CRIME & SAFETY
La Pine Elementary fourth-graders get special visit from Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies
A fourth-grade class at La Pine Elementary School got a special visit Thursday from Deschutes County sheriff's deputies and some slushies as a reward for a second-place finish in a cancer fundraiser. BE PART OF THE CONVERSATION. KTVZ NewsChannel 21 is committed to providing a forum for civil and constructive...
Former Bend resident, PSU football player receives 23-year prison term in 2022 fatal shooting of girlfriend
PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — A former Bend resident and Portland State University football player who was arrested in southern Deschutes County on a murder charge two years ago has begun serving a 23-year prison term for shooting and killing his girlfriend, another PSU student, in 2022, KGW reported. Keenan Reece Harpole, now 22, pleaded guilty on The post Former Bend resident, PSU football player receives 23-year prison term in 2022 fatal shooting of girlfriend appeared first on KTVZ.
DCSO: Bend transient attacked ride-share driver, 77, stole car, drove it over Santiam Pass, crashed and tried to steal 2nd car
A Bend transient who used a ride-share service to travel from the Deschutes County Stabilization Center to Sisters early Friday morning then assaulted the 77-year-old driver and stole his car, driving it over Santiam Pass to Lane County, where he crashed, tried to steal another car but was struck and arrested, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. The post DCSO: Bend transient attacked ride-share driver, 77, stole car, drove it over Santiam Pass, crashed and tried to steal 2nd car appeared first on KTVZ.
Suspect accused of carjacking in Sisters arrested near Vida
VIDA, Ore. – A 21-year-old Bend man accused of carjacking a motorist in Sisters was arrested early Friday morning near Vida, according to the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office. DCSO officials said that deputies responded at 2:48 a.m. on May 3 to a reported assault and vehicle theft in...
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