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Oregon Conman Targeting Elderly Women Faces $1.7 Million in Debts After U.S. Trustee Program Exposes…
An Oregon man, who used investments he solicited for his personal use while working as a door-to-door salesman and then tried to evade arrest by filing for bankruptcy, has been thwarted the U.S. Trustee Program.
His Plan Was…
Pet Goat Killed in Oregon Burglary – Man Jailed After Showing No Remorse
An Oregon man was sentenced on Monday to 38 months in prison and three years supervision after burglarizing a property in Dallas last October, and killing the family pet goat.
Matthew Alan Luker (50) appeared before Judge Rafael Caso in…
Jackson County Undocumented Mexican Migrant Pleads Guilty To Illegal Gun Possession
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — On Monday, a Mexican citizen illegally living in Jackson County, 24-year-old Saul Uriel Nunez-Vega, pleaded guilty to illegally possessing the firearm involved in a White City crime in 2023.
Firearm In…
Violent Pimp Sentenced to 11 Years for Trafficking Juveniles Across Oregon and Washington
The U.S. Attorney's Office in the Western District of Washington confirmed that a violent pimp, 35-year-old Dominique Terrel Gonzales from Washington State, who trafficked victims across the country, was sentenced to 11 years in prison…
Grants Pass Machete-Wielding Man Arrested After Lady Friends Fail To Deliver His Drugs
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A low-level drug deal at Ogle Park on NW Washington Boulevard got the attention of Grants Pass Police Officers on Saturday at about 11:10 p.m. when 58-year-old Baron Messier chased down two females with a machete after…
Winston Man Arrested with Cocaine, Psilocybin, and MDMA in Douglas County Narcotics Bust
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — Detectives with the Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) arrested a Winston man, 29-year-old Ryian Martin, on suspicion of several narcotics-related charges on Friday.
DINT detectives contacted Martin at a…
Former Homes for Good Payroll Specialist Arrested for Embezzling $560,000 from Lane County Housing…
LANE COUNTY, Ore. — A former Homes for Good HR and payroll specialist for Lane County’s housing authority, Miranda Renee Wilcox (59), has been arrested in connection with an alleged embezzlement scheme involving $560,000.
Wilcox was…
Salem Man’s False Identity Unraveled as K-9 Sniffs Out Nine Pounds of Meth in Douglas County Bust
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — An investigation into a Salem man suspected of trafficking large quantities of methamphetamine in the Douglas County area ended in the arrest of Enrique Gonzalez-Hernandez by the Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team…
3 Grants Pass Men In Custody After Assault at 5th Street Resting Area
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Responding to reports of a disturbance between four men on Saturday at about 2:47 p.m., Grants Pass Police dispatched to the 5th Street Resting Area found a 46-year-old man bleeding from his head and mouth.
After an…
California Woman Jailed for Stealing $1.3 Million in COVID Relief and $700,000 in Oregon Business…
A California woman, 43-year-old Jamie McGowen, who stole almost $1.3 million in Covid-relief program funds and failed to pay the IRS over $700,000 in payroll taxes she collected from the employees of a small business in Salem, Oregon, has…