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Lucille McNamara

Lucille McNamara is a Daily Tidings reporter with 27 years of journalism experience, covering Oregon public safety, crime and courts, plus statewide policy and community impact stories including housing, education, health, and immigration. She previously worked at The Star.
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Crime & Courts

Portland Police Arrest 26 in Human Trafficking Sweep Targeting NE 82nd and Sandy Blvd

Lucille McNamara Oct 14, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — Twenty-six individuals have been arrested for commercial sexual solicitation or unlawful prostitution procurement by the Portland Police Bureau in a multi-agency collaborative initiative. The operation was undertaken…

Crime & Courts

Eugene Police Bust Organized Crime Ring Accused of Targeting Asian-American Families

Lucille McNamara Oct 14, 2025

EUGENE, Ore. — Seven foreign nationals, all members of a well-resourced and financially supported crime ring, have been arrested by the Eugene Police Department for allegedly targeting Asian-American families in the area. In what the EPD…

News

Oregon Left Waiting for Job Data as Trump Administration Blocks Unemployment Report

Lucille McNamara Oct 14, 2025

The Trump administration has not released the latest unemployment figures because of the federal government shutdown, forcing the Oregon Employment Department (OED) to adjust its monthly economic report and media activities. The OED…

Crime & Courts

Car Crash in Rural Oregon Escalates Into Shootout as Both Drivers Suffer Gunshot Wounds

Lucille McNamara Oct 13, 2025

Twenty-seven-year-old Dyllan Nicholas Thompson of Toledo has been arrested on charges of first-degree assault and the unlawful use of a weapon following a car crash in rural Lincoln county that escalated into an exchange of gunfire between…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Woman Found Dead in Parked Car in Northwest Portland Was Shot, Police Say

Lucille McNamara Oct 13, 2025

The Medical Examiner has determined that Krystal Lynne Pendergraph (39), who was found in a parked vehicle in Northwest Portland on Saturday afternoon, died of homicide by gunshot. Police officers from the Central Precinct responded to a…

Air Ambulances Refuse to Land at Oregon Hospital After Laser Attack Threats

Lucille McNamara Oct 13, 2025

Several air ambulance providers, airlifting patients to the Oregon Health & Science University on Saturday night, refused to land on the hospital’s rooftop following threats of laser attacks. Anarchist Counter-Info Platform…

Crime & Courts

Bodycam Shows Portland Officers Fighting for Control as Suspect Reaches for Gun

Lucille McNamara Oct 12, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Police Bureau has made public a bodycam video of a struggle between two officers and a suspect, which ended when Officer Melissa Babasin struck the man on the head with her taser and then applied a neck-hold.…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Nonprofit Faces $50 Million Lawsuit Over Crash That Killed Troutdale Family

Lucille McNamara Oct 12, 2025

A $50 million wrongful death suit has been filed in the Multnomah County Circuit Court by relatives of the Troutdale family of four who tragically lost their lives in a head-on collision while traveling to central Oregon to view the solar…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Mailman Stabbed to Death After Argument Over Cooler Escalates to Chaos

Lucille McNamara Oct 12, 2025

Chad Weston, a 53-year-old roofer and general contractor from Clackamas, is facing life imprisonment for the death of a mailman whom he stabbed 11 times. Weston is charged with second-degree murder following the death of Tristan Thomas…

Crime & Courts

Lane County Suspect Fires Gun and Rams Patrol Car Before Arrest in High-Speed Chase

Lucille McNamara Oct 11, 2025

LANE COUNTY, Ore. — In a dramatic incident involving a gunshot being fired and law enforcement vehicles damaged by an Indiana suspect with an outstanding warrant of arrest, took place in Lane County late on Thursday night. Deputies from…

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