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Grants Pass Police evicted a total of eight campers from three city parks during patrol checks that were performed early yesterday.

It all started at Morrison Centennial Park where officers observed Clint Palomino and Marissa Winters with foil containing fentanyl residue. Palomino and Winters were cited for narcotics violations and trespassed from the park for 30 days.

At Fruitdale Park, officers cited Dereck Lawrence and Melina Stephens for Misuse of Park Open Space and Scattering Rubbish. Justin Stout and Brittany Adams were cited for drug possession after they were observed with foil containing fentanyl. They claimed the tent and belongings were not theirs and that they were watching the items for a man called "Tom." Lawrence, Stephens, Stout and Adams were all trespassed from the park for 30 days.

Also at Fruitdale Park, three truckloads of wet, soiled and hazardous materials were removed and disposed of at Southern Oregon Sanitation.

At Baker Park, Tyson Hutchinson was cited for Buffer Zone Violation and Kyle Conroy was cited for narcotics possession. Both were issued 30-day exclusions.