October 25, 2022 9:30 a.m.

Roseburg Police jailed a man following an alleged reckless burning incident on Monday.

An RPD report said at about 11:30 p.m. the 43-year old allegedly started a box on fire about two feet away from Chen’s Restaurant in the 900 block of Northeast Stephens Street. This created a substantial risk for the building to start on fire. The sidewalk was damaged from the fire.

Officers extinguished the four-foot tall flames and took the suspect into custody without incident. His probation officer wanted him detained for the new crime. The man was charged with reckless burning and for a parole violation. He was detained without bail.

This was the only item listed on the RPD log for the period between early Monday and early Tuesday morning.