Crime and Courts News in Oregon
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Teen Arrested After Gunshot Sparks 11-Hour Police Search in Grants Pass, Officers Say
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — After an intensive 11-hour investigation, a 15-year-old male juvenile was arrested by officers from the Grants Pass Police Department following a shooting incident earlier in the day.
The incident began to unfold…
Grants Pass Shoplifter Pulled a Knife on Customer After Clerk Tried to Lock Him Inside, Police Say
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A customer at a Grants Pass A-1 Market was held at knife-point when an unknown man, who had snatched several items off the shelves, was prevented from leaving the store.
The incident occurred at 2.05 p.m. on Sunday…
Two Suspects Arrested After Armed Robbery at Depoe Bay Bank and Dramatic Getaway Car Fire
LINCOLN COUNTY, Ore. — Two armed robbers who escaped with more than $50,000 in cash during a heist of the Columbia Bank in Depoe Bay, Lincoln County, have been arrested.
Franco Armando Mereno Jr. (37) of Portland and Jonathan F.…
Detectives Investigate Suspicious Deaths of Two Salem Women Found on Consecutive Days
SALEM, Ore. — Detectives are investigating the unrelated “suspicious” deaths of two Salem women on consecutive days.
The first woman was found by the police at her home in the 4600 block of Dark Forest Place Northeast on Friday, January…
Portland Police Arrest 71-Year-Old Suspect After Man Is Shot and Seriously Injured on MAX Train…
Portland police officers yesterday arrested a 71-year-old man suspected of shooting and seriously injuring a male victim on a MAX light rail train in the Hazelwood Neighborhood.
The incident occurred at 1.03 a.m. on a train that was…
Oregon Nurse Accused of Stealing Oxycodone From Elderly Patient and Telling Staff to Cover It Up
A Eugene nurse who used to work at River Run Place, an assisted living facility in Eugene, Meagan Elizabeth Johnson, is facing criminal charges after allegedly stealing pain medication from an elderly resident for whose care she was legally…
Oregon Deputies Say K9 Bit Through Suspect’s Phone Near Cottage Grove Moments Before It Caught Fire
A Lane County K9 attached to the Sheriff's Office, who latched onto a fleeing suspect near Cottage Grove through the cell phone in his pocket, is reportedly uninjured, even though the cell phone caught fire.
On Monday, 2 at 5 p.m., Lane…
Oregon Thief Obsessed With Trailers Kept Stealing Despite Wearing an Ankle Monitor Tracking His…
Undeterred by a GPS ankle monitor, a Gresham man continued his spree of allegedly stealing trailers valued at more than $200,00.
Described as a determined trailer thief, Nickolas Alexander Edwards (34) faces charges of trailer theft in…
Oregon Man Accused of Hiding Mother’s Body in Freezer to Keep Collecting Her Social Security Checks
A 68-year-old Portland man, who was frightened that he would become homeless, hid his mother’s body in the kitchen freezer so that he could keep collecting her Social Security checks.
Portland police found the body of the 104-year-old…
Oregon Mother and Daughter Accused of Forcing Haitian Workers Into Labor and Defrauding Medicaid…
A mother and daughter from Tigard are facing 12 counts of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud after a grand jury returned a *superseding indictment last Wednesday.
Tidings Context
A superseding indictment replaces an earlier…