Marion County

MARION COUNTY, Ore. — A Crime Report and Gun Violence Problem Analysis released yesterday by the Marion County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) provides an in-depth look into crime circumstances, the individuals who commit crimes, and social…

SALEM, Ore. — The action of a police officer, who stopped a vehicle with three occupants in north Salem during the early hours of Sunday morning, led to the seizure of drugs, and a firearm. The incident occurred at 2.30 a.m., when a…

SALEM, Ore. — Responding to reports of a single-vehicle crash at around 9,50 p.m. on Sunday night in the 17000 block of Fern Ridge Rd, just outside of Stayton, Marion County police found a single-vehicle crash with extensive damage. Of…

Frank Gable (66) was awarded a $1,957,868 settlement after serving nearly 30 years in prison for a murder he never committed. Yesterday (Tuesday), the Oregon Department of Justice agreed to pay the settlement to Gable for the wrongful…

SALEM, Ore. — The City of Salem has agreed to pay $850,000 to the family of a young man shot and killed by a police officer in 2021, in an out-of-court settlement. The agreement was reached as the family of Arcadio Castillo III was about…

A Salem man, 41-year-old Adam Matthew Lansky, caught on camera throwing Molotov Cocktails at a car dealership, was arrested on Tuesday after bottle grenades were found in his possession as he attempted to destroy property at a Salem car…

SALEM, Ore. — A 20-year-old man reported to be carrying a gun was arrested near the Riverfront Park playground on Friday afternoon by Salem Police officers. It was late afternoon when a member of the community reported spotting a male…

Responding to a report by security personnel of an armed man outside the Salem Health Medical just before 8.00 p.m. on Tuesday,  center. The man,  identified as  25-year-old Luis Angel Escobedo Castaneda, did not respond to instructions…

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…

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…