SCINT in Bunker Hill

CCSO release - On April 14th, 2026, a Coos County Sheriff’s Office SCINT Detective applied for and was granted a search warrant for Richard Joyner’s residence located at 93760 Adams Lane, Coos Bay, OR, which is across the street from Bunker Hill Elementary School and The Lighthouse School. At about 11:00 hours, the Emergency Response Team executed this warrant after notifying the local school and took five people into custody, including Richard Joyner. During the execution of the search warrant, SCINT observed what was believed to be a dimethyltryptamine (DMT) lab inside the residence. Due to the DMT lab, ERT contacted the Coos Bay Fire Department's hazardous material team (HazMat) to make sure that the residence was safe for law enforcement to enter. HazMat notified all law enforcement on scene to keep their distance from the lab due to the toxic gasses omitting from the lab. Upon searching the residence, Richard Joyner was arrested for several restricted weapons, two explosive devices, fentanyl, and methamphetamine. Richard Joyner was later lodged at the Coos County Jail for the unlawful manufacture, attempted distribution, and possession of fentanyl and methamphetamine, all within a thousand feet of a school. SCINT would like to thank the Coos Bay, Oregon State Police office for their assistance with the investigation of this case, the ERT team for the safe execution of the search warrant, and all Coos Bay Fire Department assets who responded for remaining on scene and checking on the health and well-being of everyone involved. SCINT took samples of the suspected DMT, which will be sent to the crime lab for testing. The NWFF environmental unit arrived on scene and seized all remaining DMT found at the location for destruction.  The Coos County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the NWFF environmental unit for their assistance with the destruction of the hazardous materials found.

VRO, Heather Lane, Coos Bay

CCSO release - Date/Time: May 3rd, 2026 / 4:41 p.m.; Case #: S2026-00689; Classification: Violation of Restraining Order; Location: Heather Lane, Coos Bay, Oregon 97420; Suspect(s): Julie L. Brodsky (38); Summary: On May 3rd 2026, at 4:41 p.m., a Coos County Sheriff’s Deputy was dispatched to a report of a violation of a restraining order in progress at a residence on Heather Lane, just south of Coos Bay. The deputy contacted Julie L. Brodsky (38) of Coos Bay, and she was arrested on the charge of violation of a restraining order. Ms. Brodsky was transported to the Coos County Jail.

Assault, Cape Arago Hwy., CB

CCSO release - Date/Time: May 2nd, 2026 / 7:15 p.m.; Case #: S2026-00686; Classification: Assault IV, Domestic /Strangulation / Interfering with making a police report; Location: 92000 Block, Cape Arago Hwy, Coos Bay, Oregon 97420; Suspect(s): David J. Babb (31); Summary: On May 2nd, 2026, at approximately 7:15 p.m., a Coos County Sheriff’s Deputy responded to a report of a disturbance in progress at the 92000 Block of Cape Arago Hwy, Coos Bay, Oregon. Deputies arrived and contacted all the involved parties. As a result, David J. Babb (31) of Coos Bay was arrested on the charges of Assault IV Domestic, Strangulation, and Interfering with Making a Police Report. Mr. Babb was transported to the Coos County Jail.

UUMV, Weekly Ck. Rock Pit, Myrtle Pt.

CCSO release - Date/Time: May 4, 2026 / 6:24 a.m.; Case #: S2026-00692; Classification: UUMV, Theft I, Criminal Mischief I; Location: Weekly Creek Rock Pit; Suspect(s): Unk; Summary:   On Monday, May 4, 2026, at about 6:24 am, the Coos County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a vehicle being stolen from the Coos County Roads Department’s Rock Pit, located on Weekly Creek Road, in Myrtle Point, Oregon. The Road Dept. reported a white 1993 Ford F-350, which has Coos County Roads Dept. stickers on both doors and is displaying Oregon license plate E187685, had been stolen from the Pit between Thursday, April 30, 2026, at 12:08 pm, and May 4, 2026, at about 6:40 am. The back of the work truck was full of tools and also had a mounted crane, welder, and air compressor. The Road Dept. also found large copper cables had been cut off of equipment at the Pit, and some of the cables had been moved to another location on the property. A set of Fiskars limb cutters left by the suspect(s) was seized as evidence. It was also discovered that the suspect(s) rammed the gates to the property in order to leave with the truck and tools. The Coos County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public's help to identify those involved in the Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle, the theft of tools, and criminal mischief to the equipment and gates to the property. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Deputy Michael Smith at 541-396-7835 or [email protected]