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Oregon State Police On Friday, May 6, 2022,  at approximately 3:00 AM, Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to a vehicle versus pedestrian crash on Interstate 5 southbound near milepost 97.  Preliminary investigation revealed a southbound vehicle struck a pedestrian, identified as Jeremy Blondell (45) of Wolf Creek, as he was walking on the freeway.  Blondell sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased.  The operator of the vehicle did not stop, and the case is being investigated as a hit and run. Investigators believe it to be a commercial motor vehicle or a large RV due to roadway evidence. OSP investigators are seeking public assistance in locating the vehicle. Anyone with information regarding the crash or the vehicle  is asked to call OSP’s Dispatch Center at  800-442-0776 or *OSP (*677) from your mobile phone. Reference Case number  SP22-106411

DCSO JAILVIEWER 163.365 - RAPE 2ND DEG 163.395 - SODOMY 2ND DEG 163.408 - SEXUAL PENETRATION WITH A FOREIGN OBJECT 2ND DEG 163.427 - SEX ABUSE 1ST DEG

Grants Pass Police Department Grants Pass, Ore. – This morning at 9:16 am, Grants Pass Police and Grants Pass Fire Rescue responded to Reinhart Volunteer Park regarding the report of a body floating in the Rogue River. A short time later units recovered the deceased body of a 63-year-old Grants Pass male just upstream from the pedestrian bridge. Grants Pass Detectives responded to the scene and found no signs of foul play. The family of the deceased has been notified. The Grants Pass Police Department would like to thank the citizens who assisted with this investigation. If anyone has further information regarding this investigation, they are encouraged to contact the police department at 541-450-6260.

JOCO JAILVIEWER 163.212 - UNLAWFUL USE OF STUN GUN, TEAR GAS OR MACE 2ND DEG 166.065 - HARASSMENT 162.375 - INITIATING A FALSE REPORT             Mugshot from previous arrest

JOCO JAILVIEWER 164.045 - THEFT 2ND DEG 163.187 - STRANGULATION 033.045 - CONTEMPT OF COURT 033.045 - CONTEMPT OF COURT 163.160(2) - ASSAULT 4TH DEG 163.750 - VIOLATION OF COURT PROTECTION STALKING ORDER - FELONY 166.450 - OBLITERATING OR CHANGING ID MARKS ON FIREARM 163.160(2) - ASSAULT 4TH DEG 163.190 - MENACING 133.747 - FUGITIVE FROM OTHER STATE               Mugshot from previous arrest

Josephine Co. Sheriff's Office On Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at approximately 10:27 PM, Sheriff’s Office Deputies and Troopers from Oregon State Police along with AMR and Rural Metro Fire Department personnel responded to the 100 block of Ward Road in Merlin, Oregon for a report of a shooting. Once on scene deputies found a male in the driveway with an apparent gunshot wound. CPR was administered first by deputies then by medical personnel. The male succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene.  Sheriff’s Office Detectives were assisted by Detectives from the Oregon State Police, Grants Pass Police Department and personnel from the Oregon State Police Crime Lab.  Investigators believe this is an isolated incident and at no time was there a perceived threat to the community in relation to this incident.  This case is still under investigation and further details are not currently available.   

Douglas Co. Sheriff's Office ROSEBURG, Ore.  - The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an assault that occurred on Sunday near the 7000-block of Melqua Road and is asking for assistance in solving it. On Sunday, May 1, 2022, shortly before 5:00 am, deputies were advised of a man in the emergency department at Mercy Medical Center who had reportedly been assaulted. The 25-year-old victim, Bryce Thomas Watson of Winston, sustained injuries during the incident and was later transported to a Portland area hospital for further treatment. Deputies learned the incident occurred in an area commonly referred to as Long's Ranch located in the 7000-block of Melqua Road and there were witnesses to the incident. Deputies are asking anyone who witnessed the incident or who may have information to contact the Sheriff's Office at (541) 440-4471 and reference Case #22-1837. The incident remains under investigation.

  DCSO JAILVIEWER 165.800 - IDENTITY THEFT 165.022 - CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF A FORGED INSTRUMENT 1ST DEG 164.245 - CRIMINAL TRESPASS 2ND DEG 164.162 - MAIL THEFT 164.162 - MAIL THEFT 164.162 - MAIL THEFT 164.162 - MAIL THEFT 164.162 - MAIL THEFT 165.800 - IDENTITY THEFT 475.894 - UP OF METHAMPHETAMINE 475.894 - UP OF METHAMPHETAMINE             Mugshot from previous arrest

  DCSO JAILVIEWER 164.225 - BURGLARY 1ST DEG

  DCSO JAILVIEWER 164.225 - BURGLARY 1ST DEG 164.045 - THEFT 2ND DEG 133.747 - FUGITIVE FROM OTHER STATE

Ore. Dept. of Public Safety Standards and Training The State of Oregon remembered and honored 192 fallen law enforcement officers, and the families they left behind, during a memorial ceremony on Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at 1 PM attended by Governor Kate Brown. The event took place outdoors, at the state memorial which is located at the Oregon Public Safety Academy in Salem.   The names of three fallen Oregon law enforcement officers were approved for addition to the state memorial and honored at this year's ceremony; S. Allen Burdic of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, EOW 3/11/21; John R. Burright of the Oregon State Police, EOW 5/4/21; and Carl L. Frazier of the Lane County Sheriff’s Office, EOW 10/9/1979. The Oregon Fallen Law Enforcement Officers' Memorial Ceremony is a significant event that the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) is proud to host each year in partnership with the Oregon Law Enforcement Memorial Fund, Oregon Concerns of Po...

