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A woman wanted for a Burglary warrant was arrested by Grants Pass Police Thursday night.

A call from Pendleton voiced concern for their in-laws, who were housing the suspect and her boyfriend at a property in the 1100 block of SE Casey Place. THe reporting party believed the in-laws were in danger with the suspect being around due to previous experiences.

The caller told dispatch that the suspect had an active warrant out for her arrest. Deputies responded to the scene and contacted the suspect, confirming the warrant in the process.

After positively identifying the suspect, deputies took her into custody for her Oregon State Parole Board warrant. She was lodged in the Josephine County Jail.

 

Officers with Grants Pass Police lodged a man for Meth Possession after he was reported trespassing at Oregon Books and Games Thursday.

Dispatch was notified around 3:58 p.m. that the suspect was inside the 150 NE E Street store rambling. An employee believed the man had been previously trespassed, and wanted to press charges.

The suspect left the premises, so arriving law enforcement checked the surrounding area. The officer observed and recognized the suspect, Gabriel Feliciano, near NE 7th Street and NE G Street. He fled on foot, but was later detained at the corner of NE F Street and NE 8th Street.

A consent search was conducted, and the officer found two small zip bags containing a crystalline substance. Both bags were field tested and produced positive results for Methamphetamine. Feliciano was lodged in jail for his warrant charging him with Burglary, Second Degree Criminal Trespass, and a Possession of Methamphetamine charge.

 

A theft was reported at a Pinnacle 365 Thursday morning, resulting in the arrest of a man with two prior warnings for trespassing.

An employee of the 1044 NW 6th Street location called 911 reporting a man had stolen a honeybun and eaten something else from the store. While the employee had tried to stop the suspect, he left the scene on Manzanita Avenue.

Officers tracked down and contacted the suspect, Jacob Reeder, in front of the courthouse. He was found to have been previously trespassed from the store twice, and the employee ultimately only wanted to pursue trespass for Reeder.

He was taken into custody and lodged in the adult jail facility for a charge of Second Degree Theft.

 

A theft was reported at a Pinnacle 365 Thursday morning, resulting in the arrest of a man with two prior warnings for trespassing.

An employee of the 1044 NW 6th Street location called 911 reporting a man had stolen a honeybun and eaten something else from the store. While the employee had tried to stop the suspect, he left the scene on Manzanita Avenue.

Officers tracked down and contacted the suspect, Jacob Reeder, in front of the courthouse. He was found to have been previously trespassed from the store twice, and the employee ultimately only wanted to pursue trespass for Reeder.

He was taken into custody and lodged in the adult jail facility for a charge of Second Degree Theft.

 

Grants Pass Police conducted a welfare check on a woman at the Newman United Methodist Church.

She was reportedly under the stairs in the back parking lot of the 132 NE B Street church Thursday evening at 6:47. The reporting party said it looked like the suspect was under the influence of drugs and was swinging her arms around.

The caller requested a welfare check, but the woman fled on foot after realizing arriving officers knew her identity. She continued behind the Powderhorn Cafe and towards Wells Fargo before she was detained at NE F Street.

The suspect, Braylyn McElmurry had an active warrant out for her arrest charging her with Possession of Fentanyl. Her identity was confirmed, and she was promptly taken into custody. Officers lodged McElmurry on her warrant and a charge of Third Degree Escape.

 

Grants Pass Police arrested a man at Resting Site Six South after he was observed holding a weapon.

On Thursday at 1:24 p.m., the suspect, Jeffrey McPeake was walking around the 704 NW 6th Street site holding what appeared to be a firearm. He was seen on surveillance cameras around the back of the camp pointing the firearm and showing it to others.

He proceeded to ride a bicycle with the potential weapon in his hand before standing near a green tent loading a backpack. Officers contacted McPeake and gave him numerous commands to drop the firearm. After some hesitation, he obeyed the officers.

The weapon was discovered to be a toy gun that was spray painted black. Officers confirmed an active warrant out for McPeake's arrest, and a consent search was conducted. Brass knuckles were found in his front right jacket pocket, and law enforcement located a 9mm ammunition round, two tutors with burnt residue, and a small vial of a crystal-like substance.

The substance tested positive for meth, and McPeake's parole officer was contacted. Officers then transported McPeake to the Josephine County Jail where he was lodged for a parole violation detainer, his warrant for Meth Possession, an additional charge of Meth Possession, Felon in Possession of a Restricted Weapon, and Felon in Possession of Ammunition.

 

The Josephine County Board of Commissioners met for a Special Meeting in the BCC Conference Room at 11 a.m. this morning.

Kyle Abraham, a contracted labor attorney with Ogletree Deakins, gave the board an orientation on employment and labor laws to provide added context for future discussions and decisions.

The board was told about Employment Law and Relations, dealing directly with employees, legal compliance when considering discipline and discharge of an employee, and Non-discrimination laws.

Personnel and Administrative Policies and Labor Relations were presented, as well as four unions that represent county employees along with the associated contracts. The unions are AFSCME, Laborers, Federation of Parole and Probation Officers, and Deputy Sheriff's Association.

The orientation concluded with the board hearing about supervisors, managing Union and Public Sector environments, and Public Meetings and Executive Session requirements. The meeting adjourned at 12:35 p.m.

The next meeting scheduled for the board is a Land Use Hearing for property at 8980 Monument Drive. The board will meet in the Anne G. Basker Auditorium March 9th at 9 a.m. to consider a request to change the Comprehensive Plan designation from Farm to Residential. A change to the zone from Farm Resource to Rural Residential and goal exception will be considered as well.

 

A woman attempting to steal Walmart merchandise was taken into custody by Grants Pass Police Thursday evening.

Loss prevention from the 135 NE Terry Lane store reported to dispatch around 6:56 p.m. that a theft suspect had been detained. She was cooperative while the stolen items were being recovered.

She had attempted to steal over $480 worth of merchandise by failing to scan all of the items in her cart. Walmart wished to pursue a theft charge, so officers took the suspect, Anna Weaver, into custody. She was transported to the adult jail facility where she was lodged for Second Degree Theft.

 

Officers with the Grants Pass Police Department conducted a high-risk traffic stop of a man they knew to have an active felony warrant Thursday.

At 9:54 p.m., law enforcement identified the suspect, David Spradley, in a white BMW sedan he was known to be associated with. He was stopped in the Wendy's parking lot at 1829 NE 6th Street.

Officers conducted a pinch technique on the sedan's front end. Assisting K-9 units were deployed as the occupants of the vehicle were told to exit. Officers contacted both Spradley, and his passenger Samantha Kenney, who admitted to concealing a firearm within a backpack Spradley told her to remove from the vehicle.

Both suspects were taken into custody without incident, and the backpack was soon located with the firearm and a glass pipe rapidly concealed inside. A white residue on the pipe field tested positive for methamphetamine. Spradley denied possessing the firearm.

He was transported and lodged in the Josephine County Jail for a charge of Felon in Possession of a Weapon, and his confirmed felony warrant out of the Oregon Parole Board. Kenney was booked for Meth Possession and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm. The sedan was towed from the scene.