Crime and Courts News in Oregon
Crime & Courts
Oregon Woman Found Dead in Parked Car in Northwest Portland Was Shot, Police Say
The Medical Examiner has determined that Krystal Lynne Pendergraph (39), who was found in a parked vehicle in Northwest Portland on Saturday afternoon, died of homicide by gunshot.
Police officers from the Central Precinct responded to a…
Bodycam Shows Portland Officers Fighting for Control as Suspect Reaches for Gun
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Police Bureau has made public a bodycam video of a struggle between two officers and a suspect, which ended when Officer Melissa Babasin struck the man on the head with her taser and then applied a neck-hold.…
Oregon Nonprofit Faces $50 Million Lawsuit Over Crash That Killed Troutdale Family
A $50 million wrongful death suit has been filed in the Multnomah County Circuit Court by relatives of the Troutdale family of four who tragically lost their lives in a head-on collision while traveling to central Oregon to view the solar…
Oregon Mailman Stabbed to Death After Argument Over Cooler Escalates to Chaos
Chad Weston, a 53-year-old roofer and general contractor from Clackamas, is facing life imprisonment for the death of a mailman whom he stabbed 11 times.
Weston is charged with second-degree murder following the death of Tristan Thomas…
Lane County Suspect Fires Gun and Rams Patrol Car Before Arrest in High-Speed Chase
LANE COUNTY, Ore. — In a dramatic incident involving a gunshot being fired and law enforcement vehicles damaged by an Indiana suspect with an outstanding warrant of arrest, took place in Lane County late on Thursday night.
Deputies from…
West Salem Burglary Unravels Organized Oregon Crime Ring Operating Across Willamette Valley
A residential burglary in West Salem on Thursday, during which an estimated $40,000 jewelry was stolen, has led to the arrest of seven people allegedly involved in a Eugene-based burglary crime syndicate.
Woman Found Two Burglars…
Oregon Doctor Accused of Exploiting Patients in Felony Indictment
Oregon medical practitioner, Dr. David Farley of West Linn, has been indicted by a grand jury on 11 felony charges involving three of his patients.
His appearance in the Clackamas County Courthouse yesterday followed an investigation by…
74-Year-Old Lakeview Man Shot Dead After Allegedly Pointing Gun at Police
LAKE COUNTY, Ore. — A Lakeview man, 74-year-old David Edward Dillon, died Monday morning after police fired at him when he pointed a firearm at law enforcement officers during his arrest.
A Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy and an…
Oregon Career Criminal Left His Loaded Gun Behind After Fleeing a Bank With $856
An Oregon career criminal, whose last ‘job’ was an $856 bank heist during which he forgot his loaded gun inside the bank, was sentenced yesterday to federal prison for nearly 13 years.
James Michael Wallace (55) was also ordered to pay…
Oregon Drug Dealer Calls Police With Information That Leads to His Own Arrest
ROSEBURG, Ore. — Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) arrested 47-year-old Clinton Reed of Roseburg yesterday on drug charges after finding evidence that he was a dealer, yet had called the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO)…