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Medford Man Sentenced to 17 Years for Domestic Violence Assault and Kidnapping
MEDFORD, Ore. — A 33-year-old Medford man, Joseph Latu Jr., was sentenced to 17 years in prison for an October 2023 domestic violence incident in Medford.
Jackson County Judge Hands Down Sentence For First Degree Assault In…
Oregon Man Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison After Cocaine Trafficking and Money Laundering…
CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. — A resident of the affluent Lake Oswego suburb has been sentenced to six years in a federal prison for trafficking cocaine and money laundering.
He Must Also Forfeit Assets Worth Over $500,000…
Portland SERT Officers Kill Suspect After Finding Shotgun Shells Marked with President Trump’s Name
A suspect was shot and killed at his home yesterday morning in the Pearl District Neighborhood by a Portland Police Bureau (PPB) officer from the Special Emergency Reaction Team (SERT).
Mayor Keith Wilson was Briefed at the Scene…
Oregon Mother Gets Three Years in Prison After DUI Crash That Killed Her 5-Year-Old Daughter
A 29-year-old Portland mother, whose five-year-old daughter died in a car accident, admitted to investigators that she had smoked marijuana and consumed a shot of tequila and two malt liquors before driving.
She Will Never Be…
Medford Police Searching for Suspect Identified by Neighbor After $10,000 School District Theft
MEDFORD, Ore. — The Medford Police Department is searching for 24-year-old Nicholas Thomas Mitts in connection with a string of high-dollar thefts in and around the Medford School District 549C.
A Resident on the Same Street…
Teen Arrested After Gunshot Sparks 11-Hour Police Search in Grants Pass, Officers Say
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — After an intensive 11-hour investigation, a 15-year-old male juvenile was arrested by officers from the Grants Pass Police Department following a shooting incident earlier in the day.
The incident began to unfold…
Grants Pass Shoplifter Pulled a Knife on Customer After Clerk Tried to Lock Him Inside, Police Say
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A customer at a Grants Pass A-1 Market was held at knife-point when an unknown man, who had snatched several items off the shelves, was prevented from leaving the store.
The incident occurred at 2.05 p.m. on Sunday…
Two Suspects Arrested After Armed Robbery at Depoe Bay Bank and Dramatic Getaway Car Fire
LINCOLN COUNTY, Ore. — Two armed robbers who escaped with more than $50,000 in cash during a heist of the Columbia Bank in Depoe Bay, Lincoln County, have been arrested.
Franco Armando Mereno Jr. (37) of Portland and Jonathan F.…
Detectives Investigate Suspicious Deaths of Two Salem Women Found on Consecutive Days
SALEM, Ore. — Detectives are investigating the unrelated “suspicious” deaths of two Salem women on consecutive days.
The first woman was found by the police at her home in the 4600 block of Dark Forest Place Northeast on Friday, January…
Portland Police Arrest 71-Year-Old Suspect After Man Is Shot and Seriously Injured on MAX Train…
Portland police officers yesterday arrested a 71-year-old man suspected of shooting and seriously injuring a male victim on a MAX light rail train in the Hazelwood Neighborhood.
The incident occurred at 1.03 a.m. on a train that was…