Crime and Courts News in Oregon
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Former Jackson County Fire Chief Charles Hanley Threatens to Sue the Department
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Former Jackson County Fire Chief, Charles Hanley, who was fired in August amid allegations of inappropriate workplace conduct, has retaliated with a threat to sue the fire department.
Five More Allegations…
Fraudulent Unemployment Claims Land Oregon Man in Jail for Six Months
The case of a Portland man sentenced to six months in prison last week for stealing unemployment benefits was one of only a handful of convictions since the Oregon Employment Department (OED) lost $100 million to fraudulent claims during…
High-Speed Car Chase in Oregon Ends in Dramatic Arrest
ROSEBURG, Ore — A suspected drug dealer with a history of violent crime was involved in a high-speed car chase with detectives from the Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) that ended in a dramatic arrest in the streets of Roseburg.…
Oregon Felon Jailed for Calling a Circuit Court Judge ‘Dead Man Walking’ and Threatening to Kill Him
A Portland man who called an Oregon district court judge ‘dead man walking,’ sending him letters threatening to stalk, beat up, stab and kill him, and harm his family, has been sentenced to 13 months and one day in prison by an Arizona…
Spousal Identity Theft is Difficult to Prosecute: Oregonian Finds Herself in a Catch-22 Situation
Spousal identity theft is difficult to prosecute as married couples are considered a single economic unit – and that is the Catch-22 situation in which Danielle Del Prado finds herself.
The Couple are in the Throes of Divorce…
Slain Oregon Nurse, Melissa Jubane, Was Married Less Than Two Weeks Before She Went Missing
UPDATE: Judge Turns Down Appeal to Unseal Documents Containing Details of Oregon Nurse Melissa Jubane Murder
A 32-year-old murdered nurse, Melissa Jubane, who was married in Hawaii less than two weeks before she was reported missing,…
Oregon Man Was in a Drug-Induced Psychotic Haze When He Hit a Passenger on a TriMet Bus
PORTLAND, Ore. — Randy Sturdevant (42) of Portland was in a meth-induced psychotic haze when he hit a woman on the Line 75 TriMet bus, a jury found earlier this week in the Multnomah County Circuit Court.
He was found guilty of…
Negasi Zuberi Found Guilty on All Counts
MEDFORD, Ore. — Oregon resident Negasi Zuberi was found guilty on all counts related to the kidnap and r*pe of two women on the eighth day of his trial before U.S. District Judge Michael J. McShane in Medford yesterday.
He will remain in…
Oregon Woman Arrested For Neglecting Dozens Of Cats In Apartment
EUGENE, Ore. — A Eugene woman, 48-year-old Alyse Ninnette Edmonson, faces accusations of animal neglect after abandoning many cats and kittens in her former apartment complex after returning her keys to the property on August 21.
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Medford Cyclist Hit And Run Accused Pleads Not Guilty- Bail Set At $1 Million
MEDFORD, Ore. — A Woman charged with manslaughter after a fatal hit-and-run with a cyclist in Medford, 36-year-old Cassie Jane Cavagnaro, pleaded not guilty to the charges put to her yesterday.
Medford Cyclist Hit And Run Trial…