Crime and Courts News in Oregon
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Grants Pass Woman Arrested for Stabbing Husband After Hiding in Park Following Brutal Attack
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A 39-year-old Grants Pass woman, Allison Jenkins, has been arrested after allegedly stabbing her husband on Tuesday, April 8t, at about 2:18 p.m. in the 1400 block of East Park Street.
Grants Pass Police, responding…
Portland Police Arrest Suspect Who Broke Into Apartment and Assaulted Sleeping Woman
UPDATE: Portland Man Faces Charges After Breaking Into Apartment and Attacking Sleeping Woman
PORTLAND, Ore. — After breaking into an apartment in the 4800 block of Southeast 30th Avenue, Portland, and assaulting a sleeping woman, a…
Central Oregon’s Notorious Fentanyl Kingpin Ricky Fontaine Locked Up for Over a Decade
A multi-agency investigation led by the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office led to the arrest and sentencing of a known, high-volume Central Oregon drug trafficker, Ricky Fontaine, 32, of Bend, Oregon, who was handed 135 months in federal…
Oregon Drug Courier Stashing 135 Pounds of Meth for Mexican Cartel Sentenced to Nearly Five Years…
An Oregon courier for a Mexican drug cartel who had 135 pounds of methamphetamine worth $189,000 stashed in the trunk of his car was sentenced to four years and nine months in federal prison on Monday. He will be deported back to Mexico on…
Eugene Resident Punched in the Face by Two Men Setting off Mortars During the Early Hours of the…
EUGENE, Ore. — Two men who were setting off mortars in a Eugene neighborhood during the early hours of yesterday (Monday) morning attacked a resident after he confronted them with a bat.
The incident unfolded when Central Lane 911…
Washington County Sheriff’s Sting Catches Sixteen Shoplifters in Target and Home Depot Theft…
In an operation that saw the Washington County Sheriff’s Office collaborate with the Beaverton Police Department, sixteen people were arrested on Friday, April 4, on suspicion of theft at Target and Home Depot stores in Beaverton and…
Honduran Dealer Faces Federal Charges After Oregon Man’s Fatal Overdose
A 30-year-old alleged fentanyl dealer, Alizon Vladimir Medina Varela, of Honduras, appeared in court on Thursday facing federal charges after the overdose death of a Gresham man whose name has not been released.
Medina Varela was accused…
Portland Man Sentenced to Life for Murder and Cop Shootout While Out on Bail
PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland killer, Jessie Garza III, 31, who vowed that he would rather make police kill him than go to jail, has been found guilty and handed a life sentence on Thursday for the killing of Richard Newman inside his own…
Portland Man Indicted for Killing a Security Guard in a Hail of Bullets in the Buckman Neighborhood
PORTLAND, Ore. — On Wednesday, a Multnomah County Grand Jury indicted 28-year-old Mamedee S. Keita of Portland on charges related to the murder of security guard Walter E. Mulberry (49) on 7 July 2024, according to a news release from the…
Grants Pass Police Need Help Identifying Minimart Robber Caught on Video
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A white male of average height wearing dark clothing, white shoes, and a dark bandana was caught on video robbing the A1 Market on SW G Street late on the evening of March 29. Police are seeking him. Can you help…