CRIME & SAFETY
Linn County deputies arrest automotive shop owner accused of theft, fraud
LYONS, Ore. – An automotive shop owner accused of theft and fraud was arrested by Linn County sheriff’s deputies on Thursday after allegedly fraudulently collecting more than $10,000 for restoration work on a customer’s car, according to the Linn County Sheriff’s Office. LCSO officials said deputies...
Child luring investigations lead to arrests
A multi-law enforcement agency child luring investigation has led to the arrest of a Depoe Bay resident and a Salem man. Officers from Lincoln City Police, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Newport Police, Toledo Police, and Oregon State Police conducted the joint investigations into the child luring crimes in Lincoln County. Details of the arrests were revealed April 26. “During the investigations, officers posed as underage children on various online social...
Salem firefighters knock down commercial fire Thursday night at Lowe's on Turner Road SE
This story was updated at 10:45 a.m. Salem Fire Department crews kept a fire Thursday night at the Lowe's on Turner Road SE contained to pallets at the rear of the building. ...
Multiple agencies, including SW Polk, responded to 3-alarm barn fire in Yamhill County
Crews from Polk County responded Thursday night to a three-alarm barn fire in Yamhill County. SW Polk Fire District, one of multiple agencies involved, sent an engine and a medic unit with six personnel to the scene at 10895 Bethel Road in Amity. The commercial fire call came in at...
Corvallis man arrested on multiple charges after ramming patrol vehicle during police pursuit
MYRTLE CREEK, Ore. – A 38-year-old Corvallis man was arrested on Tuesday afternoon in Myrtle Creek on multiple charges after a police pursuit ended with the suspect allegedly ramming a Douglas County sheriff’s patrol vehicle, according to the Myrtle Creek Police Department. MCPD officials said that an officer...
Hermiston Highway Shooter Dies at Oregon State Penitentiary
A Hermiston man serving life sentences at the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem for shootings during the late 1980s has died. The Oregon Department of Corrections reported James T. Birchard died April 22 at a hospital. He was 70 years old. He entered DOC custody on Sept. 5, 1989, from...
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