Douglas County Sheriff
Douglas County, Ore., — As the nation mourns over a school shooting at a private Christian school in Tennessee, Sheriff Hanlin announces that DCSO will be conducting training in Green this week. Hanlin’s statement reads: I want to remind the community about the training sessions my staff will be participating in this week. The training […]
ROSEBURG, Ore. – The Sheriff’s Office has arrested three individuals for their involvement in a series of armed robberies that occurred between February 9th and February 12th, 2023. The Log Cabin Grocery was robbed on February 9th and then on February 12th, the Winchester Market and the Dillard Market were robbed. The Sheriff’s Office along […]
GLIDE, Ore. – A Glide teen located human remains in the forest south east of Glide last week. On Thursday, February 16, 2023, the Sheriff’s Office was notified by a caller that his son, who had been antler shed hunting, located what were believed to be human remains in the Thunder Mountain area of Glide. Deputies […]
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. – Law enforcement is receiving FALSE reports of an active shooter at various Douglas County Schools. At this time, all reports are false. However, law enforcement is responding to each report and taking each report seriously. Law enforcement is working in partnership with all schools to ensure safety of students and staff. […]
IDLEYLD PARK, Ore. – The Douglas County Major Crimes Team is investigating the death of a Glide man. On Sunday, February 12, 2023, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a male who was deceased on public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Idleyld Park. Deputies responded to the reported […]
(Douglas County, Ore.) Recently, Douglas County Commissioner Chris Boice was honored to be selected to testify before the Oregon State Legislature’s House Committee on Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water regarding House Bill 2253: “Relating to Farm Use Land Used for Illegal Growing of Crops; Prescribing an Effective Date.” The bill’s summary states, “Disqualifies […]
UPDATE The suspect in this case has been identified as 53 year old William Elliott Saffery of Roseburg. Saffery is currently lodged at the Douglas County Jail and charged with Assault in the First Degree, Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Menacing x2, Pointing a Firearm at Another x2, and Felon in Possession of a Weapon. […]
ROSEBURG, Ore. – A police pursuit turned into a several hour standoff hostage incident on Saturday night. Shortly after 9:00 pm on Saturday, November 5, 2022, deputies attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle in the 2500-block of Strickland Canyon Road. The driver attempted to flee from law enforcement. The driver drove out […]
ROSEBURG, Ore. – On Tuesday, October 4, 2022, shortly before 9:00 am, 9-1-1 dispatchers received a report of a vehicle vs. pedestrian crash in the 2900-block of Highway 99 South near Shady Oaks Motel. Deputies were on scene shortly after the crash occurred and were alerted by witnesses that the driver of the vehicle fled […]
Myrtle Creek, Ore., – On Tuesday, August 23rd, 2022, Detectives with the Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) executed a search warrant at a residence in the 4,000 block of Dole Road, Myrtle Creek. This was another of the large-scale illegal operations like we’ve been repeatedly seeing in the area, often times owned and operated by […]