Crime and Courts News in Oregon
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Salem Standoff Ends with Arrest of Armed Man After Two-Hour Negotiation
Officers from the Salem Police Department responding to a report received at about 7.30 p.m. on February 14 of an armed man standing in the street in the 1500 block of Ruge ST NW yelling and brandishing a handgun arrested 55-year-old Mark…
Oregon Father Charged with Stabbing and Assaulting Daughter’s Boyfriend
A Springfield father allegedly stabbed and assaulted his daughter’s 27-year-old boyfriend last Saturday morning.
Police visited the boyfriend at the McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center and found that he had been stabbed, had two front…
Hazelwood Shooting Leaves One Dead, Portland Police Seek Public’s Help in Unsolved Homicide
PORTLAND, Ore. — The perpetrator(s) of the Hazelwood Neighborhood shooting on 23 January in which Stanley Earl Dunn (51) of Portland died are still at large.
While Portland Police have been able to release the identity of the victim…
Oregon Man Arrested in California for Christmas Eve Murder of Veterinarian
A Portland man accused of stabbing a New Jersey veterinarian to death is awaiting extradition from a Californian to New Jersey.
Cristian Custodio-Aquino (27) was arrested earlier this week by U.S. Marshals for the stabbing that occurred…
Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Busts Large-Scale Chop Shop, Recovers Stolen Vehicles and…
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore — The Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) confirmed that a months-long investigation into a large-scale chop shop operation in northern Douglas County ended with the successful recovery of several stolen vehicles and…
Former Rogue River Teacher Charged with Multiple Counts of Sex Abuse Involving Student
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore — A Rogue Christian Academy teacher charged with sex abuse, r*pe, and s*domy, is being held in the Jackson County Jail.
Jesse Rex Orndoff (30) was taken into custody on Friday night for sexually abusing a former…
Roseburg Duo Busted with Nearly 30 Grams of Meth in Alleged Drug Deal
ROSEBURG, Ore. — Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) arrested two people in Roseburg in what appears to be a methamphetamine sale on Thursday evening.
30-year-old Tyler Michael Jordan of Roseburg and 46-year-old Dawn Marie Boyce…
Portland Man Shot by U.S. Deputy Marshal During 2020 Protests Secures $7.65 Million Settlement for…
PORTLAND, Ore. — The young man who suffered permanent brain damage after he was shot in the face by a U.S. Deputy Marshal during the 2020 George Floyd protests in downtown Portland, has been granted a $7.65 million federal government…
Drunk Oregon Man Arrested for Assault After Commanding Pit Bull to Attack, Faces Six-Year Sentence
Lane County sheriff’s deputies arrested a Cottage Grove man, Ron Cameron Boss, Jr., on Thursday. Boss allegedly assaulted two men, instructing his pit bull to bite one of them.
Court records indicate that Boss was intoxicated and…
Botched Prison Surgery Costs Oregon $1M in Settlement After Inmate Loses Sight in One Eye
The State of Oregon has agreed to pay $1 million for medical negligence to prisoner Jabbar Al-Khafagi who went blind in one eye after a ‘botched’ surgery, and a further $200,060 to the law firm that represented him.
Al-Khafagi is 70…