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GP Police Snared Motorist for Moving Violation in Early Morning Traffic Stop

Grants Pass Police arrested a motorist for a moving violation during an early morning traffic stop yesterday.

The Police Department reports officers pulled over a pickup driven by 28-year-old Alexander C. Shults near the corner of Dowell Road and Redwood Highway on Monday around 3:15 a.m..

Police said Shults was stopped for speeding and he failed to yield to lights and siren for nearly 1/4-mile. During contact, they learned his driving privileges had been suspended and that he was driving his mother's truck for no emergent reason.

Shults was lodged at the Josephine County Jail for Driving While Suspended and his mother's pickup was impounded. He was also cited for Failure to Yield to an Emergency Vehicle and Failure to Install an Ignition Interlock Device.
Posted on 1/28/25 6:11AM by Sam Marsh