Douglas County Sheriff
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Roseburg, Ore., — A former Douglas County Sheriff Corrections Officer was arrested for embezzlement. At the request of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Roseburg Police conducted an investigation into allegations that a former Douglas County Sheriff Corrections Deputy had embezzled money. During the investigation, former Deputy Peter Collins, a 44 year old Roseburg resident, admitted to […]
UPDATED RELEASE NOVEMBER 29, 2023 11:45 AM REDDING, CA. — A week after fleeing the scene of a homicide, a Riddle, Oregon man has been located and taken into custody in Redding, California. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office in Oregon was notified that on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, at 10:15 a.m., the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office […]
RIDDLE, Ore. – Detectives are renewing their request for information as to the whereabouts of a homicide suspect who killed A Grants Pass man last Monday. Gauge Douglas James Main of Riddle is wanted in connection to the homicide of 20-year-old Devonte Lovell Clark of Grant Pass. A felony warrant has been issued for his arrest. […]
ROSEBURG, Ore. — One man is dead and a second victim is presumed drowned after an incident in the South Umpqua River on Monday. On Monday, November 13, 2023, shortly after 1:00 pm, 9-1-1 dispatchers received a report of two men who were trying to cross the South Umpqua river on foot when they lost […]
WILBUR, Ore. — The body of missing person, Billy Wayne Whitehead, has been located. On Thursday, November 9, 2023, shortly before 9:30 p.m., 9-1-1 dispatchers received information that a deceased body was found in the area of Highway 99 near Wilbur Road. Deputies arrived on scene and confirmed the presence of a deceased body, which […]
Roseburg, Ore., — Mason Goodknight was conducting a church outreach in the downtown Roseburg area when a man approached him asking for prayer. The male left in the middle of the prayer, only to return a short time later and began arguing with Goodknight. The argument seem heated according to Goodnight, who said the man […]
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — Another man dies in custody while lodged in the Douglas County Jail; The second within a month. On Saturday, September 2, 2023, at approximately 3:20 p.m., corrections deputies were alerted of an Adult in Custody (AIC) that was found by other AICs collapsed in the dormitory shower. Deputies entered the dormitory to […]
ROSEBURG, Ore., — A 65-year-old man is in custody for the murder of his daughter-in-law on Friday. On Friday, June 16, 2023, shortly before 9:30 a.m., 9-1-1 dispatchers received a report that a woman had been shot at her residence in the 100-block of Adams Loop in the Green District. Deputies and medical personnel arrived […]
Douglas County, Ore. — On May 30, 2023, detectives with the Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) seized a kilo (2.2 pounds) of suspected Carfentanil being trafficked into Douglas County. 41 year old Alma Adriana Fuentes of Live Oak, California, was contacted during the course of a traffic stop on Interstate-5 near Sutherlin. During the traffic […]
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — A Milwaukie, Oregon man believed to be at risk has been reported missing the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. 71-year-old Robert “Bob” Anthony Stern of Milwaukie, Oregon was last heard from at approximately 1030 a.m. on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. At that time, he indicated he was going turkey hunting in the […]