Salem Police Chief Trevor Womack issued a bilingual statement Thursday seeking to ease any “anxiety or confusion” that his officers would take part in immigration enforcement, which is expanding rapidly under the Trump administration.
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Truck driver who caused crash killing 7 Marion County farmworkers wasn’t impaired, lawyer argues
Tuesday marked the start of the criminal trial of truck driver Lincoln Smith, who in May 2023 struck and killed seven farmworkers on Interstate 5 in one of the deadliest crashes to ever occur in Marion County.
Salem reaches $130,000 settlement in lawsuit over teen’s death in 2020 crash
Salem officials are not admitting fault but agreed to settle a 2022 lawsuit alleging that overgrown vegetation and a lack of traffic signs resulted in a collision in south Salem that killed Sara Schumann, 17.
OSP identifies man shot, killed by Salem police at apartments near Keizer border
The Oregon State Police said Salem police officers Chad Galusha and John Diaz were involved in a shooting Wednesday morning that killed Shawn Baker, 42, but did not specify who shot him.
Police identify Salem man struck, killed by Cherriots bus downtown
Salem police said Wednesday night that they had not cited or arrested a Cherriots bus driver who struck and killed Joseph Chandler, 68, of Salem, in a crosswalk at the intersection of Northeast Union and High Street.
Salem police shoot, kill man at apartment complex near Keizer border
The Salem Police Department has not identified a man killed in a police shooting late Wednesday morning or said why officers were pursuing him just before his death.
Details slim on “officer-involved shooting” at Salem-Keizer border
The Salem Police Department said just after noon on Wednesday that an “officer-involved shooting” had occurred near Northeast River Road at the border of Salem and Keizer.
Keizer woman admits role in India-based drug ring, avoids prison time
Jennifer McConnon was sentenced on Thursday to three years of supervision after pleading guilty to being part of an international drug trafficking organization along with her daughter, Sydney Sleight, whose case is still pending.
Hundreds gathered for MLK Day peace march in north Salem
The turnout was enormous for a Community Celebration and Peace March through the Grant neighborhood on Monday, where Salem residents honored the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and called for an end to violence in the city.
Salem Fire vehicle struck in crash Monday morning, no injuries reported
A Salem Fire Department battalion chief was headed to a 911 call in north Salem when a driver collided with his department-issued vehicle at the intersection of Northeast Portland Road and Northeast Hyacinth Street.
