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Oregon Woman Who Sold Free Shelter Animals to Unsuspecting Pet Lovers Sentenced to Prison
An Oregon woman from Columbia County who obtained animals at no cost from out-of-state shelters and then offered them to paying customers in Oregon was yesterday sentenced to federal prison.
Woman Also Illegally Dispensed Animal…
Negasi Zuberi Sentenced To Life In Prison For Kidnapping & Sexual Assaults
MEDFORD, Ore. — Negasi Zuberi, 31, of Klamath Falls, Oregon, also known as Justin Joshua Hyche, was sentenced in the Oregon U.S. District Court Eugene to life in federal prison yesterday for kidnapping and sexually assaulting two women and…
Portland Robbery: Dead Victim Identified
The man found in the parking lot in the 1100 block of Northeast 102nd Avenue, Hazelwood neighborhood, on Monday- after a robbery, he later died, has been identified as 47-year-old Jonathan Trent of Portland. The Portland Police Bureau (PPB)…
FBI Offers $25,000 Reward for Information Relevant to Bomb Blasts at Ballot Boxes in Oregon and…
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the person responsible for a series of attacks at ballot boxes in Portland and Washington.
Suspect is…
Suspected Salem Flight Deck Restaurant Armed Robber Arrested
SALEM, Ore. — Following a Salem Police Department investigation into an armed robbery at the Flight Deck Restaurant & Lounge in southeast Salem in December, police arrested Butch August Knupp, 40, of Keizer, yesterday.
Flight…
One-Minute Oregon Bank Heist Ends in 12-Year Prison Sentence
EUGENE, Ore. — A Eugene bank heist that lasted one minute has not ended well for Daniel Wayne Hall (42) who was sentenced to 12 years behind bars last Friday.
Hall pleaded guilty to robbing the Banner Bank on West Sixth Avenue on April 3…
Coos Bay Man Arrested In Cocaine Trafficking Investigation
COOS COUNTY, Ore. — A 43-year-old man was arrested on Friday, January 10th, as a result of investigations by detectives with the Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT).
Several people were detained during the execution of a search…
Botched Investigation Made It Impossible to File Charges Against a Teenager for the Death of Oregon…
A botched investigation made it impossible for prosecutors to file charges against Ethan Asbach, who was 19 years old at the time of the death of a Portland hiker on the Walupt Lake Trail on August 20, 2022.
A deputy from the Lewis…
Elusive Portland Pair In Stolen Vehicle Crash Arrested And Face Felony Charges
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) indicated that East Precinct Portland Police officers responding to a report of a welfare check on two people seen unconscious in a Jeep in the area of Southeast 60th Avenue and Southeast…
Salem Victim Identified: Death Ruled Homicide & Suspect Arrested
SALEM, Ore. — The body found in the Salem Business District on January 3, regarded as a suspicious death, has been identified. The Salem Police Department confirmed yesterday that the death of Priscilla Joann Aldana, 43, of Salem, is…