CRIME & SAFETY
Salem Motorcyclist Dies in Collision, Traffic Fatality Count Rises to 10 This Year
A motorcyclist met a fatal end in a collision in Salem, with authorities confirming the death of 32-year-old Zachary Hendrickson following an early morning crash on Wednesday, as KOIN reported. The incident, involving a motorcycle and a car on Commercial St. SE, drew immediate attention from bystanders and a police officer who provided aid, but Hendrickson succumbed to his injuries and was later pronounced dead by paramedics.
April 22 public safety round-up
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office reports April 16 Zachary Douglas Passalaqua, 18, of Dundee was arrested for second-degree burglary, DUII and first-degree theft. No bail was set and the case remains open. Kinston Patrick Cordell Renegar, 35, of Newberg, was arrested for first-degree sexual abuse. No bail was set and the case remains open. ...
April 23 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. April 23 - Zviad Eremadz, 60, is wanted on a probation violation for first-degree aggravated theft and fraud. ...
Missing 14-year-old boy with a developmental disability found
SALEM Ore. (KPTV) - The missing 14-year-old boy with a developmental disability has been found. He is back home safe and unharmed as of 11:38 p.m. Monday. Police were searching north Salem Monday night after the teen walked away from his care home at about 5:40 p.m. The Marion County...
Salem Man Receives Life Sentence for 2022 Murder at Cornelius House Party
A tumultuous argument at a house party turned deadly landed a Salem man with a life sentence after the 2022 murder has finally seen a court's judgment. Cesar Yovanni Alvarez-Alcazar, 20 at the time of the crime, was handed down a life sentence on Tuesday for the murder of Jose Angel Rodriguez-Sanchez during a house party in Cornelius two years ago; this decision coming from a jury's verdict which held Alvarez-Alcazar guilty of escalating an argument to fatal violence, as KOIN reported.
A look inside the Salem bomb squad and why it needs a new truck
Salem Police Sgt. Jonathan Hardy has been planning for — and dreaming — of a new bomb truck for nearly three years, but budgeting for a $350,000 piece of equipment is never easy, especially with cuts threatening services across the city. He and the police department understand the need now more than ever...
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