Josephine County News

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A burglary suspect surrendered yesterday after Grants Pass patrol officers, including Interim-Corporal Lexi Pittman and her K9 partner Kick, responded to reports of a burglary in progress at New Song Church and warned…

GRANTS PASS Ore. — A 58-year-old female was arrested less than an hour after a bank robbery at the People’s Bank in Grants Pass yesterday (Friday). Renee Freitas was taken into custody 45 minutes after the robbery by a Grants Pass Police…

An Oregon real estate broker, who drafted fake property leases after one of the illegal marijuana grows owned by her client was raided, has pleaded guilty to avoiding reporting requirements and obstruction of justice. According to a news…

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued an injured 26-year-old hiker last seen five days ago, Friday morning, in the Illinois River Valley near Greenwall Rapids, Oregon. During a multi-day search alongside the…

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — The Grants Pass Police Department arrested 43-year-old Mario Mota, a hit-and-run suspect, after he lost control attempting to turn onto Foothill Blvd from NE D Street, rolling his truck into a private yard on NW 6th…

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Police arrested three suspects shortly after an armed robbery in the Lil Pantry parking lot on Monument Drive in Grants Pass on Valentine's Day. The suspects stole the victims' shoes, pants, and wallet before fleeing…

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Partnering with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and other agencies, the Grants Pass Police Department's initiatives to counter drug activity in Grants Pass and Southern Oregon resulted in the seizure of around…

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Oregon State Police confirmed that Alicia Shelton, 43, of Grants Pass, who was shot by officers after firing handguns in the roadway in the middle around midday on Saturday, was declared deceased at the hospital.…

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — At 3:29 am yesterday, 33-year-old Gavin Moore was arrested after fleeing onto Lone Mountain Road, chased by Josephine County Sheriff's Officers. After seeing a red GMC Sonoma pickup without a front license plate…

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — After an intensive 11-hour investigation, a 15-year-old male juvenile was arrested by officers from the Grants Pass Police Department following a shooting incident earlier in the day. The incident began to unfold…