Police Log: September 15, 2026

Roseburg police reported 11 incidents dated Sept. 15 through early Sept. 16, including thefts, prohibited camping, a weapons ordinance violation, strangulation, driving while suspended and warrant arrests.

Police Log: September 15, 2026

Roseburg Police Log: September 15-16, 2026

Roseburg police reported 11 incidents dated Sept. 15 through early Sept. 16, including thefts, prohibited camping cases, a city ordinance violation, a strangulation case, misdemeanor driving while suspended and warrant arrests. Date and time entries are listed as provided by Roseburg Police.

Theft

Michael David Jepsen, 53, cited in Sherm’s theft case

Case: 265629
Date/Time: 9/15/2026 • 1003
Location: 2553 NW Stewart Parkway (Sherm’s), Roseburg
Officer(s): RPD
Person(s): (S) Jepsen, Michael David (53) Roseburg
Charge(s): Theft III
Vehicle(s): N/A
Details: Officers contacted Jepsen after he was detained by loss prevention employees. Police said Jepsen admitted to stealing $12.28 in merchandise from the store. He was cited and released without incident.
Disposition: Cited and Released
Prohibited Camping

Two people cited in prohibited camping case at Gaddis Park

Case: 265627
Date/Time: 9/15/2026 • 0845 Hours
Location: 800 NW Highland Street (Gaddis Park), Roseburg
Officer(s): RPD
Person(s): (S) Mulvaney, Jeremy Leon (53) Roseburg; (S) Wills, Kyleeann Gabriele (24) Roseburg
Charge(s): Prohibited Camping (Misdemeanor) x2
Vehicle(s): N/A
Details: Officers contacted Mulvaney and Wills inside a tent that police said violated city ordinance. Police reported that both had multiple previous convictions for prohibited camping.
Disposition: Cited and Released
Prohibited Camping

Laura Louise Crain, 50, cited in prohibited camping case

Case: 265628
Date/Time: 9/15/2026 • 0915 Hours
Location: 1499 Stewart Park Drive, Roseburg
Officer(s): RPD
Person(s): (S) Crain, Laura Louise (50) Roseburg
Charge(s): Prohibited Camping (Misdemeanor)
Vehicle(s): N/A
Details: Officers contacted Crain at a camp along the riverbank that police said violated city ordinance. Police reported that Crain had three previous convictions for prohibited camping.
Disposition: Cited and Released
City Ordinance Violation

Roy Daryl Wilkerson, 64, cited for prohibited weapons and tools

Case: 265626
Date/Time: 9/15/2026 • 0821
Location: 200 SE Pine Street, Roseburg
Officer(s): RPD
Person(s): (S) Wilkerson, Roy Daryl (64) Roseburg
Charge(s): Prohibited Weapons and Tools
Vehicle(s): N/A
Details: An officer contacted Wilkerson after reportedly seeing him with a machete in a city park. Police said Wilkerson told the officer he used the machete to cut blackberry bushes at his camp.
Disposition: Citation Issued
Strangulation

Charles Bryan Dyer, 48, arrested in ongoing strangulation investigation

Case: 265592
Date/Time: 9/15/2026 • 0759
Location: 1458 SE Micelli Street (Micelli Park), Roseburg
Officer(s): RPD
Person(s): (S) Dyer, Charles Bryan (48) Roseburg
Charge(s): Strangulation (Felony), Harassment, Theft III
Vehicle(s): N/A
Details: Officers contacted Dyer at Micelli Park after police said probable cause had been established for his arrest in an ongoing Roseburg Police investigation. Dyer was taken into custody without incident and transported to Douglas County Corrections.
Disposition: Lodged at Corrections
Driving While Suspended

Trinidad Gastelum Guerrero, 57, cited in misdemeanor driving while suspended case

Case: 265630
Date/Time: 9/15/2026 • 1223
Location: NE Zeus Avenue and NE Kerr Street, Roseburg
Officer(s): RPD
Person(s): (S) Gastelum Guerrero, Trinidad (57) Roseburg
Charge(s): Driving While Suspended, Misdemeanor
Vehicle(s): Black 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe
Details: Officers contacted Gastelum Guerrero after reportedly seeing him driving and recognizing that his driving privileges had been revoked at the criminal level. He was cited and released.
Disposition: Cited and Released
Theft

