Police have arrested a Medford man and a woman from Central Point for allegedly stealing a gun from relatives of the female suspect. 29-year old Crystal Carol Hoyt and 30-year Kenneth Duane Vinzant Jr. are lodged in Jackson County Jail.Read More »
The Medford drug squad regularly busts traffickers taking buses on Interstate 5 through Southern Oregon. But they say arresting two suspects with separate sizeable shipments on the same bus was startling.
Lt. Brett Johnson tells the Medford Mail Tribune there's no evidence that two men who got on the bus in California were working together.Read More »
A Central Point woman who is office manager for a doctor in Medford has been arrested for allegedly stealing pain pills. Police say 41-year old Jodi Setzer used the doctor’s information to obtain generic Vicodin. Setzer illegally obtained nearly 8-thousand pills over a period of three years.Read More »
Three people have been injured in an explosion at a Roseburg motel. Police say the blast was a result of a hashish manufacturing operation. Police say the three were treated Monday at a local hospital and released. Read More »
A sixth drug “take back” box has been set up in Jackson County- the latest set up in Jacksonville at the police department. The idea is to keep unused prescription drugs from falling into the wrong hands. It also provides a more environmentally sensible means of discarding unused drugs. The service is available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Emergency responders in various jurisdictions have reported struggling to deal with a shortage of drug supplies created by manufacturing delays and industry changes. Some paramedics are injecting expired medications, despite a risk they won't work as intended. Others are scrambling to train paramedics to use alternative medications.Read More »
A study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Division concludes teenagers are more likely to try marijuana for the first time during the month of June or July than at any other time of the year. First time alcohol use is more likely in June, July, and December.Read More »
Over 90 law enforcement Thursday closed in on a Rogue Valley marijuana and meth trafficking organization spanning 8 locations in Central Point, Medford and Eagle Point as part of “Operation Clear Green.” 15 were arrested and/or cited on charges related to the investigation.Read More »
A Tuesday night traffic top north of Klamath Falls led to an arrest and the seizure of 107 pounds of marijuana. 23-year old Brandon James Manger of Bend was being pulled over for a traffic violation when authorities found the pot in his Dodge Durango. The pot seized is valued at approximately 250-thousand dollars.Read More »
