Crime and Courts News in Oregon
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Medford Police Arrest Stayton Man Wanted in Albany Domestic Violence and Assault Case
MEDFORD, Ore. — A 23-year-old Oregon man is under arrest for multiple crimes committed in Albany.
Alexzander Israel Bentley-Lopez, from Stayton in Marion County, was arrested in Medford on charges of kidnapping, multiple counts of…
Washington State Man Pleads Guilty to Damaging Clackamas County Power Substation
A 31-year-old man from Washington pleaded guilty this week to causing $26,000 worth of damage to an electrical substation in Clackamas county.
Nathaniel Cheney, who will be sentenced on February 18, 2026, faces a maximum sentence of five…
Suspects Arrested in Portland Copper Wire Thefts That Disrupted Communication Services for Months
The Portland Police Bureau have arrested two people and cited a third, in connection with copper wire thefts amounting to more than $2 million that disrupted communication services and impacted local businesses.
The thefts have taken…
Gresham Police Arrest Man Who Pointed Gun at Family in Taco Bell Drive-Thru
GRESHAM, Ore. — The Gresham Police have identified and arrested the man who pulled out a gun and pointed it at a car occupied by a child and two adults at the Taco Bell drive-thru on Halloween night.
The police had released a picture of…
Oregon Woman Faces 10 Years in Prison for Stealing Over $560,000 in COVID Unemployment Benefits
Tamara Fulmer (47) of Seaside faces 10 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, and three years of supervised release, after pleading guilty yesterday to stealing $567,000 in COVID unemployment benefits from the Oregon Employment Department…
Man Killed in North Portland Gas Station Shooting — Second Homicide Reported Sunday
PORTLAND, Ore. — A victim has died in another fatal shooting incident in Portland on Sunday.
The incident occurred at a gas station in the 9900 block of North Whitaker Road in North Portland.
The other fatal shooting, also on Sunday,…
28-Year-Old Portland Woman Faces Federal Charge for Alleged Assault on ICE Agent
PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland woman appeared in federal court yesterday after allegedly assaulting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent outside the detention facility.
Lucy Caroline Shepherd (28) is charged with assaulting a…
Intruder Shot and Killed by Neighbor After Breaking Into Medford Apartment, Police Say
MEDFORD, Ore. — The Medford Police Department is investigating the death of a man who was shot dead after forcing entry into an apartment at 18 Hawthorne Street in the small hours of Sunday morning.
A neighbor who came to the assistance…
Portland Homicide Detectives Investigating After Man Found Dead Near SW 3rd Avenue
PORTLAND, Ore. — The body of a dead male adult, believed to have been the victim of a shooting, was found in a parking lot in the 300 block of Southwest 3rd Avenue in the early hours of Sunday morning by Portland Central Precinct officers.…
Oregon Man Who Shot and Killed His Neighbor’s Pet Labrador Sentenced to 18 Months in State Prison
After a two-day trial, Tyson Kay (47) was sentenced to 18 months in prison by a Lincoln County Circuit judge for killing Daisy, a black Labrador/Retriever owned by his neighbors.
Found guilty of first-degree aggravated animal abuse and…