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Lincoln City Police Department In the early morning of Monday, May 19, 2025, Lincoln City Police Officers were dispatched to the area of SW 51st St and SW Ebb Ave on a report of a shooting that had just occurred. Upon arrival, officers located a male adult victim who had who had multiple apparent gunshot wounds. Personnel from North Lincoln Fire & Rescue and Pacific West Ambulance also responded and began providing medical treatment at the scene before transporting the victim to Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital. The victim was later transported to Salem Hospital for additional medical treatment and surgery. The victim’s current condition is unknown at this time. The suspect in the shooting, identified as 43-year-old Justin R. Schmeidal of Lincoln City, remained on scene and self-reported the shooting before being taken into custody. Lincoln City Police Detectives responded to the scene and began their investigation into the circumstances involved with the shooting. The handgun beli...

Grants Pass Police Department Grants Pass, OR. – On Saturday, May 17, 2025, at approximately 11:10 p.m., Grants Pass Police Officers responded to a disturbance at Ogle Park on NW Washington Boulevard. The investigation revealed that Baron Messier, a 58-year-old male, was angry because he had given money to two females to purchase methamphetamine for him. When neither the money nor the narcotics were delivered, Messier went to Ogle Park armed with a machete and demanded the return of the money. During the confrontation, Messier was disarmed but punched one of the females in the eye and attempted to strike both females with a section of pipe. Baron Messier was arrested for Robbery in the first degree, Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Menacing, and Assault in the fourth degree; he was lodged at the Josephine County Jail.  More From Southern Oregon Scanner

DCSO JAILVIEWER 163.125 - MANSLAUGHTER 2ND DEG  Level:   F 163.175 - ASSAULT 2ND DEG  Level:   F 163.195 - RECKLESSLY ENDANGERING ANOTHER PERSON  Level:   M 163.195 - RECKLESSLY ENDANGERING ANOTHER PERSON  Level:   M 163.195 - RECKLESSLY ENDANGERING ANOTHER PERSON  Level:   M 813.010A - DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF INTOXICANTS DUII  Level:   M 811.140 - RECKLESS DRIVING  Level:   M More From Southern Oregon Scanner

DCSO JAILVIEWER 164.135 - UNAUTHORIZED USE MOTOR VEHICLE  Level:   F 164.135 - UNAUTHORIZED USE MOTOR VEHICLE  Level:   F 133.747 - FUGITIVE FROM OTHER STATE Mugshot From Previous Arrest  More From Southern Oregon Scanner

Medford Police Department On Friday, May 9, 2025, we responded to a report of a motor vehicle accident involving a building near the intersection of Siskiyou Boulevard and Lazy Creek Drive. An MPD Code Enforcement Community Service Officer (CSO), who was parked nearby completing paperwork, witnessed a white 2008 Ford F250 pickup truck crash through the side of a dental office. The CSO immediately summoned officers, rendered aid, and assisted in coordinating emergency care. It was determined that a 56-year-old female employee inside the dental office sustained serious injuries and was transported to a local hospital. She remains in stable condition. The driver of the pickup truck was also injured and transported to the hospital for treatment. The Serious Traffic Accident Reconstruction (STAR) team responded to the scene and took over the investigation. On Wednesday, May 14, investigators concluded their investigation and arrested the driver of the Ford F250, identified as 43-year-old Ph...

DCSO JAILVIEWER 164.135 - UNAUTHORIZED USE MOTOR VEHICLE  Level:   F 819.300 - POSSESSION OF A STOLEN VEHICLE  Level:   F Mugshot From Previous Arrest  More From Southern Oregon Scanner

Eugene Police Department SCU is funded by the Community Safety Payroll Tax   In early 2025, the Eugene Police Street Crimes Unit began investigating illegal narcotics delivery involving 39-year-old Eugene resident Anthony Miro Latin and 41-year-old Christina Amber Schmisek. An SCU officer received information Latin was selling fentanyl and methamphetamine from a local transitional housing camp in the 1600 block of West 18th Avenue. The investigation led to the service of a search warrant in March 2025 at Latin’s residence, a hotel room, and a storage unit. Evidence seized included approximately one pound of powdered fentanyl, nearly $3,000 in cash, a Glock handgun, and evidence of identity theft. On May 5, Eugene Police Patrol officers located and arrested Latin and Schmisek and both were lodged at the Lane County Jail. Latin was found to be a convicted felon and had a firearms prohibition in California. Schmisek also had warrants from another Oregon county. Charges included: ...

