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GP Police Arrested Man for Creating Chaos at Businesses on East Side of City

Grants Pass Police arrested a man for creating chaos at several businesses on the east side of the city yesterday.

According to the Police Department, officers responded to multiple trespassing complaints involving the 41-year-old male subject on Thursday afternoon.

Police said the man generated at least six complaints due to his behavior at Verizon Wireless, Arby's, Taco Bell, Grocery Outlet and Walmart among other businesses. He was reported to be aggressively panhandling and harassing motorists who did not give him money.

The man was also said to be trying to steal items from stores while causing public alarm by screaming, threatening people, throwing things at vehicles and picking fights. Managers of the involved stores all requested that he be trespassed.

Responding officers placed the suspect into custody and discovered that he was heavily impaired by alcohol. He was lodged at the nearby Josephine County Jail for Disorderly Conduct and was being held without bail.
Posted on 5/17/24 11:20AM by Sam Marsh