Crime and Courts News in Oregon
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Portland Police Arrest Social Media Figure for Reckless Driving After His Own Hit-and-Run Report…
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) arrested 33-year-old Oscar Burell, Jr, yesterday after he reported a hit and run. Police recognized him as the star of videos he had posted on social media of himself driving recklessly and…
Guatemalan Woman Charged with Laundering $89 Million in Drug Money Through Oregon Money Service…
Brenda Lili Barrera Orantes (39), a Guatemalan national living in Beaverton, has been charged with laundering drug money via her money service business, La Popular.
She Charged 10% For Her Money Laundering Service
Barrera Orantes…
Multnomah County’s Homelessness Surges 26% as New Data Reveals Crisis Outpacing Solutions
People are becoming homeless faster than Multnomah County’s homeless services can provide a solution.
New Public Homelessness Data Dashboard
This information is contained in a new Homeless Services Department public dashboard…
Ashland Man Faces Kidnapping Charges After Violent Rampage and Armed Captivity in Downtown
ASHLAND, Ore. — A 34-year-old Ashland resident, James David Lee Hergett, faces charges including kidnapping and sex abuse and was granted $750K bail yesterday arising from two incidents in downtown Ashland after holding a man captive on…
Texas Duo Sentenced to Nearly 17 Years for Posing as DEA Agents in Armed Robbery in Southern Oregon
Two 23-year-old men from Texas were sentenced to a total of 199 months in federal prison for disguising themselves as agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and conspiring to commit an armed robbery in Southern Oregon.…
Romanian National Sentenced to Over Four Years for Stealing $176k with ATM Skimmers Across Oregon…
A 45-year-old Romanian national, Florin George Ionita, who lived in Garden Grove, California, was sentenced to 54 months in federal prison yesterday for stealing over $176,000 by installing Automated Teller Machine (ATM) skimming devices…
Grants Pass Man Arrested for Brutal Murder of Roy Harvey After Weeks on the Run
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A 30-year-old Grants Pass man, James Ross, a suspect in the death of 57-year-old Roy Harvey, was arrested on Sunday, April 13, 2025, at about 3:00 pm at the Robertson Bridge Boat Landing.
Ross was sought for a…
Oregon Woman Admits to Siphoning $1.7 Million from Veterans’ Funds for Crystals and Personal…
A Dayton woman has pleaded guilty to transferring more than $1.7 million from the Department of Oregon Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) into her bank accounts.
Misused Her Position to Access the Bank Accounts of Veterans
Cheryl…
Oregon Man Jailed for $2.5 Million Credit Card Fraud Scheme Funding Lavish Lifestyle and Illegal…
On Tuesday, a former owner of the Corvallis Cannabis Club, 45-year-old Yegishe Nazaryan, was sentenced Tuesday to two years and nine months in federal prison for bank fraud of over $2.5 million that he put into his state-licensed marijuana…
Eagle Point Cocaine Dealers Busted with Drugs, Ghost Guns, and Cash in Multi-Agency Sting
MEDFORD, Ore. — Following a two-month investigation, two Eagle Point cocaine dealers, 55-year-old Ulysses Timothy Chappel III and 52-year-old Stacy Lyn Cramer, were arrested on April 3 by Medford Area Drug and Gang Enforcement team (MADGE)…