Category PUBLIC SAFETY
Head Start staff walk through Salem parks to recognize Child Abuse Awareness Month
Employees of the Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency’s Head Start programs took a loop Tuesday morning through Riverfront and Wallace Marine parks to spread awareness about child abuse and neglect.
Husband of cyclist killed in DEA crash sues state police, justice department
Mark Meleason alleged in a lawsuit filed March 21 in Marion County Circuit Court that failures in training, supervision and policy by Oregon’s state police and justice department resulted in a DEA agent running a stop sign and killing his wife, cyclist Marganne Allen.
Pedestrian critically injured in north Salem crash Tuesday morning
A pickup truck driver struck a 58-year-old pedestrian Tuesday morning in the Highland neighborhood, leaving him hospitalized in critical condition. The crash shut down the 1900 block of Northeast Broadway Street, Salem police said.
COLUMN: Being ready for disaster takes all of us
Mark Wardell, the leader of West Salem’s Community Emergency Response Team, explains what motivated him to start preparing for emergencies.
Police seek additional victims of Salem man charged with sex abuse of girls
Damien M. Arellano, 19, of Salem, was arrested earlier this month in California after being charged with sex crimes involving three Salem girls between 12 and 17 years old. He is now in custody at the Marion County Jail.
Man dies Tuesday in Marion County Jail after being found unresponsive
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday that authorities are investigating what caused the death of Adam Mansour, 40, who was found unresponsive in his jail cell around 3:15 a.m.
Salem veterinarian gets 10 years for deadly hit-and-crash in 2023
Eric Webb pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide, hit-and-run, driving under the influence of intoxicants and driving with a suspended license when he struck Julia Wade as she crossed a southeast Salem street in January 2023. She died three months later.
Salem man shared alcohol, marijuana with minors before fatal joyride, police affidavit says
Surviving teenagers told police that Christopher Atkinson, 33, was smoking marijuana and drinking with them before a crash outside Stayton that killed a McNary High School junior.
Salem man faces federal arson charges in Tesla vandalism case
A Salem man accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at the Salem Tesla dealership in January was charged with two counts of attempted arson in federal court last week.