GP Police Snared Offender for Twice Breaking into Williams Highway House
Grants Pass Police arrested a well-known offender for breaking into a house twice yesterday while eating food and stealing items from the occupant.
The Police Department reports officers responded to the incident involving 45-year-old Nicholas John Knox Knowles in the 2500-block of Williams Highway on Thursday around 9 p.m..
Police said an investigation determined Knowles had unlawfully entered the home earlier in the day and helped himself to hot dogs and Top Ramen in the kitchen. They said the first incident was not reported, but the victim bought cameras that caught the suspect accessing the attached garage.
Upon the arrival of law enforcement, Knowles fled into the woods. The area was searched with a K9 officer and the suspect was not found, but he was placed into custody when he returned to the residence for the third time. He was found to be in possession of property stolen from the residence valued at about $80.
Knowles was lodged at the Josephine County Jail for two counts each of 1st-Degree Burglary and 1st-Degree Criminal Trespass plus a charge of 3rd-Degree Theft. He was being held without bail.
Posted on 8/15/25 11:56AM by Sam Marsh
