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U.S. Attorney's Office - District of Oregon MEDFORD, Ore.—William Gregory Douglas, 37, of Cave Junction, Oregon, pleaded guilty today for threatening to shoot YouTube employees at the company’s San Bruno, California headquarters after his account was removed for violating the video-sharing platform’s terms of service. “Threatening a mass shooting is a serious crime whether or not an individual plans to act. This is a crime that undermines Americans’ fundamental right to live and work without fear,” said Billy J. Williams, U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon. “We will continue to diligently respond to and prosecute criminal threats of violence to the fullest extent of the law.” “Using social media outlets to threaten violence of any kind victimizes individuals and undermines the safety of our communities,” said Renn Cannon, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI in Oregon. “The FBI remains committed to working with our state and local partners to respond quickly to threa

ODOT: PDX, Mt. Hood All northbound lanes of Interstate 5 are closed near Elligsen Road in Wilsonville after a trucked crossed over from the southbound lanes, causing numerous crashes and mutiple injuries. Crews are setting up a detour and working to clear the vehicles stuck in the closed lanes but we don't expect to reopen the northbound lanes until Thursday afternoon.   Travelers should expect lengthy delays in the area. 

Medford Police On Sunday, February 16th, MADGE Detectives were conducting follow-up on a large scale drug trafficking organization, believed to be bringing methamphetamine into the Rogue Valley. Detectives identified a possible vehicle involved, which was a 2015 Nissan Rogue, registered out of California. The vehicle pulled into the Chevron gas station, 2500 Hwy 66, in Ashland. Detectives made contact with the occupants, Christian Olivarria-Aguirre, 36, and Jacqueline Castillo, 35. A consent search of the vehicle yielded 20 pounds of methamphetamine. Both were arrested and remain lodged on $500,000 bail. In another investigation on February 18th, 2020, involving a different drug trafficking organization out of California, MADGE detectives observed a 2020 GMC SUV driving northbound on I-5, which committed traffic violations. A traffic stop was conducted at mile post 12. The driver, Ernesto Vela, 59, out of California, provided consent to search his vehicle for drugs. Detectives lo

Deschutes Co. Sheriff's Office On February 10, 2020, Deke DeMars, a patrol sergeant with the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, was placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an administrative inquiry into alleged agency policy violations. Today, Kevin Dizney, a patrol sergeant with the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, was placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an administrative inquiry into alleged agency policy violations. Anytime the Sheriff’s Office receives information alleging a policy violation, we will completely investigate the allegation to determine if an agency policy violation(s) has occurred and if any personnel action is necessary.

Portland Police Bureau On Tuesday, February 18, 2020, the Portland Police Bureau's Special Emergency Reaction Team (SERT) served a search warrant on a residence in the 1800 block of Southeast 92nd Avenue. During the past few months the East Precinct Neighborhood Response Team had received numerous complaints about drug activity connected to this residence. An investigation ensued, culminating in today's search warrant. The East Precinct Street Crimes Unit assisted with the warrant service today. Officers arrested seven individuals at the location all but one were lodged at the Multnomah County Detention Center: Koch, Rick --66 year old-Criminally cited due to medical condition for a warrant and new charge of Frequenting a Place a Controlled Substance is Used Turner, Lorie J -- 57 years old--Possession of a Controlled Substance, Frequenting a Place a Controlled Substance is Used and Warrants Paxton, Wade M --48 years old- Frequenting a Place a Controlled Substance is Used

Deschutes Co. Sheriff's Office On February 17, 2020, at approximately 3:51pm, deputies with the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) were dispatched to a report of human remains that had been located on U.S. Forest Service land approximately one half mile south of the Deschutes River Woods area.  An individual hiking in the area made the discovery and reported the information to Deschutes County 911. Deputies and DCSO detectives arrived at the location and confirmed the discovery of human skeletal remains.  Deputies and detectives have worked since then, assisted by the Deschutes County District Attorney’s Office, Bend Police Department, Deschutes County Medical Examiner, and the Oregon State Police Crime Lab, to document, collect evidence, and recover the remains.   A State Forensic Anthropologist will conduct an examination of the skeletal remains in an attempt to determine identity and cause of death. Additional information will be released as it becomes available

Josephine Co. Sheriff's Office On Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at approximately 7:15 AM, a stranger in a blue SUV offered a ride to a student waiting for the school bus.  The student did not know the male driver of the blue SUV and declined the offer for a ride to school.  The male driver was described as a white male in his 40’s, no facial hair and medium length brown hair.  The driver was the sole occupant of the vehicle, which is described as a dark blue Nissan Pathfinder with large chrome wheels (photo below).  The Sheriff’s Office is asking citizens to stay vigilant for suspicious activity such as this and report strange vehicles matching the description of this vehicle.  The Sheriff’s Office non-emergent number is 541-474-5123 or call 911 for emergencies. 

