Lucille McNamara
Lucille McNamara is a Daily Tidings reporter with 27 years of journalism experience, covering Oregon public safety, crime and courts, plus statewide policy and community impact stories including housing, education, health, and immigration. She previously worked at The Star.
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Crime & Courts
Woman Shot Dead in Tigard Apartment Parking Lot as Murder Suspect Arrested Nearby
A woman died from a gunshot wound in the car park of a Tigard apartment complex shortly before 8 p.m. on Friday, September 4.

Crime & Courts
Oregon Man Pleads No Contest After Girlfriend Found Dead in Backseat of Her Car
Thirty-five-year-old Jon Pharris Ray French of Portland will be sentenced on September 14 for the death of his girlfriend by blunt force trauma.

Crime & Courts
Oregon Man Gets Life in Prison for Fatally Stabbing 9-Year-Old Over Pokémon Game
A 36-year-old Coos Bay man, who stabbed a nine-year-old with a spear when he became angry over a game of Pokemon, has been sentenced to life in prison.

Crime & Courts
Oregon Mother Found Guilty of Kidnapping Daughter and Taking Her to Mexico Without Father’s Consent
A 24-year-old Oregon mother has been sentenced to time served after being found guilty in May of kidnapping her daughter and fleeing to Mexico.

Crime & Courts
Medford Police Arrest Walgreens Armed Robbery Suspects After Spike Strips End I-5 Chase
After a high-speed car chase on Interstate 5, when spike strips finally brought their vehicle to a stop, suspected armed robbers at a pharmacy chain store were arrested…

Crime & Courts
Grants Pass Police Arrest Two Men After Political Demonstration Turns Physical
A physical altercation between two Grants Pass residents at a weekly pop-up demonstration by Josephine County Democrats ended with their arrest a few days later.

Crime & Courts
Oregon Man Sentenced After Buying More Than 120 Guns While Falsely Claiming U.S. Citizenship
A Mexican-born man with U.S. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status was sentenced yesterday for trafficking firearms in the U.S. District Court in Portland.

Crime & Courts
Portland Police Investigate Buckman District Shooting That Left Man Dead
A man died after a shooting incident in the Buckman district during the early hours of Saturday morning. Portland Police Bureau Homicide detectives are investigating.






