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GP Police Arrested Man for Breaking into Trailer after Receiving Eviction Notice

Grants Pass Police arrested a man for returning to a park and breaking into his trailer after being evicted from the premises in October.

The Police Department reports officers responded to the trespassing complaint involving 71-year-old Russell Dewitt Coe at the Royal Trailer Park on Lewis Avenue on Wednesday shortly after 9 a.m..

Police said the park maintenance manager called 9-1-1 to report that Coe was intoxicated and had broken a window to get into his trailer. The manager had been told to call police if Coe returned after he had been previously served by the courts and legally evicted.

Upon arrival, officers arrested Russell Coe and lodged him at the Josephine County Jail for Criminal Trespass. His trailer and vehicle have been filed as abandoned and they will be removed by the property owner.
Posted on 12/21/23 1:06PM by Sam Marsh