Christopher Thomas Kelsey, 33, arrested following reported Walmart theft

Case: 265636
Date/Time: 9/15/2026 • 1602
Location: 2125 NW Stewart Parkway (Walmart), Roseburg
Officer(s): RPD
Person(s): (S) Kelsey, Christopher Thomas (33) Roseburg
Charge(s): Theft III, Criminal Trespass I, Parole Violation
Vehicle(s): N/A
Details: Officers responded to a reported theft at Walmart and located Kelsey as he was leaving the store. Police said Kelsey admitted to stealing a bicycle inner tube. During the investigation, officers learned that Kelsey had previously been trespassed from Walmart. His parole officer also requested that he be detained for allegedly committing a new crime.
Disposition: Lodged at Corrections
Theft

Maria E. Harris, 42, cited in Marshall’s theft case

Case: 265640
Date/Time: 9/15/2026 • 1600
Location: 1440 NW Garden Valley Boulevard (Marshall’s), Roseburg
Officer(s): RPD
Person(s): (S) Harris, Maria E. (42) Roseburg
Charge(s): Theft II
Vehicle(s): N/A
Details: Officers contacted Harris behind a dumpster near Marshall’s after reportedly seeing her hide items underneath it. Police recovered approximately $150 in new clothing from the store. Police said Harris admitted to stealing the merchandise. She was cited and released, and the merchandise was returned to Marshall’s.
Disposition: Cited and Released
Warrant Arrest

Michael David Jepsen, 53, arrested on two Roseburg police warrants

Case: 252303
Date/Time: 9/15/2026 • 1549
Location: 2410 NW Edenbower Boulevard, Roseburg
Officer(s): RPD
Person(s): (S) Jepsen, Michael David (53) Roseburg
Charge(s): Failure to Appear - Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine; Failure to Appear in the Second Degree
Vehicle(s): N/A
Details: Officers contacted Jepsen knowing that he had two unserved warrants for his arrest through the Roseburg Police Department. He was taken into custody without incident.
Disposition: Lodged at Corrections
Warrant Arrest

Dennis Dewaen Crawford, 57, arrested on four warrants

Case: 265644
Date/Time: 9/16/2026 • 0030
Location: 550 SE Spruce Street (Riverside Park), Roseburg
Officer(s): RPD
Person(s): (S) Crawford, Dennis Dewaen (57) Roseburg
Charge(s): Roseburg Police warrant for unlawful possession of methamphetamine; Roseburg Police warrant for failure to appear in the second degree x3; DINT warrant for unlawful possession of methamphetamine, disorderly conduct II and offensive littering; DINT warrant for failure to appear in the second degree
Vehicle(s): N/A
Details: Officers contacted Crawford knowing that he had two unserved Roseburg Police Department warrants. Police said officers later learned that Crawford had two additional Douglas County Circuit Court warrants. He was taken into custody on the warrants.
Disposition: Lodged at Corrections
Prohibited Camping

Jason Ray Nightingale, 52, cited for prohibited camping

Case: 265645
Date/Time: 9/16/2026 • 0410
Location: 200 SE Jackson Street, Roseburg
Officer(s): RPD
Person(s): (S) Nightingale, Jason Ray (52) Roseburg
Charge(s): Prohibited Camping (Violation)
Vehicle(s): N/A
Details: Officers contacted Nightingale beneath the Jackson Street bridge, where police said he was sleeping inside a blue tent in a prohibited area. Police cited Nightingale for the violation and reported that he had no previous convictions for prohibited camping.
Disposition: Citation Issued

Source: City of Roseburg Police Patrol Log provided September 16, 2026, containing incidents dated September 15 through early September 16.

Note to readers: All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. Date and time entries, names and spellings are listed as provided by Roseburg Police. The wording “lodged” is used by law enforcement in these logs and generally refers to someone being booked into jail or corrections. These logs do not represent all incidents, nor their final outcomes.