Eugene Police Department   On May 9 at 3:39 p.m., 27-year-old Caleb Ogden, travelled from the Seattle area to meet up a ‘child under sixteen years of age’ he met online. Instead, he met the Eugene Police Violent Crimes Unit detectives who had been working a sting. Ogden was compliant when he was arrested him. During a search incident to arrest, a large quantity of sexual toys was located.   Ogden was lodged at Lane County Jail for Online Sexual Corruption of a Minor 1 and Luring a Minor. Case 25-07427    Tips for Parents and Guardians: • Monitor your child's devices remotely and control access • Be aware of communications between your child and others • Beware of unexplained absences and behavior or sudden gifts or items they can’t afford or cash • Understand cyber-crime and that “no one online is anonymous” • If you child has a new game or app, spend time with them on it • Set up an area where children can use their technology with a parents presence • Consider...

DCSO JAILVIEWER 164.215 - BURGLARY 2ND DEG  Level:   F 164.135 - UNAUTHORIZED USE MOTOR VEHICLE  Level:   F 164.055 - THEFT 1ST DEG  Level:   F More From Southern Oregon Scanner

Grants Pass Police Department Grants Pass, Ore. – This morning at approximately 9:30 a.m., the Grants Pass Police Department, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Rogue Area Drug Enforcement Team (RADE), U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Central Point Police Department, and Jackson County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant on a residence on Lower River Road just outside the city limits of Grants Pass. The operation was the culmination of an ongoing multi-agency effort to impact the sales of Fentanyl in Southern Oregon. The search recovered over one-half pound of Fentanyl, numerous firearms, and a 3-D printer used for printing “ghost guns.” After numerous suspicious devices were found, the Oregon State Police Bomb Squad also responded to the scene to render the devices safe. Investigators arrested Christopher Smith, a 38-year-old male, who was living in a trailer on his parents’ property. Smith was lodged at the Josephine County Jail on charges of Deliver...

Grants Pass Police Department Grants Pass, Ore. – This afternoon at 3:30 p.m., citizens called 9-1-1 regarding a Hit & Run driver at SE 7th Street at SE K Street. Witnesses followed the car until it crashed off the road and got high-centered on boulders at the intersection of SW 4th Street at SW Bridge Street. Grants Pass Police and Community Service Officers arrived on scene and conducted an investigation that resulted in the arrest of Zachery Williams, a 29-year-old male, for Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants. More From Southern Oregon Scanner

DCSO JAILVIEWER 162.385 - FALSE INFORMATION TO A POLICE OFFICER  Level:   M 163A.040(3)(B) - FAILURE TO REPORT AS SEX OFFENDER - 1  Level:   F 144.350 - PAROLE VIOLATION  Level:   X 000.999 - AGENCY HOLD - FEL  Level:   F 000.999 - AGENCY HOLD - FEL  Level:   F Mugshot From Previous Arrest  More From Southern Oregon Scanner

Grants Pass Police Department Grants Pass, Ore. – This morning at approximately 10:16 a.m., the Grants Pass 9-1-1 Center received a call from a mother who said her son had stabbed her in the back, and the knife was still impaled in her. Grants Pass Police officers, Grants Pass Fire & Rescue, and AMR medics expedited their response to the scene on SW Vicki Lane. Upon arrival, police officers arrested Adin Kimball, a 33-year-old male, and began first aid for the victim who still had an approximately 12-inch butcher knife sticking from her shoulder blade area. The arriving medics stabilized the victim and transported her to the Three Rivers Medical Center for treatment, where she remained in serious condition. Grants Pass Police Detectives assisted with the investigation, and Adin Kimball was lodged at the Josephine County Jail for Assault in the first degree and Unlawful Use of a Weapon.

  DCSO JAILVIEWER 811.700 - FAIL TO PERFORM DUTIES OF A DRIVER - PROPERTY DAMAGE (HIT & RUN)  Level:   M 163.195 - RECKLESSLY ENDANGERING ANOTHER PERSON  Level:   M 163.195 - RECKLESSLY ENDANGERING ANOTHER PERSON  Level:   M 163.195 - RECKLESSLY ENDANGERING ANOTHER PERSON  Level:   M 811.140 - RECKLESS DRIVING  Level:   M More From Southern Oregon Scanner

  DCSO JAILVIEWER 133.310 - VIOLATION OF RESTRAINING ORDER  Level:   M 162.315 - RESISTING ARREST  Level:   M 163.208 - ASSAULT PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER  Level:   F 166.070 - AGGRAVATED HARASSMENT  Level:   F 163.205 - CRIMINAL MISTREATMENT 1ST DEG  Level:   F More From Southern Oregon Scanner

Coos County Sheriff's Office Salem, OR – A Coos County man has been sentenced to more than 162 years in prison, after a jury found he was guilty of nine counts of sexual abuse of five children. The trial involving 53-year-old Dewayne Forrest comes after an investigation by the Oregon Department of Justice’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force. ICAC received two cyber tips in 2021 about child sexual abuse materials being uploaded to an online storage account connected to a cellular telephone number registered under Forrest’s name. After executing a search warrant, Forrest admitted to ODOJ special agents that he had been previously investigated numerous times for child sex abuse since the 1990s in Coos County but had never been charged.  The agents followed up on the abuse complaints spanning 20 years, and after a thorough investigation, Forrest was charged with Rape, Sodomy, Unlawful Sexual Penetration, Sexual Abuse and Encouraging Child Sexual Abuse in the First Degr...

