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Klamath Falls Deputy Lied About Kidnapping While Drunk, Police Say
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — Following investigations by the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) into the faked kidnapping of Jakob Brandt, the former Sheriff’s deputy, on June 6, have resulted in an additional charge of Driving Under the…
Illegal Marijuana Grow With 5,000 Plants Busted in Josephine County
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — The Josephine County Sheriff's Office indicated that an illegal marijuana site in Cave Junction was dismantled, one man was arrested, and four firearms were seized at one of the properties on July 23.
During the…
Grants Pass Poacher Wanted After Buck Shot and Abandoned Near NW Vine Street
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Oregon State Police are searching for the person or persons who shot a buck deer and left it to die in Grants Pass on July 21.
The police from the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Division are appealing to the public who have…
Klamath County Cuts All Animal Control Funding, Leaving Just Two Clerks to Cover Entire Region
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — The Klamath County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) indicated that staffing cuts following the removal of all county general fund dollars from Animal Control for this fiscal year included the loss of four Animal Control…
Drive-By Shooter Still at Large as Medford Police Hunt for Blue Dodge Pickup
MEDFORD, Ore. — As part of a drive-by shooting investigation, the Medford Police Department (MPD) has asked the public to help identify the blue Dodge Pickup in this video:
The blue Dodge pictured in the video was…
Fentanyl Dealer Busted in Douglas County After Weeks-Long Narcotics Investigation
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — A weeks-long Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) investigation has resulted in the arrest of an alleged fentanyl dealer, 60-year-old Robert Dennis, of Riddle, on Thursday.
DINT detectives launched an…
Dogs and Kids at Risk as Toxic Algae Spreads in Upper Klamath Lake
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) issued a recreational use advisory for Upper Klamath Lake on Thursday morning, warning that children and dogs should be kept away from the water due to toxic algae.
Upper…
Ashland Man Indicted for Attempted Murder After Firing at Police on I-5
ASHLAND, Ore. — A suspected shooter, 29-year-old Devanta Mader of Ashland, was indicted on First Degree Attempted Murder, among other charges, following Saturday's early morning shooting incident along Ashland's Interstate 5, which included…
Drone Tracks Down Gunman Who Fired at Police and Hid in the Woods Near Eagle Point
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A drone deployed by Eagle Point Police Department located an armed male suspect who abandoned his car on Interstate 5, fleeing on foot down an embankment and into the undergrowth.
A Drone Was Used to Avoid…
Oregon Man Gets 3 Years for Selling Fatal Dose of Fentanyl to Childhood Friend
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Enrique Rodriguez-Banuelos (32) has been sentenced to 37 months in a federal prison for selling a $20 packet of fentanyl powder to an old school friend who died from toxicity.
Friend Had Been Sober For More…