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GP Police Jailed Man for Entering Home & Harassing Legally-Protected Woman

Grants Pass Police jailed a man for violating a court order early yesterday after he unlawfully entered a downtown area home and physically harassed a woman who is legally protected from him.

The Police Department reports 36-year-old Ryan Anthony Caropreso was arrested for the incident in the 600-block of SE 8th Street on Sunday around 1 a.m..

Police said Caropreso violated an active restraining order when he unlawfully and without permission entered the residence of the protected woman. They said he refused to listen to the woman and leave the premises. When the woman tried to walk away from him, the suspect grabbed her and pulled her toward him.

Caropreso left the home and walked toward his residence on SW Greenwood Drive where he was detained. He refused to answer any questions or provide a statement, so he was placed into custody.

Ryan Caropreso was lodged at the Josephine County Jail for 1st-Degree Burglary, Physical Harassment and Contempt of Court-Restraining Order Violation. He was being held without bail.
Posted on 7/7/25 10:59AM by Sam Marsh