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Springfield Fire Sparks Meth-Lab Rumors After Second Victim Found Blocks Away
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — It seems that the majority of Springfield residents believe the late-night fire in the 3900 block of River Road on Wednesday was caused by someone cooking methamphetamine.
Eugene Springfield Fire responded to a report…
K-9 Trapper Helps Douglas County Detectives Uncover Meth Operation Tied to Myrtle Creek Woman
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — A Myrtle Creek woman was taken into custody on Tuesday after an investigation by the Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) led detectives to believe that she was dealing in methamphetamine.
Laquita Twete (46)…
A 30 Year Old Medford Man Is Charged After Being Injured in an Officer Involved Shooting
MEDFORD, Ore. — A suspect in the November 23 Medford Police Department officer-involved shooting, 30-year-old Shane Wesley Smith, was taken to the Jackson County Jail after being released from the hospital.
Smith, of Medford, received…
Oregon Man Faces Life in Prison After Pleading Guilty to Federal Anti Gay Hate Crime
Twenty-six-year-old Daniel Andrew McGee of Springfield, who spent at least one month researching and planning an attack on a gay man, appeared before a U.S. District Court yesterday, charged with one count of a Hate Crime Act involving an…
Eugene Shopper Held at Gunpoint by 7-Eleven Employee, Police Say
EUGENE, Ore. — A terrified Eugene shopper was held at gunpoint by a 7-Eleven employee at the West 13th Avenue store in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The employee, known as Akashdeep ‘XX’ according to Lane County Jail records, was…
Armed Man Shot by Police on Mallard Lane in Medford After Threatening Self-Harm
MEDFORD, Ore. — An officer-involved shooting took place yesterday morning on Mallard Lane, Medford, when police investigated a report of an armed individual who was threatening self-harm.
The incident, which involved shots being fired,…
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…