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Portland Arrest of Conservative Influencer Sparks DOJ Investigation Into Police Bias
PORTLAND, Ore. — Shortly after his release from a Portland jail earlier this week, independentconservative online journalist and influencer Nicholas Sortor posted on social media that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will investigate…
Portland Woman Who Wielded Knife at Federal Officer Outside ICE Center Faces December Sentencing
PORTLAND, Ore. — A 47-year-old Portland woman, who resisted arrest by brandishing a knife at a federal officer outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in the city, will be sentenced in December.
Julie…
Medford Man Arrested After Spraying Gunfire Into Homes and Cars on North Ridge Terrace
MEDFORD, Ore. — A suspect who recklessly fired a handgun and struck multiple houses and unoccupied vehicles in a neighborhood on North Ridge Terrace in south Medford, 24-year-old Chase Benjamin Smith of Medford, was taken into custody on…
Portland Police Mistakenly Rammed Women’s Car and Pointed Guns Before Realizing They Had the Wrong…
PORTLAND, Ore. — Two women have been awarded a $150,000 settlement by the City of Portland after they had their vehicle rammed by Portland police officers in a mistaken-identity arrest.
In their lawsuit, Colleen McDonald and Hilary…
Dollar General Workers Injured in Acid and Knife Assault Near Grants Pass
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Deputies from the Josephine County Sheriff's Office, responding to a robbery in progress at Dollar General, located at 3625 Merlin Road, Oregon, near Grants Pass, arrested the suspect, 72-year-old Mark Warren Whidden, at…
Fruitland Elementary in Salem Locked Down After Woman With Gun Spotted Across the Street
SALEM, Ore. — The Fruitland Elementary School in NE Salem was placed under lockdown yesterday afternoon when a woman, armed with a handgun, took up position across the road from the school.
After spotting 53-year-old Janet Ogren across…
Josephine County Authorities Seize 600 Pounds of Marijuana and Destroy 840 Plants in Cave Junction…
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — The Josephine County Sheriff's Office confirmed that another illegal marijuana grow site- in the 5000 block of Holland Loop Road, Cave Junction, was dismantled on September 23 after police seized 600 pounds of…
FBI Arrests Four Illegal Immigrants Accused of Pointing Laser at Federal Helicopter Over Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. — Four illegal immigrants have been arrested by the FBI after a laser was aimed at a Customs and Border Protection agency helicopter conducting law enforcement activity in the skies over Portland on Saturday night.
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Portland Police Officer on Leave After Neck Hold Used in Violent Struggle With Attempted Murder…
PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland Police officer has been placed on paid administrative leave after ‘applying a neck hold’ on a suspect during a struggle that ended in hospital for Bo W. Davis (43) and two policemen on Saturday morning.
Davis,…
Hunter’s Discovery of Dead Body Sparks Klamath County Homicide Arrests
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — The Oregon State Police (OSP) SWAT team arrested two Sprague River men, 38-year-old Russell Dwayne Carroway and 31-year-old Devin Tyler Pellerin, on Thursday in connection with the dead body, since identified as…