TWO CITED FOR DRINKING IN PUBLIC MONDAY

July 12, 2022 1005 a.m. 

Two people were cited for drinking in public by Roseburg Police, in separate incidents on Monday.

A Roseburg Police report said at 12:00 p.m. officers observed a 51-year old with an open beer at Riverside Park on Southeast Spruce Street. The man admitted to drinking in public and was given a citation. He was also given a City Exclusion Warning.

At about 12:50 p.m. an officer saw a 54-year old drinking in public in the 700 block of Southeast Jackson Street. During the contact it was learned that the suspect had a failure to appear warrant, so he was taken to jail and held on $5,000 bail.