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Portland Grand Jury Declines to Charge Officers After Man Dies in Prone Restraint During Mental…
PORTLAND, Ore. — A Multnomah County Grand Jury declined to charge three Portland police officers for the death of 52-year-old Damon Lamarr Johnson after being held in a prone position for four minutes.
Responding to reports from security…
Man With Shotgun Shot by Eugene Police, State Investigators Reviewing the Incident
EUGENE, Ore. — The Lane County Interagency Deadly Force Investigation Team (IDFIT) is investigating an incident in which Eugene police officers were involved in a shooting in the 1400 block of Railroad Boulevard yesterday.
Callers to 911…
“I Need an Alibi”: Oregon Woman Recorded Plotting Her Husband’s Murder Gets 5 Years in Prison
After a two-day Jackson County Circuit Court bench trial on November 4 and 5, 58-year-old Cheryl Ann King was found guilty of soliciting a hitman to murder her husband. She was sentenced to five years in prison.
During the bench trial —…
Portland Man Fatally Shot on North Whitaker Road Identified as 49-Year-Old Robert Mathis
PORTLAND, Ore. — The man shot and killed in an incident on the 9900 block of North Whitaker Road, Portland, on Sunday, November 2, has been identified as 49-year-old Robert Lee Mathis Jr.
North Precinct officers received a call about the…
Family Files $15 Million Lawsuit Against Portland Security Guard Cleared in Fatal Shooting Outside…
PORTLAND, Ore. — The family of Manuel C. Garza IV, who was fatally shot in a parking lot in Southwest Portland on May 8 filed a wrongful death lawsuit against security guard Eric Salisbury who, despite discharging his weapon during the…
Oregon Man Gets 30 Years for Plotting Mass Shooting at Smith Rock Event
The man who planned a mass shooting at the annual rock climbing festival at Smith Rock State Park was sentenced to 30 years behind bars by a Deschutes County judge on Monday.
Samson Garner (41) planned to open fire on spectators and…
3 Arrested After Armed Menacing and Police Chase in Medford, Two Stolen Guns Recovered
MEDFORD, Ore. — Medford Police officers, including K9 officer Bruno, arrested three suspects- two men and a teenager- Saturday after an armed menacing incident near Crater Lake Avenue and Delta Waters Road, and the vehicle pursuit that…
79-Year-Old Arrested Amid Portland ICE Protests as Police Crack Down on Nightly Demonstrations
PORTLAND, Ore. — One protester, 79-year-old Vernon Ragan, was arrested in the early hours of Saturday morning, November 8, after the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) activated an Incident Management Team (IMT) following an altercation, bringing…
Albany Police Investigate Toddler’s Death Tied to Man Arrested in Medford for Domestic Violence
Police are waiting for pathology and toxicology reports regarding the death of a two-year-old toddler who was allegedly beaten by Alexzander Israel Bentley-Lopez, recently arrested in Medford on domestic violence charges.
Child…
Douglas County Narcotics Team Arrests Felon with Fentanyl, Meth, and Weapons
ROSEBURG, Ore. — The Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) arrested a Myrtle Creek resident for a suspected exchange of narcotics at an intersection in Roseburg on Wednesday morning.
DINT detectives, assisted by the Douglas County…