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Oregon Deliveryman Claims $118k from City of Portland After Attack by an Unrestrained Police Dog
An Oregon deliveryman, bitten by an off-leash police dog while delivering packages from Amazon Flex to a home in Clackamas County in January, is suing the City of Portland after spending nearly $18,000 in medical expenses to treat his…
Oregon Man Accused Of Throwing Molotov Cocktails At Tesla Dealership Faces Federal Charges
A 41-year-old Salem man, Adam Matthew Lansky, is now facing a federal charge of illegally possessing an unregistered destructive device following two incidents during which police allege that he hurled Molotov Cocktails and later fired…
Twin Brothers Plead Guilty to Fraud of Nearly $109 Million in Oregon District Court
Twin brothers from Sedona, Arizona, pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit wire fraud amounting to nearly $109 million when they appeared separately in the Oregon District Court in Portland earlier this week.
The Brother…
Oregon Prisoner Who Escaped From Court Found Hiding Under Blanket
ROSEBURG, Ore. — An adult in custody, 24-year-old Alexander Matthew Pearson of Reedsport, was returned to custody on Friday shortly after he had fled a Douglas County Circuit Court courtroom following his probation violation hearing that…
Cheaper Tickets to Live Performances Could Be on the Horizon for Oregonians
Oregonians may no longer have to pay hefty prices for tickets to see their favorite artists in performances organized by Live Nation and its subsidiary, Ticketmaster.
Court Dismissed a Motion by Live Nation and its Subsidiary…
Oregon Court Convicts Arizona Man for Stealing $60 Million in COVID Relief Funds to Buy Properties…
The U.S. District Court in Portland heard yesterday how Eric Karnezis (43) of Sedona, Arizona, defrauded the U.S. Small Business Administration of $60 million that had been allocated to assist small businesses to survive during the COVID…
Oregon Sneaker Scam Duo Plead Guilty to $80 Million Fraud Involving Fake Preorders and Bank Loans
Two Eugene residents, Michael Malekzadeh, 42, the owner of the now-defunct Zadeh Kicks, and Bethany Mockerman, 42, its Financial Officer, pleaded guilty to criminal charges on Thursday relating to the Zadeh Kicks fraud scheme.
The…
Medford Man Sentenced to 50 Months for Shooting at Car Over Cash Stolen During Party
MEDFORD, Ore. — Two days after a dispute over money allegedly stolen at an Ashland party on May 4 last year, 21-year-old Elijah Zeigler fired multiple shots at the vehicle of two men in northeast Medford, leading to a conviction on…
Oregon Man Sentenced to Life for Grisly Murder and Dismemberment of Girlfriend
Jamon Peter Fritsch was sentenced to life imprisonment for the ‘grisly’ murder and dismemberment of his girlfriend in Oregon City in 2023.
The 48-year-old, sentenced in the Clackamas County Circuit Court on Wednesday, will spend the rest…
Eugene Police Arrest Two Teenagers Shooting at Cars With Lifelike Airsoft Gun
EUGENE, Ore. — Responding to reports of teenage boys shooting at passing cars passing a downtown parking garage on Tuesday just before 9:30 a.m., Eugene Police Department (EPD) officers arrested the pair.
They found a realistic-looking…