Ardeshir Tabrizian
Ardeshir Tabrizian has covered the justice system and public safety for Salem Reporter since September 2021. As an Oregon native, his award-winning watchdog journalism has traversed the state. He has done reporting for The Oregonian, Eugene Weekly and Malheur Enterprise.
Police arrest 3 teens in Saturday shooting near East Lancaster
Police say they searched an apartment from which the gunfire came and found one AR-15 style weapon, a shotgun and a long rifle.
Woman killed in fire at Salem RV park near SE Mill Creek Friday
The fire killed a 64-year-old woman who who was living in a trailer at Salem Campground & RVs, according to the Salem Police Department
Wagon rides to classical performance: weekend events in Salem
Make your own ice cream, learn how to fish or tour a hidden car collection during a busy weekend of events in the Salem area
State funding will pay for housing, shelter beds for hundreds in Salem area
Local service providers have until January to get 185 households rapidly into housing and add 207 new shelter beds in Marion and Polk counties.
Man arrested in March fatal shooting of woman found dead in east Salem
Authorities have provided little information about the death of 19-year-old Jissel Segura, a Woodburn-area resident.
YOUR GOVERNMENT: Marion County commissioners consider raises for elected officials
Commissioners on Wednesday will also consider adding $34.9 million to a contract with a software firm for managing law enforcement records.
Video shows driver ran stop sign in fatal collision with Salem cyclist
An investigation by Salem Reporter determined the driver involved in a fatal bicycle collision in March was speeding and disobeyed a stop sign. Salem police identified the driver as a DEA agent and later handed their investigation over to the Keizer Police Department. Marganne Allen, 53, the cyclist, died after the collision.
UPDATE: Man dies after Friday stabbing at Salem Center Mall
Police say an altercation at the mall resulted in a 15-year-old boy fatally stabbing a man and fleeing.
Salem man arrested for murder of baby in 2022
Edward Casian, 25, is accused of killing his six-month-old baby after "a pattern and practice of assault and torture," according to court records.
Salem police gave evidence to DEA minutes after agent’s fatal collision with cyclist
Records show an undercover Salem officer sent crash scene photos to a DEA official as a police investigation into a fatal bicycle accident got underway. Salem officials refuse to explain the unusual sharing of evidence.