  JOCO JAILVIEWER 144.108 - POST PRISON SUPERVISION SANCTION 475.890 - UNLAWFUL DELIVERY OF METHAMPHETAMINE 475.880 - UNLAWFUL DELIVERY OF COCAINE 475B.337 - UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA ITEM 166.270 - FELON IN POSSESSION OF WEAPON/RESTRICTED FIREARM 166.270 - FELON IN POSSESSION OF RESTRICTED WEAPON 162.145 - ESCAPE 3RD DEG 811.140 - RECKLESS DRIVING             Mugshot from previous arrest

DCSO JAILVIEWER 164.215 - BURGLARY 2ND DEG 164.215 - BURGLARY 2ND DEG 164.354 - CRIMINAL MISCHIEF 2ND DEG 164.245 - CRIMINAL TRESPASS 2ND DEG 811.540.3.B - ATTEMPT TO ELUDE POLICE OFFICER - FOOT 164.135 - UNAUTHORIZED USE MOTOR VEHICLE 819.300 - POSSESSION OF A STOLEN VEHICLE 164.225 - BURGLARY 1ST DEG

Jackson County Sheriff's Office JCSO Case 22-2380 SHADY COVE, Ore. – Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) detectives are investigating a shooting that occurred last night in the Shady Cove area. At approximately 5:15 p.m. a woman with a gunshot wound flagged down a Jackson County Fire District 4 (JCFD4) fire truck. JCFD4 began rendering first aid and a Mercy Flights ambulance took her to a local hospital. The woman reported being shot at the 1500 block of Highway 227 in Trail, Ore. JCSO deputies responded to the property and contacted the uninvolved owner. The shooting suspect was identified and taken into custody. The suspect, Robert Carl Baker, 34, of Trail, was lodged at the Jackson County Jail. He is charged with first-degree assault, two counts of menacing, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon, and two counts of reckless endangering. His bail is set at $135,000. The case is under investigation.

Multnomah Co. Sheriff's Office At 10:30 a.m., Monday, May 2, dispatchers received a call from a person located at the Bonneville Dam who spotted smoke from a signal fire near the top of a steep, rocky cliffside. The caller said they had access to a scope saw what appeared to be a hiker in distress. Multnomah County sheriffs’ deputies responded to the location to verify the report. Using binoculars, deputies confirmed the sighting and activated the  Multnomah County Search and Rescue (MCSOSAR)  members. Because of the precarious location of the hiker, the Sheriff’s Office also dispatched the Hood River Crag Rats, a highly-skilled mountain rescue team. Around 1 p.m., two hasty teams with members from MCSOSAR and Crag Rats left the trailhead to attempt to contact the stranded hiker and determine the safest rescue option. Deputies have not been able to contact the person nor identify the individual. It’s also not clear how the hiker accessed the area or how long they have been in ...

Oregon State Police On Saturday, April 30th, 2022 at approximately 5:35 PM, Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to a report of a two-vehicle collision on Highway 20 near milepost 29. A preliminary investigation revealed an eastbound white GMC Sierra, operated by Devon Negathon (52) of South Beach, crossed over the center line and crashed head-on with a westbound gray Toyota Tacoma, operated by Curtis Preston (53) of Toledo.  Negathon sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased. His passenger, Cheryl Anne Ballas (32) of Newport, was transported to Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center Corvallis with serious injuries. Preston was extricated and transported to Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center Corvallis with serious injuries. Highway 20 was reduced to one lane for approximately four hours.  OSP was assisted by Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Toledo Fire and Rescue, Philomath Fire Department and ODOT Incident Response.

Grants Pass Police Department On Sunday, May 1st, 2022, at approximately 6:45 pm,  the Grants Pass Police Department received a phone call from a Josephine County Juvenile Justice Center (JJC) employee. The employee reported a male juvenile being housed on the detention side of the facility just assaulted one of the other juveniles housed at the facility. The male juvenile refused when ordered to get onto the floor or return to his cell. The situation escalated quickly, with other housed youths joined in open defiance to JJC staff.  Within moments of the original call to the Police Department, two male and one female resident of JJC began destroying the common area of the secured side of the facility. The youths pushed items against the doors leading into the secured area to prevent law enforcement intervention. Every police unit from Grants Pass Police responded to the facility. Deputies from the Josephine County Sheriff's Office assisted, along with medical personnel from AM...

DCSO JAILVIEWER 811.540.3.A - ATTEMPT TO ELUDE POLICE OFFICER - VEHICLE OFFENSE                   Mugshot from previous arrest

DCSO JAILVIEWER 163.160 - ASSAULT 4TH DEG 162.315 - RESISTING ARREST 163.208 - ASSAULT PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER             Mugshot from previous arrest

U.S. Attorney's Office - District of Oregon PORTLAND, Ore.—A Vacaville, California man was sentenced to federal prison today for his role in a conspiracy to traffic large quantities of methamphetamine from California for distribution in Northeast Oregon and Southeast Washington. Noel Lomas Murillo, 34, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison and three years’ supervised release. According to court documents, in November 2017, the Blue Mountain Enforcement Narcotics Team (BENT), Oregon State Police (OSP), and the FBI began investigating a drug trafficking organization led by Murillo’s brother, Abel Lomas Murillo, 28, of Weston, Oregon. The investigation revealed that, as early as July 2017, Noel Murillo transported drugs from Vacaville to Klamath Falls, Oregon where a courier would deliver them to his brother. Abel Murillo also made multiple trips to Medford, Oregon to pick up drugs and transport them to Morrow and Umatilla Counties for distribution. In January 2018, an OSP troo...