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Possibly Armed Subject reported near Creswell High School01/19/23

On 01/19/2023 at approximately 3:39pm, the Lane County Sheriff’s Office received information from a Creswell School District employee that a person was laying in the grass near Creswell high school and possibly armed with a gun.  This information had been passed second-hand to the employee, who then reported it to the Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies quickly converged on the area and began searching for the involved person utilizing available resources to include a drone.  The subject, described as a white male in his teens or early twenties, was observed wearing an orange hat, camo jacket, and black pants.  He is thought to be about 5’05” tall with a medium build, and long dark hair.  The weapon was described as possibly being a rifle. 

Deputies reviewed surveillance video that shows a subject matching the suspect description walking onto and off of the campus.  A weapon was not observed in the surveillance video.  Deputies extensively searched the area and the subject was not located. 

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23-0364 — Missing Endangered Juvenile (Photo)01/18/23

UPDATE – Turner has been located.

Lane County Sheriff Search and Rescue crews are searching for 14-year-old Corbin William Turner of Elmira. Deputies learned at approximately 5:21am this morning that Turner left his residence in the 89000blk of Demming Rd. and had not returned.  Turner has indications of mental illness and is likely disoriented or confused.  Turner wandered away from his residence last week and spent the night outdoors without proper preparations before he was found.   

Turner is described as a white male juvenile standing nearly 6’00” tall.  He is approximately 140lbs and has brown hair and hazel eyes.  He may be wearing a black Cabela’s jacket, blue jeans, and an American Flag baseball cap.  He also might be wearing work boots. 

Anyone with information regarding Turner’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Lane County Sheriff’s Office at 541-682-4150 opt. 1. 

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23-0227 – Explosion and Structure Fire Related to Illegal Butane Hash Oil Operation (Photo)01/12/23

On 01/12/2023 the Lane County Sheriff’s Office responded to the report of multiple explosions at a property in the 38000 blk of Place Rd. near Lowell.  Upon arrival it was discovered that a shop on the back of the property was engulfed in flames.  Responding firefighters were able to extinguish the fire prior to it spreading to neighboring properties and surrounding forest land.

Evidence at the scene indicated that the shop was being used as a Butane Hash Oil processing site. Investigators from the Lane County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant on the property this afternoon. Substantial quantities of marijuana and equipment used to manufacture Butane Hash Oil were located at the property.

The property owner, 51-year-old Danny Billows Jr. is facing charges including Unlawful Manufacture Marijuana and Reckless Endangering.

Clandestine labs such as these pose an extreme hazard to the communities in which they operate.  Misuse of hazardous chemicals not only carry the risk of explosion but poison the environment when not properly maintained and disposed.  Had an explosion of this magnitude occurred during dry weather, the spread of fire would likely cause catastrophic impacts to the community. 

Investigators from the Oregon State Fire Marshall’s Office and Lane County Land Management Division are additionally investigating this case. 

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23-0194 — Missing Endangered Juvenile (Photo)01/10/23

*UPDATE*

Turner has been located and is now safe.  We would like to thank the community for your support and the tips that were reported to us.

Lane County Sheriff Search and Rescue crews are searching for 14-year-old Corbin William Turner of Elmira. Deputies learned at approximately 7:00pm last night that Turner left his residence in the 89000blk of Demming Rd. and had not returned.  Turner has indications of mental illness and may be disoriented or confused.

Turner is described as a white male juvenile standing nearly 6’00” tall.  He is approximately 140lbs and has brown hair and hazel eyes.  He may be wearing camouflaged cargo pants, ‘Caterpillar’ work boots, and black baseball hat with an orange ‘Realtree’ logo on it. 

Anyone with information regarding Turner’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Lane County Sheriff’s Office at 541-682-4150 opt. 1. 

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LCSO Detectives receive donation for software to assist with sex crime investigations (Photo)01/09/23

Lane County Sheriff’s Office detectives will soon have access to new software that will aid them in processing digital evidence. 

Operation Underground Railroad, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that works to protect children from sex trafficking and exploitation, has donated $3,000 to the Lane County Sheriff’s Office. This donation will be used to purchase Griffeye, a software that analyzes digital evidence, including photos and videos, and can be programmed to detect illegal images such as child pornography. 

Detectives currently have to manually analyze every single piece of digital evidence, an inefficient and mentally taxing process.  The donation will fund the software purchase for two years and should result in more efficient detection and analysis of digital evidence. 

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23-0151 — Missing Endangered Person (Photo)01/08/23

The Lane County Sheriff’s Office is looking for 83-year-old Clarence Taylor of Mapleton.  He goes by the name of ‘Chuck’.  Taylor has dementia and is believed to have wandered away from his residence in the 88000blk of Chestnut St. in Mapleton sometime late last night. 

Taylor is described as a white male adult standing approximately 5’09” and weighing approximately 165lbs.  He has brown eyes, gray hair and a gray beard.  He was last seen wearing a green puffy jacket and blue jeans.  He is also hard of hearing. 

A male similar to Taylor’s description was sighted in the Whitaker Creek area earlier today.  It is not confirmed if the male sighted was actually Taylor. 

Anyone with information regarding Taylor’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Lane County Sheriff’s Office at 541-682-4150. 

Dangerous Driving Conditions12/22/22

Adverse weather conditions including freezing rain have made the roadways in Lane County very unsafe this evening.  These dangerous conditions are expected to persist at least through the night.  Multiple crashes have already been reported across the county.  

The Lane County Sheriff’s Office is asking that unless absolutely necessary, drivers consider staying home until conditions improve.

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