Crime and Courts News in Oregon
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Fentanyl Bust in Downtown Portland Leads to Federal Charges Against Three Illegal Immigrants
PORTLAND, Ore. — Three Hondurans living illegally in Oregon appeared in federal court on Monday, charged with trafficking more than 83 grams of fentanyl in downtown Portland.
All three defendants have been detained pending further court…
Oregon Inmate Convicted of Murdering His Wife Dies at 77 in State Custody
Edward Lawrence Nelson, who was imprisoned in the Snake River Correctional Institution (SRCI) for murdering his wife in a domestic violence incident in 2013, died in a hospital yesterday morning, according to the Oregon Department of…
Two Arrested in Coos County After 350 Animal Neglect and Drug-Related Charges at Bandon Safari Park
COOS COUNTY, Ore. — Bandon Police Department (BPD) officers arrested 53-year-old Brian Tenney and 30-year-old Edith S. Beckner on Friday on felony warrants for charges relating to an Oregon State Police (OSP) investigation of the West Coast…
Portland Man With Gun Climbs Onto Neighbor’s Roof as Police Deploy Drone and K-9 in Late Night Siege
PORTLAND, Ore. — A man firing gunshots inside a Piedmont home late on Friday night unfolded into a dramatic police operation deploying a drone, a K-9 unit, and a negotiator to the scene in the 6100 block of North Moore Street, Portland.…
15-Year-Old Portland Boy Charged With Attempted Murder After Lighting Family House on Fire
PORTLAND, Ore. — A teenager was arrested by Portland Police officers from Central Precinct responding to reports of the 15-year-old in a mental health crisis, causing significant damage to his family's home with a hammer in a house in the…
Four Suspected Drug Dealers Arrested in Portland After Bike Squad Sergeant Spots Street Deal
PORTLAND, Ore. — Four suspected drug dealers were arrested in Portland yesterday, and police took possession of dealer-level quantities of fentanyl, a replica firearm, an illegal knife, a stun gun, and drug packaging materials.
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Springfield Police Arrest 60-Year-Old Robbery Suspect Minutes After Wells Fargo Hold-Up
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — A sixty-year-old man from South Carolina robbed the Wells Fargo Bank in Springfield on Thursday morning, threatening cashiers with a concealed weapon.
Andrew Boaden McKissack was arrested shortly after the 11.30 a.m.…
Anchorage Man Convicted in Portland of COVID Relief Fraud Faces 20 Years in Prison
A Cameroonian national who lives in Anchorage, 64-year-old Peter Igwacho, faces a possible 20 years in prison after a federal jury in Portland found him guilty of Covid-19 relief-related wire fraud on Thursday.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office…
Oregon Man Pleads Guilty After Girlfriend Jumps From Vehicle to Flee Pistol Whipping on Warm Springs…
A resident of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation faces 10 years in prison after pistol- whipping his girlfriend around the head, resulting in life-threatening injuries when she jumped from a moving vehicle to escape him.
Henry Jonathan…
Federal Judge Rules Oregon School District Cannot Discipline Social Worker for Displaying Gender…
The Oregon Inter-mountain Education Service District has been ordered by U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew D. Hallman not to impose disciplinary action against a clinical social worker for displaying books in his office that could offend…