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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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Hit-And-Run Driver Smashes into Second Vehicle While Attempting to Escape from Milwaukie Police

Lucille McNamara Mar 31, 2025

CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. — After slamming head-on into an oncoming vehicle, the driver fled the scene in his badly damaged vehicle before crashing into a stationary car and surrendering to Milwaukie law enforcement officers. Victim…

Crime & Courts

Venezuelan Who Escaped from a Washington Immigration Detention Center Arrested in Oregon

Lucille McNamara Mar 31, 2025

Alvaro Flores-Barboza (24) of Venezuela will appear in the Portland Magistrate’s Court today after escaping from a federal immigration detention center in Tacoma, Washington, and traveling 150 miles north to Oregon. He was arrested in…

Crime & Courts

Police Ignored Oregon Man Hallucinating on Mushrooms Who Severed Fingers and Suffered Severe Burns,…

Lucille McNamara Mar 30, 2025

The West Linn Police Department (WLPD) is facing a federal negligence lawsuit following a ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Michael H. Simon. The Lawsuit alleges that WLPD officers should have entered the home of Michael A. Relloque…

Crime & Courts

Salem Traffic Stop Uncovers Drugs and Gun, Lands Two in Jail After Early Morning Bust

Lucille McNamara Mar 30, 2025

SALEM, Ore. — The action of a police officer, who stopped a vehicle with three occupants in north Salem during the early hours of Sunday morning, led to the seizure of drugs, and a firearm. The incident occurred at 2.30 a.m., when a…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Woman Sentenced to Prison After Starving Boyfriend’s Son to Under 40 Pounds

Lucille McNamara Mar 30, 2025

A 40-year-old Oregon woman, who systematically starved her boyfriend’s son until he weighed less than 40 pounds by age seven, was sentenced on Friday to 23 months in prison by a Multnomah County judge. Jamie Strahm, of The Dalles, was…

Crime & Courts

Portland Teen Clings to Life with Bullet Lodged in His Brain After Park Shooting

Lucille McNamara Mar 29, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — As 16-year-old Elliott Beck fights for his life with a bullet lodged in his brain, a 15-year-old is in custody after handing himself over to the police. Now, Black leaders of the Portland community are expressing fear…

Crime & Courts

Assault and Vandalism Erupt at Portland Protest as Two Face Charges in Old Town Clash

Lucille McNamara Mar 29, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — An assault on a security guard and vandalism with a message spray painted onto a shopfront window led to the arrest last night of two people involved in a demonstration in Portland Old Town. Portland Police Bureau (PPB)…

Crime & Courts

California Thief Netted $2.7 Million Selling Stolen Catalytic Converters to Oregon Recycler

Lucille McNamara Mar 28, 2025

A 72-year-old California man was convicted yesterday of selling stolen catalytic converters worth more than $2.7 million to a metal recycling company in Oregon. The sales occurred when George Thomas drove the stolen catalytic converters…

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New Gun Ownership Laws Will Clamp Down on Who, Where, and When Oregonians Can Buy and Carry Firearms

Lucille McNamara Mar 28, 2025

Oregonians prohibited from owning firearms who attempt to buy one will be reported to law enforcement agencies, parole and probation officers, and the courts. This is just one of the stipulations in new legislation under the scrutiny of…

Crime & Courts

Judge Dismisses Insanity Plea for Christmas Eve Shooting of Oregon Mail Carrier

Lucille McNamara Mar 28, 2025

An insanity plea for the Christmas Eve shooting and wounding of an Oregon mail carrier was dismissed on Wednesday by U.S. District Judge J. Immergut, who ruled that Kevin Eugene Irvine was aware that his actions were illegal. …

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