CCSO report, Feb. 5

Cedar Bough Thefts
Fall Ck, MP, CCSO release – On January 17, 2020, the Coos County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an active cedar theft occurring in the Fall Creek area in Myrtle Point. Deputies responded to the area and were unable to locate the suspect, but did locate the area where two cedar trees were cut and cedar bolts stolen. The area was Bureau of Land Management Property. Deputies received information from a witness about the suspect vehicle and license plate. On January 20, 2020, a Deputy and BLM Law Enforcement Ranger went to the registered address of the suspect vehicle in the 1600 block of Maple St in Myrtle Point. There, officers for the suspect vehicle and a large amount of cedar bolts in the yard. Officers made contact with James Baker, who later admitted to stealing the cedar bolts from the Fall Creek area. Officers seized the stolen cedar bolts from the property. James Baker, 31 years old of Myrtle Point, was issued a criminal citation and released. Officers later received a timber value estimate that put the value of the two trees at over $1500.00. Baker will also be charged with Theft in the First Degree. Coos County Sheriff’s Office was assisted in the investigation by Law Enforcement Rangers with Bureau of Land Management.