Crime and Courts News in Oregon
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Oregon City Man and Teen Son Arrested After Girlfriend’s Body Found in Mount Hood National Park
The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office has successfully located a 17-year-old and recovered a vehicle of interest in an investigation into the murder of Jennifer Ruth Stuart (38) on September 1, 2025.
Oregon City Man Suspected of…
School Officer Tip Helps Police Arrest 16-Year-Old After Portland Shooting
PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland teenager was arrested less than 24 hours after the shooting of a 19-year-old male victim in the Centennial Neighborhood on October 22, 2025.
The arrest of the 16-year-old male was the result of information…
Oregon Woman Faces Prison After Laundering $4.2 Million in Drug Money to Mexico
A Guatemalan national living unlawfully in the U.S. yesterday pleaded guilty to conspiracy to launder drug trafficking proceeds involving more than $4.2 million.
Brenda Lili Barrera Orantes (40), the owner and operator of a money service…
Eugene Police Help Capture Florida Fugitive Tied to Armed Robbery at Local Nightclub
EUGENE, Ore. — The Eugene Police Department was instrumental in assisting Florida law enforcement officers in arresting a fugitive living in Oregon’s Lane County.
Forty-seven-year-old Steven Charles Whitney was also a suspect in an armed…
Portland Trail Blazers Coach Chauncey Billups Arrested in Mafia-Linked Illegal Gambling Ring
The head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers has been arrested in connection with an illegal gambling operation, said to involve members of at least three New York-based mafia families.
Chauncey Billups was Allegedly Involved in…
Police Arrest Portland Man in Cold Case Shooting That Killed Mohamed Shaani Three Years Ago
PORTLAND, Ore. — Justin Ortega-Mejia (28), of Portland, has been arrested by East Precinct officers in connection with the death in 2022 of Mohamed Shaani.
Shaani Died of a Gunshot Wound
Shaani was 39 when he died of a gunshot…
ICE Agents Arrest Two Suspects in Eugene Burglary Ring as They’re Leaving The Lane County Jail
EUGENE, Ore. — Two plain-clothes ICE agents detained two suspects as they were released from the Lane County Jail last week.
The incident, involving two men suspected of involvement in a burglary ring targeting Asian-American families in…
Suspected Serial Arsonist In Custody For Several Downtown Klamath Falls Fires
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — Klamath Falls Police investigating a series of fires that broke out downtown last week arrested 35-year-old Preston Helgesen in connection with the fires.
Klamath Falls Police Department officers responded to a…
Out-of-State Tip Helps Oregon Deputies Bust 7-Man Crew Behind $200K Burglary in Welches
A tip-off from an out-of-state law enforcement agency led deputies from the Clackamas Sheriff’s Office to the arrest of seven men in a holiday home in Welches, and the recovery of items stolen valued at more than $200,000 in a residential…
Wrongly Imprisoned Oregon Man Discovers His ‘Victim’ Was Alive, Now the City of Portland Owes Him…
Newly-enrolled law student, Adam Gregg (39), will be paid $300,000 by the City of Portland after serving more than five years in a federal prison for the death of a man to whom he sold heroin, only to find out on his release from prison…