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CRIME & SAFETY
ROSEBURG POLICE JAIL MAN FOR ALLEGED MENACING INCIDENT
Roseburg Police jailed a man for an alleged menacing incident on Sunday. An RPD report said just after 10:00 a.m. officers contacted the 37-year-old after he allegedly threatened a victim with a hammer in the 2100 block of Northwest Stewart Parkway. The man’s belongings were blocking the sidewalk and the victim asked him to move so she could get past him in her wheelchair.
TEEN DIES IN SUV VERSUS MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT
A teen from Umpqua died in an SUV versus motorcycle accident Wednesday afternoon. A Douglas County Sheriff’s Office report said at 2:15 p.m. the SUV driver was headed west on Garden Valley Road when she made a left-hand turn into River Forks Market, near the intersection with Curry Road. The vehicle made the turn in front of the motorcyclist, who was driving east on a street bike at a high rate of speed.
DEPUTIES JAIL MAN FOR ALLEGED STRANGULATION, HARASSMENT
Deputies with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office jailed a man on the charges of strangulation and harassment, following an incident early Thursday. A Douglas County Sheriff’s Office report said at 4:00 a.m. the 25-year-old allegedly initiated a physical altercation with the victim, by choking her and biting her. The incident took place in the 200 block of Berry Loop Lane in Green.
DFPA TACKLES FIRES IN ELKTON, CAMAS VALLEY AREAS
Crews with the Douglas Forest Protective Association dealt with fires in the Elkton and Camas Valley areas on Friday evening and Saturday morning. Public Information Officer Rachel Pope said Friday just after 7:15 p.m. firefighters from DFPA and several other agencies responded to a reported barn fire near the 6000 block of Hedden Road near Elkton. Pope said upon arrival, the barn and a haystack about 15 feet high by nine bales wide were fully engulfed. Firefighters took immediate action, with structural resources tackling the barn, and DFPA and the Coos Forest Protective Association tackling the forward spread of the fire from the haystack and surrounding fuels.
Roseburg police, fire & library employees staff booths at Kids Safety Day
ROSEBURG, Ore. — Roseburg's police and fire departments joined Roseburg Public Library employees to staff booths at the 9th annual Kids Safety Day Saturday. City staff joined the community partners at an outdoor safety-focused event outside Sherm’s Thunderbird Market that was organized by the market and CHI Mercy Health Mercy Medical Center.
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