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Roseburg Police Dept.   On November 6th, 2019 Roseburg Police Department Detectives assisted by K9 teams from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue searched the hillside between Stewart Parkway and Garden Valley.  During the search, the body of Matthew Shelton was located in a heavily wooded portion of the hillside. No foul play is suspected, and the incident is being investigated as a probable suicide.  Next of kin have been notified.

Oregon State Police On Tuesday,  November 5, 2019 at approximately 1:45 P.M. Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to a two vehicle crash on Highway 140 at the intersection of Kershaw Road. Preliminary Investigation revealed that 2000 gold Ford Explorer, operated by Enrique Hames (25) of Argentina, was northbound on Kershaw Rd. when it failed to stop at the traffic control device onto Hwy 140.  The Ford drove into the path of an eastbound 2005 Fleetwood Motorhome operated by William Silva (41) of Grants Pass. Hames was transported with serious injuries.  Silva was transported with minor injuries. There were two passengers in the Ford - Nicole Rossi (24) of Argentina was transported to the hospital with serious injuries. Cristina Hernandez Selles (26) of Spain sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene.  OSP was assisted by Jackson County Fire District 3, Jackson County Sheriff's Office, and ODOT Next of kin

Roseburg Police Dept. The Roseburg Police Department is currently trying to locate 32 year old Matthew James Shelton of Roseburg. On October 11th, 2019 Shelton's mother reported him as missing, and she indicated he last had contact with his family on October 6th, 2019. As of this date Shelton still has not had any contact with family or friends, which according to family, is very unusual for him. The Roseburg Police Department is looking for public assistance in locating Shelton, or speaking with anyone who may have had contact with him after October 6th. This is a missing person investigation only, and there is currently no evidence to believe there was any foul play. The two pictures below are the most recent of Shelton. The one in the grocery store was from the last day Shelton was seen, so those were the last clothes he was seen wearing. If you have seen Shelton or know his whereabouts, please contact the Roseburg Police Department and refer to case number 19-4783. 

Douglas Co. Sheriff's Office ROSEBURG, Ore.  - On Sunday, November 3, 2019, at 3:53 pm, 911 dispatchers received a call of a five year-old child who had been left at River Forks Park. Deputies responded and learned the father had been trying to give away another child, a 10 month-old infant, which was in his vehicle before leaving with the infant and abandoning the five year-old in the park.  Several law enforcement units from various agencies as well as Search and Rescue were dispatched to assist in locating the suspect vehicle and infant. An initial responding deputy safely recovered the five year-old at the park. Detectives were called out and the Amber Alert plan was being activated.  As the incident progressed, at approximately 6:21 pm, the suspect and the infant were located at a residence in the 1200-block of NW Hicks Street in Roseburg. The male was identified as 30 year-old Bryant Noe Garcia of Roseburg.  Garcia was arrested and lodged at the Douglas County Jai

Oregon State Police  On October 23, 2019, the Oregon State Police (OSP) Northwest Region Marijuana team executed a search warrant at a rural property in the 38000 block of Dexter Road, near Dexter. The search warrant was executed by investigators after Inspectors with the Oregon Liquor Control Commission’s (OLCC) Medical Marijuana Division discovered an illegal marijuana extraction operation at an out-of-compliance Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) medical grow site.  The illicit extraction laboratory was discovered operating in a makeshift outdoor structure with unsanitary conditions and was not licensed to process cannabis by OLCC, OMMP, or the Oregon Department of Agriculture’s Industrial Hemp Program.  Two suspects were located at the property.  Among evidence seized were 10 firearms, one of which was stolen, approximately 216 pounds (over 100,000 mL) of cannabis extracts and two butane hash oil extraction machines valued at $120,000.00.  Also seized were items rel

