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Homeless Man Sues Oregon Business Owner for $10 Million After Being Shot During Break-In
A homeless man is suing the owner of an Oregon business he was trying to rob for $10 million.
Kenneth Voyles, who was homeless at the time of the incident, is suing James Grant, the owner of a Portland countertop manufacturing business,…
Portland Man Charged With Murder After Driver Was Shot at Traffic Light and Crashed Into Building
PORTLAND, Ore. — During the early hours of last Tuesday morning, a sergeant from the Portland Police Bureau’s Central Precinct found an adult male unconscious and suffering from gunshot wounds in the South Waterfront district.
The victim…
California Murder Suspect Found in Oregon Forest Using Dead Man’s Identity and Pickup Truck
A man suspected of murder was arrested by members of the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) SWAT Team in the Mt. Hood National Forest last Sunday.
When arrested, Cris Leroy Jones was using the identity and the pickup truck of the…
Grants Pass Officers Shoot Suspect Accused of Pistol-Whipping Victim and Pointing Gun at Police
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A suspect brandishing a firearm who was shot by police after fleeing from officers after allegedly attempting to break into a vehicle in the 1600 block of NE 6th Street, Grants Pass, on Friday is still in the hospital.…
Oregon Man Gets 20 Years After $69,000 Wildhorse Casino Robbery Ends in Shootout
A 55-year-old man from Umatilla County, who robbed the Wildhorse Resort and Casino of more than $69,000 in an armed robbery, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison.
According to court documents, the robbery occurred on August…
Oregon Traffic Stops Help Bring Down Washington Drug Ring Moving Fentanyl From Los Angeles to…
The Oregon State Police and Portland Police Bureau were instrumental in an investigation that led to the exposure and dissolution of a major drug trafficking ring operating out of Washington state.
The case came under the spotlight…
Oregon Mother Gets Life in Prison After Son’s Body Found in Cardboard Box in Garage
An Oregon mother of an autistic boy was this week sentenced to life in prison for the murder of her son, whose body was found in a cardboard box in the garage of their Lakeview home.
Amanda Edwards was sentenced to life in prison with no…
Oregon Corrections Officer Accused of Cyberstalking Former Girlfriend With Fake Facebook Profiles
A 46-year-old officer with the Oregon Department of Corrections is facing five years in federal prison if found guilty of Cyber stalking his former girlfriend.
Jack Daniel Rowlett pleaded not guilty when he appeared before a U.S.…
Ashland Police Arrest Man for Strong-Armed Robbery on a Female Motorist
ASHLAND, Ore. — The Ashland Police Department has arrested a 39-year-old man from Grants Pass following a strong-armed robbery, in which a woman was pulled from her vehicle and her purse was stolen, on Monday evening.
Michael Scott…
Fake ICE Officers Pulled Driver Over and Assaulted Him on Oregon Highway, Police Say
Police warned the public that they should be on the lookout for fake cops after 3 men claiming to be "ICE" pulled over a vehicle and assaulted the driver while he was driving on Highway 211 near milepost 5, east of Woodburn on Friday.…