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On May 24th at about 3:23 a.m. the Grants Pass Police received a phone call from a citizen reporting a burglary to the Kings Market located at 1644 SE N Street. As officers were responding it was reported the burglary suspects had broken a window and entered the store.
The first police officers to arrive at the scene contacted the two suspects as they exited the store through a broken window. A 17-year-old female was detained immediately, and an adult male fled the scene on foot. Additional officers created a perimeter around the area closing any escape routes and causing the male suspect to hide in nearby blackberry bushes. A police K9 was used to apprehend the male suspect a short time later. No one was injured in the incident and all the stolen property was recovered.
The adult male was lodged at the Josephine County Jail and the juvenile female was lodged at the Juvenile Justice Center.
ARRESTEE #1:
Shay Thomas EPPING
21 years old, White, Male
Grants Pass resident
ARRESTEE #2:
Juvenile
17 years old, White, female
Grants Pass Resident
CHARGES:
Burglary II
Theft II
Criminal Mischief I