GP Police Arrested Man for Stealing ID Reader from SE City Watering Hole
Grants Pass Police arrested a man for stealing an identification reader from a southeast city watering hole over the weekend.
The Police Department reports officers responded to a theft complaint at Flespy's Bar & Grill on Fruitdale Drive on Saturday around 6:30 p.m..
Police said the bar manager called 9-1-1 to report that 55-year-old Jeffrey Raymond Shields had been observed on surveillance video grabbing an ID reader valued at $995 and leaving the business. The incident occurred early Saturday morning and the manager called when Shields returned to the bar that evening.
Upon arrival, officers contacted Shields who admitted to taking the reader and throwing it in the blackberry bushes near Flespy's. However, officers were initially unable to locate the stolen item.
Shields was placed into custody and lodged at the Josephine County Jail for 2nd-Degree Theft. It was unclear in the report if the stolen ID reader was ever found.
Posted on 7/21/25 10:48AM by Sam Marsh
