October 6, 2022 10:20 a.m. 

A Roseburg man was jailed and charged with depositing trash within 100 yards of a waterway, Wednesday night.

A Roseburg Police report just after 9:00 p.m. the 66-year old was found sleeping in a heap of trash near Newton Creek, in the 100 block of Northwest Garden Valley Boulevard. The trash was found to be submerged in the water and spread along the creek.

The report said the suspect pretended to be asleep and ignored officers when he was contacted. An officer detained the man and transported him to corrections. Bail was set at $2,500.