Plea deal nets probation for Todd Bobeda and a dismissal of some charges after he admits he sexually harassed a juvenile. He was put on three years of probation.
Ardeshir Tabrizian
YOUR GOVERNMENT: Marion County Commissioners consider ban on releasing mercury into storm drains
Commissioners on Wednesday will have a second reading on an ordinance that would ban people from discharging muddy water into the public stormwater drainage. The proposed changes are intended to follow new state environmental regulations.
UPDATE: State says DEA agent’s immunity defense is unjustified
The Oregon Department of Justice intends to appeal a federal judge’s order granting the request of a DEA agent to move his criminal case to federal court so he can assert immunity from prosecution. The state agency said Tuesday that the case should be tried in Marion County Circuit Court because Samuel T. Landis, 38, has no valid federal defense in for running a stop sign and killing Salem cyclist Marganne Allen while on duty.
Police chief plans 6-person team to focus on Salem gun violence
A recent report found shootings in Salem have doubled in the past five years to 20 in 2022. Police Chief Trevor Womack now plans to assign around six officers to investigate all shootings, identify those most at risk of being assailants or victims, and work with nonprofits who can help them escape lives of violence.
DA releases account of gunfire, violent threats and a fatal police shooting in Four Corners
Justin Jordan shot at a driver, pointed a gun at several others and urged police to kill him during a standoff in an east Salem neighborhood on Nov. 24, according to Marion County prosecutors. Officers shot and killed Jordan after he pointed a gun at them.
UPDATE: Suspect charged in shooting death of man found outside NE Salem nightclub
Julio C. Sanchez-Sanchez, 36, turned himself in to Roseburg police Wednesday afternoon. Marion County prosecutors have charged him with murder for the shooting death of 29-year-old Ricardo Lopez-Cruz on New Year’s Day.
Driver, passengers fled crash that caused power outage in North Lancaster Tuesday
Deputies found multiple handguns in a car after the driver crashed into a utility pole on Northeast Brown Road Tuesday evening, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said. The collision took out power for about 2,000 homes and businesses.
UPDATE: Marion County commissioners approve approve state funding for juvenile services
Commissioners on Wednesday unanimously approved accepting money from the state Department of Education intended to help reduce the rates at which minors are arrested and reoffend in Marion County.
Man found dead with gunshot wound outside NE Salem nightclub
Police have provided few details about a shooting Monday morning in the parking lot of La Leyenda Nightclub which left a man dead.
TOP STORIES: Cyclist killed in collision with DEA agent, ‘gold standard’ judge and rising gun violence
Reporter Ardeshir Tabrizian shares his favorite Salem stories this year.
