GP Police Requesting Assistance in Finding Missing Juvenile
He has been located and is safe.
Grants Pass Police are seeking the public's assistance in locating a missing juvenile. Carter Harwood is described as three feet tall, fifty pounds and nine years old. He was last seen around 11 p.m. last night in the area of Lincoln Road. He has a bike and may be wearing a red Adidas shirt. Anyone with information on Carter is encouraged to call the Grants Pass Police Department at 541-450-6260.
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Joint Task Force Serves Ashland Search Warrant for Child Sexual Abuse Material
The Oregon Department of Justice’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, along with the Southern Oregon Child Exploitation Team (SOCET) served a search warrant yesterday morning in South Ashland. Investigators served the warrant Wednesday at a residence on Neil Creek Road in Ashland after discovering Child Sexual Abuse Material images were uploaded from the address. Investigators interviewed possible witnesses and involved parties, and investigations are ongoing. Law enforcement began their investigation after receiving a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children which led to subpoenas, followed by the search warrant at the residence. Investigators seized digital devices which will be forensically examined by ODOJ Forensics for further evidence of child exploitation. No further details will be released at this time.
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JCSO SVU Detectives Arrested Prospect Man on Five Child Sex Crime Charges
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit detectives arrested a Prospect man Wednesday morning on five charges of child sex crimes. The suspect, Mickey Lee Ryan Jr., 35, of Prospect, is charged with first-degree rape, two counts of first-degree sodomy, and two counts of first-degree sexual abuse. He was lodged in the Jackson County Jail. JCSO detectives arrested Ryan without incident just before 10 AM on Wednesday, April 15, at a trailer park in the 400 block of Mill Creek Drive in Prospect. Oregon Department of Human Services Child Welfare caseworkers from Jackson and Josephine counties assisted. This case is open and ongoing. There is no further information for release at this time.
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