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Salem Hostage Crisis: Child Safe After Multi-Agency Manhunt for Armed Ex-Boyfriend
SALEM, Ore. — A high-drama kidnapping and hostage-taking in Salem on Saturday ended after a two-and-a-half-hour search involving K-9s, drones, and officers from four agencies.
Officers learned that at 3 a.m. that morning, a suspect…
Oregon Marsh Stops Armed Robbery Suspect Wanted in Mississippi
A man on the run from deputies surrendered when he became stuck in mud and high water in a Beaverton marsh in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Lamarcus Thomas (31) was sought by Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies for an…
Oregon Couple Found Dead in Their Home from Gunshot Wounds: Community Reels from Shock
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — Facebook friends have reacted with shock to the death of two adults found inside their Yoncalla home by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office late on Friday night.
Holly Brooks, who says she lived two doors from them…
Portland Police Chase Ends with Drunk Driver Crashing Stolen Jeep into Streetcar Stop
PORTLAND Ore. — The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) confirmed that the drunk driver of an occupied stolen Jeep Grand Cherokee, Edgar Castro, 29, parked in the area of Northwest 14th Avenue and Northwest Johnson Street, fled- only to crash…
Northern California Ponzi Scheme Trial Begins Tomorrow: Umpqua Bank Faces Fraud Allegations
The long-awaited trial by jury of hundreds of Northern California investors claiming that Umpqua Bank closed its eyes to a Ponzi scheme begins in a San Jose federal courtroom tomorrow (Monday).
Investors Allege Bank Chose to…
Oregon Nurse Faces Charges for Withholding Patients’ Prescribed Pain Meds
A Springfield nurse, Cari Lin Mallette, who worked at Marquis Care, a Springfield assisted living and rehabilitation facility, has appeared in the Lane County Circuit Court on claims that she took medication meant for patients at the…
Oregon Man Accused of Starving His Dog to Death After Pet Loses Nearly 100 Pounds
Husan Muldrew (38) of Portland will appear in court on Tuesday (4 February) after his dog, Knox, was said to have died of ‘chronic starvation.’ The animal ‘suffered unnecessarily for weeks to months.'
The Dog Lost Nearly 100…
Three Young People in Custody After Fentanyl Overdose Kills Hillsboro Woman
Three people in their early 20s are in custody in Portland following the suspected death by fentanyl overdosing of a Hillsboro woman on 13 December.
Police found powdered fentanyl, methamphetamine, and fentanyl-laced blue counterfeit…
Medford Police Crack Down on Retail Theft: 12 Arrested in Target Operation
MEDFORD, Ore. — Officers involved in the Medford Police Department (MPD) 's proactive retail theft enforcement operation arrested 12 people at Target.
Funded by an Oregon Criminal Justice Commission grant, MPD partnered with Target in a…
Police Find Oregon Woman with Gunshot Wound in Crashed Car; Ex-Partner Arrested for Murder
The body of a woman who died from a gunshot wound was inside a vehicle that had rolled in the 10000 block of Corvallis Rd in Independence, Polk County.
The driver, Tyler Andrew Holman (39) of Salem, was injured in the accident and…