CRIME & SAFETY
Grants Pass teen arrested for targeting unhoused at tent sites
GRANTS PASS, Ore. -- An 18-year-old from Grants Pass has been arrested for targeting unhoused people at a tent site last night and assaulting one woman with a tree branch. According to a Facebook post from the Grants Pass Police Department, Petersen Pearce Amotai and a friend of his walked along Tussing Park at about 11:24 p.m. last night, shouting and hitting tents with the branch.
Grants Pass Police Department urges public to be cautious of scams
GRANTS PASS, Ore. -- The Grants Pass Police Department is urging the public to be cautious after several people have fallen for new scams. According to a Facebook post from GPPD, a family has targeted several residents in the area by pretending to be in a desperate situation. "A family...
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