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Former Gotcha Burger Worker Arrested in Eugene After Police Say He Cashed Stolen Company Checks
EUGENE, Ore. — A former Gotcha Burger employee, 32-year-old Forrest Jedidiah Barrios of Veneta, was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the theft of business checks.
The Eugene Police Department (EPD) alleged that Barrios cashed…
Oregon Teacher Convicted on Multiple Charges in High-Profile Child Abuse Case Involving Her…
An Oregon teacher, whose 10-year-old stepson previously told authorities that he had been beaten with a curtain rod, starved, and forced to eat his own vomit, has been found guilty on multiple charges after previously fleeing from her home…
Grants Pass Police Arrest Woman 45 Minutes After Lunchtime Bank Robbery at People’s Bank
GRANTS PASS Ore. — A 58-year-old female was arrested less than an hour after a bank robbery at the People’s Bank in Grants Pass yesterday (Friday).
Renee Freitas was taken into custody 45 minutes after the robbery by a Grants Pass Police…
Medford Inmate Attacks Lane County Jail Deputy With Mop Handle During Medication Rounds, Officials…
While distributing medication to inmates at the Lane County Jail, a deputy was attacked by a prisoner wielding a mop handle.
According to a spokesperson from the Lane County Jail, the deputy attempted to subdue the inmate with pepper…
Medford Man Arrested on Attempted Murder Charges After Early-Morning Shooting on Swing Lane, Police…
MEDFORD, Ore. — A 33-year-old man has been arrested by the Medford Police Department (MPD) and is facing multiple charges following a dispute in which shots were fired.
Bryce W. Kleinhanz was lodged at the Jackson County Jail following…
Three Arrested After Man Found Naked and Critically Injured in Klamath Falls Dies, Turning Case Into…
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — Three people have been arrested after a man, found naked and suffering from life-threatening injuries in an empty house in Klamath Falls, died from his injuries, escalating the case to a homicide investigation.
His…
Oregon Felon Gets 24 Months in Federal Prison After Officers Track Him Through Snow to an Abandoned…
DESCHUTES COUNTY, Ore. — 38-year-old Cody Joe Hunt, a convicted felon from Bend, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison yesterday following an incident on February 13, 2025, when U.S. Forest Service law enforcement officers responded…
Oregon Man Gets 12 Years in Federal Prison for Hate-Motivated Attack on Victim He Met on a Dating…
LANE COUNTY, Ore. — A 26-year-old Springfield man, who violently attacked and seriously injured someone he met on a gay dating app, was yesterday (Tuesday) sentenced to more than 12,5 years in federal prison.
Daniel Andrew McGee pleaded…
Police Chase From Gresham to Portland Ends With Arrest of 13-Year-Old Who Claimed She Was Kidnapped
MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. — Multiple law enforcement units, including air support, were involved in the recovery of a vehicle owned by relatives of a 13-year-old girl who thought she had been kidnapped when she was inside their car when it was…
Alaska Resident Gets Federal Prison Time in Portland for Stealing More Than $170,000 in COVID Relief…
An Alaskan resident was found guilty on three counts of wire fraud involving more than $172,000 from emergency COVID-19 programs when he appeared before a Portland U.S. District Court judge earlier this week.
Tidings Context
Wire fraud…