Crime and Courts News in Oregon
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Sequence of Dramatic Events Ends With Arrest of Eugene Man After Rear-Ending Girlfriend’s Car
EUGENE, Ore. — After rear-ending his girlfriend’s vehicle and chasing her onto Willamette Street, Adam Cole Young (35) was arrested by officers from the Eugene Police Department after a sequence of dramatic events.
After the incident…
Police Seek Grants Pass Suspect Accused of Breaking Into Local Businesses During Months-Long Spree
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — The Grants Pass Police Department is looking for 33-year-old Anthony Boyd Mooney of Grants Pass, who was indicted on charges related to a spree of commercial burglaries between September 2024 and January 2025 in the…
Young Oregonian Allegedly Behind Global Cyberattack Botnet That Hit 80 Countries
A 22-year-old Oregon man is reportedly the mastermind behind the “Rapper Bot” DDoS-for-hire botnet, which has launched large-scale Cyber attacks in over 80 countries in the last few years.
The criminal complaint reveals that the Rapper…
FBI Uses AI to Identify Reed College Graduate Accused of Attacking Agents at Portland ICE Protest
PORTLAND, Ore. — FBI agents utilized artificial intelligence to identify a suspect involved in a protest outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building in Portland on June 14.
Robert Hoopes, who recently graduated from…
Lake Oswego Man Dies After Setting His House on Fire During Late-Night Police Standoff
CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. — A standoff with Lake Oswego police responding to reports of a domestic assault incident on Thursday ended after the accused man died in a fire that started during the standoff.
Responding to a report of domestic…
Judge Rules Portland Not Liable for Noise Complaints From ICE Protest Encampment
PORTLAND, Ore. — A handful of people, protesting the Trump administration's immigration laws, who are camped outside the ICE facility in Portland, were instrumental in a lawsuit filed by a resident to force the City of Portland to enforce…
Police Find Roseburg Burglar Enjoying Breakfast After Breaking Into Stranger’s Home
ROSEBURG, Ore. — After stealing a phone, a charger, and a small quantity of marijuana, a 33-year-old Roseburg man cooked himself a hearty breakfast before police arrived and took him into custody.
The home owners 17-year-old son alerted…
Texas Duo Who Posed as DEA Agents During Oregon Marijuana Raid Sentenced to Prison
MEDFORD, Ore. — Two men from Texas, in their early twenties, have been sentenced to federal prison for posing as Drug Enforcement Administration agents during an armed robbery in Oregon, involving the attempted theft of more than 200 pounds…
Oregon Man Arrested in $1 Million Mobile Shopping and Cryptocurrency Fraud Case
An Oregon man is among eight individuals from four states indicted by a federal grand jury yesterday for stealing more than $1 million in a nationwide scheme to defraud two mobile shopping service companies.
Abdulkadir Mohamed Ali (31)…
Douglas County Narcotics Raid in Curtin Uncovers Illegal Pot Grow, Meth, and Guns
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — A Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) investigation into an illicit marijuana grow in Curtin culminated in the detention of 8 people on Wednesday. Two were arrested.
Armed with a search warrant obtained after…