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GP Police Overheard, Arrested Man in Verbal Altercation for Disorderly Conduct

Grants Pass Police overheard a disturbance at Resting Site 7, leading to the arrest of one man this morning.

A verbal altercation was overheard by dispatch staff around 2:56 a.m. at the 712 NE 7th Street site. Upon arrival at the intersection of 7th Street and A Street, the suspect, Jeffrey Madden, was observed approaching another man in the middle of the road.

Madden was yelling loudly and balling his fists. Those at the resting site reportedly witnessed him trying to instigate altercations with others by exhibiting violent, threatening, and tumultuous behavior.

Officers took Madden into custody for Second Degree Disorderly Conduct and transported him to the Josephine County Adult Jail Facility. He was issued a 30 day exclusion and trespassed from Resting Site 7.
Posted on 7/23/26 11:58AM by Alex Bauer