Crime and Courts News in Oregon
Crime & Courts
Portland Police Raid Criminal Shoplifting Ring and Arrest 24 Suspects, Seizing Drugs, Merchandise,…
In a joint operation organized by the Portland Police Bureau, 24 people were arrested, a stolen vehicle was recovered, 19 grams of illicit drugs were seized, and stolen merchandise worth more than $2,600 was recovered in the Jantzen Beach…
Murdered Oregon Nurse Court Hearing Lasts 90 Seconds
Bryce J. Schubert attended a 90-second court hearing via a live stream video from prison, in which he is accused of murdering a Providence St. Vincent Medical Center nurse married scarcely a month.
Two top Washington prosecutors and two…
Intoxicated Oregon Woman Says She Shot Her Boyfriend Accidentally
A 20-year-old Coos County woman was charged with third-degree assault after shooting her boyfriend in the foot in an argument.
Kendell R. Senn told Coos County deputies that she shot her boyfriend in the foot by accident when the…
Oregon Man Arrested After Trying to Set Fire to a Homeless Person
A man has been arrested after allegedly soaking a homeless person in chemicals and then attempting to set the person alight.
The City of Corvallis Police Department confirmed that Larry G. Kiser Jr. (48) has been arrested and charged…
Gunshot Clue Unravels Portland Trailer Death as Homicide Investigation Intensifies
After the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) indicated earlier this week that a suspicious body had been found in a trailer in the Lents neighborhood, near Southeast 84th Avenue and Southeast Insley Street, on Thursday, February 20, reports have…
High-Tech Hunt Nabs Medford Shooting Suspects in Midnight Chase
MEDFORD, Ore. — Responding to reports of shots fired in the 800 block of Archer Dr. on Saturday just before midnight, Medford Police officers quickly deployed technology to follow, find, and arrest the suspects who had sped away from the…
New Scam Hits Klamath County – Residents Must Stay Alert Warns Sheriff’s Office
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — A new scam has hit residents of Klamath County, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
A Klamath Falls resident recently found a suspicious letter in their mailbox with a check for $9,900.74. The letter claimed the…
Oregon Court Finally Nails Elusive Car Thief After Years of Evading Trial Hearings
A man from Vancouver, Washington, who failed to appear in court on three separate occasions for three different crimes was finally convicted of car theft last Wednesday in the Clackamas County Circuit Court.
Stole a Car That Was…
Portland Judge Slams Oregon Shooter with 17 Years for Party Bus Gun Violence
PORTLAND, Ore. — Following a guilty finding by a Multnomah County jury in December on multiple counts, a Multnomah County judge has now sentenced Dwayne Rayshon Driver, 29, to over 17 years in prison for a March 2023 shooting on a party…
Portland Woman Arrested After Injuring Paramedics in Drunken Rampage While Fleeing Their Help
PORTLAND, Ore. — After responding to reports on Thursday, February 20, of an unresponsive woman in the driver seat of a car in the parking lot of a church in the 4500 block of Northeast 116th Avenue A, Portland, American Medical Response…