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Ashland Police DepartmentFor the last 12 years, people who commit three or more crimes in Ashland鈥檚 downtown can be banned from the area for up to a year. The city is considering another district where that law may soon apply. -
Roman Battaglia/JPRAn Ashland woman is suing the city鈥檚 police department and Providence Medford Medical Center over her claims that they forcibly catheterized her following a DUI charge in October 2019.
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Police say there isn鈥檛 enough evidence to press charges against an employee investigated for sexual misconduct. -
Josh Wallner-Sentle's death was one of over 100 fatal overdoses in Jackson County last year. Many involved fentanyl, a highly addictive and powerful synthetic opioid that can be mixed into other drugs. -
This follows a 2022 sexual assault investigation into the same employee.
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With the opening of a new homeless shelter in Ashland last week, city officials are now developing an urban camping ban. -
The City of Ashland is opening a campground for houseless individuals. Opening it will allow Ashland police to enforce a previously paused camping ban. -
NPR broke the news about Oregon Shakespeare Festival artistic director Nataki Garrett hiring a private security detail for her personal safety. -
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against the City of Ashland, alleging that Ashland Police illegally arrested a former actor in the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. -
It's not a term used every day, but police have been referred to as "peace officers." Their duties include keeping the peace, something often forgotten in鈥� -
The very title of Ashland's program for sexual assault victims says a lot: "You Have Options." Those options include waiting to decide whether to file鈥� -
Bicycle-friendly towns often have more of everything connected to bicycles: more bikes, more bike shops, more bike thefts.It's that last category that鈥�
