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Portland Fentanyl Ring Leaders Extradited From Honduras to Face Federal Trial in Oregon
Two Honduran nationals appeared in federal court in Portland yesterday (Tuesday), after their extradition from their homeland to the U.S. for conspiring to distribute fentanyl in Oregon.
According to court documents, at the beginning of…
Portland Police Recover $200,000 in Stolen Goods, Arrest Suspect in Retail Theft Ring
On Sunday, the Portland Police Bureau’s Neighborhood Response Team (NRT) recovered $200,000 in stolen merchandise and seized $32,000 in cash in a fencing operation targeting numerous retailers.
Working in collaboration with the Gresham…
Portland Police Stop Drugs Worth $2M Entering City As Arrests Follow Overdose Investigation
The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) indicated yesterday that a weeks-long overdose investigation by the agency’s Narcotics and Organized Crime Unit (NOC) resulted in the seizure of almost $2 million in illegal drugs intended for the Portland…
Florida Man Flew Into the Tampa International Airport from Oregon Carrying 64 Pounds of Marijuana
Phillip Michael Valeriani, who flew into the Tampa International Airport from Medford, Oregon, with 64 pounds of marijuana inside three suitcases on May 12, 2024, could spend 75 years in a federal prison.
Guilty of Possessing…
Police Bust Portland Man Running Stolen Goods Operation Out of Gresham Flea Market
A multi-agency law enforcement team, including the Gresham Police Department (GPD), arrested a vendor, Said Alawi, of Portland, while serving a warrant at a Gresham flea market and a home in Portland yesterday, shutting down an organized…
Julie Winters Charged After Allegedly Throwing Knife at Officers and Fighting U.S. Marshals in…
PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland protester, 46-year-old Julie Winters, made a first appearance in federal court yesterday after being charged by criminal complaint with assaulting a federal officer and resisting arrest during the August…
Coos Bay Father Sentenced to Over 20 Years in Fatal Crash That Killed Umpqua Softball Coach and…
COOS COUNTY, Ore. — A 33-year-old father of two small children has been placed on suicide watch following his sentence of more than 20 years in prison for his involvement in an accident while intoxicated that claimed the lives of two people…
Ashland Police Identify Persons of Interest After Deadly ‘A’ Street Shooting
ASHLAND, Ore. — Multiple law enforcement agencies joined forces with the Ashland Police Department to investigate the fatal shooting of Matthew Mark Vandersande early Sunday morning. The homicide investigators have made significant…
Jackson County Man Accused of 18 Burglaries Freed Under Oregon’s Bail Reform Bill
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) confirmed yesterday that 38-year-old Justin David Teixeira, a serial burglar wanted for committing 18 burglaries at three businesses in the Shady Cove area, was arrested by…
Man Found Shot to Death on Portland Sidewalk as Homicide Detectives Search for Suspect
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Homicide Unit of the Portland Police Detective Division is investigating the death by shooting of an adult male, found dead on the sidewalk on Northeast Grand Avenue late on Tuesday night.
The North Precinct received…