Crime and Courts News in Oregon
Crime & Courts
Eugene Police Search for Suspect After a Young Female Tabby Cat Was Shot While Trapped Inside a…
EUGENE, Ore. — Eugene Police want information on a man who shot a female cat trapped inside a carrier, abandoned her on a hilly outcrop, and then fled the scene in a dark-colored sedan.
Police were alerted to the sound of gunshots at…
Grants Pass Police Seek Public’s Help to Identify Easter Sunday Bike Thief Caught on Video
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A man captured on video on Easter Sunday at around 4:00 pm is accused of stealing a bicycle momentarily left unattended near the intersection of SW H Street and SW 6th Street, Grants Pass, by a 14-year-old.
The…
Oregon Man Dies Trying to Stop Thieves from Stealing His Bicycle
Thirty-eight-year-old Stephen Hayes of Hood River died while trying to stop thieves from stealing his bicycle. Three people now face murder charges for the incident that occurred on 11 April.
He was Driven Over as He Clung to the…
Honduran Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Possessing Massive Fentanyl Stash in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. — A Honduran national living in Portland has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and five years of supervised release after he was found in possession of nearly 16 pounds of powdered fentanyl and nearly 60,000…
Portland Police Arrest Social Media Figure for Reckless Driving After His Own Hit-and-Run Report…
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) arrested 33-year-old Oscar Burell, Jr, yesterday after he reported a hit and run. Police recognized him as the star of videos he had posted on social media of himself driving recklessly and…
Guatemalan Woman Charged with Laundering $89 Million in Drug Money Through Oregon Money Service…
Brenda Lili Barrera Orantes (39), a Guatemalan national living in Beaverton, has been charged with laundering drug money via her money service business, La Popular.
She Charged 10% For Her Money Laundering Service
Barrera Orantes…
Multnomah County’s Homelessness Surges 26% as New Data Reveals Crisis Outpacing Solutions
People are becoming homeless faster than Multnomah County’s homeless services can provide a solution.
New Public Homelessness Data Dashboard
This information is contained in a new Homeless Services Department public dashboard…
Ashland Man Faces Kidnapping Charges After Violent Rampage and Armed Captivity in Downtown
ASHLAND, Ore. — A 34-year-old Ashland resident, James David Lee Hergett, faces charges including kidnapping and sex abuse and was granted $750K bail yesterday arising from two incidents in downtown Ashland after holding a man captive on…
Texas Duo Sentenced to Nearly 17 Years for Posing as DEA Agents in Armed Robbery in Southern Oregon
Two 23-year-old men from Texas were sentenced to a total of 199 months in federal prison for disguising themselves as agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and conspiring to commit an armed robbery in Southern Oregon.…
Romanian National Sentenced to Over Four Years for Stealing $176k with ATM Skimmers Across Oregon…
A 45-year-old Romanian national, Florin George Ionita, who lived in Garden Grove, California, was sentenced to 54 months in federal prison yesterday for stealing over $176,000 by installing Automated Teller Machine (ATM) skimming devices…