GP Police Snared Man on Warrant after Responding to City Ordinance Violation
Grants Pass Police arrested a male transient on an outstanding warrant after responding to an ordinance violation near the downtown area late yesterday.
The Police Department reports officers responded to a citizen complaint near the corner of NW F and Booth streets on Tuesday shortly after 5 p.m..
Police said they were alerted to two men who had set up a campsite that was blocking the sidewalk at that location. The caller also reported trash was strewn around the campsite.
Officers contacted the campers and learned that one of them was wanted on a Jackson County warrant for failing to appear in court for Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants, Reckless Driving, Driving While Suspended and Reckless Endangering. He was placed into custody.
The 32-year-old suspect was lodged at the Josephine County Jail on the warrant.
Both men were warned for Scattering Rubbish and Blocking the Sidewalk.
Posted on 6/12/24 11:28AM by Sam Marsh
