Cops & Courts

Homeless men catch suspected thief

Group heard woman crying for help after her purse was stolen as she was walking with her 16-month-old baby in Lithia Park

A 25-year-old man who snatched a woman's purse from a stroller in Lithia Park Thursday was chased down and held by a group of mostly homeless men until police arrived to make an arrest.

Police and fire reports May 19 - 05/19/2012
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Police and fire reports May 18 - 05/18/2012
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Grubbs reward fund hits $21,180 - 05/18/2012
The Ashland City Council has added $10,000 to the David Grubbs reward fund, pushing the amount to $21,180 for anyone who helps solve the brutal 2011...
Heat lamp fire sparks another chicken tragedy - 05/18/2012
Twenty chickens died Tuesday morning in a Talent fire caused by a heat lamp, the fifth such fire in Jackson County this year.
Ashland adopts ban on feeding deer - 05/18/2012
It will soon become illegal to intentionally feed wild animals in Ashland.
Police reports May 17 - 05/17/2012
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Police and fire reports May 16 - 05/16/2012
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Ronda indicted by grand jury - 05/11/2012
Medford quadruplet Andrew Richard Ronda was indicted by a Jackson County grand jury Thursday on Measure 11 charges alleging he tried to murder one of...
Police and fire reports May 11 - 05/10/2012
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Police and fire reports - 05/09/2012
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Business owner angered by fence removal - 05/09/2012
A fence that blocked a shortcut from the Ashland Bike Path to the parking lot for Shop N Kart and Bi-Mart has been removed.
Sketches of rape suspect released - 05/08/2012
Jackson County Sheriff's Department has released sketches of a man suspected of attacking and sexually assaulting a teenage girl April 29 in Ashland.
Police reports May 8 - 05/08/2012
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Abunayyan pleads guilty - 05/08/2012
A change in medication for mental illness led a 19-year-old Saudi Arabian to ram two police cars in Ashland, then cause a disturbance on a plane in...
Police reports May 5 - 05/05/2012
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Judge denies new trial for Simmons - 05/05/2012
Kaelin Glazier's mother expressed relief that a Jackson County Circuit Court judge on Friday denied William Frank Simmons' motion for a retrial of...
Abunayyan returns to face charges - 05/05/2012
A 19-year-old Saudi Arabian who alledgedly rammed two police cars in February, then was arrested for causing a disturbance on a plane in Portland two...