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Emergency Services

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:29 EST

Drugs — Elisha Naomi Gibson, 26, of the 1900 block of Homeview Drive, Medford. Medford police Thursday arrested Gibson on charges of possession of methamphetamine, supplying contraband and driving with a suspended license.

Apple Peddler robbed at gunpoint

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:25 EST

The Jackson County Sheriff's Department is investigating what detectives described as an unusually violent robbery at a 24-hour restaurant in White City Wednesday night.

Emergency Services

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:20 EST

Sex offender — Terry Lee Papenfus, 49, of the 600 block of North Riverside Avenue, Medford. Medford police Wednesday arrested Papenfus on charges of failure to register as a sex offender and a parole violation.

Felony arrests

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00 EST

Coercion — Austin Markell Randall, 18, of the 1600 block of West Main Street, Medford. Medford police Tuesday arrested Randall on charges of coercion, harassment, fourth-degree assault, fourth-degree felony assault and strangulation.

Soda machine vandalism suspect jailed

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00 EST

A man suspected of smashing a dozen soda vending machines last week in an effort to snatch money from inside was arrested over the weekend and appeared Tuesday in Jackson County Circuit Court.

Diversion fails; Medford police make arrest

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00 EST

MEDFORD — A man wanted on a parole violation allegedly tried one of the oldest getaway tricks in the book Tuesday afternoon while fleeing police at the Medford Center.

Plane crash pilot may not have been local

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:05 EST

Although a plane that crashed in the Los Angeles area over the weekend was registered in Grants Pass, the Josephine County airport community doubts that the owner actually had local ties.

Emergency Services

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:05 EST

Felony arrests

Emergency Services

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:18 EST

Felony Arrests

When you just gotta have a giraffe

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:01 EST

A giraffe spent Friday morning at the Ashland Police Department, after an officer rescued it from the clutches of a drunken man who was trying to take it home.

Shooting leaves Kerby man dead; investigation continues

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00 EST

KERBY — A Friday afternoon shooting involving two men with handguns has left one man dead in Josephine County.

emergency services

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00 EST

Drugs — Edward Bryant Shelton, 23, no known address. Medford police Saturday arrested Shelton on charges of possession of methamphetamine and a parole violation. He was lodged in the Jackson County Jail without bail.

Emergency Services

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:50 EST

Felony arrests

Rollover accident kills man

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:50 EST

A Medford man died Thursday night when the 2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser he was driving veered off Old Stage Road.

Ashland woman is killed near Klamath Falls

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:50 EST

CHILOQUIN — An Ashland woman died Thursday when her vehicle struck a semitrailer on an icy road 32 miles north of Klamath Falls. The Oregon State Police identified the victim as 38-year-old Katrin Mosby.

Local police see resurgence in gang activity

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:50 EST

In the wake of a gang-related murder in September, the number of gang members and associates known to police has soared.

Emergency services

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:58 EST

Felony arrests

Fire damages Ashland home

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:25 EST

Ashland fire investigators are investigating the cause of a blaze that damaged a home on Granite Street Wednesday afternoon.

Medford teen in highway crash remains critical

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:25 EST

A Medford teenager whose Nissan sedan was hit when she pulled onto North Pacific Highway from Howard Avenue Wednesday afternoon remains in critical condition at Oregon Health & Science University Hospital in Portland.

Vandal breaks into 10 soda machines in two-day spree

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:25 EST

A vandal smashed 10 soda vending machines early this week, apparently in pursuit of small amounts of cash, Medford police said.