Crime and Courts News in Oregon
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Oregon Serial Bank Robber Forgot to Take a Bag in Which to Deposit his Heist
A serial bank robber who forgot to take a bag in which to deposit his heist, fleeing the scene amid a trail of $100 bank notes, was yesterday sentenced to 23 years and four months in jail by U.S. District Judge Marco A. Hernandez, who…
Jackson County Police Highway 140 Stop: One Ton of Illegal Marijuana Seized
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore — Over a ton of illegal marijuana marked as hemp was found in a vehicle and seized by police during an Eagle Point traffic stop on Highway 140 last Friday.
K9 Officer Uncovers Illegal Marijuana At Police Stop…
Oregon Jeweler Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Stealing from Customers and His Father
An Oregon jeweler who stole nearly a million dollars from customers and robbed his elderly father of his life savings has been sentenced to 20 years in jail.
The jail term is severe for a financial crime but is in keeping with the scope…
Ashland School Worker, Craig Albert Johnson, Facing Additional Child Exploitation-Related Charges
ASHLAND, Ore — Following the arrest of Ashland's Children's World Montessori School school employee, 68-year-old Craig Albert Johnson, a grand jury met yesterday to consider additional charges against Johnson who is accused of several child…
Oregon Killer of Two Young Men Asked Google if Inmates Had Television in Prison
The senseless killing of two young men in their prime was a case of mistaken identity by a confessed killer who asked whether inmates had access to television in prison in a Google search after the double murder.
Double Murderer…
Medford Police Patrolman Discovers Man Stabbed at a Local Car Wash
MEDFORD, Ore — While on patrol early yesterday (Saturday) morning, a Medford Police Department (MPD) officer discovered a 44-year-old man who was stabbed at a car wash. He was admitted to a local hospital where his condition has been given…
Medford Police Arrest 2 Suspects After Memory Care Shooting
MEDFORD, Ore — The Medford Police Department (MPD) responded to 911 calls on September 12 that described a shooting incident near Dutch Bros, across from Kinsington Oak Grove Memory Care, a nursing home at 77 Oak Grove Road in west Medford,…
Arrested Ashland School Worker Faces Child Exploitation Charges
UPDATE 2: Ashland School Worker, Craig Albert Johnson, Facing Additional Child Exploitation-Related Charges
UPDATE: Craig Albert Johnson pre-trial hearing will be held at the Jackson County Courthouse and is set for Monday, November 18th…
Oregon Man is Seeking $5.5 Million in Damages After Serving a Jail Sentence for a Crime He Did Not…
PORTLAND, Ore. — Two former Multnomah County prosecutors and two Portland police officers are being charged with alleged malicious prosecution by a man seeking $5.5 million damages after serving more than five years in prison for a “crime”…
Policeman Siccing a K-9 on an Innocent Man rocks the Serenity of Lake Oswego in Oregon
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore — The peaceful and picturesque city of Lake Oswego in Oregon’s Clackamas County has captured headlines not for its upscale lifestyle and serene lake but for the firing of a police officer who commanded his K-9 to attack an…