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Officers with the Grants Pass Police Department arrested a man after he gave a false name Sunday.

At 2:21 p.m., dispatch was notified of a vehicle that had been parked at the corner of SW Alder Street and SW K Street for almost a half hour. The caller described the man as wearing a black hoodie, hunched over, and acting suspiciously.

It wasn't clear what the suspect was doing, but the caller told dispatch the vehicle was unplated and had a broken rear window. A request was made to have law enforcement drive through the area.

Officers arrived at the scene and identified the unplated burgundy Chrysler. They contacted the man inside, who initially identified himself as Charles Schull. A parole officer was contacted and requested a detainer on Schull. After he was detained, however, Schull said his name was Christopher Davis.

Davis's parole officer was then contacted, who advised he would detain. Following a consent search and positive field tests, officers found Davis with user amounts of cocaine and methamphetamine. He was subsequently transported and lodged in the Josephine County Jail for Possession of Cocaine, Meth Possession, and his detainer.