Police Log: October 30 - November 2, 2026

Officer(s): RPD

Person(s): (S) Hampton, Gerold James (47), Roseburg

Charge(s): Warrant - Fail to Appear for Criminal Prohibited Camping (Roseburg)

Details: Police reported: Officers contacted Gerold because they knew he had a warrant for his arrest. The warrant was confirmed, and he was taken into custody without incident.

Disposition: Lodged at Corrections.

Officer(s): RPD

Person(s): (S) Merlo, Aaron Christopher (49) Roseburg

Charge(s): Warrant- Oregon State Parole Board Felony Warrant for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender

Details: Police reported: Officers contacted Merlo while responding to a disturbance. We knew he had a warrant for his arrest, and he was detained without issue.

Disposition: Lodged at Corrections.

Officer(s): RPD

Person(s): (S) Wilson, Nathan Lawrence (46) Roseburg

Charge(s): Warrant-Criminal Mischief 2 (Cow Creek PD)
Warrant-FTA 2 (Cow Creek PD)
Warrant-FTA 2 (Cow Creek PD)
Warrant-FTA 2 (Cow Creek PD)
Warrant-FTA/Prohibited Camping (Roseburg PD)

Details: Police reported: Officers contacted Wilson behind a business, and he was found to have several warrants for his arrest. The warrants were confirmed and he was taken into custody without incident.

Disposition: Lodged at Corrections.

Officer(s): RPD

Person(s): (S) Ortiz, Mario Alberto (66) Roseburg

Charge(s): Harassment (A misdemeanor)

Details: Police reported: On 10/27/2026, Officers learned Ortiz went outside the scope of a martial arts training drill when he bent Sohail over, pinned her head between his thighs, and slapped her on the buttocks twice with both of his hands. Officers interviewed witnesses and developed probable cause to arrest Ortiz. On 10/30/2026, Ortiz was contacted at his residence, placed in custody without incident, and transported to Douglas County Corrections.

Disposition: Lodged at Corrections.

Officer(s): RPD

Person(s): (S) Gant, Steven Timothy (39) Roseburg
(V) Lopez, Alejandro Macario (37) Roseburg

Charge(s): Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle
Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine
Parole Violation

Vehicle(s): (V1) 2006 Lexus RX330, Gold

Details: Police reported: Officers contacted Alejandro Lopez regarding his vehicle being stolen from the Five Guys parking lot (1500 NW Mulholland Dr). Alejandro reported his gold, 2006 Lexus RX330 was stolen around 2122 hours. The vehicle was entered into LEDS/NCIC. The vehicle was later located at 50 N Main St, Winston OR (7-11). A male suspect was contacted exiting the vehicle and later identified as Steven Gant. Gant was taken into custody with no issues. Vehicle was removed from LEDS/NCIC.

Disposition: Lodged at Douglas County Corrections.

Officer(s): RPD

Person(s): (S) Snow, Donnie Wayne (59), Roseburg

Charge(s): Warrant - Fail to Appear for Prohibited Camping, Littering Near Water (Roseburg)
Warrant - Fail to Appear for Theft II (Coos County)

Details: Police reported: Officers contacted Snow and learned he had two warrants for his arrest. The warrants were confirmed, and Snow was taken into custody without incident and transported to Douglas County Corrections, where he was lodged.

Disposition: Lodged at Corrections.

Officer(s): RPD

Person(s): (S) Maples, Travis William (51) Roseburg

Charge(s): Prohibited Camping

Details: Police reported: Maples was contacted by officers at a camp behind the location. This was Maples second camping citation; he agreed to clean up and move on after he was cited.

Disposition: Cited and released.

Officer(s): RPD

Person(s): (S) Hamlin, Brianna Marie (21), Roseburg
(V) Pedersen, Skyler Willis (23), Roseburg

Charge(s): Recklessly Endangering Another Person X2

Details: Police reported: Officers were dispatched to the above location for a domestic disturbance. Upon arrival, officers learned that Hamlin had hit Skyler multiple times while he was driving with their minor child in the vehicle. This placed not only the occupants of the vehicle in danger, but other drivers as well. Skyler had video evidence of the altercation and provided it to officers. Hamlin was taken into custody without issue and booked into Douglas County Corrections on the above charges.

