Crime and Courts News in Oregon
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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…
K9 Eros Captures Wanted Roseburg Man Hiding Under Bridge After Dramatic Foot Chase
ROSEBURG, Ore. — After evading police by hiding under a bridge, a 26-year-old Roseburg man wanted by his parole officer was detained by Eros, a 5.5-year-old German Shepherd K9 officer attached to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO),…
Oregon Man Accused of Murdering His Mother’s Boyfriend to Receive Pre-Trial State-Paid Therapy…
Sean Joseph Lynn, accused of murdering his mother's boyfriend last August, will undergo 10 therapy sessions at a cost to the state of $163 a session, while he awaits trial in custody at the Lane County Jail.
Lynn's attorney, Michael…
Portland Man Arrested For Pointing Laser At Tesla Dealership Employees
PORTLAND, Ore. — A 27-year-old Portland man, Tesla protester Davis Nafshun, was arrested on Saturday and faces accusations of pointing a laser inside the South Waterfront Portland Tesla dealership that hurt the eyes of employees on duty at…
Eugene’s Wesley Methodist Church Vandalized with Thousands in Damage as Police Hunt Suspect
EUGENE, Ore. — Thousands of dollars of music equipment and religious artifacts were severely damaged, and excrement was left in the worship area in an act of vandalism at the Wesley United Methodist Church in Eugene early yesterday morning.…
Oregon Woman Accused of Setting Boyfriend’s Home on Fire and Stealing Witness’s Debit Card
A woman accused of setting fire to the Crescent Meadows home of her boyfriend’s parents in Eugene last summer, then allegedly stole a debit card from a witness to the arson.
She was on Bail and Wearing an Ankle Monitor
Jasmine…
Van Driver’s Fatal Lane Switch Sends Woodburn Mother and Son Crashing into Ditch Near Canby
CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. — Van driver Tyler Ryan Sahnow of Beaverton died in an accident when his van collided head-on with a Suburban in Clackamas County late last Friday afternoon. A Woodburn woman and her six-year-old son survived after…
Venezuelan Who Escaped from a Washington Immigration Detention Center Arrested in Oregon
Alvaro Flores-Barboza (24) of Venezuela will appear in the Portland Magistrate’s Court today after escaping from a federal immigration detention center in Tacoma, Washington, and traveling 150 miles north to Oregon.
He was arrested in…
Police Ignored Oregon Man Hallucinating on Mushrooms Who Severed Fingers and Suffered Severe Burns,…
The West Linn Police Department (WLPD) is facing a federal negligence lawsuit following a ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Michael H. Simon.
The Lawsuit alleges that WLPD officers should have entered the home of Michael A. Relloque…
Salem Traffic Stop Uncovers Drugs and Gun, Lands Two in Jail After Early Morning Bust
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…