Alert Chamber Employee Helped GP Police Arrest Man Who Vandalized Facility
An alert employee at the Grants Pass & Josephine County Chamber of Commerce helped Grants Pass Police track down a man who had vandalized the facility earlier this month.
The Police Department reports officers arrested the 48-year-old male subject near the Dollar Tree on NW 6th Street on Friday at 2:23 p.m..
Police said the man was identified as the suspect who intentionally damaged an Avista gas meter and a Pacific Power electricity meter at the Chamber, which is located at 1995 NW Vine Street. The facility was evacuated after the vandalism caused a gas leak.
The suspect was observed by the Chamber worker on Friday near the Dollar Tree and they called 9-1-1. Officers swooped in and placed the man into custody. He later admitted to causing damage to the public utility devices.
The suspect was lodged at the Josephine County Jail on two counts of Felony 1st-Degree Criminal Mischief. He was being held without bail.
Posted on 4/29/24 6:30AM by Sam Marsh
