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Salem Man Shot in the Face During Domestic Violence Incident as Suspect Surrenders to Police
SALEM, Ore. — A man was shot in the face during a domestic violence incident in the 3300 block of Ferndell Street NE in Salem on Friday night.
With the assistance of a SWAT team, Salem Police Department officers surrounded the residence.…
Parents of Oregon Boy Killed While Biking Sue Starbucks, Walgreens, and Local Officials for $2.2…
The parents of twelve-year-old Joseph Brausen, whose dream of becoming a professional basketball player was cut short when he was killed by a motorist in Hillsboro last year, are seeking $2.2 million, alleging that road conditions were…
Florida Kingpin Who Used Oregon Couriers to Move 2,200 Pounds of Marijuana Gets Two Years in Federal…
A drug trafficker from Florida, who used couriers from Oregon to move thousands of pounds of marijuana from the West Coast to Tallahassee, has been sentenced to two years in federal prison.
Florida Man Sentenced for Distributing…
Man Wanted in Deadly Portland Parking Garage Shooting Found Hiding at Tigard Hotel
A 39-year-old man was arrested at a hotel in Tigard yesterday afternoon, following a shooting earlier in the day in a Portland parking garage where one man was killed and another injured.
Portland Police Bureau detectives received…
Grants Pass Man Breaks Into Home Naked, Flees With Blanket, Found Hiding in Hedge
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — After a bizarre burglary attempt in the 200 block of West Park Street, Grants Pass, yesterday, the naked suspect fled the scene, but was found in a neighbor's hedge, where he was arrested.
Grants Pass police responded…
Undercover ATF Agents Arrest Three Men Associated With the Sureño Street Gang In Salem
Undercover agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), arrested three men associated with the Sureño street gang after purchasing 15 firearms, 58 machine gun conversion devices, and cocaine in a five-month…
Portland Man Faces 20 Years After Pleading Guilty to Setting Fire at ICE Facility
PORTLAND, Ore. — Thirty-four-year-old Trenten Edward Barker is facing a maximum prison sentence of 20 years after pleading guilty to setting fire to a pile of debris at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Portland on…
Roseburg Man Arrested for Breaking Into Home and Brutally Assaulting 73-Year-Old
ROSEBURG, Ore. — Douglas County Sheriff’s deputies responding to the 1300 block of Gazley Road, Myrtle Creek, for a report of an assault called in detectives after an intruder assaulted and severely injured 73-year-old Stephen Balliew of…
Two Arrested After Shooting Outside Medford’s OK Market; Victim Hospitalized
MEDFORD, Ore. — Medford Police arrested two people yesterday in connection with a shooting at the OK Market at 1192 N. Riverside Avenue in Medford.
Medford Police officers responded to the OK Market on Saturday at approximately 5:19 p.m.…
One Dead, Two Injured in Early-Morning Portland Shooting; Suspect Still at Large
PORTLAND, Ore. — One person died and two others were injured in a shooting at a residence near Southeast 125th Avenue and Southeast Division Street, Portland, early yesterday morning.
When East Precinct officers arrived on the scene at…