Tire Slashing Suspect Located, Arrested by GP Police
A woman reported to dispatch that a man had come up to her vehicle and slashed the passenger side tire, while she was still sitting inside the car.
On Sunday at 9:48 p.m., immediately after the incident occurred in the Safeway parking lot at 1640 Williams Highway, the woman described the suspect as a white man wearing dark clothes, black sweats, and a blue draw string bag. He was last seen going by the nearby Abby's Legendary Pizza.
Officers with the Grants Pass Police Department located the man, identified as Brian Steffen, trying to hide near the Options building. He matched the description given, and was also bleeding.
A knife was found in a nearby trashcan. Officers took Steffen into custody for Criminal Mischief in the Second Degree. After being cleared for his injuries at Three Rivers Medical Center, Steffen was transported to the Josephine County Jail where he was lodged.
Posted on 2/2/26 8:38AM by Alex Bauer
