Josephine County sees big increase in crime after law enforcement levy failed
Josephine County Courthouse
Grants Pass
Josephine County, which lies in the southwest section of the state with Grants Pass as its county seat, has seen a dramatic increase in crime. Especially burglaries. What few sheriff’s deputies are left on the roads say that when they arrest people, sometimes the suspects put up a heckuva fight because they know that there is no backup for the deputy.
There has been lots of finger pointing and consternation that the voters recently turned down a law enforcement tax levy to soften the blow to the Sheriff’s Office and to the District Attorney who is prosecuting a lot fewer criminal cases.
The story is in the Oregonian. Click here.
