Crime and Courts News in Oregon
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Oregon Wood Treatment Plant Violated Hazardous Waste and Clean Air Regulations
The J.H. Baxter group of companies will pay $1.5 million in criminal fines after the president, George Baxter-Krause, pleaded guilty to violating hazardous waste and the Clean Air Act at its wood treatment plant in Eugene.
According to a…
Oregon Woman in Custody After Leaving Her Baby for Hours Without Food or Diapers
A woman who left her six-month-old baby at a friend’s house without food or diapers for more than 10 hours, is in custody in the Lane County Jail.
Charged with Second-Degree Child Neglect
Faith Miranda Rhoads (24) of Springfield…
Gunfire In Medford: Crater Lake Road Rage Suspect Arrested
MEDFORD, Ore. — Officers from the Medford Police Department (MPD) responded to the 2100 block of Crater Lake Avenue on Thursday, January 16, following reports of a road rage incident involving a handgun.
The suspect, Brandon Blackwell,…
Salem Police Suspect Arson After Fire at a Tesla Dealership
SALEM, Ore. — The Salem Police Felony Crimes Unit is investigating a fire at a car dealership during the early morning hours as possible arson.
Salem police and firefighters rushed to the Tesla dealership at 2755 Mission St. SE at 3.45…
Portland Police Use Drones to Bust Drifters, Seize Cars Under Oregon’s New Reckless Driving…
Portland Police arrested two men for allegedly drifting in a North Portland parking lot on Friday night. After watching the pair through drone cameras, police stepped in and made the arrests. The cars used in the incident may be confiscated…
Son of a Prominent Oregon Businessman Jailed for Going on a Spending Spree While Father Lay in a…
The son of the former long-standing president of the Northwest Grocers Association in Oregon and Washington - who is in a vegetative state after he was poisoned - has been jailed for 30 months and ordered to repay his father $372,000 by a…
Oregon Veterinarian was Allegedly Obsessed with Employee, Breaking her Husband’s Neck
UPDATE: Retired Oregon City Veterinarian Found Guilty of Killing his Former Lover’s Husband
Prosecutors claim that a successful, now retired, Oregon veterinarian became obsessed with a former employee and broke her husband’s neck in…
From Nonprofit Leader to Meth Dealer: Oregon’s St. Vincent de Paul Director Sentenced to 40…
The former executive director of the nonprofit homeless services organization, St. Vincent de Paul of Bend, was sentenced to jail on Wednesday for selling large quantities of methamphetamine from his Oregon home.
Gary Hewitt (59) was…
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…