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 identify man killed in shootout with officers Monday morning
Michael James Compton fired at least one shot at officers before he was killed in the gunfight with police, the Oregon State Police said in a statement Monday afternoon.
Suspect killed after trading gunfire with police Monday morning, police say
Salem police did not say who fired the shot that killed the suspect on Southeast Commercial Street Monday morning.
Police close Southeast Commercial as witnesses report a shooting
BREAKING NEWS: Police are investigating a shooting in south Salem on the morning of Monday, Jan. 23. Witnesses reported on social media hearing several gunshots.
Stay off the road through early Monday morning, sheriff’s office says
The Marion County Sheriff's Office said Sunday night that 11 crashes had been reported since midnight, some resulting in serious injury.
UPDATE: Salem police say they didn’t arrest Portland man claiming he was mistakenly jailed in suit
The lawsuit filed on Friday, Jan. 13, alleges Duarte Papa-Vicente, 27, was arrested and jailed on a warrant that had been withdrawn.
Wyden faces Salem citizens’ questions on mental health, corporate accountability
“I'm not gonna sit around and let somebody hold Social Security and Medicare hostage on this thing,” U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden told a Salem crowd regarding the approaching national debt ceiling.
UPDATE: Police find teen reported missing from Salem
The Salem Police Department on Tuesday afternoon asked for the public's help in finding a missing 17-year-old named Warren.
YOUR GOVERNMENT: Marion County commissioners consider data protection software
On Wednesday, commissioners will consider spending $846,000 on software that would help protect sensitive information from a data breach, such as health records and identities of county employees and citizens.
30 cats killed in fire at Silverton rescue
The home that houses Silverton Cat Rescue, which was occupied at the time of the fire, was a total loss. The organization typically takes in cats from Silverton and the Salem area.
How Salemites can testify during the 2023 legislative session
People can sign up online to provide testimony for a bill as soon as it is scheduled for a public hearing. Paper sign-up sheets won’t be available at the Capitol as they were for pre-pandemic sessions.