Sheriff’s Deputies Arrest Murder Suspect On Hwy 62 Traffic Stop Following Suspicious Death Investigation In Phoenix (Photo)
-06/06/25
JCSO Case 25-2970
PHOENIX, Ore. - Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) deputies and detectives arrested a murder suspect this morning during a traffic stop on Highway 62 near Vilas Road in Medford. JCSO deputies arrested the man in connection to a suspicious death turned murder investigation that occurred in Phoenix earlier this week. The victim is Julie Renee Hastings, 60, of Phoenix. Our condolences go out to her family and friends.
The suspect, William Irvin Hastings, 60, of Eagle Point, is charged with second-degree murder and first-degree abuse of a corpse. He is lodged in the Jackson County Jail.
The investigation began after JCSO Patrol deputies responded to a welfare check Wednesday night at a residence in the 4000 block of South Pacific Highway outside of Phoenix. JCSO deputies forced entry into the residence, found the victim deceased, and identified suspicious circumstances at the scene. JCSO detectives and Medical Examiners responded and took over the investigation. Oregon State Police (OSP) Crime Lab, Jackson County District Attorney’s office, Medford Police Department, Phoenix Police Department, and OSP detectives responded to assist with the investigation.
This case is active and ongoing with detectives following additional leads. There is no further information available for release at this time.
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Electric Dirt Bike Crash Kills Juvenile Rider
-06/06/25
JCSO Case 25-2983
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – A motorcycle and an electric dirt bike collided last night killing the juvenile dirt bike rider. ECSO Dispatch received a 911 call Thursday at 8:56 PM for a crash that occurred near the intersection of Ross Lane and Old Stage Road in rural Central Point. Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) deputies, Oregon State Police, and Jacksonville Police Department responded along with a Mercy Flights ambulance.
Next-of-kin has been notified. We will not be releasing decedent information due to the rider’s age and out of respect for the family’s privacy in this difficult time. Our condolences go out to the family and friends.
Jackson County Serious Traffic Accident Reconstruction (STAR) Team responded to investigate the incident. The motorcycle rider is cooperating with the investigation and no criminal charges have been filed at this time.
The STAR Team consists of investigators from JCSO, Medford Police Department, Central Point Police Department, and the Jackson County District Attorney’s Office. This case is open and ongoing. There is no further information available for release at this time.
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Joint Task Force Serves Child Porn Search Warrant At Medford Residence (Photo)
-05/30/25
MPD Case 24-7153
MEDFORD, Ore. – The Southern Oregon Child Exploitation Team (SOCET) joint inter-agency task force and Medford Police Department (MPD) served a search warrant Thursday, May 29, after discovering images of child exploitation were uploaded from a residence in Medford, Ore. Detectives interviewed possible witnesses and involved parties, and investigations are ongoing.
SOCET, MPD officers, and Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) detectives served the search warrant Thursday morning just before 8 a.m. at a residence in the 3000 block of Edgewood Drive in Medford. SOCET began the investigation after receiving a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children which led to subpoenas, followed by the search warrant at the residence.
The SOCET investigation was assisted by the Southern Oregon High Tech Crimes Task Force (SOHTCTF) and Ashland Police Department. During the warrant investigators seized digital devices which will be forensically examined by SOHTCTF for further evidence of child exploitation.
SOCET is a joint inter-agency task force that started in June of 2020 to combat child exploitation. The task force consists of investigators from JCSO, MPD, Oregon Department of Justice Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, and Homeland Security Investigations, as well as prosecutors from our local, state, and federal law enforcement partners in Jackson and Josephine County. SOHTCTF is a joint inter-agency task force that consists of investigators from JCSO, HSI, Oregon State Police, and MPD.
This investigation is active and ongoing with detectives following additional leads. There is no further information available for release.
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