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  1. Practice fireworks safety this Fourth of July (Photo)

    What do you get when you mix fireworks with tinder dry vegetation?  A disaster that’s just waiting to happen.  After a two year reprieve, we have returned to a hot and dry summer. These conditions help set the stage for the...

    Public Safety Patch

  2. Injury Hit & Run Crash at Community Corrections (Photo)

    Arrestee 1:         Williams, Michael Bo      DOB 07/11/1990

    Charges:            Fail to Leave Name at Scene of an...

    Public Safety Patch

  3. Fire Danger Level to rise to MODERATE (Blue) in the City of Grants Pass Monday, June 29

    Hot weather across southwest Oregon has dried vegetation in the region’s wildlands to the degree that the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Southwest Oregon District will increase the fire danger level to Moderate (blue) on Monday, June...

    Public Safety Patch

  4. Community helps save a life with CPR (Photo)

    Grants Pass Fire Rescue along with American Medical Response responded to a reported person not breathing at 231 NE Terry Lane (WinCo). Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel found bystanders and WinCo employees administering CPR with an...

    Public Safety Patch

  5. GPDPS Now Offers Online Reporting (Photo)

    The Grants Pass Department of Public Safety is proud to announce another way to serve the citizens of Grants Pass: the GPDPS Online Reporting System. Starting today, June 22nd, you now have the option of filing a report online instead of...

    Public Safety Patch

  6. Missing Child (Photo) **UPDATE** Child Located

    Robert has been located safe. Thanks to everyone who has been assisting with the search and calling in sightings.  

    Public Safety Patch
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