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CRIME & SAFETY
YONCALLA MAN CITED FOR HIT AND RUN
A Yoncalla man was cited after a hit and run incident on Wednesday afternoon. A Douglas County Sheriff’s Office report said at 4:15 p.m. a vehicle drove off the roadway in the 500 block of Melrose Road, at the former Kruse Farms location. It sideswiped a telephone pole causing it to sheer off from the bottom. The male driver then left the location.
Family and friends of murdered Cottage Grove woman speak out
COTTAGE GROVE, Ore.--The family of 29 year old Rozaleena Rasmussen waits anxiously for authorities to catch her suspected murderer. Anthony Wesley Tyrrell from Cottage Grove is still on the run, with investigators continuing to follow the case. Rasmussen’s older sister, Denisha Dilley, said she has personally focused on the apprehension...
SUTHERLIN POLICE JAIL MAN FOR ALLEGED PRIOR DISTURBANCE
Sutherlin Police jailed a man Monday for an alleged prior disturbance. An SPD report said on July 9th two calls came in regarding a disturbance in the 300 block of Pine Street. Neighbors reported hearing a male versus female verbal altercation and then one to two shots fired from a firearm. Units arrived on the scene and found a female victim had been involved but had just left moments earlier. The suspect, 34-year-old Joshua Pitner refused to answer phone calls and did not come out to speak with police. After learning that no other people were inside the house, officers left the area.
Cottage Grove Woman Sentenced for Transmitting Threats Via Facebook and X Platforms
A woman from Cottage Grove drew a federal prison sentence after using Facebook to send threatening messages to her colleagues. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Oregon reports that Elizabeth Ballestros West, 56, received a six-month and three-week term, followed by a three-year supervised release. Court documents reveal that an anonymous tip to the FBI in late September 2023 first alerted federal agents to the threatening activity.
Family and friends anxiously await the apprehension of suspected killer Anthony Wesley Tyrrell
Rozaleena Rasmussen was found killed near Cottage Grove in June with authorities looking to catch her killer. Family and friends of murdered Cottage Grove woman speak out. Family and friends of a 29-year-old woman found murdered in Cottage Grove are trying to grieve while waiting to see her killer arrested.
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