Jackson Co. Sheriff's Office JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. –  Jackson County Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested a 39-year-old man Tuesday on charges related to the sexual abuse of a 16-year-old girl.  Detectives are concerned the suspect may have had contact with additional teens. The investigation began on January 12, 2019.  A 16-year-old girl reported being sexually assaulted by an older man she had met online.  The two used the Whisper phone application to communicate and later met in person.   The investigation led detectives to identify the suspect as Erik Theil Rowe, 38, of Gold Hill.  On October 29, 2019, JCSO detectives executed a search warrant at Rowe’s home in the 3200-block of Galls Creek Road.  Rowe was taken into custody at that time.  Rowe is currently lodged in the Jackson County jail on a charge of third degree sexual abuse.  A judge set bail at $10,000. Detectives have reason to believe Rowe may have had contact with other teens in the Medford and Grants Pa

Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) On October 16th, 2019, Roseburg Parole & Probation Officers and Roseburg Police Officers arrested 32 year old Spencer Hopkins at his residence in the 2100 block of Chinaberry Avenue in Roseburg after finding a small amount of methamphetamine in his RV.  The officers also found a small safe in the RV that allegedly belonged to 43 year old Shannon Wedekind.  Officers were suspicious of the contents of the safe and it was seized. Spencer Hopkins was lodged at the Douglas County Jail on charges of Unlawful Possession of Meth, and Parole Violation. Roseburg Police K-9 "Trapper" was allowed to sniff the safe and he alerted to the presence of narcotics.  DINT detectives seized the safe and later obtained a search warrant to open the safe and search the contents for evidence of controlled substance crimes.  Detectives located approximately 89 grams of suspected heroin along with the usual drug paraphernalia.   On October 30

Jackson Co. Sheriff's Office JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) deputies arrested two men Wednesday morning in unrelated incidents.  Deputies say in both cases, the suspects were believed to have been involved in stealing hemp.  Both fled when confronted. The first incident began on October 30, 2019 at 3:53 a.m.  Deputies were alerted to a suspicious vehicle parked along a hemp field near the intersection of West Griffin Creek Road and Griffin Creek Road, southwest of Medford.  Deputies arrived and tried to wake a man sleeping inside the gray Dodge Durango parked partially in the roadway.  He refused to exit the vehicle or identify himself and then drove off.  Deputies believe another person associated with the vehicle may have been left behind in the area. The driver, later identified as Jon Allen Firehammer, 45, of Grants Pass, fled through several rural properties, crashing through security gates and causing other property damage.  Deputies

Douglas Co. Sheriff's Office MYRTLE CREEK, Ore.  - Human remains found at the end of September have been identified as those belonging to missing person, Susan Marie Cason. Cason was initially reported missing to the Roseburg Police Department on September 13, 2019.  On Sunday, September 22, 2019, a man called to report he had located human remains in the 2000-block of Dole Road.  Deputies responded along with detectives and the Douglas County Medical Examiner. In conjunction with the Oregon State Medical Examiner's Office, the remains were examined at which time positive identification was made and foul-play was ruled out.  Information about the discovery of the remains was initially withheld to protect the integrity of the investigation in the event there was a criminal component. There was never a concern about a risk to the public.  The Sheriff's Office was in communication with Cason's family during the investigation. 

Crime Stoppers of Oregon The Portland Police Bureau, in cooperation with Crime Stoppers of Oregon, is asking for the public's help to solve a double homicide that occurred in Northeast Portland's Hazelwood Neighborhood. On Thursday October 30, 2014, at 12:32 p.m., East Precinct officers responded to a residence in the 600 block of Northeast 114th Avenue on the report of a possible deceased person inside the home. Officers and medical personnel arrived and made entry into the residence where they found 65-year-old Jerry Ephrem and his wife, 65-year-old Helen Ephrem, deceased due to homicidal violence. There is no suspect information and no known reason why anyone would want to hurt the victims. Crime Stoppers of Oregon offers cash rewards of up to $2,500 cash for information, reported to Crime Stoppers, that leads to an arrest in any unsolved felony crime and tipsters can remain anonymous. Visit the App Store and download P3 Tips to submit secure and anonymous tips.