Disposition: Lodged at corrections

Officer(s): RPD

Person(s): (S) Kinzer, Kevin Richard (61) Roseburg

Charge(s): Warrant- DUII Misdemeanor (Klamath County Corrections)

Vehicle(s): N/A

Details: Police reported: Officers contacted Kinzer regarding a warrant for his arrest. The warrant was confirmed and he was taken into custody without incident.

Disposition: Kinzer was lodged at Corrections

Officer(s): RPD

Person(s): (S) Mobley, Mark Anthony (53), Roseburg

Charge(s): Criminal Trespass II

Details: Police reported: Mark was contacted because officers knew he was excluded from the downtown area. Mark acknowledged knowing he was trespassed from the downtown area and was cited accordingly.

Disposition: Cited and released, due to health problems.

Officer(s): RPD

Person(s): (S) Cox, Alex Richard, (27), Eugene

Charge(s): Driving While Suspended - Misdemeanor
Failure of Previous Violator to File
Driving Uninsured
Failure to Install Interlock Ignition

Vehicle(s): Oregon 2005 Blue Chevy Suburban

Details: Police reported: Officers contacted Cox after he made an improper left turn entering an intersection. Officers conducted a traffic stop for the violations and through dispatch leaned the driver was suspended misdemeanor.

Disposition: Lodged at corrections

Officer(s): RPD

Person(s): (S) Beberger, Chase Jordan, (36), Roseburg

Charge(s): Driving while Suspended Misdemeanor,
Driving Uninsured,
Failure of Previous Violator to File

Vehicle(s): 2015 Silver Chevy Tracker

Details: Police reported: Officers performed a traffic stop and learned Beberger was driving while suspended at the misdemeanor level. Beberger was placed into custody and transported to the Douglas County Jail.

Disposition: Lodged at corrections

Officer(s): RPD

Person(s): (S) Dunbar, Justina Lynn (46) Roseburg

Charge(s): Warrant: DUII (Umatilla County Sheriff's Office)

Vehicle(s): 2014 Ford Flex

Details: Police reported: Officers contacted Dunbar during a traffic stop and learned she had a suspended license and a warrant for her arrest. She was detained without issue, and her vehicle was impounded by Roseburg Towing after efforts to contact valid drivers failed.

Disposition: Lodged at Corrections.

Officer(s): RPD

Person(s): (S) Haines, Sanford James (50) Roseburg
(V) KFC

Charge(s): Criminal Mischief in the Second Degree
Probation Violation

Details: Police reported: Officers contacted Sanford after he broke a window at KFC using a sling shot. He was detained without issue, and his probation officer wanted him detained for committing the new crime.

Disposition: Lodged at Corrections.

Officer(s): RPD

Person(s): (S) Leisher, Magun Irene (42), Roseburg

Charge(s): Disorderly Conduct in the Second Degree

Details: Police reported: Officers responded to the above location for the report of a domestic disturbance. Upon arrival, Officers saw Magun attempting to fight another subject and throwing trash around the parking lot. She and the other subject separated and Magun was cited for Disorderly Conduct in the Second Degree for creating public alarm.

Disposition: Cited and released

Officer(s): RPD

Person(s): (S) Montelione, Michelle Lorraine (38) Roseburg

Charge(s): Parole Violation

Vehicle(s): N/A

Details: Police reported: Officers contacted Montelione at 200 SE Pine St, because she was wanted by her parole officer for failure to report. Officers contacted a parole officer, who requested that she should be detained. Montelione was taken into custody without incident.

Disposition: Montelione was lodged at Douglas County Corrections

Officer(s): RPD

Person(s): (S) Copenhaver, Jay Austin (60) Roseburg

Charge(s): Offensive Littering

Details: Police reported: Officers contacted Copenhaver at the location due to the amount of trash he had scattered across the deck near the business entrance. Copenhaver was cited for the crime and began to clean the mess when asked to do so.

Disposition: Cited and Released.