Crime and Courts News in Oregon
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Manhunt Underway for Salem Suspect Accused of Attempted Murder and Sexual Assault of Co-Worker
UPDATE: Salem resident Daniel Ray Myers, 62, was found by the California Highway Patrol around 8 p.m. on Feb. 12, 2026, in the Buttonwillow area near Bakersfield, California.
SALEM, Ore. — The Salem Police Department is appealing to…
Texans Plead Guilty in Multi-State ATM Robbery Ring That Assaulted Technicians in Oregon and…
Two Texans pleaded guilty to four counts of bank robbery and two counts of attempted bank robbery for their scheme to steal from banks by assaulting and threatening ATM technicians in multiple states, including Oregon and Washington.…
Portland Man With Violent Criminal History Charged With Bias Crime After Assaulting Transgender…
A transgender woman was attacked and repeatedly punched by a man with a long criminal record of violent crime at a MAX stop at Portland State University last Sunday.
The woman told a Portland State University (PSU) campus public safety…
Mexican National Previously Deported in 2018 Arrested at Portland Airport on Illegal Reentry
PORTLAND, Ore. — A Mexican national, who was returned to his country of origin in June 2018, appeared in federal court in Portland last Thursday, charged with illegal reentry into the USA.
Manuel Cruz-Ramirez (38) appeared in court on an…
Grants Pass Police and Federal Agents Recover Nearly 40 Pounds of Meth in Southern Oregon Drug…
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Partnering with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and other agencies, the Grants Pass Police Department's initiatives to counter drug activity in Grants Pass and Southern Oregon resulted in the seizure of around…
Oregon Teen Accused of Plotting Attacks on ICE Agents and Making Destructive Devices
According to court documents, 18-year-old Rayden Tanner Coleman allegedly told roommates that he would cut off the heads of ICE agents in Portland and show the severed heads to the people on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation in North…
Oregon Pharmacist Implicated in Major Drug and Gun Trafficking Scheme That Led to Fourteen Arrests
Fourteen members of a drug and gun trafficking organization were arrested on Wednesday when multi-agency law enforcement officers swooped on 17 locations, including Oregon.
Oregon Pharmacist Allegedly Received Kickbacks for…
Medford Man Sentenced to 17 Years for Domestic Violence Assault and Kidnapping
MEDFORD, Ore. — A 33-year-old Medford man, Joseph Latu Jr., was sentenced to 17 years in prison for an October 2023 domestic violence incident in Medford.
Jackson County Judge Hands Down Sentence For First Degree Assault In…
Oregon Man Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison After Cocaine Trafficking and Money Laundering…
CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. — A resident of the affluent Lake Oswego suburb has been sentenced to six years in a federal prison for trafficking cocaine and money laundering.
He Must Also Forfeit Assets Worth Over $500,000…
Portland SERT Officers Kill Suspect After Finding Shotgun Shells Marked with President Trump’s Name
A suspect was shot and killed at his home yesterday morning in the Pearl District Neighborhood by a Portland Police Bureau (PPB) officer from the Special Emergency Reaction Team (SERT).
Mayor Keith Wilson was Briefed at the Scene…