Police Log: September 16, 2026

Officer(s): RPD

Person(s): (S) Bennett, Danielle (32) Roseburg; (S) Owen, Josh (38) Roseburg

Charge(s): Prohibited Camping; Offensive Littering

Vehicle(s): N/A

Details: Officers contacted Bennett and Owen sleeping in a tent at the Umpqua Greenway. Police said the camp violated city ordinance and was surrounded by trash and garbage.

Disposition: Owen was lodged; Bennett was cited and released

Officer(s): RPD

Person(s): (S) Owen, Joshua Jake (38) Roseburg

Charge(s): Warrant - Driving While Suspended, Misdemeanor (Roseburg); Warrant - Failure to Appear on Release Agreement x2 (Roseburg)

Vehicle(s): N/A

Details: Officers contacted Owen inside a camp at the location. Police said Owen had 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) Orcutt, Jacob Ryan (20) Roseburg

Charge(s): Improper Use of 911

Vehicle(s): N/A

Details: Police said Orcutt called 911 several times over a 36-minute period for nonemergency issues. Dispatch warned Orcutt about misuse, but police said he continued calling. Officers contacted Orcutt near 1401 NW Veterans Way and took him into custody without incident.

Disposition: Lodged at Corrections

Officer(s): RPD

Person(s): (S) Byers, Walter Ray (56) Roseburg

Charge(s): Prohibited Camping (Criminal)

Vehicle(s): N/A

Details: Officers contacted Byers at a camp that police said violated city ordinance. Police reported that Byers had three prior convictions. He was taken into custody without incident, and a work crew cleaned the camp.

Disposition: Lodged at Corrections

Officer(s): RPD

Person(s): (D1) Creamer, Michael Ray (69) Roseburg; adult bicyclist

Charge(s): None listed

Vehicle(s): (V1) 2012 Subaru Legacy

Details: Officers responded to a collision involving a vehicle and bicyclist near Associated Buyers. Police said the bicyclist was traveling south on the sidewalk as Creamer left the parking lot and turned north onto NE Stephens Street. The vehicle and bicycle collided. The bicyclist was transported to Mercy with injuries described as non-life-threatening, and Creamer was uninjured. Creamer’s vehicle was driven from the scene. Officers were awaiting video footage from the business, and neither person was cited at the scene.

Disposition: Case inactive pending follow-up

Officer(s): RPD

Person(s): (S) Hatton, Michael Lee (41) Roseburg

Charge(s): Trespass I

Vehicle(s): N/A

Details: Officers found Hatton on the premises at 1639 NE Freemont Avenue while the property was condemned by the city. Police said he was detained for trespassing without incident.

Disposition: Lodged at Corrections

Officer(s): RPD

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

Charge(s): Prohibited Camping - Criminal

Vehicle(s): N/A

Details: Officers contacted Hampton under the Washington Street Bridge while he was camping in a prohibited area. Police reported that Hampton had three previous prohibited camping violations. He was cited and released for criminal prohibited camping.

Disposition: Cited and Released

Officer(s): RPD

Person(s): (S) Strong, Heather Marie (41) Roseburg

Charge(s): Failure to Appear - Contempt of Court, Winston Police Department

Vehicle(s): N/A

Details: Officers contacted Strong in the YMCA parking lot. Police said she had a cite-and-release warrant issued by Winston police.

Disposition: Cited and Released

Officer(s): RPD

Person(s): (S) Strauch, Dean Allen (52) Roseburg

Charge(s): Prohibited Camping (Criminal)

Vehicle(s): N/A

Details: Police said Strauch had a camp set up west of Gaddis Park in an area where camping is prohibited at all times. Police reported that Strauch had two prior convictions, with the most recent dated Nov. 14, 2025.

Disposition: Cited and Released