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GP Police Evicted 9 Campers from Riverside Park for Ordinance Violations

Grants Pass Police evicted a total of nine campers from Riverside Park during a single patrol check performed early yesterday.

The Police Department reports all nine were cited for various city ordinance violations and all nine were trespassed from the park for 30 days.

Shawn Gee, Russell Thompson, Demetrius Hughes, William Stroh, Dawn Schmidt, David Wilson, Jeremy Nordstrom and Samantha Crutcher were cited for failing to remove their previously posted campsites west of Caveman Bridge.

Gee, Wilson and Nordstrom were also cited for Scattering Rubbish as was Donnie Snow. Stroh and Schmidt were also cited for Misuse of Park Open Spaces.

Officers said two tents containing drug paraphernalia were seized for disposal.
Posted on 1/10/24 11:40AM by Sam Marsh