Phone Scam Activity on the Rise. - 05/22/13
Several Josephine County residents have recently been the victims of phone scam activity.
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This is an old scam but we have seen new occurrences in our area this week.
Callers are attempting to convince their intended victims that their grandchild has been
jailed, often in a foreign country, and requires an immediate wire transfer of funds to secure their release and safety. There is usually a very short time frame given for the funds to be wired to ensure the safety of the grandchild. The caller may be very convincing and threatening. They sometimes represent themselves as bail bondsmen and use different names during each contact. We have also received reports of persons representing themselves as the actual grandchild and pleading and crying for the grandparent to assist.
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Calls appear to be occurring randomly. Citizens are advised to exercise due caution anytime they are wiring money to someone they do not know. In most cases the suspect has not even been able to give the name of the grandchild who needs assistance. Elderly persons in particular should be cautioned regarding sending money to anyone they do not know regardless of the circumstances.
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Please share this information with any relatives or friends who may fall victim to this type of crime.

Annual Police Memorial Ceremony - 05/02/13
Police Memorial Week, May 12th through May 18th, 2013, honors all law enforcement officers throughout the United States who have given their lives to safeguard our rights and freedoms.

On behalf of all law enforcement agencies in our community, I invite you to join us in remembering those officers and showing our appreciation for the sacrifices they and their families have made.

Please join us as law enforcement officers from the Josephine County Sheriff's Office, Grants Pass Department of Public Safety, Oregon State Police, and Oregon Bureau of Land Management gather to salute their memory on Tuesday, May 14th, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at the Newman United Methodist Church on 6th St., between A St. and B St.

Below is a roll call of the law enforcement personnel who have lost their lives while on duty, serving Josephine County.

Trooper Burrell Baucom, July 1, 1933

Captain (SAR) Emmett J. Blackmun, September 24, 1968

Deputy Alice Moran, November 17, 1971

Deputy Glenn Allen, November 17, 1971

Sergeant Marvin K. Brewster, April 21, 1972

Deputy Thomas E. Rice, May 23, 2002