CRIME & SAFETY
Oct. 5 sheriff's office outstanding warrants
Anyone with information on these individuals may call the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office or its detectives, or the Newberg-Dundee Police Department. The Sheriff’s Office Crime Information tip line is 800-577-1707. Newberg police can be reached at 503538-8321, and Yamhill County detectives can be reached at 503-434-7508. Feb. 8. Oct. 5 Mauricio Gilberto Q. Lizarraga, 59, is wanted on a warrant for first-degree conspiracy to commit aggravated theft and first-degree aggravated...
Pursuit ends with arrests in Newberg
Officers from the Newberg-Dundee Police Department (came to the aid of their cohorts from the west in nabbing a driver run rampant Sunday on the county’s highways. According to the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office, the saga began when an individual attempted to steal merchandise from the Ulta Beauty shop in McMinnville. “An employee confronted the male and was able to take back the merchandise,” the Sheriff’s Office stated. “The male...
Sept. 24 public safety round-up
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Sept. 15 - Harold Edmond Crow, 46, of Newberg, was arrested on a probation violation. No bail was set and he received an undisclosed sentence on the charge. - Dak Christian Graham Miller, 27, of Newberg, was arrested on a hold from Polk County. Bail was set at $25,000. ...
Local Inmate Crew from South Fork Camp Battling Ball Bearing Fire Near Carlton
The Wildland Suppression Crew from South Fork Forest Camp (SFFC), a part of the Oregon Department of Corrections, has been sent to deal with the Ball Bearing Fire near Carlton, Oregon. This is a three-day operation where incarcerated adults and staff from the Oregon Department of Forestry are working together.
Salem recycling center fire creates large smoke plumes
A fire at the Marion Resource Recovery Facility that broke out Monday afternoon was continuing to produce large plumes of smoke Monday evening near Brooks and moving toward Keizer. A fire call came in at about 2:30 p.m. Monday. Marion County Fire District, Salem Fire and Keizer Fire District have responded to the...
Small airplane crashes in field near Rogers Road in Independence
INDEPENDENCE, Ore. — Around 7:20 a.m. Friday, Polk County Sheriff's deputies responded to a call regarding a small aircraft that had crashed into a field near Rogers Road in Independence. It was reported that the aircraft was overturned onto its top during the landing. As deputies and EMS arrived,...