CRESWELL – According to Creswell Sergeant Alex Speldrich of the Lane County Sheriff’s Office, the Fourth of July was a relatively mild day for law enforcement. LCSO has four deputies and the sergeant on duty, who handled 44 calls for service over the weekend, “among other issues that didn’t generate calls for service: things like deputies getting flagged down for disputes, disorderly people, parking complaints, etc.” Speldrich said LCSO received five calls for illegal fireworks in Creswell. “There were no major calls of note in Creswell, but several disputes that consumed our resources.”
Creswell man arrested for sex crimes
CRESWELL – A Creswell man has been arrested for sex abuse crimes that stem back to February 2026, when allegations were made that Jeffrey Scott Harris, 61, sexually abused a person who was mentally incapacitated several times over the course of a month, according to court records. On July 9 at about 2 p.m., LCSO deputies and detectives responded to the 100 block of Almond Way in Creswell and arrested Harris. He was lodged at the Lane County Jail on 10 counts of Unlawful Sexual Penetration in the First Degree and seven counts of Sex Abuse in the First Degree. According to court records, Harris previously pled guilty and was convicted of public indecency in 2000 and ’04.
