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Medford SWAT Scene Ends With Arrests After Shots Fired on South Holly Street
MEDFORD, Ore. — Medford Police responding to reports of multiple shots fired in the 300-Block of S Holly Street on Sunday made arrests after encountering a chaotic scene where several people with violent criminal histories were present.…
Grants Pass Man Arrested After Concerning Comments Near Boatnik Parade Route
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — 59-year-old Sean Washburn was arrested yesterday after making concerning comments to Grants Pass Police Officers setting up barricades to secure the Boatnik Parade route.
Grants Pass police took measures to protect…
Portland Woman Fighting for Her Life After Brutal Attack in Old Town Neighborhood
PORTLAND, Ore. — A critically injured woman is fighting for her life in a local Portland hospital after she was brutally attacked with what appears to police to be a blunt instrument.
Suspect Arrested Within Hours of the Attack…
Oregon Operations Director Gets Prison Time After Polluted Wastewater Dumped Into Hillsboro Sewer
Half a million gallons of wastewater, containing hydrofluoric acid and heavy metals including arsenic, titanium, chromium, and silver, and discharged into the Hillsboro sanitary sewer system, has resulted in a five month federal prison…
Eugene Police Warn Seniors About Scam That Tells Victims to Buy Gold Bars
EUGENE, Ore. — The national gold bar scam has hit Eugene, and local police remind residents that if a request from a caller sounds quirky or weird, it probably is.
Elderly residents are particularly vulnerable when contacted by scammers…
Eugene Homeowner Fires Back After Intruders Allegedly Break In and Shoot Inside House
EUGENE, Ore. — Eugene Police are investigating a shooting incident after two people who allegedly broke into a house and fired shots were shot when the owner fired back at 1:07 a.m. on May 19 in the Churchill area in the 1600 block of Oak…
Oregon Deputies Say 14-Year-Old Turned Himself In After Wood Village School Bus Stop Shooting
A 14-year-old boy turned himself in to the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) yesterday for shooting a 13-year-old girl in Wood Village on May 15.
His surrender was facilitated by his attorney, following a search for the shooter by…
Portland Bodycam Shows Burglary Suspect Strike Officer With Rock During Overlook Chase
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) released bodycam footage of an officer investigating a burglary in the Overlook neighborhood being assaulted with a softball-sized rock, as the suspect hurled threats before finally being…
Jackson County Fatal Hit-And-Run Investigation Leads to Arrest Within Hours
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Jackson County Sheriff’s deputies arrested the driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run case after a pedestrian was killed in a Gold Hill hit-and-run crash early Saturday morning.
A crash occurred sometime between…
Oregon Man With 48 Misdemeanors and 7 Felonies Gets Life Without Parole
Forty-one-year-old Joshua Cory Nealy has received a true-life sentence – life imprisonment without the possibility of parole – after a long history of criminal offenses, including attempted rape, sexual abuse, and public indecency.
Judge…