Beaverton Police Department   Beaverton, Oregon – The Beaverton Police Department is investigating a hit-and-run incident that occurred on May 5, 2025, at approximately 6:16 AM on westbound Highway 26, between Highway 217 and Cedar Hills Boulevard.   The preliminary investigation suggests that the incident may have been the result of a road rage interaction between the driver of a blue late-model Kia Carnival and a motorcycle rider. The Kia sideswiped the motorcycle, causing the rider to lose control. The driver of the Kia then fled the scene. Investigators believe the driver of the Kia’s actions were intentional. The motorcycle rider sustained serious injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment.   The driver of the Kia has been described as a white, male, adult, approximately 30 - 40 years of age, with a black beard. The Beaverton Police Department is actively seeking the driver of the Kia and the vehicle involved.   Anyone with information regar...

DCSO JAILVIEWER 813.010A - DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF INTOXICANTS DUII  Level:   M 811.140 - RECKLESS DRIVING  Level:   M 163.195 - RECKLESSLY ENDANGERING ANOTHER PERSON  Level:   M 162.257 - INTERFERE WITH FIREFIGHTER OR EMT  Level:   M 163.190 - MENACING  Level:   M 166.065A - HARASSMENT  Level:   M More From Southern Oregon Scanner

  DCSO JAILVIEWER 164.225 - BURGLARY 1ST DEG  Level:   F 164.135 - UNAUTHORIZED USE MOTOR VEHICLE  Level:   F 164.272 - UNLAWFUL ENTRY INTO MOTOR VEHICLE  Level:   F 162.205 - FAIL TO APPEAR IST DEG  Level:   F More From Southern Oregon Scanner

  DCSO JAILVIEWER 163.160 - ASSAULT 4TH DEG - FELONY  Level:   F 163.187 - STRANGULATION  Level:   M 163.190 - MENACING  Level:   M 135.290 - VIOLATION OF RELEASE AGREEMENT  Level:   M More From Southern Oregon Scanner

DCSO JAILVIEWER 163.208 - ASSAULT PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER  Level:   F 164.365 - CRIMINAL MISCHIEF 1ST DEG  Level:   F 144.350 - PAROLE VIOLATION  Level:   X 811.182.3 - DRIVING WHILE SUSPENDED OR REVOKED DWS  Level:   F 166.070 - AGGRAVATED HARASSMENT  Level:   F More From Southern Oregon Scanner

DCSO JAILVIEWER 164.225 - BURGLARY 1ST DEG  Level:   F 164.043 - THEFT 3RD DEG  Level:   M 161.405 - ATT TO COMMIT A CLASS A FELONY  Level:   F More From Southern Oregon Scanner

DCSO JAILVIEWER 165.013 - FORGERY 1ST DEG  Level:   F 165.007 - FORGERY 2ND DEG  Level:   M 164.055 - THEFT 1ST DEG  Level:   F 164.045 - THEFT 2ND DEG  Level:   M 165.022 - CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF A FORGED INSTRUMENT 1ST DEG  Level:   F 165.017 - CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF A FORGED INSTRUMENT 2ND DEG  Level:   M More From Southern Oregon Scanner

Marion Co. Dist. Attorney's Office   On April 29, 2025, a Marion County jury found Brandi Lea Cortes, 41, guilty of two counts of Attempted Assault in the Second Degree, one count of Assault of a Public Safety Officer, one count of Attempted Assault of a Public Safety Officer, and two counts of Fleeing or Attempting to Elude a Police Officer.   The charges result from a July 28, 2024, incident where  Cortes eluded law enforcement and attempted to stab two Keizer police officers with a knife upon her arrest.   Officers Jeremie Fletcher and Cody Stupfel were wearing ballistics vests during the incident and were ultimately not injured by Cortes' knife; however, Officer Fletcher susteained a sprained wrist effectuating her arrest.   Marion County Circuit Court Presiding Judge Tracy Prall presided over the two day trial. The State was represented by Marion County Deputy District Attorneys Braden Wolf and Sarah Meyer.   Cortes is scheduled to be sentenced on...

DCSO JAILVIEWER 163.165 - ASSAULT 3RD DEG  Level:   F 166.270 - FELON IN POSSESSION OF FIREARM    Level:   F 166.642 - FELON IN POSSESSION OF BODY ARMOR  Level:   F 163.205 - CRIMINAL MISTREATMENT 1ST DEG  Level:   F 163.195 - RECKLESSLY ENDANGERING ANOTHER PERSON  Level:   M 163.195 - RECKLESSLY ENDANGERING ANOTHER PERSON  Level:   M 163.195 - RECKLESSLY ENDANGERING ANOTHER PERSON  Level:   M More From Southern Oregon Scanner