saw that Douglas Williams, 42, was working on permanent fencing and advised the owner he would hold the citation for 30 days, and if the K9’s didn’t leave the property in that time, he would throw out the ticket.
*At Evergreen Ave. and W. Park ST., Michelle Hunt, 55, was cited for failing to obey a traffic control device, or running a stop sign in layman’s terms.
*Williams Hwy. and Curtis Dr., Michael Smith, 50, was also ticketed for FTOTCD.
*Zachariah Peugh, 39, was arrested on a parole violation detainer in the 100 block of N. Redwood Highway.
*Speeding and passing unsafely led to a traffic stop at Redwood Hwy. and Willow Ln. and Curtis Brokaw, 29, also driving uninsured, was cited.
*Another driver was pulled over for unsafe passing on the right at SE Briar Ln. and SE M Street. Ayden Hanson, 21, said he was unaware that his license was suspended, but was still given a ticket for DWS.
*Gordon Casey, 36, was clocked going 77 in a 45-m.p.h. zone at Redwood Hwy. and Redwood Avenue. Casey was adamant that he wasn’t speeding and had a lot of questions about the officer’s radar gun. Regardless of how many questions he had about technology, he still got a speeding ticket.
*Shayla Saundau, come on down! You’re the next contestant on “I made the police blotter twice in 24 hours!” Saundau, 38, waited for her victim to come home from work and went straight up to their door, despite being served a restraining order just the day before. When detained, Saundau started banging her head against the window in the patrol car. She was then laying prone in the backseat, breathing, but not responding. A good ol’ knuckle rub woke her right up, and she proceeded to smash her head against the window. She was then put in wraps, but continued her headbanging all the way to jail and continued to do so in her cell. I love to rock and roll too, but not that kind of headbanging.
June 13
*A report of two aggressive K9’s in the 100 block of Pinewood way led to a citation for the owner. Julie Lowe admitted it was her fault because she fell asleep after letting them out, and said she would work on the trouble areas of the fence. She was cited to appear in district court.
*Nolan Kidwell, 44, was arrested on a JoCo Sherriff’s warrant for theft charges in the 3700 block of Quartz Creek Road.
June 14
*When a motorbike enthusiast was pulled over at New Hope and Ladeana Wy., he refused to turn off his motorcycle when instructed to. Not smart, as his bike was towed and he was cited for DWS and driving uninsured.
*In the 1800 block of Laurel Rd., Joshua James Polk, 21, went inside when he saw a patrol car pull up. His family was being cooperative and wee trying to get him out of the house. Eventually, he came out as he couldn’t hide from the warrant for FTA/theft that he was arrested for.
*A driver at Redwood Hwy. and Pugetville Rd. was warned for speeding and cited for no operator’s license.
*An unwanted visitor led a woman to lock herself and her toddler in her residence while she called police. The vehicle description led deputies to believe that this was the same person who outran patrol cars earlier in the week. When they got to the residence, he was gone, but they soon caught up with him in the 1500 block of Mt. Baldy Road. Joseph Doyle, 44, was arrested for DWS.