Oregon State Police On Monday, February 17, 2020 at approximately 3:00 P.M., Oregon State Police and emergency personnel responded to a vehicle crash on Hwy 101 near milepost 323. Preliminary investigation revealed that a red Ford Ranger pickup, operated by Jerry Vanhoosen (70) of Kerman, CA. had been northbound on Hwy 101 when it left the roadway, impacted a tree, and came to rest in a ravine.   Vanhoosen was pronounced deceased.  Vanhoosen had been reported missing to the Brookings Police Department on February 11 and it is believed the last known contact with Vanhoosen was on February 8. Brookings Police Department had been actively looking for Vanhoosen with assistance from the Curry County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue.

Douglas Co. Sheriff's Office WINCHESTER BAY, Ore . - On Thursday, February 13, 2020, at approximately 9:17 pm, deputies were dispatched to a residence in the 73000-block of Highway 101 in Winchester Bay for a report of a 17 year-old male who was shooting a gun inside a home following a disturbance. Deputies, along with multiple law enforcement agencies responded to the residence. The teen was taken into custody at 9:56 pm, without further incident.  Deputies learned that the teen became upset with his mother over his cell phone and then proceeded to assault her, before being stopped by his father.  Following the assault, the teen retrieved an AR-15 rifle and began to fire it multiple times inside the home causing a significant amount of damage. At one point, he pointed the firearm at his father, but did not fire it.  No one was injured during the incident. The teen was transported to and lodged at the Douglas County Juvenile Detention Facility on the following ch

Roseburg Police Dept. At approximately 0357 hours on February 13th, 2020 Roseburg Police Officers observed a suspicious vehicle parked in the vicinity of the Roseburg Municipal Airport.  Officers contacted a male, Maurice Pierre Hurth, 41 years old of Suisun City, CA and 3 minor females, in the rental vehicle.  During the contact it was discovered that Hurth had multiple warrants for his arrest out of San Francisco, Fairfield, and Solano, California.  After a brief resistance, Hurth was arrested on those warrants. During further investigation it was discovered the three minor females were recently reported missing from a youth group home in the Seattle, Washington area.  They were all taken into protective custody and were later transferred to the Douglas County Juvenile Shelter. Evidence learned from this investigation led to Hurth being charged with the following crimes:   Trafficking in Persons (ORS 163.266) X 3 Compelling Prostitution (ORS 167.017) X 3 Custodial Int

Police Logs for 2/11/2020 PATROL: Roseburg Police OFFICER: RPD DATE: 02/11/2020 LOCATION: Court / Rose, Roseburg TIME: 1400 INCIDENT: Warrant Arrest CASE #: 200230 PERSON(S): (S) Coughtry, Amanda Loren (47) Roseburg CHARGE(S): Warrant – Failure to Appear (Roseburg Municipal Court) VEHICLE(S): DETAIL(S): Coughtry was contacted in the area and was found to have the listed warrant. DISPO: Lodged at Corrections. PATROL: Roseburg Police OFFICER: RPD DATE: 02/11/2020 LOCATION: 419 Winchester, Roseburg TIME: 1030 INCIDENT: Warrant Arrest CASE #: 200639 PERSON(S): (S) Brown, Sean David (21) Roseburg CHARGE(S): Warrant – Failure to Appear (Douglas County Circuit Court) VEHICLE(S): DETAIL(S): Brown was called in by his Probation Officer who had him detained for the aforementioned warrant. DISPO: Lodged at Corrections. PATROL: Roseburg Police OFFICER: RPD DATE: 02/11/2020 LOCATION: 2700 Block Edenbower, Roseburg TIME: 0800 INCIDENT: Warrant Arrest CASE #:

Medford Police Dept. On February 9th, at 2:41 a.m., officers were dispatched to a possible sexual assault that had just occurred. The victim and family reported the 21 year old victim was kidnapped and sexually assaulted by her Uber driver who was no longer on scene. The case was ultimately turned over to Medford Police Detectives. On February 11th, 2020, the Uber driver, Antonio Gonzalez-Salinas, 51 years old was arrested and lodged in jail for the following charges: Kidnapping 1st Degree Sex Abuse 1st Degree Attempted Rape 1st Degree Harassment Bail: $360,000 The investigation revealed the following: The 21 year old female victim was out with a group of friends in downtown Medford on Saturday night / early Sunday morning. The victim became intoxicated and her friends called for an Uber to take her to another friend’s house in East Medford. The Uber driver arrived at 1:29 a.m., in a black Lexus, with license plate “VOLRIS.” At about 1:45 a.m., the friends learned