Crime and Courts News in Oregon
Crime & Courts
Oregon Man Accused of Hiding Mother’s Body in Freezer to Keep Collecting Her Social Security Checks
A 68-year-old Portland man, who was frightened that he would become homeless, hid his mother’s body in the kitchen freezer so that he could keep collecting her Social Security checks.
Portland police found the body of the 104-year-old…
Oregon Mother and Daughter Accused of Forcing Haitian Workers Into Labor and Defrauding Medicaid…
A mother and daughter from Tigard are facing 12 counts of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud after a grand jury returned a *superseding indictment last Wednesday.
Tidings Context
A superseding indictment replaces an earlier…
Portland Man Accused of Shooting Two Officers Arrested After Citywide Search
PORTLAND, Ore. — Forty-one-year-old Eric F. Oelkers of Portland has been identified and arrested as the shooter of two local police officers on January 19.
Oelkers is charged with two counts of first-degree attempted murder, two counts…
Former Portland Fitness Trainer Pleads Guilty After Using Charity Donations to Fund Drug Habit
Ryan Tong, a former Orangetheory Fitness coach, pleaded guilty to multiple felony charges for diverting at least $24,000 in charitable donations for his personal use in the Multnomah County Circuit Court yesterday.
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Oregon Murder Convict Arrested by ICE After Being Named on DHS Worst of the Worst List
A Vietnamese man, living illegally in Oregon, is one of five of the several ‘worst of the worst’ criminals listed on the latest U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) website after being highlighted by U.S. Immigration and Customs…
Medford Man Gets 40 Months in Prison After Fighting Officer During Traffic Stop and Grabbing for Gun
MEDFORD, Ore. — 25-year-old Oscar Flores Jr. was sentenced to 40 months in prison plus 3 years of post-prison supervision for assaulting a Medford police officer during a December traffic stop.
Flores, driving with a suspended license…
Oregon Business Owner Sentenced to Federal Prison for Laundering Millions for Mexican Drug Networks
An illegal U.S. resident, who laundered more than $4 million for drug traffickers operating in the Portland metropolitan area, was sentenced to three years and five months in federal prison when she appeared in federal court on Wednesday.…
Oregon Woman Faces Prison After Dumping Half a Million Gallons of Toxic Wastewater Into Hillsboro…
An Oregon woman is facing prison and a hefty fine for allowing half-a-million gallons of water contaminated with *hydrofluoric acid, titanium, arsenic, molybdenum, vanadium, and other heavy metals into a sanitary sewer system in Hillsboro.…
Grants Pass Woman Arrested After Man Stabbed in His Home and Taken to Hospital
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A 42-year-old woman, Heidi Smith, was arrested and placed in custody after a Grants Pass man was stabbed in the upper body at his home on Wednesday night.
Tidings Context
Assault in the 2nd Degree is a felony level…
Portland Man Shot by Federal Agents Ordered to Stay in Custody After Judge Cites Danger and Flight…
PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal judge ordered Luis Niño-Moncada to remain in custody while awaiting trial on Wednesday, ruling that he poses a danger to the community and a risk of failing to appear in court.
Niño-Moncada was shot by…